Chapter 35: Torture.
Mr Woods woke up to a thudding headache, he closed his eyes against the pain. The back of his skull throbbed like he was hit by a hammer; he bit out a curse and moved his hand to inspect the damage. But it didn't move -something was restraining his arms. His legs, too were immobilised, as he noticed when he tried to get up.
He looked around but found out he was in a completely empty room with nothing but a small dim light bulb at the center of the
ceiling.
How long had he been out cold? His lips were parched and hunger growled in his stomach. He tried to wrench his arms free and felt narrow straps dig into his flesh.He cried out in pain and stopped trying to free himself. He yelled out for help, a shout mingled with fury and panic. The stuffy air invaded his mouth, causing him to gag.
His strength was beginning to diminish. But then he heard a squeak from the rusty hinges of the door; someone was coming in.
"Seems like our new friend is finally awake." Someone said her voice brimming with excitement as she walked in. Mr Woods looked up and saw a young woman probably still in her 20s. She was dressed in all black and her hair was also equally black. Standing next to her was a man also dressed in all black, he was holding a huge black bag.
"Hmm. Yes, it appears so." The man replied as he glared at him.
"Who the hell are you two? And how dare you kidnap me and bring me to this place. Do you have any idea who l am?" Mr Woods asked angrily between clenched teeth.
The lady who was dressed in black let out a chuckle and it made Mr Woods angrier. Did she think this was funny? She would pay greatly the moment he got out of here. He was about to say something to her when he saw her walk closer and closer to him until she was standing right in front of him. Then she smiled seductively revealing her perfect teeth; and the next moment he was punched across the face. He groaned in pain as he tasted the metallic stuff in his mouth. "Are you out of your mind." He cursed " I'm gonna kill you the moment l get out of here."
"And who says your ever getting out of here." The woman replied with a devilish smile. "Shall we begin then?" The woman asked the man standing next to her as she flashed a smile at Mr Woods.
"Yes. Get the table." The man replied.The woman walked out of the room and came back dragging in a table. The man placed the black bag on the table and began to empty the content. Mr Woods watched him with dread as he brought out all sorts of torture devices and placed them on the table.
"Ok. We can now begin." The man said as he grabbed one of the tortue device and the woman smiled.
Mr Woods began to shake his head vigorously.
"No! No, no, no, no! Please what ever your employer is paying I'll double it..Infact I'll triple it just don't hurt an old man like me. Please.
The woman laughed loudly her voice echoing in the room. And the man just smiled. "Aww.. such a sweet old man." The woman said sarcastically " His offering to pay triple the amount we are getting now. But I'm afraid you can't even afford what I'll employer is currently paying."
"I can. I have a lot of money." Mr Woods rushed to say.
"All the money in the world can't get you out of this." The man said coldly.