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?"

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

was he saying?

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

he scribbled down words on a sheet of paper that was lying on his desk in front of him.

but his mind was far from the conversation. Even when the

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

as the overweight, young white woman in front of him squirmed from side to side as though her elevator companion were readying

attractive about the woman. He wasn't interested in looks, just smells. He inhaled

back at the young

in any more fumes, his body unclenched

then, the elevator stopped. The very instant the door slid open, like a

crass grin blessed his swollen face. Realizing that he had arrived at

Vermont' was playing in the speakers above his head as he walked on. Cream colored, block-like arrows pointing people in

Without even looking up to see if he had arrived at the correct locale, Isaac pushed open the door and noticed right away

Jeremiah choked, hanging

a lazy smile while dropping himself

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

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

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

man. I just needed someone to talk to." Isaac lethargically replied, sounding

"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 I can talk until then. I just have to ask, how were you able to escape that

everyone has been asking me

The news keeps saying that you were seen over in Cuyahoga Falls. What were you

and began to pace the floor in front of the doctor. There was so much rambling chaos cluttering his brain that pulling out one thought seemed to drain his

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

"Made you?" Jeremiah

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

it you're referring to

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

to understand, there's no such thing

closed his eyes, inhaled the fresh

mean back at Leroy

"No...back

"Oh...I

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

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

since October." Isaac steadily explained. "So anyways, I went over to her place,

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