Page 86 of Cage

‘Just… one… more… yay!’ Katie said, letting out a tiny whoop of joy as she managed to free her hands.

Success!

Katie quickly got onto her knees and using her now free hands set about untying her feet. Tommy had used extra-sticky tape on top of the rope, so it was taking time.

More time than Katie wanted to spend.

But she had no choice.

Katie was now frantically pulling and tearing the tape to get down to the rope.

‘Nearly there, come on,’ Katie said, her heart rate increasing the closer she got to finally freeing herself.

Katie didn’t exactly know what she would do once she was freed from the ropes. She cast her eyes around the garage and wondered whether she would be able to pull up the main garage door.

It should be possible.

Katie certainly didn’t want to go inside the building and risk crossing paths with Tommy.

That would be absolutely the last resort.

Ideally, Katie would be able to locate the opening mechanism for the garage door and escape out on to the street that way. Katie figured that there was no way Tommy would try and take her back once Katie was out on the street.

There would surely be people around.

And for a coward and creep like Tommy, that meant it was a no-go zone. Twisted individuals like Tommy were bullies. The second that had to do anything in public they usually retreated into their shells.

Even if he tries to grab me on the street, I’ll scream.

Louder than the loudest unicorn who’s just stepped on a sharp shell.

Come on… nearly-nearly-nearly there…

Suddenly, the rope binds snapped in two and Katie was free and able to continue on her mission to get out of Tommy’s garage.

Or at least she thought she was.

Katie heard a click.

She froze.

Then turning her head slightly, she looked up and saw Tommy standing over her. Pointing a gun directly at her head.

Katie was terrified.

Her attempted escape had all been for nothing.

And now things looked a whole lot worse.

‘Where do you think you’re going, cam-girl?’ Tommy asked, a sly smile on his face. He was enjoying tormenting Katie.

Katie was speechless.

The sight of Tommy holding the cocked and loaded gun was too much. Things were even worse than Katie had feared.

Not only was Tommy unhinged, but he was extremely dangerous too.

‘I said, where do you think you’re going?’ Tommy repeated, a menacing tone to his voice. ‘Answer me!’

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