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?"

"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

"And just what exactly was he saying?

something to the effect of structures collapsing and a fateful train ride. Once again, random gibberish. Just the

"I see." Jeremiah slowly spoke as he scribbled down words on a sheet of paper that was

Jeremiah kept on speaking with Sanyupta. His lips were moving, but his mind was far from the conversation. Even when the subject switched from Isaac and to another issue,

captor, Jeremiah could still see the young man in some

scurvy eyes 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

was really nothing attractive about the woman. He wasn't interested

young man

could no longer breathe in any more fumes, his body unclenched itself. Isaac

instant the door slid open, like a

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

people in the right

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

"Isaac?" Jeremiah choked, hanging

a lazy smile while dropping himself

sat himself down beside Isaac, took off his glasses, and with outstretched hands

direction, Isaac said,

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

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

at the clock above his head, "I have an appointment with a patient in about twenty minutes or so, but I guess you

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

"Well, what was the last thing you remember? The news keeps saying that

to pace the floor in front of the doctor. There was so

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

"Made you?" Jeremiah shrugged with strange

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

take it you're referring to

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

there's no such thing as that. It's nothing more

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

"You mean back

"No...back

"Oh...I see." Jeremiah softly

into the leather couch. The very moment

Thanksgiving afternoon. So I got pissed and went over to Karyn's

"Who's

October." Isaac steadily explained.

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