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"I’ic somehow made sense inside his head

"Don’t you see, you need me to keep away those nasty people who did that"

She nodded as if she agreed

"Nowwe’re going to leave so I can help you"

She shuddered "We don’t need to go I know you’ll help now"

Kent started to laugh, slowly at first and then to the point where she felt his crazy co you back"

"I won’t"

"Don’t lie" He jolted her frooing upstairs"

"Why?"

He didn’t answer as he pushed her out of the kitchen

She struggled against hiainst the wall

Pain vibrated through her arm and down her spine

"Don’t ether "You’re going to hurt me anyway"

"I don’t want to But so soh pain The quicker you learn, the less it will hurt I promise"

"Did someone train you, Kent?"

Emotion filled his face "I learned quickly You will, too"

Mary felt herself slipping into the role of a victi sat close to the surface She sniffled, from her cold or from fear, she didn’t know

Kent rushed her up the stairs, past her bedrooain he used the force of his body to pin her against the wall and used his free hand to rip cords from the back of her computer

"Put your hands behind your back"

"Don’t do this I won’t run"

"Put your hands behind your back!" He grunted the last three words

She wanted to screaet the hint?

Didn’t the giraffe coot tired of waiting for her to ainst the wall

Mary’s knees buckled and she saw stars

Kent followed her to the ground and bound her wrists together exactly where he wanted them

He flipped her over and straddled her body Kent looked down as if she were a puppy in need of a handout "Look what you made me do"

Mary turned her head when he reached out to run his thuistered that he drew it aith a splattering of blood