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?"

and out of nowhere, he begins to speak what I assumed at first to be a completely different

was he saying?

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,

Jeremiah slowly spoke as he scribbled down words on a sheet of paper that was lying on his desk in front of

mind was far from the conversation. Even

his captor, Jeremiah could still see the young man in some sort of distress; an agony that he

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 side

was really nothing attractive about the woman. He wasn't interested in looks, just smells. He inhaled her strong perfume with just about every last ounce of lung power he could muster until

The woman nervously glanced back at the young man while

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

very instant the door slid open, like a passing wind, the woman sailed out and

swollen face. Realizing that he had arrived at

Cream colored, block-like arrows pointing people in the right direction lined the walls that young Mercer passed by as his head hung low to the carpeted

even looking up to see if he had arrived at the correct locale, Isaac pushed open the door and noticed right away

"Isaac?" Jeremiah

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

Levin, with a face of complete disorientation, sat himself down beside Isaac, took

Isaac said, "Yeah, man.

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

lethargically replied, sounding as though he were ready to fall right asleep.

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

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

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

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

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

you?" Jeremiah shrugged with strange

into this," Isaac pointed to himself. "Just this morning, I saw how she

"I take it you're referring

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

to understand, there's no such thing as that. It's nothing

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 to tell you what

"You mean back at Leroy Cummins'

"No...back

"Oh...I see." Jeremiah

the leather couch. The very moment the man

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

"Who's

"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' pad to

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