Rita heard footsteps in the shadows. She was so afraid. She had received a chilling phone call earlier in the day saying that if she didn't do as she was told, she would never see Roddy, her husband and first mate, ever again. "Go to the flood gate tower and stand in front of the ice maker." the voice had said. "Stay there until my partner arrives and do what he says, or Roddy dies."
That's why Rita was standing in the tower alone. She couldn't lose him. If she did, she would die with a broken heart. She knew it could all be a lie, but she wasn't taking any chances. "This is a great birthday present" she thought sarcastically. Just then, a newt stepped into the light. Rita began to think about her daughter, Robin, still at home asleep in her bed. "What if I die today?" She thought, "If neither of us make it, she'll be all alone."
Rita followed
him to the back of the building where a small boat was waiting. She
felt a sharp pain in the back of her head and blacked out.
She
came to just as the small boat stopped in front of an abandoned
building in a run down area of Pickadily. A large rat hat semingly
come out of nowhere yanked her to her feet, and began dragging her
inside. She tried not to show her fear. When came to the end of a
long hall way the rat opened a door and shoved her inside. She looked
acrossed the room and nearly fainted. There across From her sat a
large Burmise python.