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lowered her eyes. “Do you want a demonstration?”
    If they were lying, he could leave. But, if she was telling the truth...
     
    There was a good chance she was bluffing. Edwin had done that constantly. He’d said he’d kill Simon’s parents and burn down their house if he made any noise. He’d also said he had guns all through the house and wouldn’t have a problem hurting Simon if he tried to get help. After he got out, the police never found a single weapon, except for the kitchen knife he’d used to force Simon into his car in the first place. No one was ever in any danger.
    He could have left the first day. Even with a broken ankle and a concussion, he was stronger than Edwin ever was. It was the fear that kept him from acting. They were relying on his fear.
    “Yes,” he said. “I do.”
    She folded her arms and sat back in her seat. “Very well.”
    He gripped the chair as hard as he could and readied himself for the shock. If he could get through this then he was one step closer to getting home. He had to show these people that he wasn’t gullible and that he saw through their ploy.
    She clicked the button and immediately he felt a flutter in his chest which quickly moved to a stabbing pain. He reached for a breath, but it would not come. The room went from vibrant to grey to black in a matter of blinks. Before he knew it, Simon’s heart had stopped.
     
    He opened his eyes to see the woman still sitting across from him with the remote on the table. Eduardo’s finger was on Simon’s neck to check for his now rapidly beating pulse. His chest was sore, and it was nearly impossible to catch his breath.
    “You will meet her at eight o’clock at the Alibi Lounge. She may have a bodyguard, but they are there to get rid of paparazzi.”
    Eduardo propped him back up to a seated position. “They’ll be everywhere. How am I supposed to get to her?” he groaned.
    “Not my problem.”
    He could hardly see straight, much less comprehend the enormity of what she was suggesting. “I can’t do this.”
    She smiled. “I just need you to take care of the girl. You need to get her to the car.”
    “What if I get caught? What if they throw me in jail?”
    She lifted up the remote and shook it. “You won’t go to jail, honey. We’ll make sure of it.”
    He gulped down the lump forming in throat. He had thousands of questions to ask and no more energy to ask them. These people weren’t a fifty year old neighbor with a drug problem, and he wasn’t going to be able to talk himself out of this one. “Can I ask you something?”
    “What?”
    “Why’d you say all the stuff, about the kidnapping and all that, if you’re just going to hit your remote thing? You know what I did. Why don’t you just use that instead?”
    She tapped her fingernails on the table to an unconscious beat in her head. “We wanted you to know that we know what kind of person you are. Eye for an eye, eh?”
    He felt like he was going to be sick. What he had done to Edwin was nowhere close to what this woman was asking of him. “I can’t. I can’t do this.” Simon could not see himself being able to do what she was asking of him. There was simply no way.
    “Yes, you can, Mr. Archer. That’s why we chose you. We know what you’re capable of. Now, Eduardo here will get you cleaned up and take you to the Alibi. You will be given a phone at that time. If you call anyone other than our number; we will not ask questions. You will be terminated. Do you understand?”
    He nodded. None of what she was saying felt like it was sinking in. Her words bounced off his skull and back onto the floor. Eduardo grabbed Simon’s hands and forced him to a standing position. His legs were weak, and he began to fall, bowlegged, to the floor. Eduardo slipped his arm around his body, and they walked down a long dimly lit hallway. His feet dragged on the ground as Eduardo lugged him down the never-ending corridor.
    Simon bit his lip hard to keep the