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                                             Chapter 21            Back to Homepage
                             

          More people continued pouring in; some of them brought biscuits. Shortly, one by one a large number of media men arrived. Carefully, they started setting up their cameras so they could get the best video coverage. Simultaneously, they started reporting to their mother TV networks to broadcast all the developments in the said hostage-taking on an area the lead negotiator allowed them. 

        "Let's stage the pretend movie now. Who would like to lend us their cameras so we could start the shooting? Who wants to be the actors? Raise your hands."

           Immediately several by standers raised their hands, most of them were wearing watches. The negotiator chose three lovely young ladies, the two were wearing perfume, and three dashing young men who used a popular facial wash. "Okay, I believe you can all do this without any scripts, just make your own dialogues. I'll trust you on this okay. Just remember the lives of the innocent children lies in our hands."

          Instantly, some of the chosen performers had second thoughts but still in their desire to help the innocent hostages continued with the act. 

          "Go nearer the big mansion so the children could have a closer view," commanded the lead negotiator as the young children started opening the big curtains that were covering the big glass windows on the big mansion. The crowd could see the excitements in their little 

faces, they were so eager to watch the movie shoot the hostage-taker had promised them. Immediately one of the policemen brought the camera that he borrowed near the front of the big mansion, he even waved to the excited children on it. Consequently, the chosen performers of the movie shoot immediately followed. They weren't sure what they were going to do. They just paired up among each other. Three couples of young men and women were agreed upon. 

          Immediately, one the young ladies cried and said, "You don't love me anymore. When you were still courting me, you used to bring me flowers and a bagful of chocolates. And you used to call me every day. But now you don't call and worst you don't visit me anymore, you're probably visiting another girl and giving her all the flowers and chocolates that you used to give me."

          "I was just too busy this past few weeks with my work my 

love. And there's no other girl in this world that I would give flowers and chocolates. You're the only girl in my heart, I swear so please stop crying now."

          But she didn't listen to him and continued crying. The young children didn't seem to like the scene and the negotiator made a suggestion to the chosen actors. "The children didn't seem to like it. Perform acts for little children, something jolly okay!"

          In turn, the young men acted out a fight scene; they punched and kicked each other. They staged a great fight scene from a movie they all saw before. The fight scene was so great and so impressive, the young children started clapping. Noticing the reactions, the girls followed and staged a great fight scene among them. They also punched and kicked each other. The children were also impressed by the girls doing karate in front of them. The children alternated looking at the fight scenes of the young men and 

the young ladies in front of the big mansion. Shortly after, the crowd saw the hostage-taker signaling to stop the make believe movie shoot, he thought the children were all convinced that there was indeed a movie shoot. Gracefully, the performers vowed facing the young hostages. Consequently, the young children, one by one, started closing the small curtains of the big mansion. Immediately the crowd around it quieted, waiting for the next developments. The media men continued their respective news coverage. In just a short while, the food that the hostage-taker asked for the children came, even the rubber bands, cards, and spiders were brought. Shortly, the hostage-taker, from the window he was peeping, signaled to bring inside the big mansion all the food and drinks and so the children could start their pretend party. Carefully, a few police men immediately approached it carrying all their purchases. Gradually, the big mansion's door opened up. The police men were unaware of the exact location, within the mansion, of 

the hostage-taker, for the door was just slightly opened. With their hands raised up, the police men behind the men bringing the food looked out. Without entering the big mansion, the front men carefully placed all the food they were carrying inside it. Their hands went through the small opening, and carefully placed all the food inside. They were too careful not to upset the hostage-taker, fearing that he might do something crazy to the young and innocent hostages. And after they were done, the big mansion immediately closed. Just right after the door was closed; the crowd immediately saw another piece of white paper fell from it. Abruptly, one of the police earlier walked back and picked the new small paper and gave it to the lead negotiator who immediately read it quietly.

           'We're going to start with the party, and I am partying with the children I want you to call Mayor Donato and tell him that I am asking for a small amount of money for my new business and a scholarship for my young daughter. And I'm also asking from him 

the ownership of the small land where my small house is standing, everyone knows that he owns it. We'll party for about thirty minutes and after our party make sure that my idol mayor is already here
or else I'll start killing my hostages.'    

           Immediately, the negotiator asked one of his men to fetch Mayor Donato knowing that the place was near them. Everyone remained in silence, trying to sense how the children's party with the lone hostage-taker was. The concerned and worried parents of the young hostages started coming in. Many of them couldn't stop themselves from crying worrying on the safety of their respective children. Some were slightly mad, growing so impatient and questioning their plans on how they are going to go about with the rescue of their beloved children.

          "Sir, are you really sure that the police man you asked to fetch Mayor Donato is still coming back, what if something tragic is already happening to my child inside!" the hesitant question of the 

mother talking to the lead negotiator.

          "Don't worry Ma'am, we are doing everything we can to ensure the safety of all the children, I'm sure my men who I ordered to fetch Mayor
Donato are returning soon. Besides, I had already talked to Mayor Donato earlier on my cellphone and he promised that he would immediately come to help us with the negotiations," answered the negotiator as he tried to pacify the worried parents.

          "Just make sure that that mayor is really coming. If anything bad happens to my only child, I'm holding you all fully responsible, do you understand!" the enraged father of one of the young hostages warned the lead negotiator.

          "Yes sir, just relax, I'm definite Mayor Donato is coming over shortly, excuse me but I still have to follow up my call once more," he answered and turned his back, walking away from the angered father of one of the hostages.