Dagger of the Mind, chapter 4
Friday, March 19, 2010
Zoe and her captor come face to face, but the confrontation doesn't go as either one expected
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Author's Note: A very dark section ahead, includes disturbing situations. I really wanted to do something different from the typical captor/captive confrontation scene and I'm very curious to know what people think of the results. Scroll-over titles added for those who want to see Chinese translations and notes to Shakespeare references.
Shakespeare References: Macbeth Act III Scene 4; Sonnet 53; Macbeth Act V Scene 1
Zoe was now well and truly pissed. Where the hell were they, these mysterious enemies? She needed something to fight, something to direct her energy against. Were they just going to leave her here with only a table of sharp, pointy objects and an empty chair for company? Those damn torture instruments practically felt like old friends, it'd been so many hours.
So when the door swung open, she was actually relieved. "About gorram time," she muttered. A man came in, limping and leaning on a crutch. Something about him was familiar, something to do with the war. But it was a vague feeling. There were so many things about the war that she'd tried to forget. This man must have been one of those things.
"Corporal Alleyne," the man announced. Not a question, Zoe noted. So he knew her, at any rate. As he advanced, it appeared to Zoe that he approached with some reluctance. Each step seemed painful, but nevertheless she judged he was coming forward slower than necessary. What the hell? She's tied down and he's afraid of her? Not being able to move much beyond
I particularly liked your line about Zoe's panic rising up like another being.
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