Postby KP Presents » Tue Dec 10, 2013 2:10 pm
Hyacinth nodded and then opened her mouth, allowing me to ease the knot past her teeth, and then tie the band tightly round her neck, the other two watching. Rose was next, scowling at me still before she allowed me to tie the gag in, and then Violet.
“What happens when Daddy comes home,” she said as I held the scarf in front of her mouth, “Will you be kind to him as well?”
“I promise,” I said as I gagged her, listening as she said “Fnku” and then sat back. I sat and watched them, listening to the muted conversation from the kitchen between their mother and Mrs McPhee.
It sounded like the usual questions – “how could you do something like this? Why have you hooked up with this man? Don’t you feel any remorse?” I’m sure after our experience she did – after all, I did – but we have an act to maintain, an image to project.
After a while, my mobile phone started ringing. “Excuse me one moment,” I said to the girls as they looked at me, and answered the call, saying “This is Jay.
“Right, thank you,” I said as I looked at the clock, which was showing a time of five thirty. “Watch them for a moment,” I said as I went into the kitchen, and saw Mrs McPhee helping Clara to sort some plates out.
“Your husband is on his way home,” I said as I sat down, “and when he does arrive, I want you to say nothing. Allow him to come in as if everything was all right, and let him see for himself what has happened.”
Clara nodded, before saying “Are you going to be eating with us?”
“No, but thank you for the offer.” As I spoke, the other two associates came in. “They will help you with the rest of the preparations. Mrs McPhee, would you accompany me please?”
“Of course,” she said as she left the kitchen with me, and walked into the front room.
As the clock reached six, we heard a car pull up in the driveway, the door opening and closing as the three girls looked to the door. There was the sound of the front door opening, a case being put on the floor, and a call of “Hi everyone – what sort of a day have you had?”
Mrs McPhee put a finger to her lips as she looked at Violet, Rose and Hyacinth, while I stood behind the door to the room, waiting for it to open. As it did, and Keith Deans walked in, he saw the girls sitting in a row, their eyes wide over their gagged mouths, and said “What the...”
“Good evening Keith,” I said as I took his arm and walked him in, “As you can see, we have your daughters hostage, and in a moment I’ll take you in to see your wife. All you need to know right now is this – do exactly what we tell you, and they will be fine. I am sure you understand what I am saying?”
“Are you all right girls,” he said as he looked at the trio, watching them as they slowly nodded. “Mrs McPhee,” I said, “Kindly stay with the girls, and if they promise to be quiet you may now remove the gags. Keith, come with me please.”
I walked him into the kitchen, where Clara ran into his arms, they two of them embracing in a very touching reunion. “Thank God,” she said as she looked at him, “They’ve held us hostage all afternoon, waiting for you to get back.”
“Have they hurt you,” Keith said as he held his wife’s head and looked at her.
“We’ve been tied up and gagged, but that’s all. They’ve treated us very well, all things considered...”
“And who are they?” he then said as he looked at me.
“Forgive me – my name is Jay Edwards.”
Keith looked again at me, and then sat down in shock. “Right,” he finally said, “I’ve heard of you, and I know what you’re going to say.”
“Really? That would be a refreshing change, because normally I say what we’re going to so later. Right now, you need to help your wife to put the dinner on the table – and remember, your daughters are in the next room, so no funny tricks.”
He nodded before standing up, and helping Clara with the final preparations for dinner. “Go,” I said to my associates, “and help Mrs McPhee to bring the girls in to sit at the table. Make sure they are secure when you do so.”
He nodded and went off, while I stayed to watch the parents as they talked quietly to each other, Keith reassuring Clara that everything would be all right...
“Have you all had enough?”
“Yes, thank you Mum,” Violet said as she passed her dinner plate down. All of them had been tied to the chairs, with ropes holding their stomachs to the chair back. While the girls still had their legs tied together, Keith and Clara had their legs tied to the front legs of the chair. All of them, however, had their arms free to eat as they talked at the table, like a normal family. Mrs McPhee and I took the dirty plates and sat them by the sink, before I looked at all of them.
“Clara,” I finally said, “We’re going to untie you to allow you to wash the dinner dishes.” Mrs McPhee did the honours, helping their mother to stand up while I looked at the girls.
“Now,” I said to them, “We’re going to tie your wrists together again n front of you, and then you will be helped to go back into the front room. Do you have a favourite board game?”
“We like to play Monopoly,” Rose said as she looked at me.
“That sounds good – tell me friend where the game is kept, and you can start to play a game amongst yourselves. Mrs McPhee will play with you.”
I watched as she tied their wrist together, hands palm to palm, and then untied them from the chair before they were carried back through to the front room.
“They’ll be perfectly safe with her,” I said as Clara looked at me, nodding before she went back to the dishes. “Now, Keith, you are doubtless wondering what is going to happen next?”
“What makes you think that,” he said in an attempt to be funny – it didn’t work.
“In a little while, you’re going to take a trip with one of my associates to your office, and there you will transact some business for me. Once that business is conducted, then you will remain there until we tell you it is safe to go home.”
“And Clara and the girls?”
“Will remain safe in our care until that time, but make no mistake – any attempt to try to escape, or do anything we do not tell you to, and...”
I looked at Clara, who was standing nervously, a plate in her hand as she whispered “No...”
“All right,” Keith finally said, “I’ll do whatever you want, just don’t hurt my family.”
“Sensible choice – now” I said as I released him, “Help your wife – she looks as if she could use the support.”
When he was able to, Keith slowly stood up, walked over and hugged Clara from behind, whispering “It will be all right,” as he kissed her. It was a touching moment, as I turned to my other associate.
“Watch them,” I said as I slipped out and found the third person waiting.
“You leave in an hour,” I said quietly, “When you get him to his office, you know what to do?”
He nodded, and then said “And when he has completed the task?”
“Secure him, silence him, but do not harm him. I want no repeats of last time.” He nodded as I came into the front room, and sat next to Hyacinth, saying “So who’s got the most properties so far....”
At precisely eight thirty, I went back into the kitchen and said “It’s time – hands behind your back Keith.”
As my associate crossed and tightly bound his wrists together, I said to Clara “Please put your hands together in front of you.” As she did so, my other associate bound her wrists together, and then took her through to the front room.
“So what do you expect me to do,” Keith said as he was made to stand up.
“Exactly what my colleague here tells you to do – and remember, I am a phone call away,” I said as he was led to the front room.
“I need to go out for a little while,” Keith said to his family as they sat there, “Do what they tell you, and I’ll see you all later.”
“Good luck, Dad,” Hyacinth said, Keith nodding as he was led out to his car. As we heard it driving away, Rose said “Damn – Mayfair with a hotel. I’m out of the game.”
“Such a pity,” I said as I looked at her. “Mrs McPhee, would you untie her legs please?”
“Why,” Clara said as Rose stretched her now free legs out.
“Because my good friend Mrs McPhee is going to take Rose to change for bed,” I said with a smile. “Now, whose turn is it?”
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