should try the fire escape door on the other side of the library.
Bob's arms went around her from behind. Although she fought him, using all the techniques she had learned in the Rape Aggression Defense class, he got the better of her with a cloth soaked in chloroform.
Oh, God!! Help me!!
Everything went black…
CHAPTER 16
Tara walked into the house and was greeted by her mom's cat Neosho.
Strange,
thought Tara,
mom usually lets her outside right after supper so she can have one last run around the yard before nightfall
. "Besides," she cooed at the cat, "it's too cold for kitties to be outside. Isn't that right?" Neosho looked up at Tara and meowed in response, as if agreeing with her.
While she busied herself with preparing a light supper, she wondered where her mom was.
The library should be closed by now, but maybe mom and CC went to grab something to eat.
She opened the refrigerator for some mayonnaise and saw the turkey defrosting.
If I had the slightest inkling of how to cook this thing, I'd put it in the oven for mom – one less thing for her to worry about. I'm SUCH a good kid; I deserve a medal.
Tara laughed to herself.
After supper, Tara decided to call her mom's cell and find out when she would be home. It rang once and went to voicemail. She then called CC;
maybe I can reach him instead
. No answer, but she left a voicemail with him.
She called the library but got a recording that they were closed for the holiday and would re-open on the following Monday. Tara was starting to feel uncomfortable now, and just a little panicked.
She had just seen Phil and Lisa about an hour ago, so her mom couldn't be at their house.
Maybe Missy knows where she is,
Tara thought, trying to make herself feel better.
"Hi Missy. Have you seen my mom in last few hours? She's not picking up on her cell and neither is CC."
"No, Tara. I haven't seen her since yesterday. She told me she might be working on her paper tonight at the library. Maybe she's still there."
"I checked the library. They're closed for the holiday. She's not at Phil's either, I just saw him and Lisa at the mall earlier." Tara paused, wondering whether she should tell Missy everything…
Just then, someone pulled up in her front yard.
"Missy, someone just drove up. That's probably her. I'll talk to you later."
"Ok. Call me if you need anything else."
But it wasn't Alexa; it was CC. He jumped out of the truck, pulled some bags out of the back seat, and headed to the door, whistling the whole way.
When he got to the porch, Tara opened the door for him, "CC? Where's mom? I thought she was with you… I called you a bunch of times."
CC walked through the house to the kitchen, setting the bags down on the counter, "I haven't seen her since this morning. I thought about calling her, but my cell has been on the blink. I just picked up a new one at the store, but I haven't had time to check my messages. Is something wrong?"
Tara looked at him with a worried expression, "I'm not sure, but I have a feeling something bad has happened to her…"
Alexa was jostled awake and moaned at the sharp pain she felt in her head. She tried to raise her hands to her head to massage away the pain, but they wouldn't move. It took her a few seconds to figure out why. She was laying in the backseat of a car, gagged, her hands and feet were tied, and her stomach as well as her head was in serious protest.
I'm glad I haven't eaten in a while or it would be coming up now
, she thought. Suddenly, everything that had happened at the library came back to her in a flash. Her stomach roiled anew and her headache worsened.
The chloroform…
What is he going to do to me…
she wondered.
Oh God, please don't let him
go after Tara or CC, and help me to make it through this alive.
Alexa tried to remain calm, knowing that if she let her fear control her, she would have no hope of escape.
The question is, where is
Bob's arms went around her from behind. Although she fought him, using all the techniques she had learned in the Rape Aggression Defense class, he got the better of her with a cloth soaked in chloroform.
Oh, God!! Help me!!
Everything went black…
CHAPTER 16
Tara walked into the house and was greeted by her mom's cat Neosho.
Strange,
thought Tara,
mom usually lets her outside right after supper so she can have one last run around the yard before nightfall
. "Besides," she cooed at the cat, "it's too cold for kitties to be outside. Isn't that right?" Neosho looked up at Tara and meowed in response, as if agreeing with her.
While she busied herself with preparing a light supper, she wondered where her mom was.
The library should be closed by now, but maybe mom and CC went to grab something to eat.
She opened the refrigerator for some mayonnaise and saw the turkey defrosting.
If I had the slightest inkling of how to cook this thing, I'd put it in the oven for mom – one less thing for her to worry about. I'm SUCH a good kid; I deserve a medal.
Tara laughed to herself.
After supper, Tara decided to call her mom's cell and find out when she would be home. It rang once and went to voicemail. She then called CC;
maybe I can reach him instead
. No answer, but she left a voicemail with him.
She called the library but got a recording that they were closed for the holiday and would re-open on the following Monday. Tara was starting to feel uncomfortable now, and just a little panicked.
She had just seen Phil and Lisa about an hour ago, so her mom couldn't be at their house.
Maybe Missy knows where she is,
Tara thought, trying to make herself feel better.
"Hi Missy. Have you seen my mom in last few hours? She's not picking up on her cell and neither is CC."
"No, Tara. I haven't seen her since yesterday. She told me she might be working on her paper tonight at the library. Maybe she's still there."
"I checked the library. They're closed for the holiday. She's not at Phil's either, I just saw him and Lisa at the mall earlier." Tara paused, wondering whether she should tell Missy everything…
Just then, someone pulled up in her front yard.
"Missy, someone just drove up. That's probably her. I'll talk to you later."
"Ok. Call me if you need anything else."
But it wasn't Alexa; it was CC. He jumped out of the truck, pulled some bags out of the back seat, and headed to the door, whistling the whole way.
When he got to the porch, Tara opened the door for him, "CC? Where's mom? I thought she was with you… I called you a bunch of times."
CC walked through the house to the kitchen, setting the bags down on the counter, "I haven't seen her since this morning. I thought about calling her, but my cell has been on the blink. I just picked up a new one at the store, but I haven't had time to check my messages. Is something wrong?"
Tara looked at him with a worried expression, "I'm not sure, but I have a feeling something bad has happened to her…"
Alexa was jostled awake and moaned at the sharp pain she felt in her head. She tried to raise her hands to her head to massage away the pain, but they wouldn't move. It took her a few seconds to figure out why. She was laying in the backseat of a car, gagged, her hands and feet were tied, and her stomach as well as her head was in serious protest.
I'm glad I haven't eaten in a while or it would be coming up now
, she thought. Suddenly, everything that had happened at the library came back to her in a flash. Her stomach roiled anew and her headache worsened.
The chloroform…
What is he going to do to me…
she wondered.
Oh God, please don't let him
go after Tara or CC, and help me to make it through this alive.
Alexa tried to remain calm, knowing that if she let her fear control her, she would have no hope of escape.
The question is, where is
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