(Part Two of this story, as with Part One, I posted the initial version on this page more than two years ago, although this second version has been expanded.
Next week I will publish the third and final part.
Now, two years later, I've picked up the story, extending the length of the two chapters and adding a third and final part.
Thank you for reading my stories, for your comments and ratings.
All the characters are over the age of 18, and this story is just a figment of my imagination.
My language is Spanish, I would like to apologize for any grammatical errors made while translating into English.)
Tourist Lost in Time 2
I hang up the phone at the end of the call I've been waiting for six months and drop into my office chair, covering my face with my hands, I don't cry, I discovered long ago that tears don't solve anything.
I get up a couple of minutes later and head to my department head's office, I knock on the door and walk in without waiting for permission.
"Good morning, Rachel;" he greets me without looking up from the file he is reading, "I understand that the Embassy has already told you the news;" he states rather than asks.
"Exactly Mr. Ford;" I reply sitting in the chair in front of his desk, "The Tunisian police have closed the investigation into the disappearance of my sister Laura."
"And I suppose you want to go to Tunisia to continue the investigation?" he asks me laying the file on the table staring at me.
"I couldn't go when she disappeared, but now I'm not going to stand still, if you don't give me permission to go, I will tender my resignation immediately;" I reply trying to sound confident in my words.
Mr. Ford lets out a small laugh stretching in his chair, "I have no doubt that you are going to go whether I give you permission or not, I'm surprised you didn't do it before;" he says reaching me the folder he was reading.
"In that file you have everything you need, a contact from the Embassy will be waiting for you at the airport;" he adds before picking up another file and starting to read it.
I take the file from the table and head for the door, before leaving Mr. Ford's voice interrupts me one last time, "Take as much time as you want Rachel, and be careful;" he indicates me without looking up from the papers.
I smile as I leave his office grateful for his words, although I regret not being able to tell anyone that the old spy's heart is still beating.
As I pack my suitcase, I can't help but feel guilty again for Laura's disappearance, it was me who recommended her to travel to Tunisia considering it was a safe area for western tourists.
Since the day I received the call from the Embassy informing me of her disappearance, many nights I have gone to bed thinking that if that night that she did not call me I would have been more concerned this would not have happened, but in the end, I always repeat to myself that Laura is twenty-four years old and those days she was very happy enjoying her local lover.
At the time of Laura's disappearance, I was on the other side of the world for work and it was impossible for me to do anything to help to find her, having to stay still receiving the disturbing news that I was receiving from the Embassy. But now that they have closed the investigation, I am going to travel to Tunisia to continue the search personally, unlike my sister who worked in her small restaurant in Los Angeles and had never left the United States until that day, unaware of the dangers that could lie in wait for her, I am an FBI agent specialized in terrorist financing and I speak Arabic and French fluently.
As soon as the plane lands at the Tunis-Carthage International Airport I meet the Embassy contact who hands me the police file on Laura's disappearance, which I have decided to read as I head for the island of Djerba.
The first thing I did before leaving for Tunisia was to book the same room Laura used during her stay, my intention is to repeat all the steps she took including her meeting with Walid and her excursions all over the country.
Unfortunately, when I arrive at the hotel, I find out that Walid is on vacation and I have to make the excursions alone, without finding any clue about the whereabouts of my sister, the only thing I use those days is after asking a dozen people to rule out that Laura's disappearance has been something organized or with political implications.
Upon returning to the hotel after the excursion, one of the bellboys informs me that Walid has returned and is already at work. As soon as I receive the news I go up to the room and get ready to head to the beach.
As soon as I get to the beach, I approach the group of Walid and his friends, knowing that if Laura got their attention I will too. I'm two years older than Laura and I'm a couple of inches taller, although the main differences with my sister is that I have a more voluptuous body than her, my tits are two or three sizes bigger, and my muscular body from FBI training makes me look thinner than I really am; but the main difference between us is that I know what my body provokes in men and I have never minded using that for my purposes.