“It’s you.”
A shirtless Milo smirked. “My master plan finally worked.”
“ Huh?” Milo’s defined abs left Milo a bit distracted.
“ I’m not really into pizza, but the delivery boy on the other hand is pretty cute.”
“ Oh, so you didn’t really want a pizza?”
Milo laughed. “It took me three nights of ordering to finally get you on my doorstep.”
“ Yeah, Clyde had me working kitchen and tonight Matt was…actually, you don’t care, huh?”
“ I owe you a drink.” Milo stepped aside. “I have wine in the refrigerator?”
Bravo’s stomach growled and tightened. He quenched his face as the tightening worsened. “I have to go.”
He shoved the pizza box into the arms of Milo and ran off gasping for air and clutching his stomach.
Chapter 9 - Speaker
Sidnee sat on her living room couch painting her toenails and watching television. Her cellphone rang and the display screen showed her brother’s name. She didn’t hesitate to decline his call. If it was important, he would leave a message she figured. There was a knock on her house door. She set her polish on the coffee table and went to answer the door.
Bala stood on her porch wearing a red dress and matching heels. “Hello neighbor.”
Sidnee rested against the doorway arch. “I bet you’re going out tonight.”
“ There’s a new bar in the middle of nowhere, it sounds dangerous.”
“ Then, I’m definitely not coming. My middle name is Elaine, not ‘Danger’.”
“ It’ll be fun,” Bala promised. “I’m positive that you won’t get mutilated or whatever you fear.”
Sidnee crossed her arms. “I won’t cave to peer-pressure.”
Bala pouted. “Are you really going to send me out into the mad world alone?”
“ Yes, have fun Bala.”
Bala groaned as she turned away.
Sidnee closed the door and returned to the couch. She changed away from her television show and started a movie. As she lay on the couch laughing she overheard a groan. Sidnee quickly sat up and ‘paused’ the television. The only major flaw about her home was the odd noises. A repairman claimed it was simply the old pipe system.
The moment the groaning stopped she hit ‘play’ and resumed her movie. She overheard laughter that sent a chill throughout her body and left the inside of her ears tickling. A collection of clinks and clattering came from the kitchen as if somebody was dropping utensils.
Sidnee once again hit ‘paused’. “Hello?”
Sidnee rose from her couch and cautiously headed towards the kitchen. The utensil drawer was opened. She headed over and started to push the drawer closed only to discover it was jammed. Sidnee struggled for a moment, but finally managed to shut the drawer. She rested her hands on her hips and softly exhaled.
The drawer shot back opened and knocked her in the stomach. Sidnee coughed and struggled to catch her breath as she clutched her stomach and rested against her kitchen island. The utensil drawer slowly closed on its own as if it was daring her to approach it once more.
A kitchen floorboard sprung upward and smacked Sidnee’s right thigh that was fully exposed in the sweat-shorts she wore. Another floorboard came up from the floor and Sidnee quickly climbed onto her kitchen-island to avoid its attack. Sidnee didn’t know if this was a nightmare or if the fumes from her toe polish were extremely strong.
“ Alright Sidnee, wake up,” She said as she heavily panted.
Sidnee peeked over the edge of the kitchen-island, the floorboards unmoving. She collected herself as she built up the courage to make move. Sidnee felt a tickle against her right arm and she brushed away the annoyance. She felt a similar tickle against her left arm that prompted her to glance upward. A red wire dangled near each of her arms. The wires wrapped themselves around her arms and Sidnee immediately started to chew at the wires.
The copper inside the wire hurt her teeth, but the pain wasn’t much compared to the
A shirtless Milo smirked. “My master plan finally worked.”
“ Huh?” Milo’s defined abs left Milo a bit distracted.
“ I’m not really into pizza, but the delivery boy on the other hand is pretty cute.”
“ Oh, so you didn’t really want a pizza?”
Milo laughed. “It took me three nights of ordering to finally get you on my doorstep.”
“ Yeah, Clyde had me working kitchen and tonight Matt was…actually, you don’t care, huh?”
“ I owe you a drink.” Milo stepped aside. “I have wine in the refrigerator?”
Bravo’s stomach growled and tightened. He quenched his face as the tightening worsened. “I have to go.”
He shoved the pizza box into the arms of Milo and ran off gasping for air and clutching his stomach.
Chapter 9 - Speaker
Sidnee sat on her living room couch painting her toenails and watching television. Her cellphone rang and the display screen showed her brother’s name. She didn’t hesitate to decline his call. If it was important, he would leave a message she figured. There was a knock on her house door. She set her polish on the coffee table and went to answer the door.
Bala stood on her porch wearing a red dress and matching heels. “Hello neighbor.”
Sidnee rested against the doorway arch. “I bet you’re going out tonight.”
“ There’s a new bar in the middle of nowhere, it sounds dangerous.”
“ Then, I’m definitely not coming. My middle name is Elaine, not ‘Danger’.”
“ It’ll be fun,” Bala promised. “I’m positive that you won’t get mutilated or whatever you fear.”
Sidnee crossed her arms. “I won’t cave to peer-pressure.”
Bala pouted. “Are you really going to send me out into the mad world alone?”
“ Yes, have fun Bala.”
Bala groaned as she turned away.
Sidnee closed the door and returned to the couch. She changed away from her television show and started a movie. As she lay on the couch laughing she overheard a groan. Sidnee quickly sat up and ‘paused’ the television. The only major flaw about her home was the odd noises. A repairman claimed it was simply the old pipe system.
The moment the groaning stopped she hit ‘play’ and resumed her movie. She overheard laughter that sent a chill throughout her body and left the inside of her ears tickling. A collection of clinks and clattering came from the kitchen as if somebody was dropping utensils.
Sidnee once again hit ‘paused’. “Hello?”
Sidnee rose from her couch and cautiously headed towards the kitchen. The utensil drawer was opened. She headed over and started to push the drawer closed only to discover it was jammed. Sidnee struggled for a moment, but finally managed to shut the drawer. She rested her hands on her hips and softly exhaled.
The drawer shot back opened and knocked her in the stomach. Sidnee coughed and struggled to catch her breath as she clutched her stomach and rested against her kitchen island. The utensil drawer slowly closed on its own as if it was daring her to approach it once more.
A kitchen floorboard sprung upward and smacked Sidnee’s right thigh that was fully exposed in the sweat-shorts she wore. Another floorboard came up from the floor and Sidnee quickly climbed onto her kitchen-island to avoid its attack. Sidnee didn’t know if this was a nightmare or if the fumes from her toe polish were extremely strong.
“ Alright Sidnee, wake up,” She said as she heavily panted.
Sidnee peeked over the edge of the kitchen-island, the floorboards unmoving. She collected herself as she built up the courage to make move. Sidnee felt a tickle against her right arm and she brushed away the annoyance. She felt a similar tickle against her left arm that prompted her to glance upward. A red wire dangled near each of her arms. The wires wrapped themselves around her arms and Sidnee immediately started to chew at the wires.
The copper inside the wire hurt her teeth, but the pain wasn’t much compared to the
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