"Late again…" thought Max as he took a long sip of his warm espresso. The warm espresso slowly trickled down his throat until it reached his center and began to warm his body. He started to stare off into the buildings across the street but in reality he was viewing a void area of his own mind. Into the void he went and remembered what he had done.
"Stop Frankie, I think he has had enough water already." whispered Max into Frankie's ear.
"He hasn't had enough! It will never be enough" said Frankie in his rough withering voice.
Struggling Max finally removed the hose from Frankie's firm grip. The man under the sack was panting heavily. The water boarding had almost drowned the man if Max didn't remove the hose from Frankie's fingers. The two looked at each other and then removed the sack from their victim's head. He was at least in his fifties and you could see a bald spot emerging on the top of his scalp. His flabby face was red due to the air deprivation and anger. Still gasping for air the victim began to speak.
"You pigs! Do you realize who I am? Just wait until the police find me. I'll kill the both of ya! I don't care who you are either. You can be my mother under those masks and I would still pull the trigger!"
"Silence dog!" snapped Frankie under his horse mask.
Their victim began to scream things but Frankie just toned it out as he walked over to a rusty tool box. He began to open it and looked around for a bit. He pulled out a hacksaw that was as rusty as the toolbox it was pulled out from, but it was clearly sharp.
"See you made me what I am! So you must be my father."
Frankie began to place the hacksaw at the base of their victims toes. With swift motions he began and sliced every toe off one by one.
"Does it hurt dad?"
There was no reply. The victim was jsut sitting motionless on his seat. Frankie pulled out a syringe from his pocket labeled 'blood thinner' and shoved it into the limp arm of the tied up victim.
"Hello? Hello! Staring into space Max I know that ain't healthy. You on drugs or somethin?"
"Nah I was just thinkin. What took you so long?"
"Sorry I had to drop my daughter off at her day care across town."
Max had forgottn about Frankie's daughter. She was a cute little girl with small pig tails, she turning three this summer.
"Sorry I was dazed off I just can't get yesterday out of my head"
"Well Max it was a good day. Wouldn't you say?"
"Not really Frank. So did you wanna talk here or go somewhere else?"
"Lets take a drive Max."
Max left his espresso on the table and walked with Frankie to his 2009 Land Rover at the end of the parking lot.
"New car Frank?" said max in a semi-amazed tone.
"Yup it's a beaute huh I got it after the divorce with Sherry. I thought I should live more freely."
They got in the car and began to drive down the busy main street. The raidio was playing the song 'mad world' and the raidio host began to talk.
"What a great song right? Well any way our poor mayor is still missing and has not been found b-"
Frankie cut the radio and broke the long silence between them.
"Well don't need to hear the news when you are the news right. Makes me feel like a criminal."
"Well Frank, kidnapping is illegal..."
"Hey don't put us down we are the good guys. And what's the deal with calling me Frank? You used to call me Fankie since grade school."
"Well we aren't kids anymore we kinda grew out of it."
"I bet you are just nervous. Take a piece of gum it'll calm you they are in the glove box."
"Alright"
The silence returned as they arrived at their location. The location was an old farm house at the edge of town. The house itself was ready for demolishion. Other than that it was in the middle of nothing. The two walked out of the car and walked inside. They turned over a table at the center of the floor and moved a rug and exposed a trap door. They walked down the stairs and whent down to had had once been a wine cellar of some sort. Once at the bottom the put on blue jumpsuits and their animal masks. Frankie excited to get the show going placed his horse mask on and left Max changing.
"Hold on a sec." whispered Max as he put his bird mask on.
They continued to a cabinet and moved it to the side exposing a hallway. They walk ove to the third door and walk in. Inside the room was a chain link fence and onthe other side of it there was the mayor, their victim, almost lifeless.
"Is he dead?" asked Max
"Only one way to find out."
They walked through the door in the fence and grabbed the senator's white hair.
"You still alive?" screamed Frankie into the mayors ear.
"Fuck you! I'm only stay alive to see your funeral."
"This is your funeral you fool."
Frankie walked over to the rusty toolbox and pulled out a box cutter. He began to carve lines into the mayors chest. Max looked over Frankie's sholder and saw a pentagram carved into the mayors chest. Without a word he walked to the toolbox and pulled out a Mellon baller. Pushing the mayors head back he forced it into the side of the of his eye. He did the same with the other eye being sure he kept the optical nerves intatct. The senators grey eyes were dangling and Frankie grabbed them and made the mayor look at Frankie's crarving.
"nice job huh. Well since you do die today I guess it's time for you to see my face."
Frankie removed his mask and pointed the mayors eyes at his face.
"Fran... Frankie I'm sorry I never wanted it to happen. It was all Sherry I swear."
Without a word Frankie grabbed the box cutter and sliced throught the soft optical nerves.
"I guess you suffered enough. Maybe I should let you go you are blind."
"Please I'm sorry."
Frankie untied him and lifter him up. Being toeless and blind the disoriented mayor leaned on Frankie's body. Frankie led him to the door to the left of the torture room. This new room was nothing but 4 blank walls and a door with a little window. Frankie dropped the mayor in the middle of the room.
"I have a gift for you mayor. I'll be right back"
Frankie goes to the first door and pulls out a cage with a muzzled dog inside.
"This is my new dog mayor. I call him love. If you mess with my love you are going to get bitten. Oh and by the way I havnt fed love in a long time."
Frankie released the dog and shut the door. The only sounds heard now were screams of pain.
"With all of his new sences he is going to go to hell."
"I think that was too much Frank. People are going to know it was us."
"Dont worry max just leave everything to me."
Max ha left Frankie that night and tried to get some sleep after what had happened. Three days passed and Max had heard nothing from Frankie. Until he received a phone call at about 3 pm.
"Hey Max you busy? It's me Frankie."
"No not rea-"
"ok I'll be right over."
Before Max could say anything Fankie had hung up. Several minutes later there was a knock on the door. Max opened it and Frankie rushed in.
"We gotta talk Max. I really need your help"
"What happened?"
"I need help with a body."
"I thought you took care of it!"
"Another one."
"Who's body?"
"Sherry's man! Sherry's! I killed her!"
End of part 1
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