No, I don’t want to put my little stories nowhere near the greatness of Melville- I know I am not that good; however, I am not beyond stealing a good idea or two from him

So, I start my story with this sentence:
“Hmmmmpf!!â€
Ok ok- I have to admit, that is not high literature. However, if would know the situation of the person who said that sentence- which happened to be me- you would surely agree that *given the circumstances* this was as much literate as it can get.
I mean…how much choice of expression do you have when a bandana is stuffed into your mouth and it (the mouth, not the bandana) is sealed with several strips of duct tape?
‘Not too much’ is the correct answer, and that was exactly everything I could say then- not too much.
The reader who followed my endeavours so far may now ask…â€Hey, I thought that guy is more into tying others up, not into being tied himself…so why is he gagged?â€
Ironically, I asked myself the same question back then…and reflected upon the events which lead to my situation…