{"id":3308,"date":"2020-08-13T17:52:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T07:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/?p=3308"},"modified":"2020-08-13T17:52:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T07:52:41","slug":"snick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hatfullofsky.net\/littlewords\/2020\/08\/13\/snick\/","title":{"rendered":"Snick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Snick<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah\u2019s head jerked upright.<\/p>\n<p><i>Snick<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first sound she\u2019d heard in hours apart from her own breathing.<\/p>\n<p><i>Snick<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Now it was behind her.<\/p>\n<p><i>Snick<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>There was something vaguely threatening about the noise. Her heart raced as she realised it was switchblade being repeatedly snapped into place.<\/p>\n<p><i>Snick<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah\u2019s blindfold irritated her nose but she couldn\u2019t scratch because her hands were tied behind her back. She licked her lips and focused on the sound.<\/p>\n<p><i>Snick<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Her back screamed for relief from the position she was in. Her neck had cramped hours earlier and had become a dull throb. She frowned and tried to piece together what had happened. She had been walking to her car after work when someone had grabbed her from behind. A needle had been roughly shoved into her arm and the next thing she knew she was tied to a chair, blindfolded. Her arm ached from where the needle had gone in and she longed to rub it.<\/p>\n<p><i>Snick<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>She tried to speak but no words came out. Her mouth was so dry. She tried again. \u201cHello?\u201d The words came out as a hoarse whisper. Sarah strained to hear any movement around her. She heard the scuffing of shoes on the concrete floor.<\/p>\n<p><i>Snick<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>A sigh. It was close to her left ear. She shivered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSarah, Sarah, Sarah.\u201d She followed the voice as it moved around her. \u201cYou\u2019re so beautiful Sarah.\u201d Another sigh close to her face. She smelt a faint sickly sweet scent as footsteps walked around her.<\/p>\n<p><i>Snick<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>A tear slipped down her face. \u201cPlease don\u2019t\u2026\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease don\u2019t what, Sarah? What do you want, Sarah? Do you want to see Sarah? Would you like to get up, Sarah?\u201d A hand wrapped itself around her throat and forced her head back. Tears soaked into Sarah\u2019s blindfold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease don\u2019t\u2026\u201d she sobbed. Sarah could feel breath on her face then the grip on her neck was released. Her head fell forward and she sobbed uncontrollably.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t what, Sarah? Why are you crying, Sarah?\u201d The voice came close to her ear and whispered, \u201cAre you afraid, Sarah?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She tried to pull away. \u201cWho are you? Why are you doing this to me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sarah\u2019s head rocked backwards from the force of the slap. \u201cLearn this right now.\u201d The blade of the knife pushed against her throat. \u201cYou are mine to do with as I please. I set the rules. You will do as I say.\u201d The blade was removed as quickly as it had appeared. The voice whispered in her ear<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Sarah, you shouldn\u2019t be afraid. You\u2019re so beautiful Sarah. Would you like to see Sarah?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sarah squinted as the blindfold was removed. She struggled to focus on the form in the glare. The human-shaped shadow moved closer to her and she realised who her captor was.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah screamed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snick. Sarah\u2019s head jerked upright. Snick. It was the first sound she\u2019d heard in hours apart from her own breathing. Snick. Now it was behind her. Snick. There was something vaguely threatening about the noise. Her heart raced as she realised it was switchblade being repeatedly snapped into place. Snick. 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