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?"

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

just what exactly was he saying? If you

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, if you subscribe to such

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

mind was far from the conversation. Even when the subject switched from Isaac and to

with the knowledge that Isaac was free from his captor, Jeremiah could still see the young man in some sort of

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

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

The woman nervously glanced back at the young man while

When his nose could no longer breathe in any more fumes, his body

very instant the door slid open, like a passing wind, the woman sailed out and into the hallway as though

Isaac remained up 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 into the quiet warmness

he walked on. Cream colored, block-like arrows pointing people in the right direction lined the walls that young Mercer

had arrived at the correct locale, Isaac pushed open the door and noticed right away Doctor

Jeremiah choked,

cracked a lazy smile while dropping himself onto the leather couch as if he

of complete disorientation, sat himself down beside Isaac, took off his glasses, and with outstretched hands asked, "Isaac...are you

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

"Some stuff is a helluva of an understatement, my friend." Jeremiah exclaimed while examining Isaac's face.

"I took 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 ever since this morning. I don't wanna

or so, but I guess you and I

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

"Well, what was the last thing you remember? The news keeps saying that you were seen over in Cuyahoga

the doctor. There was so much rambling chaos cluttering his brain that pulling out one thought seemed to drain his

Someone very important," Isaac carried on. "I had to see the

you?" Jeremiah shrugged

"Just this morning, I saw how she was made, and

"I take it

Isaac stopped his incessant pacing to give the doctor a strange scowl, as if the word were

"Isaac, you've got to understand, there's no such thing as that.

pockets. He then closed his eyes, inhaled the fresh new carpet smell of the office and said, "I think I'm ready to tell you what happened back at that

"You mean

"No...back in

"Oh...I see."

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

were arguing Thanksgiving afternoon. So I

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

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