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?"

nowhere, he begins to

just what exactly was he saying? If you don't mind

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, if you subscribe to such a preposterous

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

lips were moving, but his mind was far from

the knowledge that Isaac was free from his captor, Jeremiah could still see the young

as the overweight, young white woman in front of him squirmed from side to side as though her elevator companion were readying himself for an all-out assault

scratched his unshaven face up and down as if his own skin were on fire. In his eyes there was really nothing attractive about the woman. He wasn't interested in looks, just smells. He inhaled her strong perfume with

glanced back at the young man while gripping her purse that

could no longer breathe in any more fumes, his body unclenched itself. Isaac leaned up against the wall and stuffed his

like a passing wind, the woman sailed out and into the hallway as though she were being

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

arrows pointing people in the right direction lined the walls that young Mercer passed by as his head hung

at the correct locale, Isaac pushed open the door and noticed right away Doctor Levin talking on the

"Isaac?" Jeremiah choked,

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

disorientation, sat himself down beside Isaac, took off his glasses, and

direction, Isaac said, "Yeah, man.

"Some stuff is a helluva of an understatement, my friend." Jeremiah exclaimed while examining Isaac's face. "Isaac...I honestly don't know what to

man. I just needed someone to talk to." Isaac lethargically replied, sounding as though he were ready to fall

about twenty minutes or so, but I guess you and I can talk

out a hearty, hapless belly laugh before saying, "Man, everyone has been asking me that same question since yesterday. Truth

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

Isaac immediately shot up from off the couch and began to pace the floor in front of the doctor. There was so much rambling chaos cluttering his brain that pulling out one thought seemed to drain

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

"Made you?" Jeremiah

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

"I take it you're

doctor a strange scowl, as if the word were completely foreign

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

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

"You mean back at

"No...back in

"Oh...I see." Jeremiah

Isaac could hear was Jeremiah's body settling into the leather couch. The

were arguing Thanksgiving afternoon. So I got pissed and went

"Some broad I met back at the garage where I was working. She and I had been messing around since October." Isaac steadily explained. "So anyways, I went over to her place, we did it, and then she suggests that we go over to some guys'

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