Abracadabra

Lover Boy's

I'm not going to lie, I've had boys on my mind. Well, not boys, one boy. Robin. Until last week, it was all positive things. I'd think of his smile, his laugh, how he always protected me, but now, not so much. He's been gone for a week now. Now my thoughts are full of fear. I'm scared for him. At this point, I'm expecting the worst.

"Earth to Finney!" Gwen's hand is suddenly waving in my face.
"Yeah, um sorry, what's up?" I try to compose myself. I don't want her to see me worry. Judging by her concerned look, it didn't work.

"I'm going to Suzy's now." I give her a confused look.

"It's Friday! Will you take care of dad?" Of course, Friday. Ugh. I definitely don't want to spend my Friday night taking care of a man child.

"Alright, I'll take care of dad." I give her a smile and wave goodbye.

"See yah kid." She waved back as I watch her slowly fade away until she turns a corner.

I never realized how empty the street had gotten until suddenly I'm greeted by a black van. A man stumbles out, wearing a top hat and carrying bags of groceries. He seems to trip over thin air as he falls to the ground, dropping everything. Eggs splatter onto the ground as his hat rolls right in front of me. The sudden noise makes me grip my pen in fear.

"Well isn't that peachy!" The man exclaimed as he picked up a broken eggshell.

"Do you need any help?" Slight alarms go off in my head, he's weird, but seems harmless enough.

"Yes, could you hand me my hat?" This guy definitely gives me the creeps, but I'd hate to be rude and walk away. As I hand him his hat, he gives me a large smile.

"Would you like to see a magic trick?" He can't be that bad if he's willing to show me a magic trick.

"Yeah! Sure!" I take a step closer as his smile stays plastered on his face. A slight frown forms on my face as the quiet sound of a can shaking fills the air.

"Are those black balloons?" Before I can do anything he opens the door grabbing me and the black balloons. Immediately I take my pen and stab him, dragging it down his arm. As I go to scream, he sprays something into my mouth. I can hear him cursing as my vision begins to blur. He hits me in the head and then throws me roughly into the trunk of his van,  slamming the door.

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My body goes completely limp. I feel completely helpless as he carries me like a doll down to what I think is a basement.

"I outta strangle you for what you did to my arm." The man says as he tosses me on a mattress. The world is a blur at this point, but I can make out some of what I'm seeing. There is something else in the room. Maybe a dog, in the corner. I hear the whines , no, actually it's screams. Muffled screams. I feel too weak to even attempt to move my body. The man moves some of my hair from my face and caresses my cheek. Another muffled scream can be heard from the creature in the corner. The man snatches his hand away and growls. He jumps up and walks to the corner.

"You, shut the fuck up. I told you I'd do this if you were a naughty boy. After last night, you are lucky I didn't gut him like a pig and throw him down here for you to see." As he talks, he kicks the thing in the corner. I hear more muffled screams, but I still can't make out what's in the corner. My eyes are still burning. I can barely even keep my eyes open. The man walks up to me again.

"If you are a good boy, I'll untie you at dinner time." He walks towards me again and ruffles my hair. His hand trails down my back, but I can't make out what he's feeling. He's covered his face with a creepy mask.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you, that you won't like."  He again carress my face.   

"I can see how tired you are. I'll be back later to give you two lover boys some dinner. Until then, why don't you rest my sleeping beauty." He quickly turns around, slamming the door behind him shut, with the sound of it locking.

Oh god, what is happening. It's the grabber, the grabber has me. I need to get up, I need to find a way out, but I barely have enough strength to lift my arms. The feeling of his hand going down my back lingers in my mind. What is he going to do to me. I hear the muffled scream again, I think it's yelling my name. I can check it out later, I'm too weak right now. Before I know it, I've drifted off to sleep.

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I was abruptly awoken by the light turning on and the door opening. My eyes shoot open, but I immediately regret it as they are burning. The lights hurt, so I cover my face.

"Hello my beautiful boys! It's dinner time!" I hear the man wake towards me, placing two trays on the floor. I peak through my hand and see two plates of eggs accompanied by 2 glass soda.

It was then my nightmare got worse. With my eyes finally clear, I could finally see what is in the corner. Or rather who. Robin.

-End of Chapter One-