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  The man pulls her back to the living area by the pool and throws her down on one of the couches. The pool is still lit up outside, adding some light to the situation. He talks as he walks, “You know,” he says, “we’ve been watching you for a long time. Hell, even Pumpkin here was a fan at one time! You thought she just might be the ticket, didn’t you Pumpkin?” He turns to the woman.

  “I sure did Bear, believed every word!” she replies.

  “But see, she can’t even stand to watch you anymore. We’ve seen enough! It’s time we set this straight!” he says.

  Dianne can see there is someone else in the room, in the corner, slumped over a chair maybe. In the dim light, she can’t quite tell. Is that Holly?

  “Could we just talk?” Dianne blurts out, “Do you need money?”

  “Money? What? That’s funny. We’re way past needing money. Get down on the floor!” He pulls her off the couch and throws her down to her knees.

  “I ju-just thought that if you did…”

  She doesn’t get anything else out before Pumpkin slaps her across the face, “Do we look stupid to you? Cause you say’n stuff like that sure makes it seem like you think we’re stupid! It’s like the stuff you always say!”

  When Dianne pulls her head back up from the slap she can see that someone else has shown up. It’s another man, dressed all in black like the others. Overwhelmed, she lets out a wail and then the tears start flowing.

  Chapter Five: Demagogue, Does Not Mean Protected

  The Blaze:

  In 2010 one of the illegals slaughtered my son,” she began. “He tortured him, he beat him, he tied him up like an animal. And he set him on fire…

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  The new guy walks over to Dianne, “What do you possibly have to cry about lady?” He just stares at her for a minute. He grabs her face with his strong hand so he can look into her eyes before walking out of the room.

  “She doesn’t know Dog!” Bear laughs and turns to Dianne, “She just sits up here in her big ass house behind her big ass wall!” Bear adds.

  “I’m just trying to figure out why you are here…I’ve talked to you?” the tears are still flowing, “I don’t understand!”

  “You might as well have been! Acting like you know best!” Pumpkin says.

  Dianne just looks up at her, “Please, just tell me what is it that you want? What have I done to you?”

  “Damnit woman! You really don’t get it do you?” Bear screams at her.

  The lights come back on and Dianne can see the intruders more clearly now. They are covered in black. Their bandana’s are decorated like the American flag and their eyes are covered like bandits. They are also wearing hats and gloves, so she cant see any of their personal features.

  She looks to the mystery person in the corner and realizes she was right. Dianne screams, “Holly!” Holly’s face looks like it took quite the beating. She is taped and bound to a chair and appears to be unconscious.

  Pumpkin walks up to Dianne, “Had to,” she says, “she wasn’t very welcoming when I met her.”

  Dog comes back from turning the lights on and starts back in right away, “Damn, you sure got nice things and all.” He picks up a vase that Dianne has on a table, smirks and then drops it. Dianne just watches with mascara running down her face as it shatters on the mosaic tile floor. She remembers when Jeff Koons personally gave her that vase…and it is now in a thousand pieces.

  Dog just looks at her, snickers and then continues to walk around the very decorated room, dropping and throwing things. Pumpkin has now sat herself down in front of Dianne.

  “So, where is everybody?” she asks, “Where are all the people?”

  “What are you talking about?” Dianne asks, barely getting the words out, “Do you mean my staff? They left.”

  “Or they’re dead,” Dog chimes in, “That security guy sure was surprised!” The three start laughing and then he joins Pumpkin on the floor. “Step aside there darlin. Maybe I can help.”

  Pumpkin moves to the side, “Be my guest!”

  Dog kneels down in front of her and starts talking in a quieter voice. He brings his face close to Dianne’s and even though his face is masked, she can feel the heat from his breath. “What my cousin is ask’n you is, where are all the people you are always preach’n about?”

  Dianne is just staring at him but says nothing.

  “I don’t think she knows what you mean,” says Bear.

  “Aw, she’s just a little nervous, aren’t you Boss?” Dog starts rubbing her shoulders, “Just calm down and we’ll get this figured out.” He starts to wipe her mascara lines with his glove. She shutters and more tears flow as he’s touching her.

  “See, what we wanna know is, where are all the people that should be welcome? You’ve talked enough on the subject, so where are they?” he pauses, “You know, just come on over to the US of A, we’ll take you. You want to protect them all so…where are they? Why aren’t you “protecting”?”

  “I, I don’t know,” Dianne says, turning her face away from Dog.

  “Well, lemme tell where they are,” Dog says. He keeps his face close and follows hers wherever she tries to look, “They’re in my town!”

  Pumpkin suddenly screams and in a fit of rage rushes across the room. She runs her hand along the mantel, wiping everything off of it and sending it flying. Dianne is mortified. She turns her attention from the woman, back to Dog.

  “What we’re trying to say is that YOU don’t seem to know what you are talking about…so we are here to educate you,” Dog explains.

  “I mean, you sure are pretty and everything,” he unclips her tightly packed bun and her hair falls to her shoulders. He reaches down and rips her shirt apart and starts to feel her breast, “but you’re dumb as rocks!” He gives her breast a squeeze and then leans in real close to her face, “Dumb. As. Rocks.” Dianne can see he just winked at her and she wants to throw up.

  Pumpkin grabs onto Dianne’s hair from behind and pulls her head back. She flips open a switchblade and holds it to her throat, “It’s time for a little dose of reality, bitch.” She then takes her knife and cuts through Dianne’s long locks, taking her length. She laughs, “Hey, I think we can sell this Bear!”

  She steps back and so does Dog. Bear has pulled down a picture from her wall. Apparently, Dianne is the Most Fascinating Person. He pulls out the paper and rips it in half. He talks while he walks around the room opening more frames and crumpling up photos.

  “Do you understand anything that happens outside of these walls?” He stops and looks at Dianne, who says nothing.

  “Speak up!” barks Dog. He raises his hand as if to slap her as motivation.

  She leans back, turning her head, “I…I don’t know what you mean!”

  “Sit up!” yells Dog.

  Dianne is crying but pulls herself back up straight on her knees.

  “Pathetic,” Pumpkin says, in a scolding voice.

  Chapter Six: The Real Story

  The Daily Mail on Kate Steinle:

  Records indicate Sanchez had seven previous felony convictions and has been deported to Mexico on five separate occasions.

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  “I think it’s story time,” says Bear. Dianne’s eyes open wide. She is terrified. Dog smiles at her and then walks to the next room and grabs a table chair.

  “Oh goodie!” exclaims Pumpkin, clapping her hands. She then pulls out a black bag that was stowed behind the couch and starts digging through it. She pulls out duck tape.

  Bear grabs Dianne and pulls her to her feet and shoves her down in the chair. Pumpkin tosses the tape to Dog and he gets to work. In no time, Dianne is bound to the chair by her feet and her hands. Bear sets down his gun and goes over to the bag. He pulls out a piece of paper. It’s a slightly wrinkled cut out picture, and he holds it in front of Dianne’s face, “Okay, so…can you tell me what this is?”

  “No…” Dianne is having a hard time breathing, much less talking.

 
“No? Well, look a little harder and tell me what you see.” Bear says.

  “It looks like a man…from a newspaper?”

  “Bingo!” Yells Dog in the background. He’s walking around the room now, pulling out drawers and dumping the contents.

  “One point for the madame! Now, can you tell me anything else? What does he look like to you?” Bear continues.

  “Um…Um, he looks like a man, maybe in a mug shot?”

  “Bingo again!” Dog cheers.

  “Okay, okay,” says Bear, “now for the biggie…does he look like he’s from here?”

  “I guess not, maybe, possibly…” Dianne says.

  “Well he’s NOT!” Bear yells, “Does he look like he’s from anywhere around here?”

  “I mean…I don’t know…” Dianne is trying to figure out where this is going and WHAT any of this has to do with her.

  “Can I give her a hint?” Pumpkin asks in a sweet but sarcastic way. Bear tells her to go ahead. “He’s from far, far away!” She cocks her head hoping that will be enough for Dianne to understand.

  “I, I…” She doesn’t.

  “Okay, let’s set that aside for a minute and move on,” says Bear. He reaches into the bag again and brings out a small bundle. From it, he pulls out another picture. This one is in a nice blue frame. He puts it in front of Dianne but doesn’t say a word.

  She sits for a minute just looking at the picture and then takes a deep breath, “It’s a girl,” she says.

  “Damn right it’s a girl!” Bear yells, “How old does she look to you?”

  “I’m not sure,” Dianne has no idea. The girl is simple. She has long shiny blond hair and pretty blue eyes. No braces, so that doesn’t help. She looks innocent and her smile lights up the picture. But Dianne just doesn’t know and she’s afraid to throw out the wrong number.

  “Well, let me tell you,” Bear says, “this precious little young lady is thirteen!” He picks up the other picture so he has one in each hand, “Okay, you ready? Here comes the biggie…”

  Dianne is just staring at him, afraid of what is coming next.

  “This man and this young lady have something in common,” Bear starts out, “can you guess what it is?”

  “I, I can’t think of anything,” Dianne says.

  “Well think HARDER!” yells Pumpkin.

  Dianne looks at the pictures but can’t figure it out. Her eyes keep welling up with tears and she can’t make it stop.

  “Of course you don’t know, why would you?” Bear says. “Living up here, make’n laws, give’n speeches…preaching your goodwill crap! You are so out of touch!” He looks over at his gun on the table and takes a gulp of air before continuing, “All right,” he kneels down in front of her and gets really close, “this is the big and important part of your education today so listen up good, okay?”

  Dianne is numb, yet her body is trembling.

  “I’d answer him if I were you,” Dog says. He’s now sitting on the floor rummaging through all the the things he just dumped there, and it appears he’s setting a few things aside. Dianne assumes he’s going to take them.

  “Okay,” she says, “I’m listening.”

  “Good,” Bear says, “Now, this man is from Guatemala and this girl is from Kansas, got that?”

  “Yes,” she says.

  “This girl was born in Kansas and grew up there. I am from Kansas…worked there my whole life. Got that?” He asks her, his voice firm.

  “Yes,” she says.

  “This man also lived in Kansas. He’s 40. As you now know, he was not born in Kansas and hasn’t worked a day of his life in Kansas, or anywhere in the U.S. for that matter. Now you got that too?”

  “Yes.”

  “Okay now this girl here…can you guess who she is?” Bear asks.

  “I, I’m not sure?” Dianne is confused but is starting to get the feeling they whatever the answer is, it’s not going to be good for her.

  “That there sweet thing is my girl, my little thirteen year old girl. And that’s her mama over there.” He gestures to Pumpkin. “Can you guess where my little girl is right now? I mean, why are we here and she isn’t? I’m sure she would’ve love to come see you, as famous as you are and everything!” he sets the pictures down on the black bag.

  “She’s very pretty,” Dianne says.

  “You’re damn right she is!” Bear yells out. Then he gets back down on the floor and puts his hands on Dianne’s knees, “Well, she couldn’t make it today cause ah…well, she’s SIX FEET UNDER!”

  Dog walks around them, “Question is, how did she get there?”

  All is quiet for a moment except for Dianne’s whimpering.

  Pumpkin walks up to her and slaps her again, “THIS is the piece you are missing lady! That was MY baby! Killed by that man! He was an illegal. Didn’t even speak english, got the money he needed from the government and then, in all his glory for make’n it in the USA, he raped and killed my little girl!”

  “Let me ask you Boss, was your daughter raped and killed? Maybe by someone who never should’ve been here?” Bear asks, with pain in his voice, “No!”

  Chapter Seven: What Do We Do Now?

  OC Register:

  In Southern California, about 1.4 million undocumented immigrants live between the southern Ventura County border and the U.S.-Mexico border -- the biggest cluster of undocumented people in the country.

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  Bear grabs Dianne by the neck and starts squeezing just enough, “It’s people like you, who say the wrong things.You send out the signals to the world that you are all righteous,” he squeezes just a bit harder, “but you only abused your power and don’t know a thing!” He shoves her as he lets go.

  Dianne tries to catch her breath when suddenly, all attention turns to Holly. She is awake and she squirming in her seat, trying to get out of her restraints.

  “You better shut up bitch,” Bear says. Holly doesn’t stop though. She screaming through her taped mouth and shuffling her chair. “Someone shut her up man,” Bear can’t take her moaning and squirming.

  Dog walks over and puts rope around Holly’s neck, “You heard the man pretty lady,” he says. He secures the rope but does not pull it tight, “shut the hell up!”

  But Holly doesn’t shut up. She wants her boyfriend, she wants out of there. She is scared to death. As she sits there, she realizes her big dreams of changing the world are false. The do good dream she had of politics is far removed from any reality. The reality she grew up in! She is terrified. She shouldn’t even be there in the first place. All she really wanted was to write for her newspaper back home. But she was led by political heroes and she wanted to climb the ladder.

  Her screaming intensifies and she is now shaking in her chair violently. But it only makes Dog tighten the rope around her neck. She doesn’t stop. She can feel herself fading.

  Now Dianne is screaming. Watching Holly is too much. Holly was good. Just as good as Nicole, she knows that. She wants to tell her. She wants to save her, “Holly, hang on!”

  Whap! It’s lights out for Dianne. Pumpkin smacked her a good one.

  It’s also lights out for Holly, but she is out for good.

  “Untie that bitch and let’s get her out of here!” Bear says.

  Dog throws his rope down, a little amazed at what he had done but at the same time the built up rage and anger is more powerful than any guilt right now. He gets to work.

  Chaper Eight: Swayed Outcome?

  Breitbart:

  Many of these (illegals) have had encounters with local law enforcement and subsequently been released back into the communities. Perhaps most notably was the murder of Kate Steinle.

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  Dianne is starting to come to. She hurts everywhere. Her butchered haircut, disheveled clothes and cuts from the tape have transformed this accomplished icon to nothing but a victim. She strains to lift her head. Her ears are ringing and her eyes are full of water. She manages to get her head up and blinks enoug
h to see. She is outside by the pool. She isn’t in the chair anymore, but tied to one of the pillars outside.

  “Lookie there, looks like Boss is wake’n up!” Dog jumps up with excitement, “Glad to see you’ve returned my dear. How are ya feel’n?”

  “I am,” Dianne clears her throat, “I am sorry.”

  “You’re WHAT?” Bear asks. By his tone Dianne knows he’s as amped up as ever.

  “How can you stand there and say you are sorry?” Pumpkin asks. “Reminds me of you standing there at one of your rallies!” she holds up a bat that she’s been carrying around, “and that just pisses me off!” She swings the bat with all her might and hits Dianne in the knees. She screams out in pain.

  “Stop your whining!” Bear screams at her, “You caused your own pain!” He walks around the pillar, still talking, “You see, how it works is…we have enough crime and now we have extra! WE are just ONE family effected by that extra!”

  He grabs the bat from Pumpkin and starts swinging it as he continues talking, “My little girl, my little sweet princess did not deserve your piece of extra. She wanted to be a veterinarian…shit, she wanted to go to high school!” He wacks her in the gut with the bat.” Dianne is sinking down the pillar and can no longer stand.

  Bear looks at Pumpkin and Dog, and they know, it’s time.

  Pumpkin goes over to Dianne and unties her, and her and Dog take her over by the pool. That is when, in her daze, Dianne sees Holly. She is in the pool, face down and obviously dead. There is blood in the pool. Dianne starts to cry.

  “Please, I can help you. I didn’t know!” Dianne pleads with them.

  “But you said you did! You were so right, remember? We should be like you, remember?”

  Dianne lowers her head, “Please, what can I do?”

  “Can you bring my daughter back? Maybe it would be nice to have your daughter here right now?” Pumpkin says. Her and Bear are standing on either side of Dianne now.