Switchblade

Chapter 29: Snapped

Stone was walked to his vehicle as he and another gentleman finished their conversation. But once he arrived they cut it short. The two said their goodbyes and his employee headed back inside.

Stone took his key and pressed the button that unlocked his expensive sedan before he got inside.

As he got situated and turned it on, he checked his phone for any new messages since he'd been in the office.
Nothing but a call from his brother.

He plunged the car into reverse and looked at the camera.
Only to see a man in all black standing directly in front of it.
He froze, stunned.
Until his driver's side door opened for him and three men stood there. The 42 year old man was quickly grabbed and knocked out before he could make a sound.

~•~

They arrived at a warehouse and during the drive, Stephen Stone had woken up in the trunk.

He was removed and thrown onto the ground inside the building. He started panicking.
The doors were left open and the warehouse was completely lit by fancy suv headlights.

Every man was in black, wearing a baseball cap and a mask. They also held metal bats or crowbars.
"Go." Drake instructed.

They ran at Stone and began to swing.
He tried his hardest to protect his head by the use of his arms as the goons kicked and beat him. He was swung in his face, kicked in his stomach, cracked in the arm, and stomped on.

"Alright." Drake stated.

They all stopped and Stone laid there shaking in tears.

Drake walked over and crouched in front of him.

"The balls on you, huh?" he stated.
Stone attempted to crawl away. Crying in pain.
Drake looked up at one of his men.
The man took the instructions and kicked Stone in the center of his spine with a steel toe boot.
Stone screamed with a hand to his back in pain.

"Strip him. Tie him up. Ankles high. Above the sink." Drake instructed.
The men grabbed onto Stone who attempted to fight back but would lose and gain extra bruises to his already swollen face.

Drake took out his phone and prepared the camera.

He looked up and saw that Stone hung naked by his ankles, head in a sink, with wrists tied behind his back.
Drake walked over.

He plugged the hole then turned on the sink.
Stone began to panic.

He screamed but couldn't lift his head from the sink.
Drake video called his boss and aimed the camera at Stone.

Segal answered.

He saw the naked man that was close to being waterboarded. Segal listened as he screamed in terror, eyes already under water.
"Where are you?" he asked Drake.
"Warehouse uptown."
"I'll be there in twenty." He hung up.

Drake turned off the water. Stone's nostrils just barely hung out of the water.
Drake took out his knife from his pocket and flicked it open.
"You've stopped screaming." he noticed and placed the knife to Stone's throat. "Are you not scared anymore?"
Stone's body was tense in fear as he felt the knife gently slide back and forth.
His jaw quivered as he whined.

Drake pressed the pointy end to Stone's Adam's apple.

"Beat him 'til the boss arrives." he permitted.
He backed away and the men began to swing like Stone was a human piñata.
He screamed and remained unable to block the hits.

~•~

Tati had grown tired and everyone else noticed.

"You ready to go back?" Dominic asked.
"I hate being in that room." Tati complained. "I get it, I'm kidnapped. I'm not necessarily supposed to have fun but it's nothing but white walls, a toilet, and a bed. It's creepy and I feel like I'm gonna lose my mind." she stated. "It's only been like a week but I feel like I'm gonna go insane in there."
Kolson tossed a pack of cards to her and she caught them. "Good catch." he stated and sipped his drink.
She looked at the cards. At least it was something.