The music filled the bathroom, echoing over the running water. Angela liked the shower hot; it woke her up and got her ready for the day ahead.
Reluctantly, she turned the taps off. She stood momentarily, the water dripping from her body towards the drain, her long wet red hair matted to her body. She turned and slid back the shower curtain, and jumped.
"Don't scream," the man in the balaclava pointing a gun at her said, "the silencer will keep anyone from hearing me unload this into you bitch."
Angela froze momentarily, then quickly grabbed a towel from the hook, wrapping it around her tight.
"What do you fucking want?" she asked, stammering, suddenly feeling cold.
"Firstly, you little twat," the man said, "put the towel back and stand upright, your hands behind your head."
"No, please," Angela said, "my boyfriend, yeah, my boyfriend will be back soon; he just stepped out to get the paper."
The man laughed, "is that right?"
"Yes," Angela said defiantly, "so you better get out of here."
The man reached into a bag and pulled a ball gag; Angela's eyes widened.
"Is your boyfriend getting the newspapers from Melbourne?" the man said, "cos that was where the flight he boarded earlier was heading."
Angela's heart sank, her head dropping forward as she cried out.
"Now," the man said, throwing the gag towards her, "you put that on tight, stand upright, your hands behind your head."
Angela started hiccuping as she cried; fear rushed through her. She slowly put the ball in her mouth, and she felt the hard rubber, her teeth sinking into it; she put the straps behind her head and buckled the gag in place; she then put the towel back on the hook and stood upright, naked, her hands behind her head.
The man took in the vision before him. The girl was short and curvy, not overly so; her curves were in all the right places, like a Renaissance art piece. Her red hair clung to her wet skin, her blue eyes wide, looking back at him, fearful. His eyes moved down her body past her perfectly round breasts, her nipples firm from the cool air or maybe excitement. Her mound had a light covering of hair, soft, confirming she was a natural redhead.
The man stood and approached her. "Come," he said, grabbing her arm and leading her forward. He led her to her bedroom, throwing her along a little.
"Get your bank cards," he said, all of them.
Angela looked back at him. She fumbled nervously in her purse, her heart racing; she took out two debit cards and handed them to him.
"That all of them?" the man asked.
Angela nodded a slight flush in her cheeks.
The man grabbed her purse and started rifling through it. He looked up, removing another card from it.
"Forget about this one, did you?" he said; he slapped her breast, knocking her back a bit; she squealed behind the gag.