Postby KP Presents » Wed Dec 04, 2013 3:01 pm
I was distracted by Rachel mumbling “Fnku” as Charlie taped round her head with the white tape, and then started to gag the smiling Patty. Lisa nudged me in the ribs – I hadn’t even realised I had been gagged as well, so lost in thought as I was, so I shrugged to her question of “fnnssntt” and twisted my body round, feeling that pressure on my chest and trying once again to figure out if it was a good or a bad thing.
As he tied the blue scarf over Patty’s mouth, he said “Right – now who is going to be first to be tickled?”
Lisa and I looked at each toher, and started to jump for the door, while Patty and Rachel jumped to the other side of the room. We hopped from room to room, as Lisa showed me her parent’s bed and the office her father used at home, and then we went back to her room. She pressed a button on a CD player, and we both started dancing on the spot to One Direction.
As we did so, we were laughing and joking, but my mind kept going back to Jay watching us as we played musical statues, those blue eyes twinkling as he watched us. Mister Williamson had blue eyes as well, but then so does Dad and Jenny – as do Alicia and Bobby. So that should mean nothing, right?
Patty and Rachel joined us a little while later, Rachel’s cheeks red as Patty nudged her and said “Urrllkhmdntu?” Rachel just nodded and hid her face as Charlie came in, sitting on the bed with his legs crossed as we jumped about to the music.
“Well, what have you been up to, you little terrors?”
We stopped dancing and looked to the door of Lisa’s room as there was a knock on the door, and her father came in. “It’s time for the girls to go back, and…” He stopped as he saw the four of us standing there. As he looked at Lisa, he nodded as if he had seen it all before, but seeing the three of us tied in the same way made him frown a little.
“Charlie,” he said quietly, “Did Cassie, Patty and Rachel ask you to do this to them?”
“Yes Sir,” Charlie said as he looked us. I was worried that he was going to end up in trouble as he looked at us, before Mr Williamson said to us “Did you ask Charlie to plat tie up games with you?”
We all nodded as he looked at us, and then said “And did you ask him to tie those ropes around your arms?”
I nodded and said “eddmstrwlmmsn.”
“Hang on,” he said as he untied my red scarf, unwrapped the tape and gently removed the gag. As he did so, I looked at his eyes and mouth. They did look an awfully lot like Jay, but again that was all I ever saw of him.
As the cloth came out of my mouth, I nodded and said “It’s all right Mister Williamson – we all asked him to do it after he did it to Lisa. I hope we have not caused him to be in trouble.”
“Well, that’s all right,” he said, “but Charlie should still have told me or his mother first. That is the rule, right Charlie?”
“Yes Dad,” Charlie said, but he grinned as he said this, and we grinned in return. “All right – look, untie the girls and then come down. I can keep John and Jennifer talking for a few more minutes.” He looked at all of us and then walked out of the door, closing it as Charlie started to untie me.
A few minutes later, we came down the stairs as Mum and Dad came out with Lisa’s parents. “We’ve been talking about upstairs – I’m glad they have someone they can play their games with now, but ask permission first, all right?”
“Yes Mum, yes Dad,” Lisa and Charlie said in unison. “I am really sorry if they went too far, girls. They really should have checked with us first.”
“It’s all right,” I said with a smile, “I guess it’s all part of growing up. Perhaps I can come over and teach Lisa how to tie someone up - let her start to get her own back.”
“I think she might like that,” her mum said as Lisa beamed at me. “Add to her escape skills. In fact, why don’t you come and have a sleepover next Saturday.”
“Oh come on DAD,” Charlie said quietly, “an all girl time?”
“Don’t worry – we’ll sort something out for you,” Mister Williamson said quietly, “but yeah – why don’t you? You can bring another friend if you want.”
I nodded and said “Thank you,” and then I saw him smile at me and shake his head a little –just like Jay did that day!
“Well, we can sort It out during the week,” Mrs Williamson said, “but for now, they have school tomorrow, and I know you do as well, Patricia Pickering.”
“Yes, Mrs Williamson,” she said as we left them, waving to them across the street before they closed the door.
That night, as I sat in my bed before going to sleep, I tried to figure out what was going on. They were a really nice family, and I liked Lisa a lot. Charlie reminded me a lot of Colin’s cousin Brian, and I knew they would get on.
He certainly got on with Patty and Rachel – especially Rachel. I had to laugh as I remembered how red she looked when we first went into the room, and the way he blushed too. Another budding romance?
And yeah, their parents were great , loving and understanding. And yet – I could not shake those other thoughts from my head. The way our hands were wrapped – and our mouths – learned so soon after the weekend. The fact Mister Williamson and Jay were about the same height and shape, and they both had blue eyes and a lovely smile.
On the other hand, the voice was totally different – totally. Nobody could speak both ways, could they?
It was worrying, it was perplexing – I could be right, but I don’t want to say anything in case I’m wrong and I upset Lisa and Charlie. But if I’m right…
As I finally lay down to sleep, I decided I would see if Suzie could come next weekend. Maybe she would see the same thing as me, maybe not – but I wanted her to meet Lisa and Charlie anyway. Then maybe they could meet Alicia…
“Hello Alexander – what brings you over here?”
It was the following Saturday, and all week I had been trying not to think about Mister Williamson – and now he was in the front room, shaking hands with Suzie’s father.
“I brought Suzie over – I understand she’s staying at your house tonight?”
“Suzie?”
“My daughter – here she is. Suzie, this is Mark Williamson. Mark, my daughter Suzie.”
“A pleasure to meet you, young lady,” he said as he held his hand out, smiling as Suzie shook it. She was wearing a shite smock top with a green long sleeved top and green leggings, and she had a pair of grey Ugg boots with a silver pattern on the back on her feet.
I had put on a blue denim dress over a brown jumper, while Patty and Rachel were in the kitchen – Patty in a grey sweat short and joggers, Rachel wearing a blue pinafore dress over a white roll neck sweater. The three of us all had flat shoes on.
“Anyway,” Alexander said, “I need to get back. I understand I’m to take Charlie back with me?”
“He’s going to spend the night with Bobby and Tommy,” Suzie whispered to me. “Tommy came down to see the game, and Bobby has to do his Shirt of Hurt thing in a few weeks time.”
“Right – let’s get you girls over to our house and get your party started,” Mister Williamson said as we picked up our overnight bags and headed to their house. As we went in, Lisa came out, wearing a pink sweat shirt and blue jeans, and said “Hi Cassie.”
“Hi Lisa,” I said as I put my bag down. “This is my friend Suzie Holderness. Suzie, this is Lisa Williamson.”
“Very pleased to meet you,” Suzie said as she held her hand out, only to be enveloped in a great big bear hug. “Come on in,” she said as we went into the front room, “I’ve got a DVD ready to watch.”
“Which one?”
“Entangled,” she said as we sat down, while Mrs Williamson brought in a tray with drinks and snacks.
“Thanks Mum,” Lisa said as her father lest the room. I heard him say “I’ll be in the office” as we settled back to watch the film.
We sat on the floor, talking and trading stories of some of the games we had played in the past. Lisa cooed when we told her about the two polite thieves, while Suzie was amazed that the same robber had visited her and us. And with all the going on, the film was keeping us amused as well.
“So your brother is the next Lord Holderness – I saw his picture in the paper a couple of weeks ago,” Lisa said as the wicked witch tried to trap Rapunzel, “he won a medal or something didn’t he?”
“Yeah,” Suzie said as she looked at Patty and Rachel. “We were playing a game at the house we’re moving to when a gang of robbers was spotted by Bobby and his friend Colin. They got caught thanks to them”
We watched the film until the end, before Mrs Williamson came in and said “all right girls – take your bags up to Lisa’s room, and then you need to wash up for dinner. We eat in an hour.”
“Something smells good,” Mister Williamson said as he came into the dining room, looking at us as we sat round the table. Mrs Williamson was in the kitchen, which was separated from the table by a partition, putting some food into serving dishes.
“I hope you’re all hungry,” she said as she brought a try of pork steaks in, “I’ve made enough for...”
The front door bell rang at that point, and Mister Williamson stood up. “Probably just a salesman, I’ll get rid of him,” he said as he put his napkin on the table, and went out of the room. Mrs Williamson went back into the kitchen, brought through a big bowl of mashed potatoes, and then went back to collect more vegetables.
“Yvonne?”
We turned to see Mister Williamson standing in the doorway, with a man holding him on his shoulder. The man was wearing a blue set of overalls, and had a balaclava pulled over his head, as well as leather gloves on his hands.
“MUM!” Lisa’s shout made me look at the kitchen, as three more men stood behind Mrs Williamson, all dressed the same way.
“All right, everyone,” the man with Lisa’s dad said, “Just keep quiet and stay calm. We’re going to be staying for a little while, and Mister Williamson here is going to come with one of use to do a little business, aren’t you Mister Williamson.”
“What is the meaning of this,” he said as he stared at the men.
“Oh don’t worry – we’ll play a little game of hostage with the kids and your wife while you’re away, and if everyone plays along, we’ll be just fine, won’t we kids?”
“Oh yeah,” Patty said as she and Rachel high fived each other, “we love playing this game.”
I looked at Suzie and Lisa, and we all had the same thought – this was no game. “Here we go again,” Suzie whispered as I said to Lisa “We need to play along, for their sakes.”
Mister Williamson looked at his wife, then us, before eh said “All right - if I do as you say, you won’t hurt them?”
“You have our word – get your coat. You three – they were going to have dinner, so make sure they are all sitting comfortably.”
The men nodded as one stayed with Mrs Williamson, while the other two took off the rucksacks from their backs and pulled out coils of rope. “Hands on your heads, girls,” one of them said as we were tied to the chair backs with the rope around our waists and tummies, before they used shorter lengths of rope to tie our ankles together.
We watched as Lisa’s mum was also tied to a chair, her legs tied to the front legs, before Mr Williamson came back in.
“I’m really sorry, Yvonne, girls – just play the game with these men, and do everything the masked men tell you to do. I will be back as soon as I can, and I promise I will do everything in my power to keep your safe.” HE walked over and kissed his wife, as well as Lisa’s head, before one of the other men took him by the arm and said “Come on – we have work to do.”
We watched as they left, and the man who was the gang leader said “Go on – eat.” Mrs Williamson slowly picked up the plate of steaks, took one and handed it round, as Patty and Rachel started laughing and playing along. I was worried however – and not just because this had happened again.
My biggest worry was that none of the three men left with us, or the one who left, looked or sounded like Jay – and if that was the case, who were they?