Flames flicker by the bedside, illuminating enough vision for the writer to paint her movieβ¦
(Listening to Loreena McKennitt's "Mummer's Dance.")
Lying on her stomach, Angeline concentrated on writing a fiction fantasy; one that she wished would come true. Four candles guarded her bedside, three idle, while one danced wildly, casting moving shadows on her naked body.
After a couple hours of writing, Angeline killed the candles and rested till morningβ¦.
Or so she thought.
Bang!! Her bolted door was smashed open and two heavy-set men approached her with rope in their hands. Their faces were smug and eager.
"Who the fuck are you?!" Angeline shouted. "Get away from me bitch!!"
The first man fell, due to a forceful blow in the crotch, giving the other man the opportunity to protect his crotch and pin her down. The first man came back up to assist the second man in securing her arms and legs with the rope.
"I'm warning you guys, get off of me or you'll pay with your fucking lives!!" she yelled, thrashing around like a trapped animal. With a heavy fist, the first man knocked her out with a strike to the head. The men carried her out, chuckling as they went.