“He said I’m free and I just kept saying, ‘Free? You’re free?’” said Bunny Drueke, the mother of Alex Drueke. “I just couldn’t comprehend it. It’s still hard to believe now. It was just really really exciting!”
“He said I’m free and I just kept saying, ‘Free? You’re free?’” said Bunny Drueke, the mother of Alex Drueke. “I just couldn’t comprehend it. It’s still hard to believe now. It was just really, really exciting!”
“It had been about six weeks since the last call that he was allowed to make in captivity,” said Dianna Shaw, the aunt of Alex Drueke. “He just confirmed, ‘Yes, I’m fine. I’m OK. I can’t wait to see everybody. How’s my dog Diesel?’”“When I got that call I looked at the phone and thought, ‘I don’t know anyone in Saudi Arabia, but what the heck? I’ll just go ahead and take it!” said Bunny.They say a woman with the U.S.
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