“Move or scream and I’ll cut you like butter. Understood?”I feel frozen at that moment, all I can do is stare into the mirror at him holding my ...outh and seeing how helpless my reflection is. He squeezes mouth and jaw firmly and hisses, “Do you understand?!”I try to nod my head and say ‘Yes’ as it comes out just a garbled sound, in that moment I begin to tear up frightened at what may happen next. All I know is I don’t want to die.I catch a glimpse of what is at my throat in the mirror and see. . God...” She looked at herself in the mirror, seeing her stunned expression. She looked at the bra. And then she broke out into a HUGE grin.Clutching the stained bra to her bosom, Tricia ran out of her room to the dining room. “Annie! Look! Look!” she called as loudly as she could manage to call quietly. “Guess what!”Annie was mixing pancake batter. “What is it?”Tricia held out her bra. “Look what I found!” She beamed in pride, squealed and bounced on her toes in excitement, shaking the bra. .. ugh!" she shouted before running back inside the school.The awkward teen was again left all alone in the mezzanine, and, after evaluating his day so far, grabbed his bike from the rack, and headed home, making plans in his head about how he would probably never leave his house again after this day.* * *As Tori headed off to her next class, she stopped at her locker to exchange her books, when a large shadow passed over her shoulder. She knew immediately who it belonged to, but she dreaded. I was on Vicodin so my mind didn't slip too far out of joint.I sat or slept in that chair for two days. I ate bad hospital food and drank gallons of worse coffee. I did it while I waited for either Swamp Thing, or the CIA to show up. No one did. In the end the answer as to why they left us alone came in a phone call from Jennifer."Hon I got your package and it's safe. I got a call from your boss. I explained to him all about a dead man switch," she said."Thank you Jen," since I had not sent her.