Ben was 22, still living at home, but he had a decent summer job at the local bank and was bound to graduate next spring (no pun intended.) Ben was cute, but not in the drop-dead gorgeous, alpha male Chris Evans lookalike way. He was a very sweet, good-natured slender man, somewhat small of stature (5'8'', 150 lbs), but solid and athletic, with close-cropped brown hair, hazel green eyes and a stubble. He wasn't the type who could just swoop girls off their feet, but he did manage to turn heads without trying. Right now, though, he was single, and just focusing on two things: Work and partying with his friends. When he wasn't doing one or the other, Ben stayed at home (his parents were rarely present) and played lots of Assassins: Creed to vent his anger. He was still furious at his ex-girlfriend, Tina.
Tina was a drama and theater major in the same university as Ben. She was only in third year, but was one year older. At 5’3’’, 115 lbs, Tina was fairly petite, yet very attractive; she had bobbed, 60’s style blonde hair and big, bright blue eyes. She always wore mascara that accentuated their blueness, it drove Ben crazy. Tina knew she was attractive, and somewhat talented, and unlike her hardworking boyfriend, Tina expected to have everything handed down to her without any amount of effort. And for the most part, she had things her way; expensive gifts, expensive dinners, expensive nights out, endless compliments, and incredible patience when she threw a tantrum every time things didn’t go her way. Judging from this description, Tina must’ve been quite an unlikeable person, but Ben loved her despite her shortcomings. Or rather, because she was hot; I will leave it up to you, the reader, to decide. This highly unequal relationship persisted until Tina broke Ben’s heart and slept with a drop dead gorgeous, alpha male Chris Evans lookalike. She did it on Ben’s bed.
“But it only happened once, and it was only sex, Ben! I love YOU! I’m sorry, it was an impulse and I couldn’t control it! Promise it won’t happen again!”
“You,” Ben snarled, finger shaking at his adulterous girlfriend, while he was thinking of something to say. The other man was long gone at this point. “You have betrayed my trust! You lied to me, you self-absorbed hedonist! How could you do this to me behind my back, after everything I did for you? I took you to France for Christmas!”
“I know, and don’t get me wrong, it was wonderful...”
“You never even said thank you!! I made you breakfast in bed, multiple times, always paid for dinner, bought you expensive shit that you don’t even need, and there you go behind my back, fucking this stupid guy on my own bed. What the hell is wrong with you?!”
“You know, maybe we can work this out, but if you keep swearing at me, I won’t even talk to you,” said Tina, affirming her stance on the matter.
Ben stared her down, his face red as a tomato. Then, he bellowed at her: “Get out of my life, you bitch! I don’t want to see you ever again! Take your shit, and leave this house RIGHT NOW!!!”
It took Tina some time to register the level of Ben’s hurt and anger. When she finally did leave, she expected him to come running out and beg her for forgiveness. She stayed up all night waiting for that apologetic phone call which never came. Then, she decided to text him, letting him know she forgave his outburst and would be willing to overcome this fault if he promised to be a better boyfriend. Then she called him, but he didn’t pick up. She called him at least 20 times the next day, and he just didn’t answer. Oh my, he’s not coming back, she thought...
Tina left Ben a message, crying this time, calling herself a bunch of unsavoury names and asking him to forgive her wrongdoing. She thought that would be enough, and she waited several days, but still, heard nothing back from him. Finally, a week later, Tina received a text from Ben’s number. All it said was:
‘Leave me alone, Tina. It’s over.’
Tina was extremely forlorn. She really did love him! Why couldn’t he see that? So what if she refused sex for months and she had an affair with one of the football players from her university. She was going through rough times and needed a change, why couldn’t he talk and console her, like he always did? Ben was such a sweet, caring guy. He had money too, unlike that asinine football player whose name she couldn’t remember. Oh shit, thought Tina, what have I done?
Tina left Ben several more messages, letting him know how much he meant to her and how sorry she was, but three weeks have already passed and Ben was only sending one-line texts such as “this is useless” and “give it up, Tina”. There was only one thing left to do: Kidnap her ex!
It was Good Friday, Ben was off work, playing Assassins: Creed by himself. He was wearing the same dirty sweatpants and long-sleeved t-shirt he wore to sleep since he was 16. His parents have gone out for a festive dinner with friends, and left their son some chicken on a bed of rice and vegetables which he already devoured. Every time Ben took a hit, he swore out loud. He enjoyed this time alone: His parents didn’t approve of swearing, so he took the opportunity to blurt out expletives whenever he deemed it appropriate. Then he heard the doorbell ring.
“Goddamn it,” Ben gnarled and got up. He opened the door, and realized there’s nobody there.
“Hello??” He shouted, and received no response. It was dark and cold so he closed the door and resumed his game. Several minutes later, the doorbell rang again.
“Whoever you are, identify yourself!” Ben yelled a little too aggressively. He had bad feelings about this. He looked around, opened the backyard gate, called out again, and when he realized nobody was there, he went back. That was when Tina took Ben by surprise and grabbed him in a headlock behind his back.
“Ughhh!” Ben yelled, utterly surprised. He noticed his aggressor was considerably smaller than him and was about to twist her arm. But she was too quick. A smelly rag was shoved onto his nose and mouth. It smelled sweet, and made him dizzy. He caught a glimpse of his attacker, she was short and wore all black, and her face was covered in a mask with holes for her eyes and mouth.
Ben’s slowing brain started searching for possible suspects, but with the rag still pressed tightly against his face, he fell unconscious. He did not remember the ride that followed his kidnapping.
Ben woke up several hours later in a carpeted basement room. There were some exercises machines on his left and a bar to his right. It definitely looked like somebody’s home. He was sitting on a hard wooden chair, still in his PJ’s, with his ankles and knees duct taped to the chair’s legs. His torso was tied to the chair with thin, black nylon rope, his hands duct-taped uncomfortably behind his back. Worst of all, he had a rag shoved in his mouth, secured by a silver duct tape gag.
He tried to free himself, but the ties were too tight. He then realized this was Tina’s basement!
‘What the fuck...’
He heard a door open and close, and then Tina came into full view. She wore red lace panties which showed off her fine legs, a matching red bra and 3-inch stilettos. Although she wasn’t overly voluptuous, the bra offered a generous view of her cleavage and fully accentuated her plump breasts. She looked so slutty and hot!
“Now, Benny boy,” she said in her seductive voice, “last time we departed, things didn’t go so well. I missed you, Benny. I really did.” She put her hands on Ben’s thighs and stared at him. She felt him breathing heavily, getting aroused. “I know I’ve been a bad girl, and I told you I was sorry, but you never replied. That made me really sad,” Ben wasn’t sure whether she was adapting a theatrical tone, or she was being sincere. “I really wanted to see you again, and the only way I could do it was by kidnapping you.” She smiled, clearly proud of her achievement; “well, Benny, I’m sure we’re gonna have lots of fun tonight. Let me just disconnect all the phone lines, and get my whip. Remember those games you wanted to play, but I said no? Well, tonight I’m going to be all yours. I promise.”
TO BE CONTINUED