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"Mmmmmm! Mmmmm." For the few minutes since his shanghaiers had left, Paulo had been crying out for help. Unfortunately the thick material gagging him reduced everything he said to unintelligible and faint moans. Hidden in the corner of some basement, no one could hear him, much less help. The ropes around his hands and feet kept him from escaping.

Earlier that day, Paulo had been lounging at the beach with his cousin Gabriel. Neither boy had noticed the van that kept going up and down the road near the beach. Not until Paulo had left to get some food to bring back. Once he was out of sight of Gabriel, two men got out of the van and grabbed Paulo. Before he had time to realize what was happening, the men, three in all, had him tied up and gagged. They then sped off.

Paulo had no idea what the men wanted. Not at first. Not until one of them called him Gabriel and suddenly it dawned on him. These men thought he was his cousin! Both boys looked remarkably similar, with dark hair and eyes and the same build. Somebody who didn't know them both might have mistaken one for the other as apparently these men had.

Paulo didn't know what to do. He was bound too tightly to get away and the thick gag meant that he couldn't tell them they had the wrong guy. Of course, telling them they had made a mistake would probably make things worse. Not only would they more then likely go and take Gabriel, putting him in danger too, but they might hurt Paulo since they wouldn't need him anymore.

Paulo didn't see where they were going, he was pushed face first onto the floor, but he did notice that the van drove into a covered garage. Pulling him from the van when they stopped, Paulo was shoved into a corner and told to be quiet or else.

That had been three hours ago. The men had left eventually, secure in the knowledge that Paulo couldn't escape.

"Mmmmmm! MMMMMMMM!!" Paulo moaned as loudly as he could. Suddenly on of the men came back to him!

"Didn't think we'd leave you all alone, did you? Don't worry, no one will help you. There are people working right upstairs but with that gag, no one can hear you over ventilation. And no one comes down here but me!" The man leered as he patted Paulo on the head. Then he began to run his hands down Paulo's arms to his chest, then down his stomach. Bound, gagged and helpless, Paulo couldn't do anything to defend himself.

"And since we'll be alone for a while...." The man had a nasty look on his face.

Suddenly one of other men approached," Stop it! We got other stuff to worry about!"

"What are you doing back so early?"

"You fucked up! That..." The other man said pointing at Paulo," Is not Gabriel Mendoza! it's his cousin."

"Shit! Why didn't he say something?"

"He's gagged for one, you idiot! Come on. We have to go get the real Gabriel before anybody realizes what happened to this guy!"

"And what about this guy?"

The third man walked in "He's useless. His parents have no money! We'll get rid of him now!" The third man took out a switch edge.

"Mmmmm!" Paulo shook his head no viperously.

"Wait' the first man said," I got an idea. His parents might not have a lot of money but they gotta have some. We'll get the real Gabriel Mendoza and ransom both back to their parents for a little extra cash!"

"The other men agreed and walked off, leaving Paulo alone with the first man again.

"Now I'll have two of you." He whispered in Paulo's ear. Paulo was then retied with is hands over his head, secured to a pipe out of his reach. The the man left.

Desperately, Paulo renewed his struggle against the ropes. Unfortunately, his shanghaiers obviously knew how to tie somebody up. The knots didn't budge an inch, they only got tighter.

Certain that all the men had left to take his cousin, Paulo cried out and began banging his bound hands against the wall, hoping to get somebody's attention. But the first man had been right, with the ventilation going full blast, no one could hear him upstairs. No one had any idea that he was just a few floors below them, bound and gagged.

"Hello?" Paulo heard in the distance," Excuse me, but the toilet overflowed on the third floor and we need someone to clean it up!"

'Mmmmmpphtt! Mmmmphttffflll!" Paulo moaned as loudly as his gag permitted while banging against the wall, 'Mmmmmmmm!"

The strange man's voice began to get further away, however, despite Paulo's attempts at attracting his attention," Excuse me! But you all are supposed to be on call! Great, they aren't even here! maybe they're upstairs..."

Paulo could hear the man walking away. He had been only a few feet from Paulo but hadn't even noticed him!

"Mmmmmmm!", Paulo gave out another muffled cry. But still the man didn't hear him Over the shaking of the air conditioner. He sounded like he was getting farther away! Paulo felt a sinking dread as he realized he wasn't going to be rescued!

Then the air conditioner turned off.

"Mmmmmm!"

"What the hell?" A young man in a business suit rounded the corner and stared at Paulo, bound and gagged, dumbstruck.

When the shanghaiers, one of whom was also the janitor of the building, came back with Gabriel tied up and gagged, they were greeted not by Paulo also bound and gagged but by a squad of police.

The End

Paulo played by Reggie

Photography by Caitiff

Date of Production: 04/07/2007