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?"

He and I were having a conversation one day back in December, and out of nowhere, he begins to speak

what exactly was he saying? If

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

words on a sheet of paper that was lying on

Sanyupta. His lips were moving, but his mind was far from the conversation. Even when the subject switched from Isaac and to another issue, the man's thoughts remained

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

as the overweight, young white woman in front

the woman. He wasn't interested in looks, just smells. He inhaled her strong perfume with just about every

The woman nervously glanced back at the young man while gripping her purse that was wrapped

longer breathe in any more fumes, his body unclenched

the door slid open, like a passing wind, the

a crass grin blessed his swollen face. Realizing that he had arrived at his floor, the young man nonchalantly limped out into the quiet

speakers above his head as he walked on. 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 floor

Without even looking up to see if he had arrived at the correct locale, Isaac pushed

"Isaac?" Jeremiah choked,

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

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

Without looking in Levin's direction, Isaac said, "Yeah, man. I've

"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 say. I...I can't believe

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

"Well," Levin briefly sighed while glancing at the clock above his head, "I have an appointment with a patient in about twenty minutes or so, but I guess you and

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

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

Isaac immediately shot up from off the couch and began to pace the floor in front of the doctor. There was so much

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

"Made you?" Jeremiah shrugged with strange

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

it you're referring to your

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

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

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

"No...back in

"Oh...I see." Jeremiah

into the leather couch. The very moment the man stopped moving, Isaac opened his

were arguing Thanksgiving afternoon. So I got pissed and went over to

"Who's

around since October." Isaac steadily explained. "So

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