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Chapter 3- Second Chance
William had been blind folded that night. He couldn't make out the features of the man who had done this because the room was so dark. It was done quite tight the pressure started to hurt his head. He sat there listening. "Here, Drink this" Grunted a voice. William listened. He was sure that he knew the voice but couldn't figure out where. The figure put a cup to his mouth. William hadn't drunk all day so he was very thirsty but decided that he wouldn't drink anything that this person would try to give him. The man insisted once again that William drink the water but he refused. The man eventually grabbed William by the throat and forced his mouth open. He tipped the cup out. William knew that unless he drank the water he couldn't breathe, so he gulped it. It tasted weird, probably poisoned. Once the man had taken the water away, William let out small sobs. He heard the man walk away and open and shut some door. William then realised that he was a lot more aware of himself. He heard dripping water somewhere behind him then he suddenly felt tired. He felt like he just needed to close his eyes and look down.
A flickering light woke William once again. The flicker gave him a headache. His vision was once again blurred but he thought that he could make out the indistinct shape of a person sitting down in front of him. He then heard muffled noises which sounded like someone struggling against a mouth gag. He tried to focus his eyes but the fact that enough light only flickered on and off made it very hard for William to see who it was. Once again, just like the previous day a voice came over the P.A.
"Wakey Wakey William. My family has suffered as a result of recent actions of yours. If I told you which actions, then I would have to kill you. So in 2 hours I will tell you, then I will set the chair to work. Now as my family has suffered, so must yours even if it is just you and your wife. The figure bound and gagged on the chair opposite you is indeed your wife, if you haven't guessed already. You will both die in 2 hours unless you enter the combination to stop your chair and then hers. Here is the deal. Your wife knows the combination, but it doesn't seem that there is any way she can communicate with you. You must somehow acquire the combination from her. You have to be careful though. Entering the incorrect combination will result in death. Let me give you a little clue. The gag cannot be removed but you can still use your ears. Think about this. There will be no more second chances." At that moment the P.A stopped.
William grew very angry. "Let my wife go you bastard, I swear if you do anything to her I will strangle you with your intestines." There was no response. William looked at his wife. He couldn't see her clearly nor could he see her audibly. He started to struggle. He wasn't thinking straight. He then tried to calm down. "Honey, try your best to tell me the numbers" he calmly told her but only got more muffled noises in response. 'Think Wilhelm, think' He thought to himself. There had to be a way out of this. Use your ears, the guy had said. He listened intently but heard nothing. "Screw this!" He yelled at the top of his voice.