Here's Chapter 4. I apologize for the length (or lack thereof), but I couldn't really think of what to do next. Suggestions for the rest would be helpful ;)
Clarice guessed that Jack had returned home. She felt something…Jack taking off her shoes? She had gone to sleep in full dress, being too tired to take off anything. Not that she had anything to change into, anyway. Jack was taking off her shoes now, though. "Jack," she mumbled, still in sleep, "what are you doing?" She didn't even bother to open her eyes. "I'm fine. Just let me sleep. Don't worry about my shoes." Still, he continued, as though he hadn't heard her. "Fine," she said. "Have it your way." Clarice turned over and went back to sleep.
Only a moment later (or so it seemed to her), she was awakened once again. "Jack—" Before she could finish, she noticed something. "Oh my gosh…what am I wearing?" she said slowly. Now, more awake, she became alarmed. She looked down at herself, finding that she was wearing a soft, pink, cotton nightgown. "Where did this come from?" she wondered aloud. Clarice looked around. Something seemed different. There was something wrong. "Jack?" she called. She got out of bed. "Jack?" Now the call was more urgent. But just as before, there was no answer.
Clarice made her way down the hall and into the living room. Nothing. She glanced out a window to the driveway. No car. She sighed and fumbled for a light switch. As she flipped it, light seemed to bathe the once dark, almost cold, room. "Oh well. Guess there's nothing I can do but wait." Clarice fell onto the couch, taking the remote control from a small side table. Something caught her eye. A piece of paper. She somehow didn't feel that the letter was Jack's. The ink still looked fresh. And the writing – the writing was so elegant. It was…familiar. Familiar? How? Once she looked at the signature, she understood.
It was signed, 'Yours, Hannibal Lecter, M.D.'.
"Do I really want to read this?" Before she could question anything else, she began.
Sorry that I hadn't updated this in ages, but I just hadn't had time to upload it. I don't know that I'll be finishing it anytime soon, but I just wanted to get this posted.
Emily