The Crypt Trilogy Bundle by Bill Thompson

Author:Bill Thompson [Thompson, Bill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ascendente Books
Published: 2018-07-27T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Paul watched all day long. Most of the time the captives had sat in grim silence. As the sun began to set, Paul could smell food cooking. When they were told it was ready, none of the hostages went to the cook shack. Only Rolando and his men ate. The others appeared to have lost their appetites after hearing that their lives might end in a few days. As darkness descended on the camp, they sat around the fire, seeking solace in each other’s company.

Alison and Hailey huddled close together. Although nothing had happened for two days, Alison was more afraid she’d be taken to Rolando’s shack again than she was scared to die. The girl hadn’t uttered a single word about what had happened that night, even to Hailey. She’d buried the entire episode deep in her mind, as if bringing it back to the surface might make it happen all over again. She felt so violated she was certain she’d never get over it. She hadn’t ever given rape victims much thought. Now that Alison was one herself, she hoped somehow to get past it, but she didn’t know if she ever could. While others pondered their own mortality, Alison worried about the fate she considered even worse – more sexual abuse by their evil captor. Little did she imagine what she would agree to do tomorrow in order to purchase her own life.

Bart and Dick talked quietly while Gavin sat alone with the comfort of his pipe. Julio lit a cigarette, took a long drag and settled back against a tree. Paul didn’t see the others – Ted, Mark and the Spences. They must already be in the sleeping cave.

One of the rebels came out of Rolando’s shack and walked across the clearing directly to where Hailey and Alison sat. Alison shrank down, cowering against Hailey, as if that would make her disappear.

“No! God, no! Get away. Please don’t take me!”

The man grinned and pointed at Hailey. “You. You go.”

Hailey had mentally prepared herself for this, even while she processed the earlier jolt about the ransom demand. She knew she’d be next, and she decided to learn as much as she could while enduring whatever was going to happen. Maybe she’d see or hear something that could help them overpower the rebels.

“My turn? Before he kills us, he wants to screw us, is that it? What kind of sick bastard is your boss?” Her words meant nothing to the guard, who spoke no English. She gently withdrew from Alison. The girl’s hands clutched at Hailey’s T-shirt like vises as she pried them away.

“It’s okay. I’ll be all right. There’s never been a man I couldn’t handle.” As she stood, some of the others said they were sorry.

“Don’t worry about me,” she responded in a tone too upbeat for the reality of what was going to happen. She was putting up a good front, and she had to keep doing it until Rolando was finished with her. She’d damn sure give it a try.

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