I heard a low voice call out to me before a hand reached out and shook my right shoulder. I woke up with a small jump. When did I fall asleep? I must have dozed off during the multi-hour ride to the city. I guess I was tired; I didn’t realize when I had fallen asleep at all.
Where am I?
The car had come to a complete stop, and looking out of the window, I could see that we had arrived at a gigantic mansion decorated in the Baroque European style. This building is massive! Are we at a luxury hotel?
I could see the beautifully decorated garden outside with its cupid water fountain and flowers of various types and colors. If the circumstances of my arrival here had been any different, then I’m sure that I would have enjoyed the view and would have felt super excited to be in such a nice place. However, the only things I felt right now were anxiety, fear, and stress.
The men wordlessly unbound my hands and feet before carefully peeling off the tape from my mouth. I cleared my throat nervously before trying to make a sound. I didn’t know how I would sound after being unable to speak for such a long time.
“Umm…where are we?” I asked the moment I got my voice to function.
“This is the boss’s mansion. I warn you; the boss is…a very serious man. Watch what you do and say if you want to live to see the light of dawn,” the man said as he offered me a hand and pulled me out of the limousine.
The boss is a very serious man…