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?"

"Precisely," Sanyutpta sounded confident. "I too was taken aback at first. He and I were having a conversation one day back in December, and out of nowhere, he begins to speak what I assumed at first to be a completely different vernacular. I replayed the tape recorder over again during our discussion when it suddenly occurred to me to play it

exactly was he saying?

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, if you subscribe to such a preposterous notion

words on a sheet of paper that was lying on his desk in front of him. "Well, as I mentioned, I

Sanyupta. His lips were moving, but his mind was far from the conversation. Even when the subject switched from Isaac and to another issue, the man's thoughts

from his captor, Jeremiah could still see the

young white

there was really nothing attractive about the woman.

The woman nervously glanced back at the young man while gripping her purse

longer breathe in any more fumes, his body unclenched itself. Isaac leaned up against the wall and

door slid open, like a passing wind, the woman

against the wall while a crass grin blessed his swollen face. Realizing that he had arrived at his floor, the young man nonchalantly limped out

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

at the correct locale, Isaac pushed

"Isaac?" Jeremiah choked, hanging up the

you doin', man," Isaac cracked a lazy smile while

down beside Isaac, took off

looking in Levin's direction, Isaac said, "Yeah, man. I've just been through some

of an understatement, my friend." Jeremiah exclaimed while examining Isaac's

just needed someone to talk to." Isaac lethargically replied, sounding as though he were ready to fall right asleep. "I've been

his head, "I have an appointment with a patient in about twenty minutes or so, but I guess you and I can talk until then. I just have to ask, how were you able

before saying, "Man, everyone has been asking me that same question since yesterday. Truth is, I can

you remember? The news keeps saying that you

the floor in front of the doctor.

there. Someone very important," Isaac carried on. "I

"Made you?" Jeremiah shrugged with

pointed to himself. "Just this morning, I saw how she was made, and I needed to find her so she

it you're referring to your

the doctor a strange scowl, as if the word were

"Isaac, you've got to understand, there's no

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 said, "I think I'm ready

mean back at Leroy Cummins'

"No...back

"Oh...I see."

Jeremiah's body settling into the leather couch. The very

Lynn were arguing Thanksgiving afternoon. So I got pissed and went over

"Who's

steadily explained. "So anyways, I went over to her place, we did it,

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