Blackout by Stephen Edger

Author:Stephen Edger
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bookouture, Bryndza, Kernick, Amnesia, Lies, Trust, Corruption
Publisher: Stephen Edger
Published: 2017-05-12T00:00:00+00:00

THIRTY-SEVEN

Instinct kicks in. I grab the gun from my belt, and perch myself behind the tallest filing cabinet, ducking out of view.

I’ve come too far to go back.

My breaths come in short bursts.

A woman in a pleated skirt walks across the office, and searches for something on the desk. Her hair is dark grey in colour, with silver patches around the back. She is wearing a cardigan that barely contains her larger frame. She seizes whatever she was looking for and turns to leave, which is when she sets eyes on me. She stops still, and a look of utter confusion falls across her face.

I don’t wait for her to register who I am, or the fact that I am hiding in her office. I leap to my feet and dive towards her, thrusting my clammy hand over her mouth and nose. ‘Say a word and I’ll fucking kill all of your teachers. Nod if you understand.’

Her head gently rocks up and down, her eyes wide open, as if she dare not blink.

Keeping my hand in place, I quickly look at the items on her desk. I put the gun down, and snatch up a roll of tape. I force her into her chair, and push her hands onto the arm rests. I remove my hand from her mouth, relieved when she doesn’t immediately scream.

Her breathing is heavy, but she remains otherwise quiet.

The sweat is dripping from my forehead, as I fiddle with the roll of tape, hunting for the end. My nails desperately hunt for the slight lip, and I’m panicking about how long this is taking. Out through the window I can see the women who gathered earlier. Two of them are now smoking. There is a venetian blind above the window, so I quickly lower it, so nobody will see what I’m doing.

She points at the tape and whispers, ‘Do you want me to help with that?’

I don’t know why but I pass her the roll, and she has the lip in her hand in no time. She hands it back and returns her wrists to the arm rests, waiting for me to tie her. She is the most obedient victim, but I don’t have time to wonder why. I press the tape against the cardigan sleeve of her right hand, and liberally pull the tape around and around, until there are a dozen or so strands keeping her arm in place. I repeat the action with her other arm.

I snatch up the gun and point it at her head, as she’s about to say something else. She closes her mouth, and that’s when I realise I need to ensure her compliance. There is a thin scarf hanging from a coat stand next to the window. I pull it off and shove one end into her mouth, pushing as much of it in as I can. She yelps, and coughs as she chokes slightly. I rest what remains of the scarf over her shoulder and down her back, in case she was hoping to pull it free with her legs.

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