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 begins to speak what I

"And just what exactly was he saying?

and a fateful train ride. Once again, random gibberish. Just the rants

"I see." Jeremiah slowly spoke as he scribbled down words on a sheet of paper that was lying on his desk in front

was far from the conversation. Even when the subject switched from Isaac and

that Isaac was free from his captor, Jeremiah could still see the young man in some

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

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

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

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

instant the door slid open, like a passing wind, the woman

that he had arrived at his floor, the young man nonchalantly limped out into

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

the correct locale, Isaac pushed open the door and noticed

"Isaac?" Jeremiah choked, hanging up the

"How you doin', man," Isaac cracked a lazy smile while

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

Without looking in Levin's direction, Isaac said,

while examining Isaac's face.

way out here, man. I just needed someone to talk to." Isaac lethargically replied, sounding as though he were ready to

have an appointment with a patient in about twenty minutes or so, but I guess you and I can talk until

hapless belly laugh before saying, "Man, everyone has been asking me that same question since

last thing you remember? The news keeps saying that you were seen over in Cuyahoga

up from off the couch 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 already depleted

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

"Made you?" Jeremiah shrugged

"Just this morning, I saw how she was made,

"I take it you're referring to your

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

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

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

"You mean back at

"No...back in

"Oh...I

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

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

"Who's

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

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