By the time Patrica Williams reached her home it was very late. Her head ached, and her feet were sore from the heels she had worn all day. She felt grimey and dirty, and couldn't wait to sink into a tub of hot water with a glass of wine and erase the tension of the past few days.
Patricia pulled her SUV into the garage and turned off the engine. Sighing heavily, she got out of the vehicle, and walked around to the back and pulled out her suitcase. Damn, but this living on the road was hell! She closed the garage door, and opened the door into the house, quickly disabling the alarm system.
Turning on the lights, she noticed the stack of mail from the past 4 days, and the light on her answering machine was blinking a bright red. Time for those things later. She kicked off her shoes, and walked to the kitchen, where, instead of wine, she poured herself 3 fingers of Jack Daniels over ice. Walking up the stairs to her bathroom, she began to run the hot water into the tub. Taking a sip of her drink, feeling the warmth coat her throat comfortable, she began to get undressed.
Patrica was 30 years old, her brunette hair clipped to her shoulders, her blue eyes bright and sharp. Her body was slender - made even more so from not being able to eat much on the road. A few days at home, and her figure should once more fill out a bit. She sank into the tub, and leaned back, jiggling her drink in her hand. Sipping slowly, she allowed her body and mind to unwind, thinking of the past 4 days.
Patricia was a Public Relations representative for several well appointed senators and congressman. It was her job to arrange press interviews, set up photo ops, and answer questions from the media. It was also her job to devise stories of denial whenever these congressmen and senators had their dalliances and other wrongdoings brought to the attention of the press. This was an election year, and Patricia was kept on her toes. Well, figuratively speaking.
When the water turned cold, and Patricia's mind was numb, she stepped from the tub and wrapped herself in a large terry-cloth robe. Running a brush through her hair, she smiled ruefully at her reflection before going downstairs to fix another drink. On the way to the kitchen, she flipped the switch on her answering machine, and listened to the list of people who had called her - a checkup phone call from her mother, her doctor's office calling about some test she had taken, a reminder of a dental appointment, her boyfriend telling her he missed her. Then, the final message:
"Lacey. Hello Lacey. I'll bet no one has called you that in quite some time, have they? Well, there are still some who remember - and remember well. Did you get my letter? I know you did. I know you'll be waiting to hear from me. Bye, Lacey."
Her heart jumped in her chest. Lacey! She hadn't been Lacey for more than 10 years now! No one she was acquainted with now knew her as that. And for good reason. She hurried to the pile of mail, and sorted it through it quickly. Her skin chilled when she saw the addressee: Lacey Hennessey c/o: Patricia Williams.
Who could know? How could they have found her? He mind tumbled back to the summer of 1990. She had just graduated from high school and was short cash. She was attending college in New York, but things were expensive, and she needed quick cash. She had answered an ad for "modeling" in a seedy, underground paper. Little did she know the "modeling" was nude and eventually turned to porn. The money was good, and she had slipped into making a few movies - all as Lacey Hennessey. But in her junior year of college, when she knew her career path, she had dropped out of that. She transferred schools in different cities, and was careful to cover her tracks. Now this. Slowly, she opened the envelope.
"Lacey, dear sweet Lacey. Did you really think you could outrun your past? I'll be in touch. Believe me, I'll be in touch. And I don't think you will want to bring in any outside resources, Lacey. I know you remember the pictures, the videos? Yes, they are hard to find now, but I do have a stash of them. A stash I'm very willing to share! Wait for my call, Lacey. And follow my instructions very carefully. Until then....."
The postmark was from New York. At least it wasn't sent from around her home just outside of DC. Still, Patricia's heart was in her throat, and her headache had returned. She knew she would get no sleep this night. She thought of calling the police, but what if it turned out to be a hoax? She would be humiliated for nothing then. No, she would wait and see if he would surface in the next few days. Wait.....and worry.
OOC: I'm looking for a strong male writer who might be interested in developing a mental mind game as well as a physical one. Anyone interested?
Patricia pulled her SUV into the garage and turned off the engine. Sighing heavily, she got out of the vehicle, and walked around to the back and pulled out her suitcase. Damn, but this living on the road was hell! She closed the garage door, and opened the door into the house, quickly disabling the alarm system.
Turning on the lights, she noticed the stack of mail from the past 4 days, and the light on her answering machine was blinking a bright red. Time for those things later. She kicked off her shoes, and walked to the kitchen, where, instead of wine, she poured herself 3 fingers of Jack Daniels over ice. Walking up the stairs to her bathroom, she began to run the hot water into the tub. Taking a sip of her drink, feeling the warmth coat her throat comfortable, she began to get undressed.
Patrica was 30 years old, her brunette hair clipped to her shoulders, her blue eyes bright and sharp. Her body was slender - made even more so from not being able to eat much on the road. A few days at home, and her figure should once more fill out a bit. She sank into the tub, and leaned back, jiggling her drink in her hand. Sipping slowly, she allowed her body and mind to unwind, thinking of the past 4 days.
Patricia was a Public Relations representative for several well appointed senators and congressman. It was her job to arrange press interviews, set up photo ops, and answer questions from the media. It was also her job to devise stories of denial whenever these congressmen and senators had their dalliances and other wrongdoings brought to the attention of the press. This was an election year, and Patricia was kept on her toes. Well, figuratively speaking.
When the water turned cold, and Patricia's mind was numb, she stepped from the tub and wrapped herself in a large terry-cloth robe. Running a brush through her hair, she smiled ruefully at her reflection before going downstairs to fix another drink. On the way to the kitchen, she flipped the switch on her answering machine, and listened to the list of people who had called her - a checkup phone call from her mother, her doctor's office calling about some test she had taken, a reminder of a dental appointment, her boyfriend telling her he missed her. Then, the final message:
"Lacey. Hello Lacey. I'll bet no one has called you that in quite some time, have they? Well, there are still some who remember - and remember well. Did you get my letter? I know you did. I know you'll be waiting to hear from me. Bye, Lacey."
Her heart jumped in her chest. Lacey! She hadn't been Lacey for more than 10 years now! No one she was acquainted with now knew her as that. And for good reason. She hurried to the pile of mail, and sorted it through it quickly. Her skin chilled when she saw the addressee: Lacey Hennessey c/o: Patricia Williams.
Who could know? How could they have found her? He mind tumbled back to the summer of 1990. She had just graduated from high school and was short cash. She was attending college in New York, but things were expensive, and she needed quick cash. She had answered an ad for "modeling" in a seedy, underground paper. Little did she know the "modeling" was nude and eventually turned to porn. The money was good, and she had slipped into making a few movies - all as Lacey Hennessey. But in her junior year of college, when she knew her career path, she had dropped out of that. She transferred schools in different cities, and was careful to cover her tracks. Now this. Slowly, she opened the envelope.
"Lacey, dear sweet Lacey. Did you really think you could outrun your past? I'll be in touch. Believe me, I'll be in touch. And I don't think you will want to bring in any outside resources, Lacey. I know you remember the pictures, the videos? Yes, they are hard to find now, but I do have a stash of them. A stash I'm very willing to share! Wait for my call, Lacey. And follow my instructions very carefully. Until then....."
The postmark was from New York. At least it wasn't sent from around her home just outside of DC. Still, Patricia's heart was in her throat, and her headache had returned. She knew she would get no sleep this night. She thought of calling the police, but what if it turned out to be a hoax? She would be humiliated for nothing then. No, she would wait and see if he would surface in the next few days. Wait.....and worry.
OOC: I'm looking for a strong male writer who might be interested in developing a mental mind game as well as a physical one. Anyone interested?