Chapter 3
When Kate finally regained consciousness, she surveyed her surroundings. Her muscles felt weak and she was very dizzy. She saw concrete walls, poles, and a door with a padlock on it on the left. There was an open door on the right with light coming through into the shadowy room. It took a minute for Kate to realize that she was tied to a chair resting up against a pole. The ropes that bound her wrapped all the way around the pole. Kate started to fidget to get free. She tried to push against the ropes but it was no use. The knots were too tight and were not loosening at all. She grunted. Again, Kate surveyed the room, this time paying more attention. The room wasn't too big. It was dark, but not pitch black. Light was streaming in small rectangular windows that were close to the ceiling. They looked like basement windows. Kate tried to catch a glimpse of the structure behind her. There was a work-bench type structure against the far back wall. A shadow was cast over the top; the objects were impossible to identify. She was trying to make sense of all that had happened when a sound startled her.
The concrete door on the left twitched. It sounded like there was a lock being lifted out of place. Kate stiffened. A man entered the room and shut the door. There was a beeping before he turned away from the door. Kate assumed it was the padlock she had seen earlier. The man was walking toward her, smiling.
"Well, well, well. Special Agent Todd. I see you are finally awake." He smirked and looked down at her. "I bet you're pretty confused, huh?"
"Who are you?" She spat back. "Where am I?"
He chuckled. "I'll answer your questions Kate, may I call you Kate? But first, you look hungry." He held up a paper bag. "Want some food?"
Kate glared at him. She was hungry. Breakfast hadn't seemed important earlier. "I'm not taking anything from you. Now answer my questions."
"First of all, Kate, we need to establish some rules here. See, you don't tell me what to do. I am in control here. Got that? You will do what I say when I say it. And if you don't," His hand brushed against her leg and Kate twitched, "well, I wouldn't want to have to hurt a pretty girl like yourself."
Kate kicked her leg and hit the man in the chest. "Go to hell!" she screamed. There was a squeal of pain from the man before he dropped the bag and turned back to Kate.
"See. Now, you shouldn't have done that Kate." He took his hand back and smacked Kate straight across her face. The spot where the man hit her was stinging. Tears swelled in her eyes, but she forced herself not to cry. Her breathing had gotten heavier too. The man picked up the bag and opened it. He threw a small water bottle and wrapped sandwich at her. "Eat." He commanded. Kate stared at him.
"How would you like me to do that?" she said gesturing toward her bound arms with her head.
"Well," he smirked, "I guess I will just have to feed you, huh? Of course, you will have to ask me nicely."
"I would rather starve." Kate grimaced.
"Suit yourself." The man took a chair from the side of the room, twisted it so the seat was facing him, and sat looking at Kate. They stared at each other until she finally broke the silence.
"Who are you?" She asked again.
"Well, let's just say I'm an old friend of your boss, Special Agent Gibbs." He intertwined his fingers. "But you can call me Ren." Kate opened her mouth to speak again, but Ren interrupted her. "And let me guess, your next question is why I am doing this. Well, it's simple really. Special Agent Gibbs ruined my life. And now, I'm going to ruin his." He glanced up at Kate. "You know, it really is a shame you got caught up in all of this, Kate. You should've stayed at the secret service."
Kate raised an eyebrow. How did he know so much about her? She wondered. Her face still stung, but the urge to cry had gone away. She glanced down at the food in her lap and her stomach growled.
"So," Ren said. "You want help eating that food now?" His expression was smug and cocky. Kate was disgusted. But she was hungry. She nodded reluctantly and he stood up. Ren placed one hand on her knee and one on the food in her lap. He kept his hand there for an extra minute before grabbing the food. He unwrapped the sandwich and held it up to her face.
The sandwich was cold and tough. Kate couldn't tell what she was eating, but she really didn't have much choice. After taking a sip of water, Ren brought the sandwich up to her face again. She slowly brought her mouth to it, but instead of focusing on biting the sandwich, she focused on the fingers on the other side. She opened her mouth, but this time went beyond the food and clamped down on Ren's fingers. He cursed out as blood dripped from is finger. He brought them to his mouth.
"Bitch!" Ren brought his foot right to Kate's midsection. Her cry out in pain seemed to please him. Next, he brought his fist back and threw it forward, connecting with Kate's head. She flew back, hitting the pole directly behind her. The last thing she saw was Ren going to the door before she passed out again.
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