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?"

to

exactly was he saying? If you don't mind

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,

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

were moving, but his mind was far from

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

in the back corner of the elevator and watched with hungry, scurvy eyes as the overweight, young white woman in front

Isaac 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 just about every last ounce of lung power he could muster until his nostrils began to

woman nervously glanced back at the young man while gripping

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

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

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

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 floor

at the correct locale, Isaac

"Isaac?" Jeremiah

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

Levin, with a face of complete disorientation, sat himself down beside Isaac, took off his glasses, and

Without looking in Levin's direction, Isaac said,

friend." Jeremiah exclaimed while examining Isaac's face. "Isaac...I honestly don't know what to say. I...I can't believe

just needed someone to talk to." Isaac lethargically replied, sounding as though he

"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

Isaac let out a hearty, hapless belly laugh before saying, "Man, everyone has been asking

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

couch and began to pace the floor in front of the doctor. There was so much rambling chaos cluttering his brain

someone up there. Someone very important," Isaac

"Made you?"

"Yeah...made me into this," Isaac pointed to himself. "Just this morning, I saw how she was made, and I needed to

it you're referring

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

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

closed his eyes, inhaled the fresh new carpet smell of the office and said, "I think I'm ready to tell you what happened

"You mean back at Leroy

"Oh...I see."

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

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

"Who's

around since October." Isaac steadily explained. "So anyways, I went over to her place, we did it, and then she

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