The Light Between The Shadows by Tsukiko Spark

Author:Tsukiko Spark [Spark, Tsukiko]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-18T23:00:00+00:00

DAY 27

Shira retuned to the studio the following morning. Ben wasn’t showered or groomed. He’d slept on the cold floor all night, and his mouth smelled bad.

“Let’s go take a shower,” she said, quiet and sad. She removed the gag and took him to the bathroom.

He didn’t feel any remorse or sympathy toward her. He felt like he had been greatly wronged.

Toward lunchtime, while she was cooking in the kitchenette, he kept his mind busy with possible escape plans. This was probably his favorite topic during his introspection time, aside from his revenge plans for Shira when the treatment was over.

Suddenly, he felt Panda rubbing against him. He tried to shoo him away but failed as usual. The cat rubbed against him, rolled next to him, climbed on top of him, and finally snuggled between his legs and fell asleep.

What a stupid animal, Ben thought, to trust such a treacherous creature as man. No wonder he isn’t allowed outside. And Shira loves him so much. Someone can easily harm him. Wait… A bold idea came to him.

He bent over so that his stomach pressed the cat to his knees. “Not a word now, Shira,” he said in a quiet, threatening voice.

She turned around and looked at him in surprise.

“If you don’t release me right this minute, I will crush your cat with my legs! I swear!”

Her heart skipped a beat.

“I’ll break his neck easily—you know I can!”

Panda purred peacefully on Ben, unaware of the danger he was in.

Shira wasn’t sure if Ben meant it or not, but she opted not to wait. She acted quickly and determinedly. She opened a cupboard under the sink, quietly pulled out a tuna can, and popped it open. It all happened so fast that he couldn’t fathom what was happening until it was too late.

Panda heard the sound of the can opening and quickly jumped out of Ben’s lap as cats do, running toward his favorite dish.

Shira was filled with boundless fury.

He was perplexed. “Come on, I wasn’t really planning to kill him. I was just trying to convince you to release me,” he tried to explain before she shoved the mouthpiece in. “I was joking, you realize that, right? Umm!”

The gag was shoved in his mouth. His legs were swiftly cuffed.

“Are you out of your mind! That’s a new record you just broke!” She was very upset. “To hurt an innocent, helpless animal?”

He kept quiet. He didn’t want to add any more fuel to the fire.

She paced back and forth in the studio. “I need to get out of here, away from you,” she said as if he repulsed her.

She gathered her belongings in a violent rage. “I’ll tell you what your punishment is when I get back.” She stormed out of the studio with Panda in her arms.

Ben froze; deep anxiety set in. What else could she do to him?

What could be worse than all that he had been through so far?

He had also frightened himself—would he have really killed the cat?

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