Drawn Into Darkness (2013)
“He meant he had killed Justin. The words staggered me like a blow, yet I could not comprehend or react. Instead of responding, I stood gawking at the place where Schweitzer’s mortal remains should have been. Stoat must not have liked this, because he jabbed his duct-taped shotgun into the back of my duct-taped neck so hard I gasped with pain and felt something wet: my own blood.
“Now you listen, bitch.” Stoat’s rasping voice sounded as hard as the shotgun barrel. “You know I’m an orderly ma...n. That means if I let you loose of this here duct tape, you follow orders. I aim to learn you the meaning of complete obedience, Miss Lee Anna. Say ‘Yes, sir.’”
I could not think of a single wise thought ever generated by any philosopher, anytime, that seemed relevant to this situation. I said, “Yes, sir.”
“Good.” He yanked the duct tape off my neck so suddenly that I staggered with shock and pain. For a moment I stood swaying with my eyes closed, and when I opened them, Stoat stood too close in front of me, his favorite large, wickedly sharp knife in one hand, the shotgun in the other, and nothing had ever been as ugly as his distorted face.MoreLess
“Now you listen, bitch.” Stoat’s rasping voice sounded as hard as the shotgun barrel. “You know I’m an orderly ma...n. That means if I let you loose of this here duct tape, you follow orders. I aim to learn you the meaning of complete obedience, Miss Lee Anna. Say ‘Yes, sir.’”
I could not think of a single wise thought ever generated by any philosopher, anytime, that seemed relevant to this situation. I said, “Yes, sir.”
“Good.” He yanked the duct tape off my neck so suddenly that I staggered with shock and pain. For a moment I stood swaying with my eyes closed, and when I opened them, Stoat stood too close in front of me, his favorite large, wickedly sharp knife in one hand, the shotgun in the other, and nothing had ever been as ugly as his distorted face.MoreLess
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