*~Chapter Six : Unfinished Business~*
It had been a long, exhausting night at the hospital and all Marty could think about was to driving home and crawling into bed. She had no idea the danger she was walking into as she left the hospital and entered the darkened parking lot where she had parked her car. The street lights weren't enough to alert her as a man wearing a ski mask crouched between a couple of cars. When she approached, he jumped out, sweeping her into his arms. She fought and struggled, but she was no match for his superior strength.
She kicked at him and screamed, but despite her struggles, he drug her to his vehicle where he proceeded to toss her none-too-gently into the backseat. He then used a length of rope to tie her up so she would not escape. "Todd, is that you?" she asked as he tightened her bonds.
He paused for a moment before slamming the back door. He then climbed into the driver's side of the vehicle and started the engine. He drove out the parking lot like a bat out of hell, laying rubber as his tires made contact with the pavement. "Todd, I know it's you!" Marty called out from the backseat. "Don't do this. Cassandra needs her mother..."
Todd did everything in his power not to listen, not to hear the urgency in Marty's tone as he breathed harshly beneath the ski mask. Despite his resolve to remain silent, Todd finally spoke.
"There will be no mercy this time, Marty," he warned in a cold voice. "This time you're going to pay the price. No one betrays me. NO ONE!"