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Chapter 1

Iris was sitting at her desk. For hours no one had set a foot into the hotel, but that didn't really concern her. It was off season. In a couple of weeks this place would be crowded as hell, but for now it was just her and her little telly. Although she wasn't really interested in the program she still preferred to keep it on. The voice of the game show host helped her to get over her loneliness. Any sort of sound actually would. It could get pretty spooky in here. Especially at that time of the day. The sun was setting and with the darkness the creepy characters would come out to play.

In the last couple of years she had witnessed things that no psychiatrist would ever believe her. She had seen the dark abyss of our civilization and humanity itself. So when the large doors to the hotel suddenly opened, she wondered what secret this new guest might be hiding.

"Good evening. Can I get a room?"

"Sure." She took a drag on her cigarette and looked at the man in front of her. He was tall, had dark curly hair and a kind of boyish look. You couldn't deny that he was pretty handsome as well. But of course he was way too young for Iris.

"So a single bedroom?"

"No, actually. I would prefer a double bedroom. For me and…my wife. She is waiting in the car outside."

I hope you don't mean inside the car booth, she thought, but instead said: "Oh, that's lovely."

"Yeah, we are…just married." He seemed kind of nervous. Killer.

"Then, the honeymoon suite will be perfect for you. Here are the keys. It's room 64. "

Iris smiled, trying to be the perfect host. She would never ask any questions and that was all of them ever wanted.

"Good. Thank you.", he said and then left. Outside it was still raining, but he had parked close enough to not get drenched on the way back.

"Okay, so I got a room."

As soon as he got inside the car he started talking, but the woman next to him didn't move a muscle. Almost if she hadn't noticed his presence.

"It seems like a nice place. Nothing too fancy."

The woman looked down to her lap and to her hands that were gripping her cardigan so tightly that her knuckles have turned white.

"But I told the receptionist that we are married. You know, less questions. So we got the honeymoon suite.", he explained and she scoffed.

"Hey, listen. I know this isn't perfect, but you have to cooperate to make this work."

"Funny." She said, facing him. These were the first words she has said for hours and she could almost feel her voice cracking. "Aren't these the same words the police has said to you? Before you took me away?"

Her eyes were burning with anger and accusation and for a long moment he just stared back into those beautiful big eyes. They seemed almost like a mirror and his reflection showed nothing but a monster. That's what he was for her. A monster, a kidnapper, who had dragged her to this place she didn't want to be. And still with no clear prospect, if she could ever return home.

"Just get out of the car."

She sighed and was about to open the door, but then he stopped her again. "Oh, and put your cardigan over your wrists. No one has to see these."

He was referring to the handcuffs, which had left purple bruises on her wrists.

"Why? Maybe people will think we are into that kind of stuff."

Even now she still made sarcastic comments.

Maybe that's her way to cope with fear, he thought.

Because, yes, she was scared. He had seen it written all over her face when he had pointed his gun at her head hours ago. Right before he had taken her hostage. How in heavens name did it happen, that he went from being a normal guy to becoming a bank robber and to now becoming a kidnapper? And all of that in just one day. Everything had happened so fast. He only hoped that being a kidnapper would be the last thing he could call himself. There was no way he wanted to add the word murderer to this list. But who knew. The day wasn't over yet.

"Where will I meet my fate?
Baby I'm a man, I was born to hate
And when will I meet my end?
In a better time you could be my friend"

- "Bad Dream" by Keane

This is my first fanfiction in English. So I'm very sorry for any grammatical mistakes! Anyway I hope, you enjoyed the first chapter! Reviews are well appreciated!