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Chapter-2
"Name
of the missing person?'', asked the police constable, as he noted down.
"Catherine
Juliet”, answered Ben.
"Lastly
seen ..."
"Yesterday
night".
Ben, his
mother Miss Johnson, Miss Catherine (Juliet's mother) and her husband had
arrived at the police station nearly fifteen minutes ago, but had been told to
wait by the constable until the inspector arrives. Just as the constable
decided to take down the information the inspector arrived.
"Good
morning Inspector Jones!” the constable greeted him.
“A very
good morning Peitler!” inspector Jones returned the greeting.
"Excuse
me!” Ben interrupted, “I don't think that it is a very good morning for
us".
Jones
gazed questionably at Ben.
Ben's
mother nudged at him, but Ben was in a very bad mood.
"Pardon
me sir,” said Jones,” I don't get you."
Ben
almost burst out,” For the past fifteen minutes we have been waiting and being
totally ignored and all you come and say is that you don't get anything. What
do you think........"
Jones cut
him off,” Please calm down sir and clearly tell me what the problem is..."
This time
Miss Catherine spoke,” My daughter is missing since last night and we came to
give the complaint."
"Why
are you so certain that she is missing? She might have gone to someone's house
for staying and she might be planning to return home today."
"She
never goes without informing us in advance, inspector,” replied Mr. Catherine (Juliet's
father).
"And
she wouldn't go roaming about in my car,” sneered Ben. He was getting very much
irritated.
"No
need to get tensed mister,” Jones said.
"I
didn't come here for you to advice me, inspector".
"I
understand....."
"No
you don’t!” Ben slammed his fist on the table.
"Wait,
listen..."
Ben again
started to say something before his mother realized that the conversation was
getting worse and stopped him and said,” Let us listen to him first, Ben.”
Ben controlled himself somewhat.
Jones
continued," I just said it is too soon to imagine things..., but nevertheless
I am taking down the information. Do you have her photo?"
Miss
Catherine gave him the photo.
"Fine!
I will file the complaint. I have some work now. Come back in the noon. If she
still hasn't returned, then we will proceed with the search. Till then be
patient."
*********
Catherine
Juliet woke up from her sleep only to get a cold greeting.
“Good
morning, Catherine Juliet! “
Juliet
froze in horror. A cold shiver went down her spine.
The
shiver was not due to the arrival of her captor, not because he had spoken to
her for the first time, it was not even due to the mention of her name,
but……..the voice………she felt as if she had heard this voice before.
“I have
been waiting for you to get up. I didn’t want to disturb you from your pleasant
dreams.”
Juliet
couldn’t talk as she still had the gag on her mouth.
“Perhaps
you are surprised by the mention of your name by me,” spoke her masked captor.
Though the
sound of his voice came, Juliet could see no moment of his lips. And how could
she? After all the voice came from the original mouth beneath the mask.
“However
there is no need for you to worry about that matter. It is quite unnecessary
for you. What you should be concerned about, right now, is yourself.”
Her
captor gazed at her chained nude body. He bent down so that she could directly
meet his eyes. He had tied her hands behind her back and her legs to a single
pillar so that she could lie down.
“Now
listen to me carefully. I am going to remove the gag from your mouth. But
beware, if you make even the slightest sound you will receive good lashes from
this,” he lifted his hand to show her what he was holding,” this, is an
electronic whip.”
Even as
Juliet saw the cruel object in her captor’s hand, memories of the tortures she
suffered last night flooded through her mind.
“From now
onwards, I will do all the talking. You will just say a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ whenever
I ask you a question. Did you get that?”
Juliet
slowly nodded her head not knowing what else to do.
“If you
ever break this rule, you will get a deserved punishment”.
Juliet
could not see a smile in her captor’s face but she could definitely sense a
glee in his voice as he said this.
Her
captor removed the gag from her mouth. But Juliet didn’t dare to shout. Her
hands and legs were still chained.
He placed
his hand on her right breast and slowly squeezed it hard. Juliet tried hard not
to yell.
He
pinched her nipple. This time she could not resist a slight muffle.
His hand
slowly moved down her pussy. His fingers circled around her crotch.
He poked
one of his fingers inside her tiny hole.
Juliet
bit her lip to stop herself from screaming.
The
masked face turned up to look at her face. The masked face came very close to
her face, almost touching her nose. “Do you know something Juliet, you smell a
little stinky. Would you like to take a bath?”
Juliet
was surprised by this sudden question. She simply stared at the mask.
“That was
a question Juliet! I need an answer.”
She
couldn’t bring about to say anything. At last she managed to blurt a “Yes”.
At least
she could be free from his poking of her body.
“Very
well”, said the voice beneath the mask.
Her
captor stood up and walked behind the pillar. From there he picked up a small
object. He came in front of Juliet again. On seeing a little closer Juliet saw
that the object looked like a remote controller.
Her
captor pressed a button on the remote and an opening slid open just beside her.
It was filled with water and had the appearance of an underground water tank.
“Now this
will be your underground bathtub Juliet”.
Juliet
hadn’t expected this.
Her
captor moved behind the pillar and removed the chain bound to her legs. But
before Juliet could do anything he quickly tied both her legs with the chain.
This way she was free from the pillar but she couldn’t move her hands and legs
herself.
Without
warning, her captor lifted her to a standing position and quickly pushed her
into the underground water tank.
Juliet
felt slight pain as her body suddenly splashed into the cold water. The tank
was deeper than her whole height. She felt herself being pulled out of the
water by her hair.
“Not tall
enough, eh?” sneered her captor as he pulled her face out of the water.
“It seems
we must make some arrangements for you”.
He took
two ropes and tied them to two knots on her hair which he made and then tied
the ropes to the two pillars such that the water level just stayed below her
nose but covered her mouth. This made breathing possible but difficult.
“It seems
fine! Now I have to go. I have some work. But you can expect me to return soon.
So till then, enjoy a nice bath Juliet”.
**********
“Are you Dr.Simons?”
“Yes, I am!”
“I am
Inspector Jones.”
Ben,
Juliet’s father and Inspector Jones were now in the hospital in which Ben was
admitted last night.
“You
wanted to see me inspector.”
“Yes
Doctor. Do you remember this person? “, he pointed towards Ben.
“Oh yeah!
He was admitted in our hospital last night for a minor accident and was
discharged this morning only.”
“You were
the doctor in charge.”
“Yes, I
was.”
“Then you
must be aware of his friend who admitted him. Her name was Catherine Juliet.”
“Yes. She
admitted him and left after ensuring that he stayed in the hospital. Why, is
there any problem?”
“As a
matter of fact, she has been unavailable from yesterday night.”
“So?”
“We
suspect that she is missing.”
“What?”
“Since
this was the last place she was seen, I considered it necessary to visit the hospital
and see you.”
“I am so
sorry! Could I be of any help?”
“Did she
say anything to you when she left the hospital?”
“No.”
“Are you
sure doctor? Did she say anything….anything at all?”
This time
Dr.Simons hesitated a little. ”Err….,”he paused slightly and then finally
replied,” no. Nothing that I remember.”
“Dr.Simons”,
this time Juliet’s father talked,”do you realize that any information you give
might be of utmost importance in finding my daughter.”
“I am
sorry sir! I don’t know anything else.”
“Well
then doctor!” inspector Jones said” We don’t have anything else to say. Thank
you for your co-operation.”
When they
were out of the hospital Jones asked Juliet’s father,” According to what the
doctor said, Juliet must have directly headed to her house after leaving the
hospital. From here, which way do you use to go to your house?”
“There
are three routes for reaching my home from this place….”
“Which
way is the shortest?”
“Two
roads are main roads and both of them take around the same time. The third road
may lead more quickly as it is mostly deserted and hence there is no traffic.
But we have never used that road because it is in a very bad condition.”
“But she
might have used the third route.” Jones turned to Ben,” What do you think Ben?”
“I don’t
think she might use a route which she has never used before.” said Ben.
“On the
other hand,” said Jones,” late at night, she might have wanted to reach her
house as fast as possible. So she might have preferred to use the third route.
It’s just an assumption. We will see soon.”
All three
of them headed for the third route in Jones’ police jeep.
The
inspector turned out to be right. No further had they gone half the route, they
spotted Ben’s car which Juliet had driven the previous day.
Jones got
out and examined the car.
“The car
seems to be in a good condition”, said Juliet’s father.
“Well,
not totally,” said Jones,” there are some marks in the front side of the car.”
“They
seem like scratches’, said Juliet’s father.” But why would Juliet make those
scratches in a new car.”
“She
didn’t make them deliberately. They were made……….”
“Made?”
asked Juliet’s father with a puzzled look on his face. ”How….?”
“During a
fight or a struggle….” Jones turned towards Ben.” For the first time I agree
with you Ben.”
“Why do
you say that?”
“I think
Juliet was kidnapped. She probably made these marks with her shoes while she
was having a fight with her kidnapper. Now we get the reason for her missing.”
Juliet’s
father looked shocked and frightened.
Ben was
getting tensed again,”Damn it! I know that she is missing. I have been telling
you that since morning. What the hell…, all I want to know is that ….where is
she now.”
“We will
find that out.”
The
inspector moved a little further to search. ”Here I see the tyre marks of
another car, which probably would be our kidnapper’s car. Let us see where
these marks lead to. These marks lead to that direction. Let’s follow it in my
jeep.”
But no
sooner had they covered a few meters that the marks suddenly disappeared.
“Uh-oh!’
Jones sounded disappointed.” Our criminal seems to be very clever. From this
point onwards he has driven his car on a rocky path which leaves no marks. That
way he gets us off his track. He might have gone in any direction from this
path. The combinations are too vast to make any assumptions.”
And so,
their search ended as abruptly as it started.
*************
Juliet
was having a hell of time in her captor’s dungeon. She felt as if this was the
longest day in her life. She had been in the water for several hours now.
Her body
had become cold and rigid and yet there was little she could do.
She was
finding it very hard to breathe as her nose was just above the water. She
almost suffocated many times while trying hard to breathe properly.
She had
been suspended into the water tank through knots in her hair. Had it not been
to the upward force she was experiencing due to the buoyancy of the water, she
would have found it very painful to have been hanged by her hair.
In the
dungeon, she found it impossible even to guess what time or part of the day it
was.
She
couldn’t even shout because a considerable part of her face was inside the
water, which included her mouth.
But the
most occupied thought in Juliet’s mind was the voice. That voice………..it had
sounded familiar, but she couldn’t recall where she had heard it before. It had
sounded very funny…if that was the right word to describe it……..sort of pitch
modulated voice.
No sooner
had she thought about this that she heard the footsteps again. She prayed that
it would be someone else for rescue, but, to her dismay it turned out to be her
captor as usual.
“I am back,
Juliet!” he said cheerfully.” Now let’s get you out of your bath-tub. I hope
you had a very enjoyable bath.”
He untied
the knots from her hair and started lifting her. As soon as he lifted her out
of the water, she spit in his face with some water she had already gathered in
her mouth for this purpose.
It turned
out to be a very bad mistake as she later regretted it.
“That was
a wrong thing to do Juliet. After all, you spit in my mask. No harm to my face.
What a way to waste a spit….”
Juliet
yelled very loudly” You Fucker! Let me out! Let me go you sick bastard………”, her
captor quickly slapped a gag over her mouth.
Juliet
desperately wrestled with her chains, but in vain.
He
slapped her hard three times on her face until she stopped struggling. He
caught her by the neck and pressed until she calmed down. He then tied her
again spread-eagled to the two pillars.
And to
Juliet’s’ horror he took out the whip and fixed its wire cable to the plug
point.
“When I
mentioned you not to say anything, it also meant not to open your mouth. You
have broken that rule and it is time to see that you get the punishment you
deserve”.
Juliet
just watched him swing his hand and the next instant she felt pain tear through
her body as the whip landed on her stomach. She also felt a momentary shock rip
through her body as the powerful lash touched her skin.
“How did
you feel that?” He didn’t wait for an answer.
He moved
behind her and cracked a powerful lash on her ass.
Juliet
muffled in pain as her whole body shook terribly.
He
whipped her ass seven more times and came in front of her to view her.
Juliet
was terribly exhausted and her eyes had become very watery due to the pain.
The look
in her face let out a sorry expression as if she begged her torturer to stop.
“Now!
What does Juliet want to say?” he mocked her.
Juliet
let out a slow moan beneath her gag.
“Does
that mean you are sorry?”
Juliet
nodded her head desperately.
“Very
good! So let me finish our deal” and this time he brought down the whip on her
left breast. Juliet almost jumped with pain.
With
that, her captor went and plugged of the whip from its plug point.
“I am
going to remove your gag once again. But before that, I want to ask whether I
can have your full co-operation this time?”
Juliet
nodded her head quickly.
“Good!
Don’t ever do the mistake of behaving like that to me again. Do you
understand?”
Juliet
nodded her head again.
He
removed her gag and then he suddenly asked,” Are you hungry Juliet?”
Juliet
was taken aback by this question and she realized that she had forgotten
something all along. She tried to remember the last time she had a meal.
“That was
a question Juliet.”
“Yes!”
she added quickly.
“Fine! I
have the meals prepared. However that won’t mean that you are having your hands
and legs free.”
He went
somewhere nearby and came back after a few minutes holding a bowl of food in
his hand.” I wanted to feed you myself, but since you behaved naughtily, I
suppose there is a change of plans.”
He set
the bowl on the floor. ”Bend down Juliet”.
Juliet
looked at him, confused.
“I said
to bend down on your knees”.
Juliet
hesitated slightly but then quickly thought otherwise and did as she was told
.He tied her hands behind her back and also tied her legs together.
“Now I
want you to eat it. I am going to go and have my meals. And listen….before I
come back I want that bowl to be licked completely clean. Otherwise it will be
the last meal you will be having for the next two days.”
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In her
house, Miss Johnson looked around to see if anyone was around. When she made
sure that nobody was nearby, she picked up the phone and dialed a number. And
then she began to speak …………………………………….
(TO BE
CONTINUED………………….)
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