At 18 Gary already had a three-year-old son and married his high school fling Shirley as a result of the birth of their child. Gary and Shirley depended on Amanda for everything. Amanda was Shirley's sister, who out of the kindness of her heart provided Gary and Shirley a place to live, food, and even money for their own baby. Amanda had been fairly lucky in life and received straight A's all throughout high school, college, and medical school. She was almost 18 years old when Shirley was born and has practically raised her since their mother passed away; when Shirley was just 5 years old. Gary and Shirley had been together for what seemed to be an eternity and Amanda as a result became a pseudo-family figure to Gary as well. Gary wanted to make Amanda proud and also provide for his family so he worked day and night to save money so that Shirley and Gary could eventually buy their own house. Shirley had never worked a day in her life and relied on the good will of her sister and Gary to provide her with support.
During the summer months Amanda would take one day off a week from her practice to take Gary and Shirley out to dinner. Amanda used the time to unwind and mentor the couple as they navigated their path in life. Unbeknownst to Amanda, Shirley had arranged a blind date for the dinner. After Amanda graduated medical school and began providing for her sister, she never seemed to have time to date. Shirley, who couldn't leave the house while watching her child, found Amanda a date online. Shirley had been participating in a chat room discussing parenting tips which were sponsored by Doctor X. Shirley had become addicted to Doctor X who provided her with any answer to any question regarding parenthood she would ask day or night. Shirley thought it would be fun to include him in their dinner plans. Shirley sent a picture of her sister and the blind date was set. She figured an attractive and single doctor would be perfect for her sister.
After everyone ordered appetizers Dr. X found his way to the table, and Shirley was horrified. Unlike his profile picture he was grotesque. He was short, bald, and had horrible yellow teeth. Amanda's skin began to crawl before he even sat down. Gary, who was aware of Shirley's plan, lost his shit, and immediately started laughing and shaking his head. Dr. X seemed way too excited about the dinner to be turned away and Shirley began making the introductions with the back-story.
As dinner progressed Dr. X's presence only became worse. He had horrid breath and sat uncomfortably close to Amanda. Every time he would interject into the conversation he would place his hand on Amanda's thigh. She was totally grossed out. The final straw was when the server left to bring the check and he leaned into Amanda and started sniffing her hair. Amanda jabbed Dr. X hard in the side of his head and climbed over the table to get out of the booth.
While the conversation had been uneventful, Dr. X became enraged by Amanda's conduct and grabbed her arm, which prompted Gary to throw Dr. X to the floor. Dr. X looked up at Gary and Amanda and informed them they would regret tonight in more ways then they could ever imagine. Amanda in a rush to leave wrote a $100 check for the $45 dinner and ran out with her family. While driving away Shirley was horrified and immediately deleted her profile from the chat room. Amanda proceeded to tear Shirley apart for inviting that psycho to dinner. Amanda asked if she had ever shared her personal information with Dr. X and Shirley breathing a sigh of relief, answered no. Gary screamed in horror as he realized that Amanda's address was on the check she had left at the table.
Amanda stopped the car and quickly drove back to the restaurant. Amanda found the server and asked for her check back. The server informed her that the man dining with them paid for everything. Amanda then searched the table for her check, but it was gone, along with her home address. Her stomach suddenly turned into knots and she made sure to lock every door and window when they returned home.
The following days were uneventful. Gary continued to raise money, Shirley cared for the baby, and Amanda worked. Gary and Shirley wanted to make it up to Amanda so they prepared a feast. Amanda came home to the sweet smells of a dinner, which had been roasted in the oven all day. Gary instructed her to sit at the table and proceeded to serve Amanda and Shirley as if he was a professional waiter in a fine dining restaurant. Amanda realizing how sweet Gary was, told Shirley she was a very lucky girl. Shirley was thrilled and felt at home for the first time since Gary moved in. Shirley returned the complement to Amanda and noted that she deserved some of the credit for helping to raise him. They both laughed at that comment.
Gary came back into the room and poured some wine after the three had chatted for hours. Amanda thought the wine was delicious and then realizing she was the only one over 21, amusingly inquired into how they managed to purchase such exquisite wine. Gary laughed, feeling the wine, and began apologizing for opening her wine without asking. Amanda became confused and asked where they found the wine. Shirley stated it was delivered by some store and she just figured Amanda had ordered it online. Amanda feeling herself becoming paranoid about the origin of the wine also began to feel lightheaded and shortly thereafter fell unconscious.
Shirley woke up in her bed to her child crying and went to check on him. As she began her normal routine she realized that she had no memory from last night and began searching for Gary. She walked downstairs and found the kitchen completely cleaned and a pink note on the fridge. Shirley walked up to the fridge and read the note.
It said: GARY AND AMANDA WILL BE RETURNED SAFE AND SOUND. GARY WILL CALL THE HOUSE IN TWO WEEKS. DO NOT CALL THE POLICE OR GARY AND AMANDA WILL NEVER COME BACK.
-- Attached to the note was a check from Amanda to the restaurant for $100.
Amanda was in a fog as she laid on an operating table. She watched, as a dentist seemed to be inspecting her teeth. The images would go in and out. The dentist eyes were so familiar, but she couldn't think about that right now. Her body was exhausted. She tried sitting up but had no energy. The doctor realized she was waking up and gave her more anesthesia.
Finally Amanda opened her eyes to a lucid state of mind. She immediately panicked. Nothing was familiar, the walls, floor, and ceiling were all dark metal. She instinctively went for the door, but it was locked. She started screaming and banging for help. After banging on the door for what seemed like an eternity she tried to remember what had happened. She remembered the dinner, the wine, and the dentist dream.
She then realized her mouth felt weird. She reached up and felt braces on her teeth. What the hell was going on? Her tongue hurt and she started to touch it when she felt a metal piercing that went through her tongue. She started to really freak out and began searching all over her body. She found small metal rings had been pierced through both her nipples and to her horror a very small ring had been pierced through her clit. At that point she felt dizzy and fainted on the cold hard floor.
When she woke up she tried removing her clit ring but it had been apparently welded closed. In fact all her new body jewelry had been welded shut. She was scared, furious, and determined to get free. At least six times since waking up a slit in the door opened and food was delivered. She wondered if she had been held two full days in captivity. She found it difficult to eat with the braces and had no idea why someone would pierce her and attach braces to her teeth while she was unconscious. She could not eat much, but she knew she had to keep her fluids up if she needed the strength to fight for her life.