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?"

sounded confident. "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

exactly was he saying? If you don't mind

of the four letter 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, random gibberish. Just the rants of a person who has endured a

a sheet of paper that was lying on his desk in front

were moving, but his mind was far from the conversation. Even when the subject switched from Isaac and to another issue, the

still see the

hungry, 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

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

The woman nervously glanced back at the young man

more fumes, his body unclenched itself. Isaac leaned

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

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

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

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

Jeremiah choked, hanging up the

you doin', man," 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 with outstretched hands asked, "Isaac...are you

Without looking in Levin's direction, Isaac said, "Yeah,

friend." Jeremiah exclaimed while examining Isaac's face.

took the bus all the way out here, man. I just needed someone to talk to." Isaac lethargically replied, sounding

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

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

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

front of the doctor. There was so much rambling chaos cluttering his brain that pulling out one

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

"Made you?"

morning, I saw how she was made, and I needed to find her so she could tell

"I take it you're referring to your

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

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

back into his coat pockets. He then closed his eyes, inhaled the fresh new

"You mean back at Leroy

"No...back

"Oh...I see." Jeremiah softly

settling into the leather couch. The

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

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

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