The Beast of 1977 (Book 1)

Chapter 27

"I need to speak with Doctor Sanyupta, please! Doctor Benjamin Sanyupta!" Jeremiah intently shouted over the phone to the operator.

With a clutter of papers in both hands and his eyes firmly locked on the clock above the door, Jeremiah anxiously awaited the doctor's speedy response.

"Uh, yes, good morning," he jittered, dropping his papers flat on the floor beneath his feet. "Or should I say, good evening, Doctor? Sorry to disturb you. I was just calling to fill you in on a couple of patients that require some much needed attention."

"I see. What can I assist you with, Doctor?" Sanyupta replied, sounding as if he had just awoke from sleeping.

"Well, first I wanted to discuss Isaac Mercer. You won't believe this, but, Isaac was kidnapped two days ago."

First, there was a long gasp, then Sanyupta appallingly uttered, "Oh my."

"Don't worry, I believe he is fine. According to reports, somehow he managed to elude his captor. Apparently he was abducted by the B.O.D. kidnapper."

"I'm sorry, the who?"

"The Broad Open Daylight kidnapper," Levin sighed while rolling his eyes. "I apologize for the acronym usage."

"Ahh, I understand. Tell me, how was Isaac able to gain his freedom from this individual?"

"It's still unknown at this time. But, the kidnapper was found murdered inside the same home where he took and murdered his own victims."

"Murdered? By whom," Sanyupta inhaled.

"More like a what," Jeremiah said. "The police say than an animal, a very large animal, killed this man, along with six others up along the Cuyahoga Valley."

"And Isaac was able to escape unharmed?"

"That's correct. I would love to know just how he was able to do so."

"Wait a minute, just what was Isaac doing up in Cuyahoga Falls?"

"I'm not quite sure, sir."

"Are you seeing him again this month?"

"As a matter of fact, he has an appointment on the 28th. But I wanted to bring that incident to your attention, as well as a curiosity. I saw Isaac last week, and I was not aware that he was bilingual."

"Ahh," Sanyupta chuckled, "I see you have come across that phenomenon as well. I am afraid that Isaac does not speak another language, rather, he is speaking backwards."

Jeremiah's mouth grew dry at that second, trying to find the words to explain his sudden confusion.

"Backwards, you say?"

were having a conversation one day back in December, and out of nowhere, he begins to speak what I assumed at

"And just what exactly was he saying? If

words of the four letter variety," Sanyupta sighed. "Some random sayings about blood. I believe his final words that particular day were something to the effect of structures collapsing and a fateful train ride. Once again, random gibberish. Just the rants of a person who has endured a traumatic experience. Even his very tone seemingly changed. One would possibly believe that he was, dare I say, possessed,

down words on a sheet of paper that was lying on his desk in front of

mind was far from the conversation. Even when the

Somehow, even with the knowledge that Isaac was free from his captor, Jeremiah could still see

Rubbing his aching neck, Isaac stood in the back corner of the elevator and watched with hungry, scurvy eyes as the overweight, young white woman in front of him squirmed from

woman. He wasn't interested in looks, just smells. He inhaled

at the young man while gripping her purse that was wrapped

body unclenched

then, the elevator stopped. The very instant the door slid open, like a

Isaac remained up against the wall while a crass grin blessed his swollen face. Realizing that he had

speakers above his head as he walked on. Cream colored, block-like arrows pointing people in the right direction lined

to see if he had arrived at the correct locale, Isaac pushed open the door and

"Isaac?" Jeremiah

"How you doin', man," Isaac cracked a lazy smile while dropping himself onto

face of complete disorientation, sat himself down beside Isaac, took off his glasses, and with

looking in Levin's direction, Isaac said, "Yeah, man. I've

stuff is a helluva of an understatement, my friend." Jeremiah exclaimed while examining Isaac's face. "Isaac...I honestly don't know what to say. I...I can't believe you're here.

the bus all the way out here, man. I just needed someone to talk to." Isaac lethargically replied, sounding as though he were ready to fall right asleep. "I've been freebasing coffee

an appointment with a patient in about twenty minutes or so, but I guess you

has been asking me that same question since yesterday. Truth is, I can hardly remember anything that happened

what was the last thing you remember? The news keeps saying that you were seen over in Cuyahoga Falls. What were

of the doctor. There was so much rambling chaos

"I had to see someone up there. Someone very important," Isaac carried

"Made you?" Jeremiah

himself. "Just this morning, I saw how she

"I take it you're

give the doctor a strange scowl, as if the

understand, there's no such thing as that. It's

Isaac faced the window and planted his hands back into his coat pockets. He then closed his eyes, inhaled the fresh new carpet smell of the office and

"You mean back

"No...back in

"Oh...I see." Jeremiah

All Isaac could hear was Jeremiah's body settling into the leather couch. The very moment the man stopped moving,

"Me and Lynn were arguing Thanksgiving afternoon. So I

around since October." Isaac steadily explained. "So anyways, I went over to her place,

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