you, once he’s out of the way. I figure we’ll hold onto you for now. Just in case.”
“Why the hell…” Abby was dumbfounded. “We don’t want anything to do with you people. We are trying to get out of here!”
Tom looked smug . “Of course you are! Now that you know it’s not going to be so easy to take us out. Listen, we know this island, we know what you’re trying to do, and it’s not going to happen.”
Sara locked eyes with Abby . “Don’t worry. I’ll make it quick. He won’t suffer.”
Abby struggled against her binds, but the others held her down.
Sara laughed. “You know, I almost feel a little bad. You never got to tell him how you feel, did you? And now he’s back there, all alone, wondering where you went. That poor, handsome man. All alone.” She ran a finger down the center of Abby’s chest. “Don’t worry, honey, I’ll comfort him. Hell, I’ll even screw him. Right before I kill him.”
“Bitch!” Abby yelled . “What is wrong with you people? Just leave us alone!”
She thrashed against her binds, knocking over the woman who was holding her. The man gripping Abby from other side held tighter. Tom pushed Sara out of the way and backhanded Abby with such force that her world spun around.
She shook her head. When her eyes came back into focus, she was looking into the trees behind Tom. She saw something, or someone. Her eyes went in and out of focus, and she wondered how much more head trauma she could withstand and still see straight. She decided that head-butting the man in the crotch was a poorly thought out plan. She concentrated hard, trying to focus her eyes. It looked like there was a man in the trees. She closed her eyes and purposefully slowed her breathing. When she opened them again, she could make out the clear outline of the man.
It was Eric. The firelight was flickering and reflecting back in his eyes. Taking a nother deep breath, she stopped struggling.
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Eric was happy to find them, not that it was all that hard. They made more than enough noise on an otherwise quiet island. He saw Tom backhand Abby and nearly leapt from the cover of the trees then and there to charge him. He took two steps before the thought occurred to him that it was a bad idea. There were six of them, against Abby and Eric. While he had learned that Abby was quite the little fighter, she was tied and beaten. If he rushed from the trees, he would no doubt find himself in the same predicament, and that would be of no use to anyone.
He crouched down and waited. Abby was facing him, and he thought he saw her catch a glimpse of him for a second. Maybe she did, or maybe it was his imagination. He liked the idea that she saw him. He wanted her to know she was not alone. She was a tough one, but in her current situation, she was probably a little worried inside.
Most of the others had their backs to him. There was the redheaded woman standing next to Abby, also facing him, but looking at Tom, not the trees. The three men looked tough. Eric was strong, but he knew better than to take on the whole group by himself. He settled in to wait. Eventually they would split up or got to sleep, and that was when he would make his move.
Seeing Abby like this made him furious. It was obvious that he had been right about Sara, but it was not time for gloating. He was disappointed. He felt as though he had failed to protect her. He chuckled a bit to himself. The thought that Abby was someone who needed protecting was funny, considering how well she handled herself. Even so, right now she needed his help.
It turned out that he did not have to wait all that long for the group to split up.
Sara had been doing most of the talking for the last few minutes. He could not make out what she was saying, but she was very excited. They all seemed to have reached an agreement on something.
“Why the hell…” Abby was dumbfounded. “We don’t want anything to do with you people. We are trying to get out of here!”
Tom looked smug . “Of course you are! Now that you know it’s not going to be so easy to take us out. Listen, we know this island, we know what you’re trying to do, and it’s not going to happen.”
Sara locked eyes with Abby . “Don’t worry. I’ll make it quick. He won’t suffer.”
Abby struggled against her binds, but the others held her down.
Sara laughed. “You know, I almost feel a little bad. You never got to tell him how you feel, did you? And now he’s back there, all alone, wondering where you went. That poor, handsome man. All alone.” She ran a finger down the center of Abby’s chest. “Don’t worry, honey, I’ll comfort him. Hell, I’ll even screw him. Right before I kill him.”
“Bitch!” Abby yelled . “What is wrong with you people? Just leave us alone!”
She thrashed against her binds, knocking over the woman who was holding her. The man gripping Abby from other side held tighter. Tom pushed Sara out of the way and backhanded Abby with such force that her world spun around.
She shook her head. When her eyes came back into focus, she was looking into the trees behind Tom. She saw something, or someone. Her eyes went in and out of focus, and she wondered how much more head trauma she could withstand and still see straight. She decided that head-butting the man in the crotch was a poorly thought out plan. She concentrated hard, trying to focus her eyes. It looked like there was a man in the trees. She closed her eyes and purposefully slowed her breathing. When she opened them again, she could make out the clear outline of the man.
It was Eric. The firelight was flickering and reflecting back in his eyes. Taking a nother deep breath, she stopped struggling.
********************
Eric was happy to find them, not that it was all that hard. They made more than enough noise on an otherwise quiet island. He saw Tom backhand Abby and nearly leapt from the cover of the trees then and there to charge him. He took two steps before the thought occurred to him that it was a bad idea. There were six of them, against Abby and Eric. While he had learned that Abby was quite the little fighter, she was tied and beaten. If he rushed from the trees, he would no doubt find himself in the same predicament, and that would be of no use to anyone.
He crouched down and waited. Abby was facing him, and he thought he saw her catch a glimpse of him for a second. Maybe she did, or maybe it was his imagination. He liked the idea that she saw him. He wanted her to know she was not alone. She was a tough one, but in her current situation, she was probably a little worried inside.
Most of the others had their backs to him. There was the redheaded woman standing next to Abby, also facing him, but looking at Tom, not the trees. The three men looked tough. Eric was strong, but he knew better than to take on the whole group by himself. He settled in to wait. Eventually they would split up or got to sleep, and that was when he would make his move.
Seeing Abby like this made him furious. It was obvious that he had been right about Sara, but it was not time for gloating. He was disappointed. He felt as though he had failed to protect her. He chuckled a bit to himself. The thought that Abby was someone who needed protecting was funny, considering how well she handled herself. Even so, right now she needed his help.
It turned out that he did not have to wait all that long for the group to split up.
Sara had been doing most of the talking for the last few minutes. He could not make out what she was saying, but she was very excited. They all seemed to have reached an agreement on something.
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