Chapter 101: Bobby

(Cassie POV)

It is now Day 5 our kidnapping. We wake up to the smell of eggs and bacon. At first, I think that I am hallucinating the smell. After all, it would make sense that we are hallucinating; it is tough to get much sleep while handcuffed in the sitting position.

I realize that it is not a hallucination when I look at Paige and realize that she smells the same thing that I do. So then I conclude that Shelly and Bobby have decided to torture us by making themselves a delicious breakfast that we cannot have. That is also a very rational conclusion, given the circumstances.

What I do not expect is what actually happens.

Bobby walks out of the kitchen area, uncuffs us, and directs us to a small dining table. There are two plates, and both are filled with generous servings of eggs, bacon, and toast. Paige and I sit down in the chairs that Bobby directs us to, and Bobby turns a third chair backwards and sits down, with his belly against the chair rails.

“Eat,” he barks at us.