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

"And just what exactly was

day were something to the effect of structures collapsing and a fateful train ride. Once again,

of paper that was lying on his desk in front of him. "Well,

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

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

Isaac stood in the back corner of the elevator and watched with hungry, scurvy eyes as the overweight, young white woman in front of him squirmed from side to side as though her elevator companion were

on fire. In his eyes there was really nothing attractive about the woman. He wasn't interested in looks, just smells. He inhaled

The woman nervously glanced back at the young

longer breathe in any more fumes, his body unclenched itself. Isaac leaned up

a

a crass grin blessed his swollen face. Realizing that he had arrived at his floor, the young

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

arrived at the correct locale, Isaac pushed open the door and noticed right away Doctor Levin talking on

"Isaac?" Jeremiah choked,

doin', man," Isaac cracked a lazy smile

sat himself down beside

Isaac said, "Yeah, man. I've just

examining Isaac's face. "Isaac...I honestly don't know what

lethargically replied, sounding as though he were ready to fall right asleep. "I've been freebasing coffee

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

before saying, "Man, everyone has been asking me that

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

began to pace the floor in front of the doctor. There was

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

you?" Jeremiah shrugged with

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

"I take it you're referring

incessant pacing to give the doctor a

"Isaac, you've got to understand, there's no such thing as that. It's nothing

eyes, inhaled the fresh new carpet smell of the office and said, "I think

"You mean

"No...back in

"Oh...I see."

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

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

"Who's

at 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,

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