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Suddenly, he pulled over onto the side of the road. Oh great. Now you really pushed him.

Wait… We’re stopped… Yes ! My chance to escape ! My heart fluttered in excitement.

But all hope was crushed when I found out the door was locked.

I cursed.

I tried pulling the lock up manually, but it was jammed.

Goodbye hope. Goodbye world. Goodbye life.

« Want proof ? » He asked me, not seeming fazed by my failed attempts at escaping. He pulled out the gun he had used earlier and looked at me.

I gasped.

« No no ! I believe you I believe you ! » I cried.

Just act normal and he won’t kill you. Even though he’s completely psychotic and doesn’t realize it.

He chuckled. « No you don’t. »

He then raised it up to his head.

I looked at him confused.

I heard the safety click off. He positioned his finger on the trigger.

Really ? He goes through all this trouble to kidnap me, and then in the end commits suicide ? What was this guy on ?

But I smiled inwardly as I realized I was going to be free ! I plugged my ears as his finger pulled the trigger.

Nothing.

Nothing happened.

He pulled it again. And again and again and again.

Each time he pulled the trigger, a strand of hope was torn down from inside me. Not a single bullet went off.

He hadn’t been lying, the gun wasn’t loaded. He wasn’t planning on killing me just yet !

But that didn’t mean I trusted him now.

« Okay… Now that I know I’m not gonna die, why did you kidnap me ? » I asked him cautiously.

« You’ll find out soon. » Was all he said.

« Wait, then why do you even have a gun if it’s not even loaded ? » I asked.

« It’s not even mine. » He said, a scowl taking over his gorgeous face.

Even scowls looked sexy on him ! Too bad he was a convict. It was like my fantasies of John Dillinger. He was charmingly handsome but definitely not emotionally available.

I was about to question further on, when I decided against it, noticing a dangerous glint in his eyes.

« Put this on. » He suddenly said, handing me a red silky strip, not taking his eyes off the windshield.

I gave him a confused look.

« It’s a blindfold. » He explained.

I shook my head. « What if I don’t want to ? » I snapped. Now that I knew that he had no weapon to use on me, my confidence returned.

« You’re not going to want to do a lot of things now, so I suggest you get used to it. » He said coldly.

« Go screw yourself. » I spat.

Okay. Probably not the smartest thing to say, but now I knew he wasn’t going to shoot me !

He let out a long breath and glanced out the window with an icy glare.

« Put on the blindfold. » He spoke in a cold tone that would’ve made little kids cry.

I stared at him in confusion, not getting this guy at all.

But I slipped it on without a word, not wanting to find out what would happen if I disobeyed the angry kidnapper.

Suddenly, I was enveloped in darkness, as I tied it behind my head. I felt the car jerk forward, and then speed down the road that I could no longer see.

The rest of the ride was spent in silence.

After thirty-two minutes, I had been counting the seconds, the car came to a smooth stop. I heard my kidnapper’s door open, then slam shut. After a few seconds, I felt a gush of cold air hit me from my side as my door opened.

My kidnapper’s warm hands grabbed my arms and helped me out.

I could still run, but the problem was, I wouldn’t be able to see where I was going, and most likely would trip, fall, and hurt myself more than my kidnapper could.

I tried reaching up to undo the blindfold to try and sprint anyways but I heard the car door shut and my kidnapper’s footsteps go behind me. A moment later, I felt his hands roughly grip my sides.

I squirmed around, trying to get out of his strong grasp, but of course, me being that one student in gym class that couldn’t complete five proper push-ups, failed. Another idea came to mind.

« Stop squirming. » His deep voice grumbled in my ear.

Ignoring his demand, I opened my mouth. « RAPE ! » I yelled frantically, hoping to get someone’s attention. If there even was anyone around.

« Shut up will you ! » He yelled, sounding worried. Which meant there were people around !

« HELP ! SOMEONE PL—« My plea was cut off as I felt my kidnapper’s hand cover my mouth.

Without thinking, I stuck my tongue out.

« Gross ! » He suddenly yelled, before letting go.

I grinned in victory, before opening my mouth to start screaming.

« Try something like that again and I will knock you out and make you regret it. » His tone suddenly turned harsh and scary, causing me to shut up.

His hands returned to my sides as he guided me forward.

« Don’t touch me. » I grumbled.

« Is that really up to you now ? » He asked.

I let out an annoyed sigh.

I heard him let out a chuckle. Sociopath…

Then, he stepped away from me, placing a hand on my back instead.

So he did have some respect for women.

We started walking ahead.

After twenty-nine and a half steps, yeah I counted, we came to a stop. I heard my kidnapper shuffle around, and then heard a click, followed by the sound of a door opening.

He led us inside, and I was suddenly surrounded by warmth. My best guess was that we were inside an apartment.