Pandora's Box
“Carefully she searched her memory for the last bit of information stored there. Her fog-wrapped brain slowly cleared starting with the memory of Tyler in a pilot’s uniform. She followed the path to the inevitable conclusion: a fight with a seemingly harmless man. Bastard had zapped her with a stun gun. Pain shot through her head, wringing a groan from her. A new voice in the distance responded quickly.
“Good. You’re awake.”
She was right about not being alone. She opened her eyes a slit,... her entire body taut and ready to battle. The room slowly swam into focus. She’d been in enough motels to recognize the furniture layout. One full-sized bed with an unimpressive painting above it, a long dresser with an old television on it, and the open bathroom door. There were a couple of wrapped plastic cups on the sink next to a plastic ice bucket.
A man stood in the corner of the room beside the ugly drapes which were closed at the moment, probably to keep anyone from seeing what he was doing. He was bathed in shadow so she couldn’t see his face. He emerged slowly, crossing the room to stand next to the bed, but he didn’t say another word, giving her time to study him. His dark eyes glistened with smug satisfaction as he waited for the results of her silent appraisal.MoreLess
“Good. You’re awake.”
She was right about not being alone. She opened her eyes a slit,... her entire body taut and ready to battle. The room slowly swam into focus. She’d been in enough motels to recognize the furniture layout. One full-sized bed with an unimpressive painting above it, a long dresser with an old television on it, and the open bathroom door. There were a couple of wrapped plastic cups on the sink next to a plastic ice bucket.
A man stood in the corner of the room beside the ugly drapes which were closed at the moment, probably to keep anyone from seeing what he was doing. He was bathed in shadow so she couldn’t see his face. He emerged slowly, crossing the room to stand next to the bed, but he didn’t say another word, giving her time to study him. His dark eyes glistened with smug satisfaction as he waited for the results of her silent appraisal.MoreLess
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