Almost Gone Forever

It's been three years since my mother disappeared from our lives. I was the last person who spoke to her before she left the house for her mani-pedi appointment. She wanted to look her best for the annual Christmas party hosted by the company where my father worked. After mom had gotten her nails done, she was supposed to pick up a new dress then come straight home.

Well... it didn't happen that way.

Mom never came home that night and the next. Repeated calls to her cell phone proved fruitless. When she hadn't shown up that evening, we really began to worry. My dad phoned the police and provided all the info that we knew. Unfortunately, they informed us we had to wait a minimum of forty-eight hours before they could declare my mother as a missing person.

Days turned into weeks then months; the authorities suspected someone had either kidnapped my mother or she was injured and wasn't able to ask for help. Either way, it didn't sound good.

Naturally, such news did nothing to allay our fears. We did everything we possibly could to find her. My dad even hired a private investigator who came highly recommended but his leads came up short. Then we asked our local television station to run her picture; this caught the attention of dad's old college buddy who happened to be watching the news at the time. He recognized my mom and immediately called dad. He worked for the F.B.I. and offered to do a few checks as a favor. He phoned a few days later. Nothing. That's when we started to lose all hope of ever seeing her again.

Then... the mother of all miracles happened: I found her!

And I found mom purely by chance when I surfed for porn one night. I clicked on a link promising pictures of women with large, round asses because that's what I liked, especially the mature kind; suddenly, several windows popped up covering the screen. I hated when that happened but it was the price one had to pay for downloading free porn, I suppose. Anyway, it wasn't until I closed the second to last window when my eyes widened in interest.

There was a picture of a M.I.L.F. wearing a black thong, thrusting her ass toward the camera. Her cheeks were round and inviting, making me wish I had the ability to transport myself to the time and place when the picture was taken so I could fuck the shit out of her. My dick became engorged with blood at the very thought. The tent in my pants yearned to be released from its confines. I saved the picture to my hard drive and went in search of some more. This time I found one of her face, and that's when my world turned upside down.

It was my mom! I was sure of it. Her face looked worn and vacant and there were a few extra wrinkles around her eyes, but it was definitely her. She was sitting on a red settee wearing see-through negligee with her long, shapely legs crossed at the knees. The caption below the pic read "Lenora" but the rest of the words were in a foreign language I didn't recognize.

I felt excited and confused; I didn't know whether to jump for joy and inform my dad or wait and see until I found out more. Since I didn't want to raise any false hopes, I decided I needed to gather more information. I was ninety-nine percent sure it was mom, but I needed to be sure. I think what was throwing me off was that the woman in these photos looked to be about twenty pounds less than what I remember mom's weight to be at the time she disappeared.

The first thing I needed to do was get the website translated. Luckily for me, I knew the king of gearheads at my college; his name is Harold; we briefly met one day at the school cafe. I recall he always ate alone at a corner table in the back. On that day the place was practically full so I went to Harold's table and parked myself across from him and struck up a conversation; I think he was shocked someone other than a geek wanted to talk to him. I could tell Harold was self-conscious about his face, which was severely covered in acne. I pretended I didn't notice and kept my gaze only on the area between his eyes when we talked.

During our lunch that afternoon, I explained the basics of good nutrition, educating him on the proper way to eat. I guaranteed Harold that if he removed dairy, greasy foods, and sugar from his diet, his face would clear up in no time. He listened but I didn't think he would follow my advice, which is not surprising. Most people are slaves to their palates so you can imagine my surprise when I ran into Harold two weeks later. His acne was all but gone save for some small patches here and there. To say he was elated was an understatement. Harold couldn't contain his excitement. I felt happy for him. The poor guy deserved a break.

That's when Harold mentioned if there was anything I needed in terms of computer help, free software, hacking--whatever. I only needed to ask. Ever since then, I've run into Harold a few times around campus. His acne is now gone and he seems more confident as well.

Now that my mom was gone, I decided to take him up on his offer. The day after I discovered mom's pics, I went in search of Harold; I spotted him sitting under a willow tree, studying his notes. "Hey Harold", I said and plopped down next to him.

"What's up, Rick?". I ignored his greeting and looked around to make sure we were alone. That's when I clued him in on all the particulars including my suspicions. Harold could tell from the look on my face I was very serious.

"No problem, Rick. I have a program that can translate any modern language into English. However, finding the location of the computer that is uploading data into the server which houses the pics of the woman--I mean your mom--will take a little more time."

"Do you think you'll be able to pull it off?

"Don't worry, Rick. I can do it. You'll see."

For the next hour, Harold explained what he planned to do. After the words "IP address" and "router" left his mouth, I was pretty much lost after that. Again, he gave me his assurances and that was good enough for me. I took my leave and headed home.

I cut across the park admiring the lush trees and soft grass. I thought a change in scenery would help clear my mind. The wind blew strong and its sound filled the hollow of my ears. I watched the sky slowly dim as the people in the park began to make their way home. The footpath led me to a calm lake lined with blue benches. I sat down and enjoyed the solitude afforded by this area of the park.

I began to think about mom and how she mysteriously vanished. I thought about the pain it brought us as a family, especially my sister, Tracy, who couldn't stop crying for days afterwards. I also thought about my dad who often hid his emotions whenever Tracy or I was around. He assumed he was fooling us, but I knew he suffered in silence. How could he not. Mom and dad started their relationship as high school sweethearts. Not many couples can say the same thing.

I remember when I was younger how he would tell me that mom was a one-in-a-million lady and that's what I needed to find one day for my bride. The honk of a Canadian goose scavenging for food pulled me from my reverie. The sun had set and it was getting nearer to the time when dad would have dinner ready. I stood up and made my way out of the park. I walked with my hands in my pockets, brooding over the string of events that brought me to ask Harold for help.

Thinking about Harold triggered the memory of a classmate who wrote an essay on human trafficking. At the time, I thought the topic interesting and asked if I could read his paper. To be honest, I was totally unprepared by the data: human trafficking is a multibillion-dollar business that exploits mostly woman and children for the purposes of slavery or sexual servitude. Victims are either lured by false promises or by physical force with no hope of escape.

The reason I mention this is because I believe my mom was taken by force the day she contacted me from the nail salon. She was 45 at the time but her body appeared to be that of a 30-year-old woman. Mom regularly visited the gym and ate a healthy vegetarian diet. It also helped that her parents passed on the right sequence of genes, which gave her an ass any buttman would want to mount. And, when she wears her form-fitting leggings, there isn't a straight man on the street who doesn't sport wood when she walks on by.

The traffickers must've taken one look at mom and decided she would be a cash cow, not to mention a nice piece of tail on the side. My stomach churned at the thought of so many men taking out their sexual frustrations on my mom. I can't imagine what she must've gone through for the past three years. And if it weren't for my classmate's insightful paper, I never would've connected the dots. It's the only explanation that makes any real sense. I gotta hand it to those bastards, whoever they were. They had balls.

That night I locked myself in my room and went back to the site which displayed my mother's pics. I stayed up well into the night wondering what they were doing to her. Was she beaten? Was she forced to starve on the days she was uncooperative? Did the men use condoms? Was she even alive?

I hated thinking about such things but someone in my family had to ask the tough questions. I know Tracy and my dad weren't going to. Sadly, they gave up hope of her ever being found. But not me. I needed proof of her death.

I feel ashamed to admit this but as an admirer of older women, I've often dreamed about mom's fleshy cheeks, particularly how they would feel against my hands and how her sphincter would taste the second my tongue made contact with it. But most of all, dare I think it, I wanted to know what it would feel like to slide my dick into her ass. I've thought about it ever since I was twelve. Now, I desired mom even more after seeing those erotic pictures.

Harold didn't get back to me until two days later. I ran into him heading to my BioChem class. He was waiting in the hall outside the classroom. "Hey Rick. I have the information you wanted." he said in a conspiratorial tone. Once he said that, I decided to skip class. My mom was more important to me than Biochemistry.

"Let's go sit on the benches outside where we can talk." He nodded and followed me out of the East Building. When we sat down, Harold opened his laptop and waited for it to come out of hibernation; when the Desktop appeared, he clicked on a file which opened the Firefox browser. It was the website I couldn't read before. He had somehow managed to translate the whole site in English.

Harold pushed his glasses back onto the bridge of his nose before he explained what he came up with: "Okay, you may find this strange but the language used for the website you told me to translate is not one commonly spoken. It's what linguists call a constructed international auxiliary language." Harold noticed the confusion written on my face before continuing. "We don't have to get into that. Suffice it to say the people behind this website wanted it to be cryptic. That's why they, whoever they are, used Esperanto, the language the website was originally written in. They must've figured the average Joe wouldn't be able to understand what was written. And they'd be correct in that assumption. My guess, the website was made for wealthy executives and politicians.

Harold's explanation only confirmed my previous suspicion of human trafficking for the purposes of sexual slavery. Just the thought of my mom being used as a piece of meat by some dirty bastards made me ball my hands into fists.

"Now, I did a check on the server that stores the website and traced its location back to a small town in Germany. But that's not the interesting part. What's interesting is the pics and web pages didn't originate from Germany. They came from a computer in Rovno which is located in the Ukraine. So... I'm guessing that's where she's being held."

Harold paused to clear his throat several times and squirmed uncomfortably in his seat. "Well... I... uh... found some more pictures of your mother and video footage," he added sheepishly. "I swear I didn't look at them very long." His eyes shifted aimlessly in an attempt to avoid my gaze. "I... uh... just wanted to make sure you got everything."

"Don't sweat it. You did what I asked." He gave me a sidelong glance; his face wary, unsure of my reaction. "Harold, me and my family are eternally grateful for your help. I won't forget it." I gave him a reassuring smile. He then rummaged through his bag, taking out a silver thumb drive. It contained all the files he dug up including the new pictures. "Thanks!" We shook hands and parted ways.

Later that evening I read through the web pages and discovered my mom was one of several women who specialized in anal sex. She was advertised as the "American Anal Princess." Her services included (anal, blowjobs, gaping, toy play, creampies, and DP's). Lenora, as she was called, was available for parties and business functions in addition to one-on-one fucking. The charge for her talents was $700 dollars. I'm sure her being an American allowed them to ask a lot more, considering the difficulty in acquiring an American girl to begin with. The risk of reprisal and the attention brought on by such a brazen act would be bad for business, except if you happen to be one these assholes.

The real shocker, however, was not in the description of her services but in the new pictures themselves and the captions that accompanied each one. The first one showed my mom spreading her sexy cheeks wide apart, revealing her tight anus and pink pussy. Her nails had been meticulously decorated in a red, white, and blue pattern, signifying her country of origin. The caption underneath read, "Whichever hole you choose, they are both delicious!"

Okay, I'm not going to deny that my mouth didn't flood with saliva, because it did. I'm still a man even though I'm her son. The next pic displayed my mom resting on her back while some guy had his dick balls deep into her pussy. Her meaty thighs had been oiled to give her skin an erotic sheen. No doubt a marketing tactic. I really wanted to click on the next shot but I found it hard to move my hand. I mean, it's not every day I get to see a picture of my mom getting fucked. The caption for this one read, "It's so tight you won't be able to cum!"

The third one was an anal shot, except this time mom was on her knees spreading her round ass apart. I don't know if it was the same man from the picture before, but whoever it was, he had half his prick stuffed into her tight anal ring! The caption of this one read, "Our goal is to please."

In the next shot, it's clear mom had been fucked in the ass. Her shiny anus was gaping with cum on the verge of spilling on the bed sheet. The man who fucked her must've pulled out at the last second before shooting his wad. The caption read, "Another satisfied customer."

I don't know what compelled me to do this but I opened up the pic in an image editor and zoomed in on her stretched hole. I could just make out the thick fibrous tissue that made up her sphincter and the bottom of her rectum. I quickly looked away completely disgusted with myself for lusting after my mom's ass. Fuck! Why did she have to look so damn sexy?

The next pic caught me totally off guard; my mom was in the doggy-style position with a latex-gloved fist in her ass! I could only imagine the pain and humiliation she went through for that shot. The caption for this read, "For those who need something special." It's obvious their business catered to all types.

Finally, the last shot was a close up of mom sucking a large cock. She was leaning over a guy with her lips tightly sealed around his cock-head. The tits she once used to feed me and Tracy hung invitingly, capped by half-inch nipples waiting to be sucked. The caption read, "Look at those lips. She's ready to drain you dry."

I checked out the video and it showed some guy brutally jack hammering mom's ass over and over again. The video appeared to be taken from a hidden security camera. I must've watched it over twenty times before my poor prick couldn't stand it anymore. I desperately wanted to jerk off but stopped myself out of guilt.

Let me tell you if my dad ever saw these pics, he'd be crushed. That's why I hid them in an encrypted folder buried in my C: drive. I shut off my computer and hit the sack. I needed time to strategize and the best way for me to do that was to lie on my bed and stare at the ceiling. Believe it or not, I did some of my best thinking that way.

I went through different scenarios in my mind; they all had their relative degree of success and failure, but only one would involve minimal bodily harm to me and to my mother. At least I hoped it would. After all, this is a criminal organization I'm going to deal with and I prefer it if we came out of the situation unscathed.

When I hammered out all the details, I fell into a fitful slumber. I tossed and turned for the better part of the night until I finally awoke in a cold sweat. The clock read 5:18 and the only creatures up were the birds. Lucky for me it was Friday or I'd have to be up in another four hours preparing for class. Going back to sleep was pointless. There was too much on my mind, not to mention too much at stake.

I decided to prepare for my plan...

The first thing on my To Do list was getting all the cash I could get my hands on. I needed it for plane tickets,hotel room, and for any unforeseeable expenses. I had a little over three grand tucked away in my savings account. I had planned on buying a new car with it, but now I needed the money to save a life. When the bank opened its doors at eight in the morning, I had them clear out my account.

An hour later, I exited Pike's Used Cars with two grand in my pocket. The car I used to shuttle myself to and from school was now sitting in the back portion of the lot. I had a total of five grand in my pocket. Not bad but still not enough. If I was going to grease someone's palm, I better have the funds to back me up. At the risk of incurring outrageous fess, I withdrew cash on two of my credit cards; ouch! That brought my total to eight thousand dollars. I prayed that would be enough to see us safely home.

The next stop on my list was the university. I made arrangements to drop out from all my classes, opting for no credit so my GPA wouldn't be affected. I think that was harder to do than selling my own car. Now the only thing left was to visit the local travel agency and book my flight. I bought a one-way ticket to the Ukraine. The agent, a bubbly blonde, suggested a cheap hotel where I could stay with decent food.

Upon my return home, I wrote a letter to my dad and my sister. Without going into details, I explained there was a possible lead I needed to pursue concerning mom's whereabouts. I mentioned my flight to Europe and told them not to worry about me, and that I would be in touch. I printed out two copies of the letter and mailed them. I figured by the time they received it, I'd already be in the air. Once I was done, I went online and did a search for addresses and phone numbers integral to my plan.

At 1:30p.m. the following day, I checked my bags at the airport. At 3:05, I was in the air heading to the Ukraine. The flight took something like a day, but it gave me a chance to refine my plan. Though I was scared shitless, I knew my cause was just and that gave me the strength to carry on.

The next day, I arrived at Boryspil International Airport. Those of us traveling to Rovno had to take a connecting flight. I felt like crap when I finally arrived at the Marlen Hotel & Restaurant. After checking in and tipping the bellhop, I took a long, hot shower to clean myself up. At that point, there was nothing I wanted more than to nap for a few hours, but it was already 2:37 in the afternoon, their time, and I needed to make effective use of my day. I got dressed and groomed and headed out in search of a cab. Ten minutes later, I was dropped off at the front gates of the American embassy, where I had an appointment with Consul Karl Stross.