strange attractor
chapter
two
I
couldn't eat. I wouldn't eat. Why would
I? Why would I give this guy the satisfaction? He
stole me. Can you even steal a person? I
wasn't sure, but then again here I was.
"Aren't you hungry?" his honey voice was
right in my ear, and I couldn't help the relief that
rushed through my body. The calmness of his tone
constrasted with the headache-inducing city noises. The
beeping cars, the skidding wheels, the angry, distant
voices of drivers on-edge because they were ten minutes
late for work. And then him.
I looked over my shoulder, shivering at the feeling of
his warm breath on my face. Something about him, despite
his obvious insanity, was... comforting. He was smooth
like silk, and every syllable that came out of those lips
had me fighting to tell him all of my secrets. "My
head hurts."
It took me a moment to realize I was the one who had said
it. Why did I bother? What did he care?
"Take these," he breathed, pushing a glass of
water towards me and opening his free palm to expose a
small white disc. I recognized it as asprin (partly
because the word was ingraved into the pill), and reached
for it greedily but reeled when I remembered what
he'd given me last night.
"No."
He set the pill on the mahogany table beside and turned
my body toward his, reaching out a large hand to stroke
my cheek. "Don't be afraid. It's just
asprin, promise."
I shivered, and it took every fiber of my being not to
obey him. "Leave me alone," I yelled, earning a
wide-eyed look from my captor. And then smaller, quieter.
"Please."
"Why are you afraid of me?" His voice was
strained, like he was trying hard to stay calm.
"Why shouldn't I be?" I said. "You
kidnapped me."
He clenched his fists -- I could feel his left hand
shaking where he held it, still warm against my cheek --
and ripped himself away from me. "Because --
don't you see, Caroline? I did this for you!
I did this all for you! Come on, think!
You're smart -- I know you're smart! Why
won't you just think?"
All I could think was, How does he know my name?
And then, as I stared at him where he stood, red in the
face a huffing with anger, I realized just how dangerous
this man was. He'd managed to sweep me off of my feet
and take me from my own birthday party,
unnoticed, and I was pretty damn sure he'd
be able to do worse. So I took the glass in one hand and
the tablet in the other, and with shaky hands managed to
take the medicine. "Where's my room?" I
asked through gritted teeth.
"Well, our room is over there," he
said, gesturing to the place I'd woken up in only
about an hour before. "But you're welcome to
stay in the guest room until you're more
comfortable." He stared pointedly behind me, and I
turned around to find a large wooden door.
"Thanks," I mumbled as I walked in and locked
the door behind me.
What was I going to do?
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