Part 5
Abducted October 31st, 2007 – Wednesday - 8.05 am
"Shit!"
Within seconds I´m out of my bed; it's already after 8:00 am – I slept in ... again. I storm into the bathroom to refresh myself at least. Then I run out of the flat.
I arrive at the subway station two minutes late.
"Fuck!" I rail. Now I have to wait another ten minutes.
I look around, checking to see if there is a free bench anywhere to relax from the run. But instead of that I come face to face with Kyle and Alex. My heart stops beating for several seconds.
"What took you so long, snatch? We waited here for ages!" Kyle looks at me annoyed, chewing his gum like a camel.
"What do you want? Are you such a wuss, that you have to always badger the women of the Hurricanes? I´m not the one who beat you black and blue yesterday", I snap.
He sneers. "Your boyfriend badgered my sister – so we´re gonna badger his girlfriend." He points a finger at me.
"You´re comin' with us now," he demands.
Alex and Kyle grasp my arms and drag me along with them.
"Let me go! Somebody help me!" I scream my head off, the people only stare at us.
Nobody is going to help me.
***
They brought me to an apartment - I think it´s Kyle´s – and then left again.
I sit restrained to a chair and try to untie myself, but it doesn´t work – my wrists are already sore.
Hours pass by and nothing happens, it has to be late afternoon already. I'm tired and cold – my muscles ache because I can´t move on this damn chair.
Suddenly I hear a sound coming from outside. A key is turned in the lock and then the door springs open. Immediately, I panic.
It´s Kyle and he´s alone...
"Honey, I´m home," he singsongs and looks at me lustfully.
God, I wanna throw up!
"Fuck you!" I hiss back.
He releases me from the chair and drags me along with him until he pushes me onto the couch.
He bends over me: "This time we´re alone – nobody can help you, DeLuca."
At one go he rips my top open, next he fumbles with the buttons of my pants. I try to shove him away with all my might, but he´s too strong and my hands are still bound behind my back.
I panic, I want to prevent it.
Kyle lays down on top of me, so that I barely can move and breathe. His hot breath touches my neck.
"Leave me alone, asshole!" I scream, tears running down my cheeks.
My pulse quickens, I take a deep breath one more time and then... with the last of my strength... I ram my knee into his soft tissue.
He squeals and falls down to the floor curled in pain.
I try to get up from the couch quickly, but as I stand upright Kyle grabs my ankle and pushes me off my feet.
My head slams against a table
...and then I black out.
***
I come round quickly.
"What the hell's going on?" someone yells.
I open my eyes slowly. The whole gang stands in the room.
Rath lifts me up from the floor. My head is spinning and I have to hold onto him, otherwise I would fall down again. I feel blood rushing down my face.
"Didn´t I tell you once before to satisfy your sex drive on someone else?" Rath snaps at Kyle.
"Once before?" Max asks puzzled.
Rath nods."Yeah, he tried once already, huh?" A grin flashes over his face. "But apparently, she knows how to protect herself." He points his finger at Kyle, who is still kneeling on the floor.
"Damn, Kyle! Do you want us to end up in jail for rape? You were supposed to just bring her here!" Max sounds really pissed.
"Take care of her!" he tells his girlfried and moves her in my direction.
She takes my hand and drags me along to the kitchen. She is in high spirits, mumbling things to herself.
"It wasn´t planned like this", she says and shakes her head energetically.
"I'm Liz." Her voice sounds soft. "Sit down in that chair, I´ll get you some water."
She walks around the kitchen and then gives me a glass of tap water. We exchange glances, then she looks away guilty.
Girl, I know it´s not your fault.
"Maybe you could do up the buttons of my jeans and arrange my top a little bit?" I ask her, ashamed.
"Yeah, of course!"
The moment she finishes, Max enters the kitchen.
"Max!" she cries out and throws herself into his arms.
He gives her a small kiss on her forehead, then they go back to the living room and I sit in the kitchen in silence.
Don't cry! Don't let them see your weakness.
***
Suddenly the door opens again and Rath enters the kitchen. He positions himself in front of me and crouches down on his haunches.
"Let´s have a look at the cut on your face."
He studies the wound, which is over my right eye, for a moment.
"It doesn´t have to be stitched", he decides.
As if you would know.
"Is there any more to it?" I ask annoyed. "You want to rape and kill me? Well, just go for it!" I let out my frustration – and reveal my fear.
"Relax, blondie!" Rath stymies me.
"We´ll just hold you here for a few days to drive Billy crazy and then you´ll go home alive."
He starts to leave the kitchen.
"Don´t leave me alone with Kyle!" I whisper to myself desperatly, but – to my surprise - he hears it.
Rath stares at me thoughtfully, but before he can say anything, Lonnie enters the room and studies me.
"Well, Kyle did a great job as usual!" she says ironically.
Max and Liz come to the kitchen again.
"So, what´s next?" Lonnie asks.
"We stay calm today. They have to realize that she´s gone first – could take a while, they´re idiots. But anyway... don´t go out alone tonight, that'd be too risky," Max instructs everyone.
Kyle comes into the room, hobbling.
"You´ll hear from me, bitch", he warns me.
Rath blocks him with his arm and slightly shoves him back to the living room. "Relax, dude!"
Then he turns to Max: "I´ll take the Hurricane chick to my place. He's liable to kill her the moment we leave." He makes a gesture with his head in Kyle's direction.
Max and Liz nod in agreement, and Lonnie looks at him seeming a little pissed.
Then all eyes are focused on me.
Here I am... alone again.
***