Dog Fight

Stranger Danger

Jord looks down at the small bag he had in his hands. The one that contained his dogs tracking chip.

He then looks down at the bloodied bodies he had created to get to it, thinking it was his dog.

"There was an animal attached to this. Where is it?"he asks, looking at the one living officer left.

Ethan.

"I-i don't know."Ethan responds.

He holds up one of the pictures in Ethan's wallet. A photo of he and Jane.

"This woman. Does she know where my dog is?"Jord asks.

Ethan remains silent.

Jord looks down at Ethan.

"What's her name?"Jord asks.

Ethan doesn't respond as Jord lowers himself down.

"You care about this woman?"he asks, holding the picture towards Ethan's face.

Ethan huffs and looks away.

"What's her name, Ethan."Jord asks again.

Ethan remains silent again.

Jord turns the photo back towards himself.

"You do care about her."he says before making eye contact with Ethan.

"She's gorgeous."

Ethan still doesn't speak, and Jord huffs.

"Ethan I'm going to take you with me. And, if I find this woman without your help. I'm going to make you watch me do, unimaginable things to this beautiful girl."he says, making Ethan's eyes begin to water.

He turns the picture back towards Ethan's.

"Not so unimaginable. I bet you could tell what a fellow like me would do to a girl like her. Soft, and delicate. Delicious."Jord says as Ethan begins to cry.

"Now, I'm going to ask you again Ethan."he says as he grips Ethan's hair.

"What. Is. Her. Name."

...

Jane

I huff as I enter Stephen's hospital room.

"Jane."he says as he sits up.

"Hi honey."I smile, sitting down besides him.

"Who were those people, Jane?"Stephen asks, looking down at his bandaged fists.

What to tell him. What to say.

"Stephen, do you remember anything before you were dog?"I ask.

He thinks about it for a while.

I frown.

"Close your eyes Stephen."

He closes his eyes.

"Think back. Dig deep into your memories."

....

"Think about your very first fight."

I open my eyes and see myself as a child with my fists over my face.

"Do you see it?"

"Yes."I say.

"Now think about a little before your first fight. What do you see?"

I look around.

"I'm in a car."

"What color is the car?"

"Black"I say.

"Now think a little before that. Remember before you were in the car. Before the fights. Before you met master. What do you see?"

I couldn't see much.

"Cherries."I say.

"Cherries?"

"I smell cherries. Cherry trees."

......

Jane

I jot down what he says.

"Do you see the trees, or do you smell them?"I ask.

"I smell them. I see the pedals on the ground."he says softly.

I place my hand in his and he opens his eyes.

"Very good Stephen. You did very well."I say.

I smile as I stand.

"Are you ready to go home love?"