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?"

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 the tape recorder over again during our discussion when it suddenly occurred to me

"And just what exactly was he saying?

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

he scribbled down words on a sheet of paper that was lying on his desk in front of him. "Well, as I mentioned, I will be seeing Isaac again later

Jeremiah kept on speaking with 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 solely

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

watched with hungry, scurvy eyes as the overweight, young

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

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

more fumes, his body unclenched itself. Isaac leaned

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

face. Realizing that he had arrived at his floor, the young man nonchalantly limped out into the quiet warmness of the

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

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

Jeremiah choked,

man," Isaac cracked a lazy smile

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

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

is a helluva of an understatement, my friend." Jeremiah exclaimed while examining Isaac's face. "Isaac...I

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

twenty minutes or so, but I guess you and

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

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 rambling chaos

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

"Made you?" Jeremiah shrugged

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

"I take it you're referring to your so called

Isaac stopped his incessant pacing to give the doctor a

to understand, there's no such

He then closed his eyes, inhaled the fresh new carpet

"You mean back at Leroy Cummins'

"No...back in

"Oh...I see."

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

arguing Thanksgiving afternoon. So I got pissed and

"Who's

steadily explained. "So anyways, I went over to her place, we did it, and then

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