-1Ch.7: She's gone, Taraneh's gone.
Taraneh sat on her bed waiting for her captive to come back, it seemed live forever to her since there was no clock and she couldn't see the sky. He finally came back and he held a tray it had strawberries, a sandwich and two glasses of Champagne. He gave Taraneh a glass of champagne and the strawberries and the sandwich as he held the other up and said. "To the melody of my life and her lovely voice." he looked at Taraneh with a smile then chugged the glass. Taraneh just raised her glass a little then took a sip of it. It was bitter and it made her want to gag but she didn't and she just placed it down and took a strawberry and ate it. "I see that you are a strawberries and champagne girl." he whispered flirtively. Taraneh realized that he was flirting and kinda choked on the strawberry the she was eating.
"You never told me why I am here?" She said this time calmly. "I have so you just didn't understand and I guess you still don't my melody my wife." he hissed. At this Taraneh lost her appetite and yelled "NO!" "No? No, what my dear you don't understand, or did you finally get it and your saying no is your answer." He said with a smirk. "NO, is my answer. NO" she said her face horror stricken. "Well, in that case I guess you'll stay with me till you change your mind." he said as his smirk left his face. "You can't keep me here forever. Someone will find us." She said trying to convince him and trying not to let him hear her fear. "I can keep you here forever and if anyone does find us lets just say they too will never see the light of day again." he laughed as he walked out the door and locked it again.
Taraneh's hopes for escape were diminishing with each thing she tried. She feared that if she ever did want to see sunlight and her friends and family again she would have to say yes to this man she doesn't know.
Meanwhile back at her house it was about 8:00 and Taraneh's sister didn't notice her sister was gone till she went to ask her if she can cook her some food… Taraneh sister ran for the phone and called her mom. "Mom, mom Taraneh is missing!" she screamed trough the phone. "Terry, calm down are you sure that she's missing and that she's not anywhere around the house?" her mom asked. "Yes I would have heard her the only time she could of left was when I was listening to my music which was over 5 hours ago." Terry yelled with panic in her voice. "Hold on, Terry I'll be home soon continue looking for her." their mom said as she began to worry. Terry and Taraneh's mom arrived shortly after and saw the note on the door. "Terry calls the cops and tell them that your sister is missing." She yelled to terry as she eyed the note. Slowly she opened it and read.
"Dear, Mlle. James Casanova
Do not worry for Taraneh the angel of music has her and will return her to you tomorrow "If" she says yes to being his bride and to love him forever.
Your obedient servant,
O.G."
Mrs. Casanova dropped the note and put her hands to her mouth. "Mom, Their on their way here to ask us questions." Terry said from the kitchen. "Terry, bring me the portable phone." she demanded. Terry didn't argue and brought her mom the phone. She dialed a number and then pressed talk. "Hello." said a voice over the phone. "Caoimhin, have you've talked to Taraneh at all today?" Mrs. Casanova asked quickly. "No, I haven't seen or heard from her since last night when…" he said. "When what?" She asked. "When you came to pick her up. Did she tell you why I waited with her till you got there?' he asked "Yeah she said you didn't want to leave her alone in the dark." she said confused why he would ask.
