Mind Games
“He picked her up as if she were weightless and carried her to his car, laying her across the backseat. She tried to fight him, but she couldn’t seem to marshal the strength. He duct-taped her hands, feet, and mouth, and covered her with a blanket. As he backed out and drove off, a gunshot sounded from behind.
“Well, what do you know?” he said. “The cop isn’t dead. I’m losing my touch.”
That voice. She’d know it anywhere. Tears filled her eyes and trickled onto her cheeks. A bullet pinge...d off something, and the car accelerated down the circular lot and out onto the street. She was groggy but awake. After a while, the car pulled to the right, stopped, and he drew back the blanket. He stayed far enough out of her line of sight, but she heard every word.
“Bet you didn’t see this coming, did you?”
Then he put the acrid-smelling cloth over her face again and kept it there. As everything faded to black, she thought of the three people left behind on the garage floor.MoreLess
“Well, what do you know?” he said. “The cop isn’t dead. I’m losing my touch.”
That voice. She’d know it anywhere. Tears filled her eyes and trickled onto her cheeks. A bullet pinge...d off something, and the car accelerated down the circular lot and out onto the street. She was groggy but awake. After a while, the car pulled to the right, stopped, and he drew back the blanket. He stayed far enough out of her line of sight, but she heard every word.
“Bet you didn’t see this coming, did you?”
Then he put the acrid-smelling cloth over her face again and kept it there. As everything faded to black, she thought of the three people left behind on the garage floor.MoreLess
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