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Ch.21 Distracted
Ric pushed the button and the camera clicked again. This time she stirred after the flash and groaned. Furrowing her brow, she opened her eyes and blinked several times.
"I was beginning to wonder when you'd wake up." he said before clicking the camera again, photographing the confused look on her face. "Sleep well?"
Courtney looked around the room and tried to move. Realizing she couldn't she began shouting angry, muffled words in his direction. He laughed to himself, and closed the space between him and the steel chair she was in.
"Oh how rude of me." he answered sarcastically. "Let me get that for you." the moment he removed the gag she instantly began screaming at him.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT RIC? WHERE THE HELL AM I? LET ME GO YOU SICK-" he quickly replaced the gag, blocking her final words.
"Whoa, calm down. As for where you are, doesn't matter. We'll be leaving momentarily. There's some clothes there for you, I just assumed you wouldn't want to stay in that." he indicated to her hospital gown. "Now I'm going to untie ONLY your hands and the leave the room so you can get up and change. I trust you won't try, or be able to try, anything funny." he did as he said he would.
Courtney waited until the door slid shut to finish untying herself. As she got dressed, her mind raced around the room. She knew exactly where she was. It sent a shiver up her spine, this was where he had kept Carly for all that time.
Moving slowly and cautiously, she walked over to the monitors. Ric was sitting on the couch with a magazine. Courtney saw him check his watch and begin to approach the door once again.
Looking for any sort of weapon, she settled on the chair she had been recently tied to. Folding the steel chair, she gripped it's legs and held it at a batters stance. The action filled her with pain but she ignored it, concentrating on how good it would feel to bring it across Ric's face. She smiled at the image.
The door opened and he stepped in. Using all her strength she swung the chair right at his head. It would have nailed him, if he hadn't ducked. It struck the spot on the wall where his head had been. Courtney dropped the chair and sat down on the bed.
'That would definitely be considered strenuous.' she thought as Ric came closer.
"I bet that hurt. Just out of curiosity; if you had hit, how far would you have got when you're obviously in pain?" he chuckled.
"It would have been worth it." she smiled.
"Come on. Time to go." he reached out to grab her and she violently pulled away.
"Don't touch me!"
"Ok fine. Just trying to help, I don't think you'll be walking very well, especially with your hands cuffed." he held up a pair of handcuffs.
His words made her want to laugh out loud.
"You really think I'm giving you the chance to tie me up again?"
"I never said you'd let me." Moving faster than she'd ever seen him before, he grabbed her wrists and slapped a pair of cuffs on her. Now with her hands bound once again, she angrily spit at him.
"That wasn't nice." Ric grabbed her upper arm and lifted her to her feet. She walked out of the panic room with Ric still holding her.
A few steps out of the room, Courtney cried in agony and fell to her knees. Ric came down to her level just as she'd hoped he would.
"What's wrong."
"It hurts."
"What?"
Her answer was a vicious elbow to his face that sent him reeling down to the floor. Taking advantage she got up and sprinted towards the door, ignoring the soreness in her body. The moment she reached the front door it opened up. Courtney froze and stood face to face with Faith. She had a brief flashback of the last time she had been in the same room with her and the sound of the gun filled her head.
"Faith." was all she got out before a cloth forcefully came over her mouth and she was pulled back into the living room. She hated herself for getting distracted, because she knew what was happening and what was on the cloth. Everything began to blur before going completely black.
Ric breathed heavily as she collapsed in his arms.
"Damn." he said putting a hand to his face.
Faith watched the scene unfold in front of her with amusement. She noticed the large red mark forming on Ric's face and the small trail of blood under his nose.
Stifling her laughter she remarked. "What'd I miss?"
Ch.21 Distracted
Ric pushed the button and the camera clicked again. This time she stirred after the flash and groaned. Furrowing her brow, she opened her eyes and blinked several times.
"I was beginning to wonder when you'd wake up." he said before clicking the camera again, photographing the confused look on her face. "Sleep well?"
Courtney looked around the room and tried to move. Realizing she couldn't she began shouting angry, muffled words in his direction. He laughed to himself, and closed the space between him and the steel chair she was in.
"Oh how rude of me." he answered sarcastically. "Let me get that for you." the moment he removed the gag she instantly began screaming at him.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT RIC? WHERE THE HELL AM I? LET ME GO YOU SICK-" he quickly replaced the gag, blocking her final words.
"Whoa, calm down. As for where you are, doesn't matter. We'll be leaving momentarily. There's some clothes there for you, I just assumed you wouldn't want to stay in that." he indicated to her hospital gown. "Now I'm going to untie ONLY your hands and the leave the room so you can get up and change. I trust you won't try, or be able to try, anything funny." he did as he said he would.
Courtney waited until the door slid shut to finish untying herself. As she got dressed, her mind raced around the room. She knew exactly where she was. It sent a shiver up her spine, this was where he had kept Carly for all that time.
Moving slowly and cautiously, she walked over to the monitors. Ric was sitting on the couch with a magazine. Courtney saw him check his watch and begin to approach the door once again.
Looking for any sort of weapon, she settled on the chair she had been recently tied to. Folding the steel chair, she gripped it's legs and held it at a batters stance. The action filled her with pain but she ignored it, concentrating on how good it would feel to bring it across Ric's face. She smiled at the image.
The door opened and he stepped in. Using all her strength she swung the chair right at his head. It would have nailed him, if he hadn't ducked. It struck the spot on the wall where his head had been. Courtney dropped the chair and sat down on the bed.
'That would definitely be considered strenuous.' she thought as Ric came closer.
"I bet that hurt. Just out of curiosity; if you had hit, how far would you have got when you're obviously in pain?" he chuckled.
"It would have been worth it." she smiled.
"Come on. Time to go." he reached out to grab her and she violently pulled away.
"Don't touch me!"
"Ok fine. Just trying to help, I don't think you'll be walking very well, especially with your hands cuffed." he held up a pair of handcuffs.
His words made her want to laugh out loud.
"You really think I'm giving you the chance to tie me up again?"
"I never said you'd let me." Moving faster than she'd ever seen him before, he grabbed her wrists and slapped a pair of cuffs on her. Now with her hands bound once again, she angrily spit at him.
"That wasn't nice." Ric grabbed her upper arm and lifted her to her feet. She walked out of the panic room with Ric still holding her.
A few steps out of the room, Courtney cried in agony and fell to her knees. Ric came down to her level just as she'd hoped he would.
"What's wrong."
"It hurts."
"What?"
Her answer was a vicious elbow to his face that sent him reeling down to the floor. Taking advantage she got up and sprinted towards the door, ignoring the soreness in her body. The moment she reached the front door it opened up. Courtney froze and stood face to face with Faith. She had a brief flashback of the last time she had been in the same room with her and the sound of the gun filled her head.
"Faith." was all she got out before a cloth forcefully came over her mouth and she was pulled back into the living room. She hated herself for getting distracted, because she knew what was happening and what was on the cloth. Everything began to blur before going completely black.
Ric breathed heavily as she collapsed in his arms.
"Damn." he said putting a hand to his face.
Faith watched the scene unfold in front of her with amusement. She noticed the large red mark forming on Ric's face and the small trail of blood under his nose.
Stifling her laughter she remarked. "What'd I miss?"