“Who's there?” asked Mel. The arrival didn't answer. She didn't expect them to, really. It was probably her captor.
She heard footsteps from behind her, and a blindfold was pulled over her eyes. Then, something struck her face. The person had slapped her. “What do you want?” she asked, fully prepared to give it to them.
“I want you to suffer, Melanie. Suffer like I suffered.” The voice belonged to a male, and it sounded vaguely familiar, but Mel couldn't place it.
Another slap landed across her face. Then another. And another. The abuse continued, the man landing punches as well as slaps. He was always careful not to knock her out, she noticed.
After some time, the abuse stopped. The man balanced something warm on her knees. “There's your lunch, Mellie. Eat up. You need your strength.” The blindfold was pulled off her face. She looked around, but the man was gone. She looked down, food being her second priority. There was a tray on her knees. It held a bowl of soup, a sandwich, and a piece of chocolate cake. Then she realized she was tied so tight to the chair that she couldn't get to it.
That concrete floor was looking more and more inviting.
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FanfictionWhen two women in Silver Spring, Maryland, are found dead after being missing for two days, the BAU of the FBI is called in. The letters carved into the dead women's bodies seem to hide a message, but who can decode it? Enter Dr. Spencer Reid, brill...
