The Neighbor
Chapter 12: Adjustments
A couple of minutes later Brian knocks on the door fast. Ethan opens it
Ethan: Brian
Brian: Hey Mr. Burks. Sarah texted me and said her and Angel were here?
Ethan: Yeah right this way
He takes him to a door
Ethan: she's right in here
Ethan opens it while Brian runs in. Brian sees Angel sitting at the corner of the room. She sees him
Angel: Brian!
Before he could react, Ethan puts a cloth over his mouth and grabs onto him
Angel: No!
Brian starts fighting back. He kicks the wall, pushing Ethan back and crashing into the table. Ethan doesn't let go. Brian passes out from the cloth
Angel crawls halfway to the door but the chain stops. She sees a glimpse of what happened
Angel: Brian
Ethan gets up then walks over to her. He puts the cloth over her mouth as well. She passes out
Three hours later...
Angel wakes up in the basement. She was sitting up against a pole that was attached to the roof. Her hands were cuffed to it and her mouth was taped. She looks to her left and sees Brian against the pole as well. She looks to the right and Sarah was there to. She heard Kristine behind the pole. They were all cuffed to it and their mouths were taped including Kristine. Angel hears banging on the wall upstairs. She looks over at Brian then drags her leg to him and hits his leg. He doesn't wake up so she hits him again. He slowly wakes up then starts freaking out. He sees the leg then looks over and sees Angel. He's shocked. He calls her name as she tears up. He starts tugging at the cuffs. Sarah wakes up and sees Angel. Sarah calls her in excitement. The banging stops and the basement door opens. Ethan comes downstairs holding a hammer
Ethan: Did I wake you?
They all stare at him
Ethan: I made a few adjustments upstairs to make your stay easy for me to handle. I even sound proofed the whole place so know that you can scream all you want, no one will hear you. Now there are rules to be followed
He goes over to Kristine. He uncuffs her then shows her to everyone
Ethan: This is Kristine. That's right the girl that's been missing. I'm going to show you what happens when you don't follow the rules
He untapped her mouth and shows them her missing tongue. They all look away
Ethan: If you yell, scream, or even cuss at me, I will cut your tongues off. If I tell you not to look at something or catch you somewhere you're not suppose to be at, I'll take your eyes out
Sarah starts crying
Ethan: If I catch you steal something, I will chop your fingers off. And if you're just a pain in my ass I will cut off your ears. What do you think is better? Not seeing? Not hearing? Not talking or screaming? Think about that while you're here
He takes her upstairs. Sarah starts freaking out. Ethan comes back down and takes Angel upstairs. Brian starts tugging at the cuffs again but then stops when Ethan comes back and takes Sarah and after her he takes Brian upstairs
Ethan: Brian
Brian: Hey Mr. Burks. Sarah texted me and said her and Angel were here?
Ethan: Yeah right this way
He takes him to a door
Ethan: she's right in here
Ethan opens it while Brian runs in. Brian sees Angel sitting at the corner of the room. She sees him
Angel: Brian!
Before he could react, Ethan puts a cloth over his mouth and grabs onto him
Angel: No!
Brian starts fighting back. He kicks the wall, pushing Ethan back and crashing into the table. Ethan doesn't let go. Brian passes out from the cloth
Angel crawls halfway to the door but the chain stops. She sees a glimpse of what happened
Angel: Brian
Ethan gets up then walks over to her. He puts the cloth over her mouth as well. She passes out
Three hours later...
Angel wakes up in the basement. She was sitting up against a pole that was attached to the roof. Her hands were cuffed to it and her mouth was taped. She looks to her left and sees Brian against the pole as well. She looks to the right and Sarah was there to. She heard Kristine behind the pole. They were all cuffed to it and their mouths were taped including Kristine. Angel hears banging on the wall upstairs. She looks over at Brian then drags her leg to him and hits his leg. He doesn't wake up so she hits him again. He slowly wakes up then starts freaking out. He sees the leg then looks over and sees Angel. He's shocked. He calls her name as she tears up. He starts tugging at the cuffs. Sarah wakes up and sees Angel. Sarah calls her in excitement. The banging stops and the basement door opens. Ethan comes downstairs holding a hammer
Ethan: Did I wake you?
They all stare at him
Ethan: I made a few adjustments upstairs to make your stay easy for me to handle. I even sound proofed the whole place so know that you can scream all you want, no one will hear you. Now there are rules to be followed
He goes over to Kristine. He uncuffs her then shows her to everyone
Ethan: This is Kristine. That's right the girl that's been missing. I'm going to show you what happens when you don't follow the rules
He untapped her mouth and shows them her missing tongue. They all look away
Ethan: If you yell, scream, or even cuss at me, I will cut your tongues off. If I tell you not to look at something or catch you somewhere you're not suppose to be at, I'll take your eyes out
Sarah starts crying
Ethan: If I catch you steal something, I will chop your fingers off. And if you're just a pain in my ass I will cut off your ears. What do you think is better? Not seeing? Not hearing? Not talking or screaming? Think about that while you're here
He takes her upstairs. Sarah starts freaking out. Ethan comes back down and takes Angel upstairs. Brian starts tugging at the cuffs again but then stops when Ethan comes back and takes Sarah and after her he takes Brian upstairs