Richard awakens as he and Jessica have slept on the couch for a couple hours now.He sees his watch as it's 1:45 AM, it's officially his birthday.He sees Jessica leaned over on him as he softly shoves her away.He gets up and goes to look for the restroom through the hallway, he opens the Jessica bedroom door by accident.He enters as he looks through it, he looks through the drawers as he sees the collection of movies and chuckles.He closes it up as he turn it the closet, he looks through the clothing and starts to smell it.He gets more nosy and looks under the bed to find a briefcase, it's locked.He Carrie's to her bed as he lays it down, He sees her purse.In Amusement he looks through it, all the while Jessica awakens slowly.She awakens as she realizes the situation she's still in.She gets up and looks around the hallway as she slowly tipsy goes towards the door.By now Richard laughingly walks out with her purse and says "Your middle names Jun-" he says until he notices her walking out.
"God damn it come back her !" He yells as he runs through the kitchen to get to her.She made it to the door but has to unlock it which takes up too much time.He gets ahold of her as she yells "let go of me, help me !!!! Help !!!" She yells as he Carrie's her towards the couch as she punches on his back.He throws her on it and gets out his handgun.
"Now Why'd you have to do that, you're gonna wake the neighbors !" He yells as she sobs and says "please just let me go, have mercy…." She pleads as she sits there covering her face, afraid he's going to shoot.With the gun in one his left hand, he gets out the wiring from his right hand and commands her, "Lay on the floor, belly down….now !" He yells as she still sits in fear as she cries.He exhales and says "God damn it Jessica I'm not playing, now do it….please…" he asks nicely as she slowly gets on the ground and had her hands laying out.He pins her as he puts the gun away, he gets her arms together and ties her hands behind her back.
He gets off her and goes to the door to lock it, then he goes to the kitchen.He gets a chair and places it near the window.He goes to Jessica, who's still on the floor, and gets her up.He forcefully walks her to the seat near the window as she's still sobbing.He gets back to the purse that he left on the floor of the hallway.He brings it back out and sits on the couch.
"I was going to joke with you but not anymore…" he says as she sits there with a frown look on her face.
He goes through the purse and pulls out her wallet.He opens it up to see a thousand dollars, her ID and credit cards.He pulls out her ID and shows it to her, "You look a lot different…" he says as her ID shows her from a few years ago.She had Short blonde hair and looked like a cancer patient, pale and thin.
"Not to sound rude of it but you looked like a zombie in this, you look different now…." He says as she still in tears.It's silent as he puts the wallet back in the purse and leaves the purse on the living room table.He looks over at her, still saddened, "oh Christ, I'm sorry about all that but you did start it….." he says as she says "I'm sorry…." She whimpers as he says
"No don't apologize, it's alright, listen I'll lighten up the mood since it is my birthday now, A couple more years closer to thirty…." He says jokingly as he sits there in dismay.it's quiet until he says
"You know I have a brother, he was born July 20th, 1969, a couple years older than me..." he says as she ignores him.
"You know what that date is ? " he asks as she still ignores him .
"that's the day of the moon landing, that's why ma and Pa always favored him…..the perfect child you know ?" He asks as she gives a bit of her attention to him.
"Yea...he was loved until he died June 22nd, 1987…..he died in a car crash..." he says as she now gives her full attention as he continues to say
"It was a sad funeral, but we played his favorite song, " Summer of 69' " because well he was born in that summer….hehe….gosh if you could've seen Mamas cries, I was broken you know…I was so young and angry…." He says as he hears a knock on the door.He gives a look as he turns to Jessica and quickly grabs ahold of her before she screams."Hel-" she muffled until he pins her to the floor and quickly gets the gag ball out and puts it on her again.He picks her up and Carrie's her to her room, he throws her on the bed and closes the door.He quickly walks through the hallway as the knocking continues.He looks through the peephole to see a man, looking like a resident.Richard clears his throat and says "Who is it ?" He asks as the man says "ummm this is Sam, Jessica's neighbor, where's Jessica and who are you ?" He asks concerned.Richard unlocks the door and opens the whole door, he leans aside it.
"I'm Ron, Jessica's brother….I gotta ask pal, the hell you doing knocking at nearly 2 in the morning ?" Asks Richard furious.Sam is embarrassed and says "Sorry it's just I heard some loud sounds from down the hall, I live in apartment 85, just seeing if she was okay…." He says as Richard expresses, "well she's asleep right now and I was here watching a film on yeh tv until I heard the knock…." He says as Sam looks in confusion and says "alright….well uh I'm sorry for interrupting but can you keep it down, I have work in the morning and would love to sleep peacefully…." He says as Richard Charismatically says "sure thing….I'm apologize for that pal….and uhh have a Goodnight Sammy boy …" he says with a smile as Sam walks away back to his door.Richard looks on as he goes back inside and shuts the door and locks it.He sighs in relief as he heads to the Jessica's room.He walks through the hallway as he opens her door and sees her on the floor now.
"did you fall or try to get out ?" He asks jokingly as he picks her up and Carrie's her to the living room again.
"I'm joking …..now I gotta make sure you promise to not yell….and I mean it this time or I'll leave this on, all night ….." he says seriously as she looks at him in discomfort.
"you promise ?" He asks as she nods her head.
"Great…." He says as he takes off the gag ball.
She finally breaths better as he says "stay here okay…..don't try it again, I'm trusting you …" he says as he gets up and walks to her bedroom to get the briefcase on the bed.Jessica all the while, sits there, shivering and in a trance.He walks back out with the Briefcase as he lays it on the table, she looks at him, still scared.
"What's the combination ?" He asks as she says "I can't tell you that, it's very personal to me…" she says as he sighs and says "listen, this suspense is killing me darling…..please I won't judge anything of what's in here….whatever happens in this home, stays here…." He says as as she smirks and says "I don't know…it's just very personal-" she says as he interrupts,
"You said that already, look We all have secrets, hell I know I do….so how about this….I'll take of the wiring and you can open it for yourself, okay ?" He says as she thinks about then says "alright…." She says as she gets up and turns around, he gets out the pliers again and cuts it off.She feels free again as she sits back down, she gets to putting in the combination and opens it.She turn it around for him as he looks to see a random organization of items.A stack of papers with sketches on them, some cds, a zip loc bag with color pencils, pencils and an eraser and finally a photo of her and her family.
"I don't see what's so embarrassing about some drawings and some cds …" he says as she says "well it feels weird for me, no one sees those drawings but me and it feel uncomfortable for me…" she says as he laughs.She feels angered at him laughing as he notices, "I'm sorry it's just I thought it had some things to do with a fetish or something, this is child's play sweetheart…." He says as he takes out the cds, drawings and the photo.He lays it out as he shows her the photo, "This your family ?" He asks as she says "yes it's me, My mom and dad and brother…." As to which he is at shock.
"What's the brothers name ?" He asks as she replies, "It's Roger….." as to which he says "Well I was close …" he mutters as he puts the photo down and looks through the drawings.You see a self-portrait of herself, a drawing of a horse, multiple drawings of Bunnies and finally a drawing of a man.It's very well detailed as he shows it to her and says "who's this ?" To which she replies
"it's an old friend of mine, silly little drawing just put it away please….all of it…" she said angered as he comedically puts back the drawings and photo but leaves the cds out.He puts the briefcase on the couch but leaves it open.
"Now hold on a minute, I have to see if your taste for art is the same for music…" he says as he looks through the six cds.He looks until he sees one that he favors, "16 Most Requested songs " by Bobby Vinton.He looks at her in shock and says "You like Bobby Vinton ?" As to which she embarrassed replies, "yes now can you put it away now please…." She says as he says "hold on now, where's your CD player ?" He asks as she says "no no, you're not playing that …." She says as he says "You have too, I love Bobby Vinton, gosh you know which song Id love to hear ?" He ask as she demands, "no I don't know or care, just put it away please…." She begs as he is angered now.He stubbornly goes into her room as she follows, "hey stop it, Cmon get out there…" she says like a brother fighting with her sister.He looks around the room and looks under the bed and finds the CD player.
"Ha, great…" he says as he walks past her and walks to the living room.She follows stubbornly and says "please don't, Cmon put it away, this isn't funny now…." She says as he connects the CD player to an outlet on the wall.He gets the CD out of his jacket pocket and puts it in.
"oh Christ….." she sighs as he turns to her before playing it and saying "You wanna dance ?" He asks.