Chapter 9

22nd December 2019

Cathy's POV:

A loud noise woke me up. I opened my eyes but I was still blindfolded. I tried to sit up but something held me back, my hands. My hands were tied to something on either side of me. I was probably laid on a bed and my hands were tied to the posts. But now they were tied at the level of my head itself and was resting on the bed, unlike the previous time.

My legs weren't numb anymore. I could feel them but both of my feet were tied together and I couldn't spread them apart. I wanted to so badly stretch out my limbs since my muscles felt very sore.

I felt far more comfortable now and there was no more pain in the shoulder. But I was still feeling thirsty and my stomach grumbled in hunger. It was tightening and paining deprived of food. I pulled my legs up to my stomach to ease the pain and tried to coil towards one side but my wrist tied on the other side restricted me from doing so.

Wincing in pain I laid there facing upwards as I tried to recollect what happened the last time I was awake and the memory of him kissing me flashed in my mind instantly. I felt nauseous but wouldn't obviously throw up since my stomach was so very empty.

The noise of the door creaking open got my attention. I tilted my head above in the direction of the source of the sound like I was able to look at the door.

"Oh wow you are awake", he said. "I have brought food for you"

Instantly the smell of briyani and fried chicken filled my nose as I heard the door close behind him. His slow footsteps approached me and then stopped, "I know your favorites Cathy and also you haven't eaten for four days"

Four days? Did I sleep for another two days? The fact that no one has found me for four days sent chills to my bones. Will anyone ever find me? How long am I going to be trapped here? But all my thoughts drowned at once when my mouth started watering as I felt him sit beside me on the bed. He placed the food on something in front of him before dragging it towards us. "Its noon already, I thought of giving you food by morning but you were deep in sleep. So I didn't want to disturb you"

He then untied my hands one by one and made me sit. This time I didn't fight him to not touch me. He definitely seemed clever by holding me captive for four days already. I need some time, energy, and a proper plan to over smart this psycho.

Then he tied my wrists again together behind me. He helped me lean on the headboard and moved closer. Then I heard a few small beeping noises and realized that he was operating an ac remote when a sudden gush of cold air whipped past us.

"If you feel hot or too cold use the remote to adjust the temperature accordingly", he said dropping it to a hard surface beside me, probably a nightstand.

This guy is seriously sick. The fact that he took so much care of me gave me creeps. People like him are definitely harder than the abusive ones to manage or outsmart. You won't know what would be running in their mind in which minute. He definitely needs help.

"Open your mouth", he said as I felt the rim of the waterbottle touch my lower lip. I immediately opened my mouth widely in desperation as he tilted the bottle. The water felt like heaven against my dry tongue as it ran down my throat. I greedily gulped down as much as water I can as if this was the last time I would ever drink water.

I heard him laughing, "Oh sweetness, enough enough! You won't be able to eat. You already emptied half the bottle"

Then he took the bottle away as I puffed heavily in satisfaction. "Now I will feed you the lunch", he said making me frown.

"I can have it myself. Untie my hands", I said.

"No sweety, that is never going to happen. Either I feed you or you remain hungry", his annoying voice cooed over me.

"No please! I can eat", I said hoping that he would agree. I was too hungry for an argument now. If he feeds me the food it definitely won't digest properly. You have to eat wholeheartedly for food to get properly digested and absorbed by the body. In order to fight him and make it out, I need a good amount of energy.

"You can't!", he hissed.

"I can", I snapped back.

"You want me to lock you in the basement again?", he asked me sternly making me flinch. A basement? So we are in a house? "Now shut the fuck up and eat what I give"

His hands forced into my mouth with briyani and a piece of chicken with it. Too hungry and weak to fight I gave up and obeyed him. Let's first go with the flow if it's not easy to handle.

"Now that's my good girl", he said as he continued feeding me. I could hear my stomach making loud sounds as I chewed and swallowed the food. Did he seriously starve me for four days in some dirty basement?

"Two days back when we spoke for the first time after which you fell asleep, I bathed you", he said in a contented tone. "You look so beautiful and clean now"

I stopped chewing as a lump formed in my throat. Bathed me?

"Did you undress me?", I asked in utter disbelief. Did he see me naked? Did he touch every part of my body? What else did he do to me when I had passed out? Instantly bile erupted in my throat threatening to puke whatever I had swallowed now.

"Do you expect me to bath you along with your clothes?"

"Who asked you to bath me?", I hissed gravelly.

"You were greasy from all the dust and dirt in the basement. Don't worry I won't make love to you without your consent. Moreover, I used your favorite handmade shia butter soap and karthika herbal powder for your hair"

Wait what? That made me drop the fact that he had seen me naked and touched me everywhere.

"What else do you know about me?", I asked as he continued feeding me.

"I know your whole history, Cathy! From the scores you obtained to the teachers you hated in your school. From the girls you called your besties to the guys who crushed on you in your college. And.." he stopped feeding "I even know about the one and only guy you liked too", he said in a low distasteful voice.

Noel! Even now my heart went crazy by the mention of his name. Did he know that I was kidnapped? How did he react to it or did he even react? And then Renita appeared in my mind, What is she doing now? Is she missing me? Did she decorate our room without me?

As I was wondering all these he started feeding me again. "Thought of telling you Cathy, I just hate your name. Catherine Velt" He paused and I imagined him making a face, "I hate it. It isn't beautiful like you. So I will call you Lisa here on. Okay?"

I didn't respond but went on eating. "Why are you not removing my blindfold? Do I know you? Or you are scared that I will point you out if I ever make it out?", I asked as he chuckled.

"You will never make it out Lisa, have that in your mind. Burndown your idea of ever leaving me. You are staying here till the day you die which ultimately means that if you ever try to leave me that will be the day you die", he snarled.

A chill ran down my spine as I heard him say that making me wonder whether was it even possible to escape from here.

"Moreover if you think that I am someone that you know, why don't you find my voice familiar?", his voice was confident and didn't show any trace of strain in order to make it sound different.

I didn't answer, instead remained quiet waiting for him to answer and he did.

"Because you know? I am good at mimicry!"

Suddenly he changed his voice to a feminine one and spoke two-three words. For a minute I thought there was a third person, a female in the room with us. Damn! It was perfect.

He laughed and placed the plate beside and again gave me some water. "If you want to use the washroom, here is one attached to the room itself. I will leave your hands and feet untied. Take off your blindfold and do whatever you want but only within this room. Never ever think of escaping! We are in the middle of nowhere and no one will find you. If I ever find you trying something against me, I will kill you without a second thought"

He untied my wrists and feet before massaging the sore parts where the ropes were tied and pulled me into a small kiss. I made a mental note to completely wash my lips and goggle my mouth.

After he pulled away, he said "You don't have a latch or lock inside. Only I can lock you from outside. I have a surveillance camera fit in this room to watch you. I will ring a bell before I come into the room and wait for five minutes. You should cover your eyes with that cloth. If you ever try something clever, I think I don't have to say what will happen then"

I heard him take the plates and the plastic bottle and move out of the room. I waited for a minute before I frantically untied the blindfold and opened the eyes for the first time after four whole days. My eyes fought the light that had been absent for a few days and then as I rubbed my eyes and squinted to see how the place looked, my heart stopped at what I saw.

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