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Chapter 3

As the guy was bleeding out, she sat in silence, pressed against her seat as she wondered what this guy was going to do next. Screaming wouldn't be in her best interest as much as she wanted to do just that.

He leaned over the seat, closer to her and held the broken bottle to the driver's neck. "Pull over," he demanded.

The driver did as he was told.

"Put the car in park and stay where you are."

His voice was menacing, no longer the happy, hopeful voice from moments before.

She sat in silence, in fear, but refused to let it show as he smashed the rest of the bottle onto the driver's head, watching as he passed out. He rummaged through the driver's pockets, finding a knife. He turned to her and cut the ropes from her hands, then her legs. She watched his face and tried to get her breathing back to normal.

He looked up at her as he concealed the knife in a pocket. "You're not afraid of me," he stated. "Or at least you're just trying to hide your fear."

"You haven't done anything to harm me. In fact you probably just saved me." She was surprised she could even get the words out.

"Well, I'm no superhero," he joked. "I need you to help me with them," he tilted his head towards the front seat and before she could answer he continued. "If you try to run I will kill you."

She nodded, again hiding her fear.

After they got the guys in the back seat he changed his bloody shirt with the driver's cleaner ones as she got into the passenger seat like he told her to.

When they were moving he introduced himself as if everything was perfectly fine. "I'm Oswald by the way," he said, smiling. "Oswald Cobblepot."

"Isabelle Gordon," she said observing him closely. There's something not quite right about his smile but at the same time she couldn't help but smile back.

"Nice to meet you Isabelle. I am terribly sorry for this inconvenience but I really had no choice. You see, much like you, I'm in a bit of a predicament myself."

"So all of that you were saying about a temporary setback and being your fault and how you'll be back better than ever wasn't exactly just conversation," she said. She didn't want to upset this guy who had seemed so harmless before but she couldn't help asking "Are you going to let me go?"

"Yes all of that is true but I'm afraid I can't let you go. You've just seen me murder a young man and kidnap another. You could go to the authorities and I can't have that." He still had that smile on.

"I won't. You just saved me so I owe you one. I won't say or do anything, I'll forget all about it. I promise," she said, careful not to beg, only reason. Begging would only show weakness.

"I ugh couldn't help but notice your bracelet there. A dove?" he said, changing the subject.

She touched the charm hanging from her bracelet. "Yeah it's my favorite animal. They, um, stand for devotion, purity, peace, sacrifice…"

He interrupted her "care, compassion. Yes I know. I have quite the knowledge on birds. I grew up with them as pets."

"I had one too. Well, sort of. A dove would come to my window. He'd sit on the windowsill and when I opened the window he'd just sit there. So one day I stuck my hand out, you know like Snow White or something and he hopped on my finger, just like that." She had no idea why she was telling him this but if it kept his mind on other things that didn't involve killing her she would continue the conversation as much as possible.

"What happened to him?"

"I don't know. He just stopped showing up. I was pretty heartbroken over it so my uncle gave me this bracelet."

"I tended to many birds growing up. They are truly majestic creatures."

She smiled but then her smile faltered. "What do you really plan to do with me?"

"Honestly I'm still working that out but for now you will do as I say. Do as I say and you'll be fine."

She nodded and as she looked back to the road she saw the diner where she'd eaten coming up. "Can you stop at the diner? I mean if I'm going with you I'd like to have my stuff. I don't have much, just a duffle bag and a backpack. I can see my car. It's that silver lemon."

"I'll pull up and grab your stuff but if you run…"

"You'll kill me."

"You learn fast. That's good."

After the quick stop at the diner they kept on going until he turned on a gravel road at the last minute where she could see a for rent sign on a trailer.

He pulled into the driveway and as he slowed the car he looked at her. "If you so much as hint at anything amiss I will kill you and that gentleman."

She nodded.

He rolled down the window. "Excuse me sir," he said before getting out.