Kindling-The beginning
Josie woke up screaming! Or at least...trying to scream. But her dry lips wouldn't open for some reason. Pathetically, the only sound she was making, "MMmmm!" "MmmM!!" "MMMM!!!", clearly was not going to alert anyone to the immediate danger of her predicament. She could feel her heart pounding in her eardrums and her head was spinning with incoherent thoughts. A strange, noxious chemical odor invaded her sinuses and burned her throat. Her tongue tried to push past the sticky barrier over her lips, but to no avail. She realized with increasing panic that she could not open her eyes either. When she attempted to bring her hands to her face, she felt a burning at her wrists and was unable to breach the space any further. When she moved her legs, the burning on her ankles confirmed her mounting fear. Both her legs and arms were tied to something. SHE was tied up! "Spread-eagle" and naked, on what she assumed to be a bed! It was then too, that she realized there was duct tape covering her eyes and mouth! The stench of whatever that smell was began building up in her lungs from her inability to breathe through her mouth. She felt nauseated. Her twisting and writhing in a futile attempt to free herself gave way to frenzied hysteria when the severity of her situation became all too clear. If she vomited now, she would likely choke to death. Terror gripped her as she tried again to scream. "MMmmM!" "MMmMM!!" "MMMMMMMMM!!!"
