She laid soft in bed. Needy but alone. The rain hammered her roof. The darkness dragged her into warm oblivion. A yearning between her legs was her fading thought.
She woke to the sound of her name. A deep voice. Unfamiliar. Dreamlike.
Her wrists were secure above her, tight to the headboard. Her full body was exposed for this voice.
"Be a good girl. You're not going anywhere."
A raspy voice, whispered into the deepest part of her ear. Tickling the little hairs.
The man stood. Turned his back to her, walked away, touched the glass of the window with a finger. Traced the raindrops as they ran down the glass.
An unexplainable thrill ran through her
From what she could see of him he was wearing a purple trench coat, had wavy, dirty blonde hair with earthy green highlights that fell just past his chin.
About 6 feet. Broad shoulders. He turned around toward her.
Pasty clown makeup, eye shadow, a horrible red smile that was the center of his chaotic energy. The Joker.
Her logical brain said "run" She should scream her terror.
There was something in his aura, something that emanated from him that told her that he wasn't interested in causing her any particular harm.
"You don't look frightened." He observed as he slowly made his way toward her. He was a clown but he walked with quiet, graceful steps.
"Strangely enough, I'm not."
"Hmmm." He said more to himself than to her.
In an abrupt, swift motion he pulled out a switchblade and had the tip of the blade pressed ever so lightly to the side of her face.
Suddenly he shouted, not at her, but at the heavens.
"Life is useless!"
"Madness is the only escape hatch!"
He looked down, studied her face. He raised an eyebrow, as if asking for her opinion on his insanity.
She winked back at him.
"Hmmm." He said. Deflated.
Retracting the blade; dropping the switchblade back into the pocket of his purple denim jeans.
"There's something about you." She said, her voice colored with intrigue.
"That deeply disturbs you?" He asked.
"No." She answered. "There's something about you that draws me in."
"Humph." He crossed his arms
"Do you mind unshackling my wrists?" She asked.
"Why? So you can run for your life?"