The Panic of Fear (Book One of The Fearful Trilogy)

Chapter Twelve

  When I wake up my neck hurts from leaning back for however long I slept for. I sit up and see the kid standing at the stove. He turns around and sees I'm awake. "Oh hey. You're awake." He smiles and walks over to me. "Do you like bacon?" I look around and see no sign of Zodiac.
  "Where's Zodiac?" I ask. "I don't know. But he said he'd be back soon." The kid walks in a room opposite of the bathroom and comes out a few minutes later with a glass of orange juice.
  "Here." He hands it to me and I drink some so as not to be rude. "Do you want some bacon?" He asks. I think about it and nod my head. "Sure why not?" I reply.
  The boy finishing cooking the bacon and hands me some. I shovel it down and finish my orange juice. "Thanks." I say with a smile.
  I look to my left and see Zach looking at me worried. "What?" I whisper. "I don't think you should of done that." "Why?" I ask. A white fog starts filling my brain. Zach starts talking but I can't hear him. I'm so tired.

  I slightly open my eyes and see the ceiling. I try to say something but I can't open my mouth. I close my eyes again.

  I wake up again to being dragged across the floor. My back's screaming at me but there's nothing I can do. I nod off again.

  When I wake up again I'm laying on a table and I'm strapped down to it. I look to my left and see Zodiac in a glass box. My eyes widen and I try to get up.
  "You're not getting free." Says a voice from the corner. I hear manic laughter and the kid walks out of the darkness. I try to talk but my voice is raspy. "Why are you doing this?" I ask.
  He grabs his head and laughs more. "Why do we do anything we do? Why do I feel this way? Why are you so focused on one thing that you fall for the simplest trick?"
  I struggle more as he rants. "You fell for the simplest trick! The harmless kid with the orange juice. You never knew it was drugged!" I can't find a lose strap anywhere. He's insane but not stupid.
  "Please! Do you really want to do this?" I plead with him. "Oh yes!" Another laughing fit. "Oh yes! Definitely yes!" I see a lever next to him, I look around but don't see anything it's hooked up to. I look up and see a circular saw.
  "Oh no." He starts laughing even more. "Do you want to play with my toy? Why not? But let me play with your cat." He grabs Zodiac and pushes the lever. Leaving me in the room with the saw slowly bringing my death down with it.