Different Tactics
Chapter 12: Behave
A/N: Sorry for taking so long with this chapter but my dorm had a Halloween party last night and I couldn't resist. Plus I had a few reports to write, as they are due tomorrow and Tuesday. This chapter's also is going to be a bit short as I still have two essays to write. Sorry.
'Where am I?' Nick looked around the dark room in hopes of recognizing something. The events of the past few days came rushing back at him. 'I hope Greg's all right. Sara had to have found him by now. Greg, I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. I failed you. I was supposed to protect you but instead I got you shot.'
Nick pulled his knees to his chest and rested his arms on them. He put his head down on his arms and wept into them. He wept for Greg, his innocent friend who got caught up in this mess. He wept for Sara, his friend and lover who would blame herself for leaving them alone. He wept in self-pity, for not being strong enough to resist Nigel from hurting him and his friends. But most of all he wept in fear.
"Hello Nick," Nigel Crane entered the room with a tray. Nick could smell the food and heard his stomach grumble in anticipation. "I brought you some food. It's not much, just a bowl of vegetable soup and some buttered bread, but it'll have to do. It's all I have until I go do some shopping. Of course I know I can trust you here alone. You would never do something to hurt one of your friends again. Especially since you passed out the first time and the next time I promise it will be much worse."
Nick refused to meet Crane's cold, calculating eyes. His stalker knew that Nick would never intentionally put one of his friends, the same friends he considered family, in danger. He would rather remain in the dark room, alone for the rest of his life, than try to escape and have one of his friends hurt again. He cared about them that much and Crane knew that.
"Now eat up and I'll be back after I do some shopping," Crane set the tray down beside his captive. "I'll also stop by your house and get you some more clothes. I'm sure you'd like to have a change of clothes for after you finished your shower later today. I'll be back in about an hour. Remember, you leave and I hurt one of your friends. Maybe Sara this time or Greg again.
"Leave them alone," Nick pleaded though he knew it would do no good if he attempted to escape. Nigel would follow through on his threats without a second thought. "I'll behave I promise. Just don't hurt my friends anymore."
"It's all up to you Nicholas," Crane said as he walked out of the room. "I'll just have to see how well you behave."
Chapter 12: Behave
A/N: Sorry for taking so long with this chapter but my dorm had a Halloween party last night and I couldn't resist. Plus I had a few reports to write, as they are due tomorrow and Tuesday. This chapter's also is going to be a bit short as I still have two essays to write. Sorry.
'Where am I?' Nick looked around the dark room in hopes of recognizing something. The events of the past few days came rushing back at him. 'I hope Greg's all right. Sara had to have found him by now. Greg, I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. I failed you. I was supposed to protect you but instead I got you shot.'
Nick pulled his knees to his chest and rested his arms on them. He put his head down on his arms and wept into them. He wept for Greg, his innocent friend who got caught up in this mess. He wept for Sara, his friend and lover who would blame herself for leaving them alone. He wept in self-pity, for not being strong enough to resist Nigel from hurting him and his friends. But most of all he wept in fear.
"Hello Nick," Nigel Crane entered the room with a tray. Nick could smell the food and heard his stomach grumble in anticipation. "I brought you some food. It's not much, just a bowl of vegetable soup and some buttered bread, but it'll have to do. It's all I have until I go do some shopping. Of course I know I can trust you here alone. You would never do something to hurt one of your friends again. Especially since you passed out the first time and the next time I promise it will be much worse."
Nick refused to meet Crane's cold, calculating eyes. His stalker knew that Nick would never intentionally put one of his friends, the same friends he considered family, in danger. He would rather remain in the dark room, alone for the rest of his life, than try to escape and have one of his friends hurt again. He cared about them that much and Crane knew that.
"Now eat up and I'll be back after I do some shopping," Crane set the tray down beside his captive. "I'll also stop by your house and get you some more clothes. I'm sure you'd like to have a change of clothes for after you finished your shower later today. I'll be back in about an hour. Remember, you leave and I hurt one of your friends. Maybe Sara this time or Greg again.
"Leave them alone," Nick pleaded though he knew it would do no good if he attempted to escape. Nigel would follow through on his threats without a second thought. "I'll behave I promise. Just don't hurt my friends anymore."
"It's all up to you Nicholas," Crane said as he walked out of the room. "I'll just have to see how well you behave."