Donna's Busy Morning
Or
Ominous Vans Always Have The Best Goodies
Β©2012 Daniel deLaire
It was seven o'clock on a Monday morning, and Donna was exhausted. The four-day home care shifts were taking their toll on her 35-year-old body, but with the economy being what it is, she takes whatever work she can get.
She felt she could stay up late last night, texting a man she barely knew, which had replied to an Internet personals ad she had posted. She felt groggy as she started her car, and was thankful she was headed home. She wanted a nap. Badly. She looked forward to a nice shower after waking up, and finally being able to shave after so many straight days being at the beck and call of the elderly.
Donna was not an unattractive woman, but she was a BBW, which meant that she was not attractive to most men. Her skin was pale and her shoulder length hair brown, a stunning contrast. She had a cute little tattoo on her leg. Her medical scrubs were not the most flattering outfit for her to be seen in; spaghetti straps and shorts suited her better. Her shoulders were perfect, and her legs were the sort any self-respecting male would be pleased to have wrapped around him.
She was a mile down the road when she noticed she was beginning to nod off.
"Coffee" she thought to herself. It was a long drive home.
She pulled into the Casey's parking lot. Busy as hell. Great. She had to park on the side of the store, next to some shitbox old van.
She went in and poured her coffee. The line was so long that she had already drunk half of it before she paid for it. She got a pack of Pell Mells to go with and left the store. She got into her car, put her coffee in the cup holder, and lit a cigarette. She was already feeling re-energized. She was halfway through her cigarette when the side door on the rust bucket van opened up and man crawled out, stretching and yawning. Apparently, he lived in the van. Donna hoped he wouldn't notice her and ask her for change or anything, but it was already too late. Thankfully, he only wanted a light for his cigarette.
The man was around her age, and upon closer inspection really didn't seem the "homeless" type. He smelled of Gendarme rather than the God knows what she had expected him to reek of.
His name was Daniel, and he turned out to be rather articulate. He was about her age, average build. He wore a pair of new blue jeans and one of those wife beater tank tops that were so popular. His hair smelled of pomade and was perfectly styled; it reminded her of Al Pacino's hairstyle from the second Godfather movie. He sported a well-trimmed beard with no sideburns. Altogether, not an unattractive man. Donna would have been smitten were the man leaning against a Harley-Davidson instead of a rusty Dodge van. His clothing seemed rather low rent compared to his mannerism and mode of speech. He explained that he Kerouaking his way across the country, something he had wanted to do since his college days and never got a chance to; life, career, and a marriage had gotten in the way. Now that he had his chance, he was seizing it.
For reasons unknown to her, Donna was intrigued with this man and his strange pilgrimage across the country. She got out of her car and lit another cigarette. They continued to talk, and she found herself starting to get sleepy again. She wanted another coffee. Before she knew it, the conversation was over and she was on her back inside of this strange man's van. With his one hand he covered her mouth to prevent her from screaming, and with the other, he closed the side door of the van, as though it were the most natural thing in the world to him.
After the door had closed, he produced a rather large hunting knife and pressed its cold steel against her cheek.
"This is how it's going to work, luv" He explained "I'm going to take my hand off your mouth and you're not going to scream. If I hear so much as a peep out of that pretty little moth of yours"
He dragged the sharp end of the knife gently across her cheek, just how a barber would shave a man with a straight razor. She could feel the drag of what she knew was a very sharp knife. His point was made.
"I'll slice you a Julia Roberts smile. Dig?
She nodded her head. She dug.
He cautiously removed his hand from her mouth.
"Turn over onto your belly" He commanded.
Donna turned over onto her belly with the man's assistance.
"Get your arms behind your back"
Donna moved her hands behind her back. The minute she did she felt cold steel encircle her left wrist, then her right, and heard the signature sound of a policeman's best equipment. Daniel double locked her handcuffs and helped her to a sitting position as best he could without hurting her. She was grateful he wasn't rough.
"What do you want?" she asked softly, fighting back tears.
"What do you think I want? You're a woman, I'm a man." He replied, matter of factly. "As long as you behave yourself, don't fight, and above all don't scream, Mr. Slicey doesn't come out to play, and you get to keep that pretty face of yours. This will be over in a few hours."
It was as though Daniel could read her thoughts. Just as Donna realized she was in a parking lot full of people, and this man would not dare hurt her, she felt a rubber ball being shoved into her mouth as soon as she had opened it to scream. It was attached to a leather strap, and he buckled it into place behind her head. She realized that all was lost, and began to cry uncontrollably.
When she opened her eyes, Mr. Slicey was about an inch from her face, and was being held by a very angry looking kidnapper.
"Now what did I tell you, bitch? Shut up. Just shut the fuck up or I'll cut you," the man said, calmly and quietly.
Donna realized that this was neither the time nor the place to resist β she would probably have a chance later. She did her very best to calm down and do as Daniel asked.
"Good cunt" Daniel "complimented. He put his knife in the sheath attached to his belt, a brown leather sheath that bore such a contrast to his blue jeans that she wondered why she had failed to see it when she was talking to the man.