The sun was high above me...as I started out on the moderate hiking trail "The Devil's Kitchen Trail", it was a familiar trail that I hiked often. The inclines and declines were perfect for unwinding all the pent up energy...allowing plenty of time to think...absorb and relax. As I started up the trail, I noticed no one else around, no one in front of me, no one behind me, so the trail was mine. It was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky, this was exactly what I needed...to clear my head. Still quite upset over an argument that had just taken place...I needed to get some pent up energy out of my system, think things through.
Absorbed in thought, I didn't hear the sounds of another hiker near by. Suddenly someone had my left hand and was turning me around. I blinked, not sure what was happening...or who it might be...as Joe seldom went on this hike with me. Another hand slipped over my mouth...and I heard a voice whisper, "I won't hurt you...I have seen you here many times."
The eyes that stared back at me were intensely blue, somewhat scared, yet very excited. He had some type of rope or something similar, he quickly tied the one hand he held at the wrist and then pulled it over to a small tree nearby, fastening it there. He then pulled some sort of kerchief over my mouth, and then my free hand, he tied to another small tree only three foot away.
So many thoughts racing through my mind, at this point in the trail, it was a great distance from the main park, several hikers would skip that section of the trail and few ever went on it, which was obvious by the almost barely visible trail path. The stranger, began to run his hands along my arms and then under my chin. He looked into my eyes and said, "I want to see your reaction, and I want you to see mine." Then he started rubbing his hands across my back and down my bottom, then up again. He quickly unbuttoned my blouse, running his hands over my breasts slowly and watching me closely.