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Chapter 14.
(Marly)
Once the screen door slammed shut behind them an awful wave of reality hit me. Everyone was dead..and I was using anything as a distraction from it. It wasn't right. Vincent's large hand found my shoulder and I jumped. I tried to play it off but his pause said he knew why I was on edge..I was nervous. They made me nervous. How long until I make one of them angry enough to decide they didn't need anyone but themselves here. Of course if that happened they wouldn't let me leave..not with my life. Carly and Bo even had had a weird little thing and now she's
I tried to blink back the tears while Vincent was studying me stiffly.
"Tell me what to do to make this better." His voice was already growing stronger and the sound of it sent that familiar shiver down my spine.
"There is no making this better." I said and left him in the kitchen for the stairs. I was going to get dressed..and I was going home..somehow. I wasnt sure what I would say to my parents.. I mean it was still soon enough that I could go home with no suspicions from my parents. I could say we extended the weekend and parted ways. That's why I hadn't seen the others..not because the man I had feelings for and his family killed them. That would look suspicious on my part..especially because of the first time..two groups of people go missing and I'm the only one that comes back both times? Maybe I should stay here...maybe it was safer. To hide away from the world.
The stair beneath me creaked and I jumped yet again. I had stopped on the middle of the stairs..deep in thought.
"You are different." Vincent said under his breath. "Not quite my Marly..yet." He turned me around and after removing his mask we kissed deeply on the stairs..even through my thoughts of going home I loved every second of it.
(Bo)
He placed the extra fold out couch in the basement of the gas station. Carly looked rough..what did he expect? She'd been through a lot recently. She had woken when the metal legs hit the stone floor. Bo only glanced at her briefly but it was enough to see her chest heaving..the fear in her eyes. It excited him. He quickly bolted the legs of the the futon into the stone floor and attempted to rip it out with all his strength..if he couldn't move it Carly surely couldn't either.
Bo, feeling rather light and playful at the moment, took the length of rope and duct tape from his box of tools. Once he had everything set up and secure he walked to Carly. She watched him unwrap the tape from around her dirty jeans and the second her legs were free she kicked. Both of her legs shot toward him and she lashed out with all her strength. It impressed him at her will to fight back still. To her immediate horror he laughed at her struggles and held her legs apart just long enough for him to squeeze between them. Bo pressed his raging hard on right against her sensitive areas and her gasp made his heart pound faster.
He pressed his lips forcefully against the tape across hers, holding her in place while he undid her arms. She tried to claw out at him but he tossed her over his shoulder kicking and fighting. He kicked the couch and it fell into a bed before he placed her on it. Bo was much stronger than her and placed her hands together before tying them to the bedrail and then taping over them for good measure. He left her legs free watching her struggle to jerk her hands to no avail.
(Carly)
No! No! Now she was never getting out of here..why didn't they just kill her? This was worse.. Her fearful eyes watched Bo. He just stood there staring at her body and breathing hard. Would he spring on her? He didn't..she watched him take a deep breath and move closer. His fingers took a corner of the tape off gently and slowly her mouth was free.
Carly kicked him in the stomach but he managed to grab her ankle last second
"Don't touch me! You killed my brother!"
Bo shook his head
"Vincent killed your brother. I saved you."
She laughed at his ridiculous reasoning.
"Just kill me..I don't want to be stuck here with you and your backwoods psychotic," Bo smiled wide and pounced on her..placing the tape firmly back on her mouth and leaning on her legs so she couldn't kick or fight.
He pressed his lips to her taped ones and his too warm hand gently caressed up her side..her ribs..Carly's body let out a violent shiver when his thumb brushed over nipple once..twice..three times. A small whimper came from her throat.
"I can be patient." He whispered in her ear. "Ask me. Please Bo. Fuck me until I'm screaming." He caressed her hair. "You don't need to worry Pixiestix..it wouldn't be all about me." A sudden stirring in her lower belly had her wanting to be touched.. by this killer.
Carly suddenly shook her head and tried to buck him off of her. "Pixiestix is true I think..little sweet..little tangy. I'm going to know what you taste like." He whispered against her neck, giving her goosebumps. "Eventually."
(Marly)
After a hot shower and some food Vincent and I were sitting on the front porch swing. The porch was a faded blue with knotches in the columns..probably from knives. It was such a peaceful evening the sky was still pink with the oncoming wave of midnight blue to chase the sunset away. The cicadas were out and I focused on the sound of them..the sound of the swing creaking..of our breathing. In any other situation this would be a nice peaceful getaway..
Bo suddenly stomped up the porch steps and glanced at us before going inside without a word. Did he feel guilty about Carly? Or was she just another notch on his belt? Or another picture on his wall.. my head started to pound.. and something was coming to the surface..something about Bo
'I walked down into the basement of the gas station, wondering if Bo was down here listening to his angry metal music. All was silent
"Bo?" No answer
I hadn't really been down here too much so I took in the pin up and playboy pictures tacked to the walls. The lights were flickering fluorescents that my eyes had to adjust to. The trash on the floor..and a chair..with restraints. That was new. My heart suddenly started to pound and I circled to the front of it..my stomach weak at the thought of what I might see. There was a rusty stain on the floor and several more when the arms would go..but there was something else..something on the chair. I reached out and picked the pictures..the kind that came right out of the camera. My stomach lurched..they were all girls..cut up and disfigured..beaten and dead..some naked some half clothes..some strapped to that very chair.
I had to get out of here..I shouldn't be here. I was crying as I fled to the basement stairs and there he was. Bo was coming down with cleaning supplies..I knew what for.
"Marly?" He looked honestly shocked to find me down here.
"How could you?!" I yelled and angrily threw the photos at him where they all bounced off of his chest and scattered the hard floor. He didn't need to look..he knew what they were. He didn't say anything at first and I shoved his chest..shoved him back a few steps.
"Would you or Vincent do that to me if you felt the need one day?! Would you?! It's not right!" My voice broke at the end. He still wasn't saying anything just staring at me intensely and then..my back hit the wall and I was suddenly almost nose to nose with Bo. I hadnt been that close to him in awhile..looking into his eyes I could finally see the resemblance between them. The evidence that they were twins. He smelled like cologne and his eyes bore into mine..it was so intense of a moment I tried to look away but his fingers held my chin in place.
"Nothing like that will ever happen to you here. Not here. Not us." He gave my face a little shake. "You listening to me, Ginger? We all love you.." He dipped his head and his soft lips brushed over mine and when I didn't immediately pull away he pressed them to mine. I suddenly came to my sense and pushed him back
"Don't tell Vincent." Bo muttered. "He might actually kill us both for that." I had no intention of telling him.. "Such a shame." He was back to joking Bo, looking me up and down. "I would like to see what's under that dress."
I fled up the stairs with his laughter echoing in my ears.'
I hopped up suddenly from the swing and Vincent looked up at me in confusion
"I'm sorry..I have to pee really bad. I'll be right back." I kissed his wax cheek and saw him relax back into the swing.
"We can take a walk when you get back." He squeezed my hand affectionately.
I flew up the stairs and caught Bo at the top
"Hey." I snapped and he turned. "How could you let them do that? How could you let them take Carly? Didn't you like her? At least a little?"
Bo was silently staring at me and it gave me that weird de ja vu.
"Please tell me my mind made it up...that we kissed in the gas station basement..after I found your..," I couldn't even finish the sentence. I looked up into his face with unshed tears in my eyes. "Tell me it didn't happen."
Bo raised his hand and his thumb lightly traced across my bottom lip
"It was a nice kiss..different from anything I'd ever had. If you need a new bedroom to sleep in for any reason..mine is open." He went into the bathroom and closed the door. The surprise at what he said settled around me..What the fuck was I getting myself into...I took a deep breath and wiped my eyes before going back downstairs to Vincent.
I made a huge meatloaf and mashed potatoes for dinner. I leaned against the counter eating my piece and watching the three of them at the table scarf theirs and then second helpings down
"I'm going down to the gas station." Bo announced and filled his plate again
"Still hungry?" I asked in disbelief and Bo clicked his tongue in a light mood.
"Midnight snack." He said and made his way out of the house. Lester and Vincent put their plates away and I cleaned the kitchen..putting the leftovers in the oven for the other midnight snackers.
I had to leave tonight..to see my parents and then I could come back maybe on the weekends..or stay here during the week and stay at home on the weekends. It could work. I could make it work. Warm hands found my waist and for one moment I was afraid it was Bo. Afraid if Vincent would see but his mask came into view and he tilted his head at me.
"I can do this later.. let's go get some rest." His voice made it sound like a command but he still hesitated to hear my response. I put the dirty dish I was holding back down in the sink rinsed and dried my hands and then followed him to our room.
He walked in behind me and the door softly closed. I needed them to think everything was okay so I could slip out undetected..at least for a few days. I stripped out of my shirt with my back still to him knowing he was watching me. Next we're my jeans and underwear and socks. Vincent stepped up and pressed against me fully clothed from behind..and it was arousing. The clatter of a mask hit the table and then his warm lips were on my throat.
(Bo)
His head was swimming and his heart was pounding..Marly had remembered their kiss..that had been so long ago before he had met Lauren even. His grip on the plate tightened and he rounded the corner to find Carly asleep..
He set the plate and soda down on the counter. Bo sat down slowly beside her to not wake her yet. She looked peaceful when she wasn't cursing at him or trying to hit him. He pulled off the tape slowly and her eyes opened..
"Are you hungry?" He asked.
She nodded without a word. Bo silently brushed his thumb along her bottom lip..to see if it felt the same..would it feel the same? He lowered his head and brushed his lips across Carly's. She was completely still..waiting for him to finish. Bo stood and grabbed the food letting her drink some soda first before she allowed him to feed her. When it was all gone..he sat back on the edge of the bed.
"If you let me go..I promise I won't say anything." Her voice was small for once..not demanding anything.
"Even if I did believe you..I don't want you to go." He replaced the tape with a fresh piece and played with her hair..
(Marly)
It was finally the dead of night and I snuck to the bathroom to pee and change clothes. The whole house was silent and I tiptoed around the creaky stair in my boots with my bag slung over my shoulder. Lester was snoring heavily on the couch with the tv on low volume. I quietly grabbed two bottles of water and some trail mix out of cabinet..I wasn't sure if I would be able to hitch a ride along the way. The front door began to squeak when I pushed it and I glanced back at Lester to see he was still out and snoring. I made my way out of the door and off the porch.
My heart was thudding with anxiety..this was it..either I got away and came back to be forgiven or I would get caught and who knows what would happen to me then. I started down the driveway to the road to town.
I was finally on the outskirts almost to the washed out creek when I had to turn on my flashlight to see. A sudden rusting to my left made me whip around. Had I gotten caught this quickly? My beam of light suddenly hit a face..someone I didn't recognize standing there with a backpack at his feet.
"Andrea?" The skinny man called.
"What?" I gasped in shock.
"Andrea! You bitch!" The skeleton like man started towards me and I froze. Who was Andrea? That name sounded familiar
"Where's Lauren? What did you do to her?!" He yelled and suddenly he was right in front of me..his arm shot out and his fist made contact with my nose. I gasped in shock at the blood flowing down my face. I must have dropped my flashlight because he now has it firmly in one hand while he shined it on my face.
"Oh, fuck. You're not Andrea. I'm so sorry." He came closer and suddenly a huge mountainous dark figure jerked the boy up completely off of his feet! The boy went flying and hit the ground hard. The light was now picked up by the figure and shined once again in my face. I blinked against the brightness. Even through my bloody nose I could smell heated wax and soap..Vincent
A light was shined in my eyes a moment, effectively blinding me and then Vincent was gripping my arm
"Marly! Your face! Are you okay?" He didn't wait for me to answer..he was already closing in on the boy
"Wait!" I said but the sound of a connecting hit was already reaching my ears and it made me wince.
"Vincent, no!" I yelled and rushed forward. "I have to talk to him..he knows something!" But Vincent was in his own world connecting another hit and already bracing for a third. I grabbed his arm and he shook me off hard enough for me to stumble back. I stepped right onto some kind large rock and then I was gasping and going down. The back of my head made contact with the concrete. There was a sharp pain and then all light winked out.
I was coming in and out..long enough to hear Bo saying to take something somewhere..dark again..swaying as I was carried somewhere..darkness. Feeling someones fingers probing the back of my head and someone saying "Jesus, look at her face and shirt." It sounded like Bo. "What the fuck did you do?" He snarled angrily at someone. Darkness again.