The Puppet Master
Chapter One
A/N: BION, this is partially based on a true story.
"Sleep, now," Coach Thomas Randall purred to the slumped-over Cocoa High School football player – quarterback Mike Jeffries – who was sitting in the chair that was in the coach's office. "Sleep … Now ..."
The player's chin touched his chest as he sat in the chair, deeply asleep, deeply entranced.
Deeply hypnotized.
"That's right … that's right," Coach continued soothingly. "All that matters to you now … is the sound of my voice."
"Your mind ... and your body … are now deeply asleep," the Coach cooed to another Cocoa High School football player – fullback Tim Mathis – who was seated in the same chair in the coach's office as Mike Jeffries had been previously.
Tim sat slumped over in the chair, his head between his knees, his arms dangling by his side. He was sixteen, slender and athletic, and had a mop of short blonde hair.
"Sleep, now … Sleep, now," Coach Randall purred. He was bald, paunchy, and in his mid-fifties. He wore blue sweat pants, a white polo shirt with the school logo embroidered on it, and a whistle around his neck. "Sleep … now."
