silence. ‘ Your fiancé isn’t the man you think he is. What you see, what you love, is only half of him. He’s darker, far more dangerous than you’d ever believe. ’
What? No, this can’t be true. He doesn’t even know William. How would he?
‘ When I tell you the truth, nothing will ever be the same again. ’
‘ The truth? What truth? ’
‘ The truth about your brother’s death. ’
Chapter Nine
‘ Wh-what? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. You got it all wrong. My brother died in a hit and run. It was an accident. Just an accident. No suspicious circumstances. ’
No reply, but I know he remains. I feel his presence, hear his steady breathing.
‘ You’re lying. You’re lying. You’re just trying to scare me, ’ I ramble.
‘ Why would I scare you? I get nothing out of it. It would also defy the reason for bringing you here in the first place. ’ I hear scuffling of shoes as I presume he moves to stand. ‘ I need to gain your trust otherwise there is no hope in hell you will believe what I have to say. ’
‘ And you expect kidnapping will gain my trust? Christ, you must be more deluded than I thought! ’
‘ It is the only way I know how. ’
‘ Well this sounds promising. ’
‘ What else was I supposed to do? Let you carry on with your life blissfully unaware of how your brother died? ’
‘ Yes! ’ No. ‘ It doesn’t matter anyway. It was a simple hit and… ’
‘ No it wasn’t! ’
‘ Just fucking tell me and let me go then if it means so much to you that I know the truth! ’
I hear soft footfalls as he paces in front of me.
‘ I can’t, ’ he abruptly whispers into the tense atmosphere.
‘ Can’t? Can’t? So what has this all been for then? For Christ sakes! Tell me then let me go so we both can get on with our lives! ’
In the quiet following I swear I just heard him mumble something. It sounded like, ‘ I have no life, ’ but before I am able to think on it further, he speaks.
‘ I need you to calm down… ’
‘ Why? You’re afraid someone will hear me? Come to my rescue? Discover you? ’
‘ No, but… ’
‘ Then I won’t stop! I wouldn’t have anyway. I have a right to shout, to scream. I’m fighting for my life here! Not knowing what you will do next! ’
‘ I told you I wouldn’t hurt you. ’
‘ That’s a lie for a start. These strings digging into me hurt. You whacked me around the head, knocking me out earlier. That hurt. And you’re hurting me now with these false accusations. So why would you think I’d believe anything else that falls from your mouth! ’
Heavy, frustrated sighs accompany his pacing. The moment stretches out, precious seconds trickling away. However, it affords me a chance to think, to regain my wits.
It looks like I’m not going to get out of here anytime soon. I need to co-operate if I want to get out alive, but I’m finding that task more and more difficult as he keeps pressing the right buttons to aggravate me. It’s only placing me in more danger, but I can’t seem to help myself. There’s something about him which ignites the dormant fire in my belly.
That’s another thing. Why do I respond so passionately, in both cases? It doesn’t make any sense! None of this makes sense! All I’m getting is question after question but no answers. Questions that are constantly swimming around and around in in my head, never letting up. They’re slowly driving me insane!
‘ Look, ’ my head snaps in the direction of his voice, which is surprisingly close once again. When did he stop pacing? ‘ You need to know
What? No, this can’t be true. He doesn’t even know William. How would he?
‘ When I tell you the truth, nothing will ever be the same again. ’
‘ The truth? What truth? ’
‘ The truth about your brother’s death. ’
Chapter Nine
‘ Wh-what? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. You got it all wrong. My brother died in a hit and run. It was an accident. Just an accident. No suspicious circumstances. ’
No reply, but I know he remains. I feel his presence, hear his steady breathing.
‘ You’re lying. You’re lying. You’re just trying to scare me, ’ I ramble.
‘ Why would I scare you? I get nothing out of it. It would also defy the reason for bringing you here in the first place. ’ I hear scuffling of shoes as I presume he moves to stand. ‘ I need to gain your trust otherwise there is no hope in hell you will believe what I have to say. ’
‘ And you expect kidnapping will gain my trust? Christ, you must be more deluded than I thought! ’
‘ It is the only way I know how. ’
‘ Well this sounds promising. ’
‘ What else was I supposed to do? Let you carry on with your life blissfully unaware of how your brother died? ’
‘ Yes! ’ No. ‘ It doesn’t matter anyway. It was a simple hit and… ’
‘ No it wasn’t! ’
‘ Just fucking tell me and let me go then if it means so much to you that I know the truth! ’
I hear soft footfalls as he paces in front of me.
‘ I can’t, ’ he abruptly whispers into the tense atmosphere.
‘ Can’t? Can’t? So what has this all been for then? For Christ sakes! Tell me then let me go so we both can get on with our lives! ’
In the quiet following I swear I just heard him mumble something. It sounded like, ‘ I have no life, ’ but before I am able to think on it further, he speaks.
‘ I need you to calm down… ’
‘ Why? You’re afraid someone will hear me? Come to my rescue? Discover you? ’
‘ No, but… ’
‘ Then I won’t stop! I wouldn’t have anyway. I have a right to shout, to scream. I’m fighting for my life here! Not knowing what you will do next! ’
‘ I told you I wouldn’t hurt you. ’
‘ That’s a lie for a start. These strings digging into me hurt. You whacked me around the head, knocking me out earlier. That hurt. And you’re hurting me now with these false accusations. So why would you think I’d believe anything else that falls from your mouth! ’
Heavy, frustrated sighs accompany his pacing. The moment stretches out, precious seconds trickling away. However, it affords me a chance to think, to regain my wits.
It looks like I’m not going to get out of here anytime soon. I need to co-operate if I want to get out alive, but I’m finding that task more and more difficult as he keeps pressing the right buttons to aggravate me. It’s only placing me in more danger, but I can’t seem to help myself. There’s something about him which ignites the dormant fire in my belly.
That’s another thing. Why do I respond so passionately, in both cases? It doesn’t make any sense! None of this makes sense! All I’m getting is question after question but no answers. Questions that are constantly swimming around and around in in my head, never letting up. They’re slowly driving me insane!
‘ Look, ’ my head snaps in the direction of his voice, which is surprisingly close once again. When did he stop pacing? ‘ You need to know
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