Stories tagged “hostage”
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Promotion for the sous?
“Shut up! No speaking!” Sharp words from the youthful captor as he jabbed the bound and gagged men with the end of his club. The first was wide-eyed and groaning horribly, face to the floor, almost kissing the rubber tiles. The other two we...
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A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed
The yelling, the whining! “Coot! You never shut up!” Coot really did not shut up, even at Vanco’s remark. “Because I’m thinking out loud, because I can’t walk, and because I want a way out!” Vanco should have r...
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Beyond the Supermarket
The parking lot possesses the kind of lighting appropriate for such crimes as mugging, rape, and unsanctioned gambling to take place unnoticed. My car is nearby, parked in a handicap spot, sideways. I make my way towards it with haste. I open the trunk...
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Stockholm Syndrome
They were killing her, those three. They made her their slave. She was such a compassionate woman. She would give and give until she simply gave out. I saw the stress and strain wearing on her. She would worry about one of those three for a while, then...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 2)
“Oh my, this is going quite nicely!” Dr. Ochentaker stood on his stool and rubbed his hands together like any normal, crazy, lunatic mad scientist would when he’s accomplished a new evil deed. The flash bulb went off, a poof of smoke, and a smart...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 3)
Yes, you may have ripped out my wings, but that doesn’t mean I’m not still an Angelle, Basil thought, glaring at wherever the creepy and mysterious voice was coming from. “You won’t find us, Basil. You shall never see us. We will always remain ...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 4)
“Do you think this is the key to our problem, Frido?” The scientist leapt down from his stool in anger. “I told you never to use that name! It’s Dr. Ochentaker! For the love of God…” He strutted across the room on his small legs and walked ...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 5)
Basil fell asleep against the dirty wall out of sheer exhaustion. But apparently, the perky mystery woman enjoyed bothering him. “Oh, Baaaasilll,” she said sweetly, waking him up. When he only stirred, she shouted, “Basil! It’s time to get up!!...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 6)
“What do you mean, stop talking?” Loretta stepped away from the mike and focused her sharp pink eyes on the short frame of Dr. Ochentaker. “He needs to rest so he doesn’t completely die off from exhaustion!” Loretta sighed. “Well, I’m sor...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 7)
Basil assumed it was the next day. There was no way to tell in his dank, dark, lonely prison. “Basil, we will be moving you to a different room now. You can have some company!” the woman’s shrill voice said. Oh great, he thought, company. Probabl...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 8)
“Do you really think that was smart, Frido?” Dr. Ochentaker turned around slowly and glared at Loretta through his small bifocals. “For the love of God, Loretta! No more FRIDO !” “Oops! I, I mean, I’m so sorry!” stammered Loretta. She ner...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 9)
Basil stared at the strange winged girl across the room from him. What is she doing here? Why didn’t they take her wings off? he thought. She stared back at him, pressing her hands against the glass wall, not saying anything. Basil limped over to her...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 10)
“Okay, Loretta! Enough!” Loretta looked over at Frido, and let the lever fall back to the neutral position. “But I was having so much fun! It was so very much better than I expected!” Frido chuckled. “Ah, yes, there’s no feeling at all in t...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 11)
Sloan entered the room, numb. She had done this too many times. All the lies, all the acting, always having to be on her guard so they wouldn’t kill her. There was a boy standing on the other side of the room, behind the glass. She felt like she was ...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 12)
“Now it’s your turn, Sloan, dear!” cackled Dr. Ochentaker. He was in the control room opposite that of the one Loretta was in. This control room operated the machinery in the room of the girl Angelle. He watched her body start to convulse as the ...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 13)
Sloan tried to remove her hands from the glass, but she could no longer control her muscles. She was extremely stiff, and she felt like she was part of the glass. “Now it’s your turn, Sloan, dear!” Dr. Ochentaker’s voice echoed throughout the c...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 14)
Dr. Ochentaker jumped as the shriek pierced his concentration. He recognized that scream, a scream he had only heard once before. It was Loretta. He burst out of his chair, and pushed the sliding door open by force. He cursed his short legs as he ran d...
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Fallen Angels (Pt. 15)
Basil was collapsed on the floor and gasping for air when the electricity stopped surging through him. The female’s voice emitted a high-pitched, deafening scream. After the scream, he heard muffled voices like someone accidentally left the PA system...
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Courage in the Courtyard (part 1)
To my dismay, that twerp still haunts me in my dreams on occasion. Thankfully, when she appears in them, I do not let her turn them into nightmares. She just taints my dreams a bit with her evil—but I’ve learned by now that her wrath can’t hurt m...
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Through The Crosshairs
Everything looks different through the scope. I can see the sweat beading on his face as he clings to his female hostage. The body language of her panic telegraphs her fear. Her eyes are wide and her scream is silenced under the pressure of the arm tha...
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Living
It’s better than dying. During my blue period, when the first protean delights of immortality had passed, and I was left with the prospect of undying boredom. Artistically, I mastered painting, sculpture, and drama. Athletically, under the guise ...