CHAPTER 1
THE FUGITIVE
January, 2031, Barcelona, Spain
Ariella Abba said goodbye to her classroom children andto the other teachers and chaperones that had accompaniedthe group on their classroom field trip to Spain. Everyoneknew that Ariella had planned to meet her husband Aharonfor some beach time after the field trip in Barcelona. She andAharon would take a break before returning to Israel. Thetrip had gone well and everything was on schedule for theirromantic meeting on the beach just south of Barcelona.
The only difference from the announced public planwas there would be no romantic meeting with Aharon, norwould there be any beach time. Aharon was not in Spain butinstead lay dead in his own bed in Tel Aviv as the result of avisit from a nasty snake. Multiple bites had done the trick.
Immediately after leaving the group, Ariella proceededaccording to her plan and visited a small fruit stand off analley in Barcelona. She carried with her an overnight bag.She arrived and mentioned to the vendor that she thoughthis stand was the best that she had seen. The vendor lookedat her and said, "I have more items in my shop if you wouldlike to see them?"
"Yes, I would, thank you, Sir". Ariella then followed thevendor to a small shop around the corner.
In the shop, she was greeted by a woman in her fiftieswho addressed her by name, "Ariella, we have prepared thepaperwork as desired. As part of our plan, a bank accounthas been established in your new name at the BBVABancomer. It is a Mexican bank with branches all over SouthAmerica. Your account balance is one and a half million U.S.dollars which is payment in full for your services. Should youdesire to change your identity along the way, you will needto also change your bank account. We would suggest thatyou leave the Mexican account open. Open a new accountin the country desired and then transfer part of the funds tothe new account as needed."
"From this point on you are no longer a citizen of Israelbut rather you are a citizen of South America. Your newname is Juanita Hernandez. Your passport, bank check bookand paperwork are in order and your new personal historyis included in the enclosed papers. We have also includeda cash amount of five thousand dollars to begin yourventure. You are encouraged to study and memorize yournew personal history before booking a flight to whereveryou choose. Once you are comfortable with your newbackground you should book the flight yourself and proceedaccordingly. I do not want to know where you are going andmy services, and that of my team, end at this point."
"In addition to the documentation on Juanita Hernandez,we are also supplying you with two additional sets ofdocumentation per your request. The second is a passportwith family history in the name of Maria Montez. Montezis a Mexican from Mexico City. Her family history is alsoattached. The third, with accompanying picture and historyis under the name of Gina Gatti. Gatti's citizenship is Italian.We believe we have assembled everything you required onGatti. We wish you the best of luck in your new life."
With those remarks, Ariella, who was now Juanita, turnedand left the small shop. Before departing she said, "Thankyou, I appreciate your efforts."
"No need to thank me, my dear, you have done a greatfavor for those of us who have no desire to see Israelcontinue to exist on this planet." With that, Juanita turnedand left the shop. She had no idea what group had arrangedfor her support in this transition but she suspected that itwas in all probability the Russian Mafia that was still looselyconnected to Iran.
Within a twenty minute walk she entered the lobby of asmall local hotel. A reservation had been made in the nameof Juanita Hernandez and her room was waiting.
Once in her room, she sat on the side of her bed andopened the package that had been provided to her. She tooka long breath and then turned to the business at hand.
Juanita slowly read her new background. She was bornto a single mother in Pasto, Colombia. She grew up in Pastoand Florencia at the foot of the Andes Mountains. She waseducated in public schools and did not attend the University.Her mother was a hotel maid and she had no recollectionof her father. Her mother never mentioned him as she wasgrowing up. She had no brothers or sisters.
After high school she began work at a local school as ateacher's aide and studied English for use with the children inthe classroom. As a result of her studies she was bi-lingual inboth Spanish and English and valued by the school and herstudents. Never married, she had taken a leave of absencefrom her school and was using the time to travel around theworld. Her passport indicated that in the past six months shehad been to the United States, Canada, Scotland, Ireland,the United Kingdom, Portugal and now Spain.
She was visiting Spain as a tourist and would bereturning to South America. The package contained a profileof the city she had grown up in. It stated the following: Pasto,officially San Juan de Pasto, is the capital of the departmentof Narifio, located in Southwest Colombia. The city is locatedin the Atriz Valley on the Andes Cordillera at the foot of theGaleras volcano, at an altitude of 8,290 feet above sealevel. The city has a population of approximately 400,000inhabitants.
Pasto is the center of an agricultural region specializingin the production of dairy products. The manufacturing offurniture is also an important part of the local economy. Thecity is an important center of commerce with many malls. It isoften visited by people from nearby Ecuador.
One of the most important events held by the city isthe Black and White Carnival, with outstanding displays ofcraftsmanship in floats portraying legends and traditions,often mixed in with references to current political events inColombia.
Juanita read that during the carnival the city goes wild.She noted that the carnival is held every year between the2nd and 7th of January.
She noted that this would be the excuse for her travelsduring this period. She wanted to get out of town. She wouldfurther read and weave into her story that during these daysthe streets of Pasto become an urban playground where men,women, children of all ethnicities and backgrounds use black,white and color cosmetics to paint each other as a symbol ofcommunion and joy in their ethnic and cultural differences.
That afternoon, after extensive review of her newbackground, Juanita felt that she needed a break and someair. She was also hungry.
Before leaving her room she opened the small carry-onbag that she had brought with her and laid out the clothesshe had prepared for this part of her journey.
She had thought extensively about what she would putin the bag to wear on this next portion of her journey. Sheknew that typical Latin American dress was influenced bya mixture of traditions handed down over the generations.Typical clothing was characterized by its emphasis on color.
The uses of bold colors, like red, orange and bright blue,were a staple of Latin American woman's clothing.
She had picked nondescript items of clothing. She hadchosen a black tango skirt that was slit only in the front toallow for movement. She wore with it a white peasant blouseof the style said to have originated in Mexico in the early17th century and with it a matching shawl that was done ina mixture of red and orange colors. On her feet she woresimple leather sandals.
Once dressed, she looked at herself in the mirror and withthe exception of needing darker skin she looked the part ofa South American peasant woman. It was the look she hadhoped for and she was not disappointed. From this point onher languages would be Spanish and broken English. She hadpracticed both and was comfortable that she could pull it off.
She left the room and went for a walk. Her mind wasturning and she was still trying to decide where she would gofrom this point. She had not yet decided on a specific placebut she had decided that South America would be the bestalternative given her language capability and its diversity.
So far she was safe, nothing had happened. She knewthat the date had been set by Iran and that sometimebetween the 18th and the 20th the nuclear warheads would hitIsrael. She knew she needed to be settled someplace beforethat occurred.
She stopped at a small diner and ordered a light lunch. InSpain, lunch is known as "la comida" and occurs later in theafternoon. Juanita was well aware of this and the timing wasperfect.
She ordered gazpacho soup made from red tomatoesand vegetables, a light salad and a piece of pan fried fish.She had a glass of red wine with lunch but no dessert.
As she sat waiting for her meal and enjoying her glass ofwine she thought about past events but had no regrets forthe decisions she had made.
She thought about her parents and how the Jewish policehad killed both of them in the middle of the night when shewas three years old, with no evidence, just rumors.
She thought about her desire to seek revenge for theirdeath and of her plan to assist with the total destruction ofIsrael.
Her husband, who she had cared for to some extent, wassimply a piece in the puzzle. His death was just a necessarypart of the plan. She would begin anew and rejoice when thecomplete destruction of Israel took place in a few days.
As she looked out the window she saw a hotel. The signin front said Santa Marta Hotel. She thought for a momentand then knew that her new destination would be SantaMarta, South America. She was well aware that Santa Martawas located in Colombia and was home to jungles andbeautiful beaches. She also knew it was not a well travelledcity and might provide the quiet location she sought. Shemade up her mind that once back at the hotel she would lookSanta Marta up on the internet and see if it might work asthe next stop in her travel plans.
She finished a long, slow, leisurely lunch in the typicalBarcelona style and then paid the bill and walked back to herhotel. Once there in the hotel she removed her new clothesand folded them neatly on the bed. She would next wearthem to the airport to begin her new life.
She stood in the room in her bra and panties andlooked at herself in the mirror. Without her clothes, Juanitacould have been a model for Victoria's Secret. She wasperfectly proportioned and absolutely beautiful. This wasan asset she had only shared with her ex-husband. Shehad used her body to attract him and at the same time tokeep him interested in their marriage all the while she wasextracting the information needed for the leaders of Iran. Shewondered if her body would again prove to be a key elementin her long term survival.
Enough of that thinking, she sat in front of her computerand began the search for Santa Marta, Columbia.
She typed in "Santa Marta, Columbia." The informationpopped up immediately. The website said that to locateSanta Marta one simply needed a map of where CentralAmerica connects to South America, go east along the coastjust past the Magdalena River and you would find the cityof Santa Marta. She also noted that there was a flight intoSanta Marta with one stop from Barcelona.
There were a number of highlights describing SantaMarta, as a unique location:
• It had the highest coastal Mountain Range in theworld (the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta)CIAO!
• Amazing biodiversity in plants, animals, insects,amphibians, reptiles
• A coast on the Caribbean easy to reach.
• Jungles
• Beaches and warm waters.
• A major stop off for both migratory and local birds
• A great variety of fruits and vegetables, many whichare unknown to most people.
• It was also described as an area that is assupernatural as it gets.
It sounded perfect; she called the airport and booked aflight out the for next day on Avianca Aerovias Airline. Theflight would leave at 5:26 pm and arrive 11 hours later at1:50 pm.
She arrived at the Barcelona Airport two hours priorto her flight the next day. She had only her small carry-onbag which was empty except for a hairbrush, lipstick,her passport, wallet and a couple of magazines she hadpurchased at the airport. She did not check any luggage.She provided her passport with its stamps to the airlineattendant and answered a few questions. She knew shewould have to clear customs and that they would ask herabout her background and travel plans. The attendant thengave her the ticket and directions to the plane.
The date was January 17th, 2031. As the plane proceededdown the runway, Juanita thought to herself, now I begin theprocess of disappearing into thin air.
CHAPTER 2
THE PLAN
There was one stop on the way to Santa Marta but therewas no plane change so she remained aboard during thestop. She tried to sleep but found it impossible. Her mind wasfull of unanswered questions. Would Iran be successful andlaunch a nuclear attack on Israel? Would the entire nationof Israel be wiped out including men, women and children?Would they put two and two together and eventually link herto the Iranian Intelligence Group and begin a global searchfor her? If the plan works how would she deal with the factthat she was instrumental in causing the destruction of anentire country? She finally decided that at this point the onlything she should focus on would be her own survival.
She was due to arrive in Santa Marta at 1:50 pm. Shewould need to find a place to stay and then put a plan inplace that would completely cover her tracks and makeher invisible to the world. She had a basic idea of what shewanted to accomplish but she knew that to be successful itcould not be achieved immediately. It would take at least twofull months of effort.
On arrival, her first test was to clear customs into SouthAmerica. This would be a test of her Spanish fluencyand would provide her with significant confidence, or noconfidence, depending on how the interview went. In theback of her mind she thought, "I hope that when the timecomes, my Italian will work as well."
She stood in line for returning citizens and patientlywaited her turn. She had studied more about Pasto on theplane and was well versed in its location, customs andpopulation. She reached the first of the line and was met bya very serious customs agent. He was short, had piercingeyes and to her looked a lot like a weasel.
"Buenos Dias, Senorita, welcome home."
"Gracias Sir, I am looking forward to returning to Pasto."
"I see you have been on a long trip and have visited anumber of countries on your journey."
"Yes, Sir," she replied in Spanish. "It has been anadventure. I traveled to the United States, Canada, Scotland,Ireland and the UK. On my way home I stopped in Portugaland Spain and now am completing my trip."
"What made you decide to leave Ms. Hernandez?"
"Well, to be honest, I have been a school teacher formany years and have dealt with many children in the courseof my career. I am single and finally felt I had had enough ofchildren. Frankly, I needed an adult break and that is the realreason I left."
The customs agent smiled. "I understand what you mean,Senorita, my wife and I have four children of our own andalmost every month I wish I could take an adult time out andnot have to be with them every hour of every day. Your pointis well taken. Welcome home and enjoy the rest of your trip."
"Thank you, sir."
He stamped her passport and she was allowed to enterthe country with no additional questions asked. She waspleased with her Spanish and felt like the first test had gonewell. She knew there would be many others on this journeybut getting through the first one was a confidence builder.
Santa Marta, ColombiaJanuary 17, 2031
Once she had cleared customs, Juanita headed forbaggage claim like all of the other returning citizens. Shehad no bags, however, so once in baggage claim shesimply walked on through and out the door in the directionof ground transportation. She stood in line for a couple ofminutes until a cab pulled up. She informed the driver thatshe would like to go to the Caribe Mar Hotel in El Rodadero.The driver nodded and they left the airport.
