Held by Bettes Kimberly A

Author:Bettes, Kimberly A [Bettes, Kimberly A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-03-31T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Many days later, Ron left the house, saying he had several errands to run. He said he would be late getting back and that he’d pick up dinner while he was out. Discussing what dinner would be, we agreed on a pizza and he left.

I sat at the table, doing word search puzzles, one after the other. It successfully kept my mind occupied until Ron returned with the pizza. To my surprise and dismay, he brought more than just a pizza.

He walked in, smiling, and set the pizza on the table. He also had a brown paper bag, which he set on the floor beside his chair.

“Miss me?” he asked.

“Like an ingrown hair,” I replied.

He laughed and took two plates from the cabinet. As he set them on the table, he said, “I have a surprise for you, Nicole.”

“Yeah? What is it? A dead puppy?”

He chuckled, as usual. “No. It’s better than that. But it can wait until after we’ve eaten, don’t you think?”

“If you weren’t going to give it to me until after we eat, why’d you mention it now?”

“To tease you, of course.” He smiled and served us each a piece of pizza and a soda.

We ate in silence for a while. I wasn’t sure what he was thinking, but I was wondering what sort of surprise he could possibly have for me.

As soon as we were finished, Ron cleared the dishes from the table, put the remainder of the pizza on the counter by the refrigerator, and put our soda cans in the recycle bin. It still struck me as funny that a serial killer as twisted as Ron would recycle, but I’d seen him do it many times. Newspapers, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles. He was a saint except for that nagging killing thing.

Ron returned to his chair and leaned over. I heard the bag rattle. He sat up straight, but didn’t show me what he had for me.

“Have you enjoyed your stay here, Nicole?”

“Are you serious?”

“Of course I’m serious.”

“I’d rather be at home.”

“I know you would. But have you enjoyed your stay here?”

“It hasn’t been as bad as it could’ve been, I guess.”

He nodded. “I’ve brought you something I think you will enjoy greatly. It’s a little reward for behaving so well while you’ve been here. I made a stop while I was out today. I had to tell a little white lie.”

“As opposed to a big black one?”

He crunched his brows together. “What was that?”

“Nothing,” I said, shaking my head.

“Anyway, I know you’ve been here a while and I thought I’d do something nice for you. So I stopped off and got you this.”

He brought his hand up from his lap and placed the item on the table. When he pulled his hand back, I gasped.

“Where did you get that?” I demanded.

“You sound angry.”

“Where did you get that?”

“Well I didn’t get it from a store.”

“Where?” I said through clenched teeth, trying to keep from crying.

“Let’s just say it’s used.”

“You son of a bitch. Tell me where you got that.

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