Jim and Melinda spent the next couple hours in complete bliss. They were so in love that being together was easy for them. It simply came natural to them. After coming down from their highs, Jim wrapped Mel in a hug and sweetly whispered in her ear, "God I love you Mel . . ."
Melinda slowly turned towards him and kissed him deeply then smiled, "I love you too."
Jim smiled back then both decided to take a nap before their day together.
Melinda found herself in another dream only this time she wasn't in the basement, this time she was in the back of a van. She was again tied up, much in the same way as before only this time she wasn't tied to the floor . . . at least not yet. She looked up and tried to call for help but realized that she had tape over her mouth so she was unable to speak at all. She tried to look around and see if there was anything in the back of the van that could help her find out who was taking her.
Sadly though when she started to look around she accidentally bumped into a pile of aluminum cans on the floor, which caused the driver of the van to jump slightly. He looked back and sneered at her. "Damn-it!!" he cursed. He hadn't expected her to wake up. He decided to act quickly since he didn't want her to be able to tell where she was or where he was taking her. So he immediately stopped the van and got out. Melinda was confused and terrified all at the same time. She knew she didn't have much time so she quickly looked around at all she could. There wasn't much in van; the only thing that she saw that might be of some help was a uniform that said Hendrick's Steel Company. Then the back door of the van opened.
"Hello Melinda . . ." he sneered, " now my dear you're not supposed to be up yet. Let me take care of that for you . . ." He quickly struck her across the face knocking her out cold.
Melinda bolted upright in bed only to find herself already in Jim's arms. She turned to look at him and realizeed that she is out of breath, covered in sweat and probably has a panicked look on her face.
"Hey, what happened?" Jim asked as he lovingly rubbed her back.
"I . . . I had another vision . . . only this time I wasn't in the basement. I . . . I think he just took me because this time I was in the back of the van. When he noticed that I woke up he pulled the van over . . . and came back to . . . to where I was." Mel said as a tear began to roll down her face.
Jim gently wiped away her tears with his thumbs, "what happened Mel?" Jim was extremely worried. "Did he do something to you? Mel did he touch you? Did he hurt you?"
"He told me that I shouldn't be awake yet and then he . . . he . . . he hit me across the face and knocked me out." Mel stuttered out while tears began to fall freely.
Jim instantly embraced her in a hug and lovingly held her while she cried. He gently began to rub her back again in an attempt to calm her down. Slowly Mel began to calm down and pulled out of the hug to look him in the eyes. She still had tears in her eyes and on her cheeks, Jim gently wiped away the tears.
"Jim . . ."
"Yeah?"
"I'm scared . . ."
"Me too babe, me too."
"I saw something."
"Wait, what do you mean you saw something? Is something here?" Jim was confused, "or do you mean you saw something in your dream."
Mel smiled, "in my dream, I saw something. When he got out of the van I knew he was coming back to me so I quickly looked around at everything to see if I could find a clue, and I saw a uniform. On it there was a name. Hendrick's Steel Company."
"Wait . . . what is that? Have you ever heard of that company before?" Jim asked still unsure of how all of this tied together but one thing he was sure of was that something was coming and it was his job to keep Mel safe. No matter what.
"No I've never heard of it before, I was hoping that you might of." Mel sighed. She was holding onto the little hope that Jim might know what the name on the shirt was but he didn't and now they were back at square one again.
"No Mel I've never heard of it. Hey where's your laptop? We'll look it up together." Jim asked as he got up from the bed to find the laptop.
"Its down stairs . . . you want me to come with you?" Mel asked simply to be nice, she didn't really want to get out of bed yet.
Jim noticed that she wasn't really ready to get out of bed, "No I'll go get it and bring it back up here."
"K it's on the coffee table by the couch . . . I think . . ." Mel giggled. She didn't really remember where she put it.
"I'll be right back then." Jim said as he walked out the door.
Jim made his way down the stairs and straight to the couch . . . no computer. So he checked the kitchen . . . no computer. Next was the dining room table . . . no computer. "Where could she have left it?" Suddenly he realized that she must have left it in her car. So he grabbed her keys and made his way outside.
Meanwhile Melinda was waiting patiently for her husband to return. "What is taking him so long?" she thought. "He probably cant find it . . . I put it right by the – oh man I forgot . . . I left it in the car. Woops . . .well I hope he realizes that before he tears the whole house apart."
Suddenly a young woman appeared in front of Melinda
"Who are you?!" Melinda asked obviously startled
"That's not important right now, what is important is that you are in grave danger. He's after you and wont stop until he has you. It is important to listen to everything he tells you to do. He will only allow you to be in denial for so long, after a while he will become agitated with your lack of cooperation and will begin to take it out on you. If beating you doesn't work and you still refuse then he will simply no longer have a need for you and you will suffer the same fate as me. Please don't be foolish, no one will be able to find you or save you from him, he is too careful for that. My job is to save your life and show you proof that no one will be able to find you. Please listen to my warning. Don't try to be brave, just do as he says." And with that she was gone.
