My Family_A novel of extreme horror and violence by Matt Shaw

Author:Matt Shaw [Shaw, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-26T05:00:00+00:00

MIDNIGHT

James tried to move but couldn’t; something holding his arms and legs in place. Despite a pounding headache he opened his eyes and was momentarily blinded by the bright light hanging from what turned out to be the dining room ceiling. When his eyes focused he looked down to his hands he noticed they were tied to the dining room chair he was sitting on.

“What the fuck?”

From where he was sitting he couldn’t see his ankles but presumed they were also bound judging by the lack of movement there. He looked up and noticed he was facing the dining room wall.

“Hello? Anyone?”

He spoke loudly but didn’t shout out for fear of waking the children. Whatever was happening in the house, they didn’t need to see - or hear - any of it for fear of the situation frightening them.

“I’d say keep your voice down but you’re not going to wake the children up so - you know - feel free to shout and scream as much as you want.”

Jeff’s voice had come from behind him; definitely in the same room.

“What are you talking about? What have you done to my kids? Face me, you son of a bitch.”

“Hey now,” Jeff hissed, “I said you can shout and scream as much as you want but let’s not go swearing in front of my wife.”

“WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY CHILDREN?” James screamed.

Jeff laughed, “I can’t believe you’re not concerned about your wife. Some marriage this is.”

James tried to calm himself down before he opened his mouth again, despite the need to keep shouting and keep swearing at this asshole.

“Look - please - untie me and let’s talk this through. Like adults. The whole thing, we can discuss it all and we can arrange it all. You, me, your wife… My wife. I’ll sign the papers. We’ll sign the papers.”

“Oh, now you want to sign over the ownership to us?”

James couldn’t help but latch onto the word ‘ownership’. No wonder the couple hadn’t managed to get any joy through the official channels. He shifted in his chair wondering what else he could do, or say, to bring everything to a peaceful resolution; a sinking feeling that things would never be the same again for his family. Not by the end of the night anyway.

“Please - where’s my wife? And what have you done with my children?”

Jeff didn’t answer. If it weren’t for the fact that James could hear his breathing, he’d have thought he’d left the room.

“I know you’re there. Come on… What are you going to do?”

Still no answer. He wondered whether Jeff was getting off on this.

“Look we got off on the wrong foot and I’d just like to thank you for your offer of helping Cathy and I out…”

“Go on then,” Jeff said suddenly.

“What?”

“Thank me.”

“What?”

“You wanted to thank me for helping you out. So do it. Thank me.”

James hesitated for a moment before, “Thank you.”

“What for?”

Another slight hesitation as James strained against the restraints. He wanted to break free, he wanted to get a hold of the stranger sitting behind him and he wanted to smash his face in.

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