The Games
Player - Double Play
It started with
me sitting in a cafe in the store, looking at the mother and daughter Steve had
told me about from the reports in the local news. Gail Secombe was in her late
thirties, with long brown hair, and was wearing a crimson duffle coat over a
red sweater, a straight black knee length skirt, dark tights and black knee
length leather boots with a lace cuff.
With her was
her ten-year-old daughter Sophia. She had short dark hair, and was wearing a
pink Puffa jacket over a black t-shirt and blue leggings, which were tucked
into her own knee length black leather boots with a white trim at the top and
round the sides. She was having a glass of Coca Cola while her mother sipped on
a coffee, the shopping in the bags at their feet.
Gail’s husband
had, some time ago, won a substantial amount on the lottery and his ‘celebrating’
had ultimately led to their divorce and a handsome payout to her as well as
their home. Steve felt enough time had passed for us to help them enjoy some
close family time together, so as they stood up I left some money on the table
and followed them.
I was wearing a
black leather jacket over a white jumper and dark leggings tucked into short
suede boots, a woollen hat on my head, but I still made sure I followed them to
the Tube station from a safe distance, and then out to the end of the Central
lien in the town of Epping. It’s a lovely little town, almost a village in the
way it feels, so I walked along until they turned into a path and walked to the
front door of a detached house.
As thy went in,
I walked quickly behind them and pulled the stocking down from under the hat
with my gloved hands, and then I let myself in surprising Gail as I did so. She
would have screamed if I hadn’t taken the starting pistol out of my jacket
pocket, showed it to her and put my gloved finger to my lips.
“Mummy, who is
this?”
I smiled as
Sophia came out, still wearing her coat, and said “well, Sophia, I’m here to
play a game of Hostages with you and your mother she booked me some time ago,
and I was just waiting for both of you to come home so that we can begin the
game.”
“Hostages? How
do you play a game of Hostages?”
Gail looked at
me as I smiled, and said “Well, I’m going to pretend to be someone who needs to
do something in your house - and that means I have to
keep everyone in the house somewhere where they cannot get in the way, or stop
me. Don’t worry - I’ll have the television on for something you like, so you
won’t be bored, okay?”
Gail shook her
head as I said “you signed for it, Mrs Secombe shall we begin? Both of you can
go in the front room, with your hands in the air.”
“This is
exciting, Mummy,” Sophia said as they both raised their hands and walked into
the front room, and I looked round. Putting my hand on Sophia’s shoulder, I
said “all right Mrs Secombe pull the drapes across the windows, and then sit in
the armchair, with your hands where I can see them.”
As Gail did
this, I slipped my rucksack off my back, and said to Sophie “how do you think I
make sure nobody can stop me?”
“Are you going
to tie me and Mummy up?”
“That’s right,”
I said with a smile as Gail sat down, “so put your hands behind your back and I’ll
use some rope to make sure you cannot bring them back round.”
“Can we at
least take our coats off,” Gail asked.
“Oh no I had to
make sure as soon as you came in you could not stop me.” as I answered her, I
took some white rope from my bag, doubled it over and then used it to secure
Sophia’s wrists together behind her back. I then took a longer rope and doubled
it over, before I made sure her arms were held against her sides, the two bands
of rope round her upper arms and her stomach.
“There,” I said
as I tied the ropes off behind her back, “is that so bad?”
Sophia shook
her head as I told her to sit on the long couch, and then walked over to stand
behind Gail. “Your turn now, Mrs Secombe,” I said quietly, “hands behind your
back please.”
“Are you all
right, Sophia,” Gail said as I started to bind her wrists behind her back.
“Yes Mummy I
really can’t move my arms,” the young girl said as she twisted round, then she
watched as I used a longer rope to force Gail’s arms against her sides, the
bands framing her chest as I secured them behind her.
“There now I
now need to make sure you and Mummy cannot get up and try to raise the alarm.
Which reminds me Mrs Secombe - where is your mobile phone?”
“My My handbag,” Gail whispered as she nodded to a set of
shelves, and I looked in the red handbag and drew out her phone.
“Do you have a
phone Sophia?”
“No Mummy says
I am too young.”
“Quite right
now, I want you to cross your ankles for me.”
As Sophia did that,
I came back over and took more ropes from my handbag, before I doubled one over
and used it to bind her ankles tightly together, Sophia giggling as she heard
the squeaking sound of the rope on the leather. I then tied her legs together
below her knees, before standing up and saying “And now it is “
We all hear the
front door open and close, so I put my finger to my lips and said “not a word
let’s see who else is playing” before the door to the room opened.
“Aunt Gail, are
you and MUM!”
“What is it,”
an older woman said as she came in behind the two young girls and then Gail
said “hi Gina you’re just in time to be part of the game.”
“Game? What
game?”
“Hostages come
and look Alex,” Sophia said as the older of the two girls walked over. She was
about nine years old, with long hair the same shade as Gail, and was wearing a
pink fluffy jacket over a dep pink dress, pink tights with flowers on them, and
short cream leather boots.
“Game what sort
of game,” Gina said she was identical to Gail, except for the fact her hair was
pulled back in a ponytail and she was wearing tithed glasses. She had on a
light purple jacket over a deeper purple top, and light purple leggings tucked
into over the knee grey suede boots, a scarf tied loosely round her neck. She
was holding the hand of a seven-year-old girl who was wearing a sheepskin
jacket over a red top and jeans, as well as pink trainers.
“Well,” Gail
said as she looked at the new arrivals, “I had booked this lady to play a game
with me and Sophia she was talking about her Enid Blyton books, and wondered
out loud how it would be to be a hostage. So I found this agency that does
realistic role play and today’s the day. I had forgotten, or I would have
warned you but now you’re here “
“We’re going to
play this gam as well? It
looks scary,” the younger girl said as she gripped her mother’s hand.
“It’s not scary
Poppy come and look at me as well,” Sopiha said as I looked at Gina.
“I’ll make sure
your girls play in a few minutes right now, I need to make sure you are like
your twin sister. Please stand in front of me, and put your hands behind your
back.”
As Gian walked
over and I started to bind her wrists together, she looked at Gail and said “a
game?”
“I know but
they must not, or they may be too scared,” Gail whispered, Gian nodding as I
forced her wrists together, and then tie the ropes off before making sure her
arms stayed by her sides.
“Have a seat,”
I said, Gina sitting in the other armchair as I looked at Alex and Poppy. “Now
then I have to make sure you two are the same as
Sophia, because I cannot have anyone stopping me.. Both of you, put your hands
behind your back, and I’ll use the rope to keep them there and then your arms
against your sides.”
“It feels nice actually, Sohpia said as I started with Alex, making
sure her wrists and arms were secured while her sister watched.
“Does it hurt,
Alex?”
“No you’re
going to be all right Poppy,” her sister said as I made sure young Poppy was
secured just as tightly, and then helped them to sit either side of their
cousin before I made sure their ankles and legs were just as tightly secured.
“We’re going to
watch Powerpuff Girls,” Sophia said as I walked over
and knelt in front of Gail, crossing and binding her ankles tightly together as
the three children tested their legs round and laughed at the squeaking.
“You make it a
game so they stay calm?”
“Yes,” I said
quietly as I took the rope between her legs and pulled it tight before securing
the ends. “And thank you both of you for making sure it stays a game.” I then
passed the rope round her legs above her knees and started to bind them
together as she looked over to the couch.
“We’re going to
be kept quiet, aren’t we?”
“Yes.”
“How?”
“I’ll tell
them, and tell them how to breath,” I said quietly as I tied the ropes off, and
walked over to Gina. I knelt and started to bind her ankles, as she watched the
way the soft grey suede lightened under the tight bands of rope. I then secured
her legs together below her knees as well, before I stood up and watched her
twist her legs around.
“There now,” I
said as I turned the television on, and found the right program, “none of you
are going to go anywhere are you?”
“But we need to
be kept quiet,” Sophia said.
“I agree,” I
said as I took Gina’s scarf from her, folded it and tied it round her head with
the ends secured at the back of her neck. “Do you have any more scarves, Mrs
Secombe?”
“In the
hallway,” Gail said, and I returned with four more scarves which I used to add
detective gags to each of them.
“That should
keep you quiet for the moment but later I need to make sure you really stay
quiet,” I said, “right now I need to go and make my preparations for the things
I need to do. I’ll see you all later.”
The girls
nodded as Gail and Gina sat still, while I left the room and went to search the
bedrooms
When I returned
a short while later, I had three juice boxes, and I put them down and put a
straw in one before I pulled the scarf down from Poppy’s mouth and allowed her
to have a drink.
“Thank you you’re
very nice for someone who is holding us as hostages,” she said quietly.
“You’re very
welcome, “I said as she finished her drink, “but I need to make sure you stay really quiet now. Are you ready?” I waited until Pippa
nodded, and then took some white micropore tap from my rucksack, peeled a
length off, and then gently pressed it down over the young girl’s mouth.
“Phpphe?”
“Htsshlrht,” Poppy mumbled as Sophia and Alex saw the way
her lisp moved under the tape. Gina visibly relaxed as I pulled the scarf down
from Alex’s mouth, let her have a drink, and then pressed the tape down over
her mouth before moving to Sophia.
“Thank you for
playing this game with us,” she said as I allowed her to drink from the third
carton.
“You’re
welcome,” I said as I smile dunder the stocking mask, “are you ready?”
She nodded as
she pursed her lips, and I tape gagged her before I walked over and puled the
grey and cream scarf down from Gina’s mouth. She worked her mouth, and then
said “I’m glad you are all enjoying the game girls.”
“Whrrhmhm,” Alex mumble as I covered her mouth with the
micropore tape as well, and then I replaced the scarf over Gail’s mouth with
the white tape.
“There now I
need to be about my work. Stay still, stay calm, and you will all be just fine.”
“Fhnkuhh,” Gail mumbled, the others nodding as I stepped
outside and watched for a while, then slipped out of the front door
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