Claudia looks around to try and locate where her assailant went
From Create Your Own Story
Claudia looked carefully around. There was no sign of her assailant.
How long was I asleep? Claudia wondered. Certainly long enough for him to make a clean getaway.
Claudia looked again, very carefully, and this time spotted a couple of broken twigs. The direction indicated was... towards her house? Indeed. Was he waiting for her there?
Well, if he was, there was nothing she could do about it. She'd just have to be careful. Claudia walked back towards her house.
The front door was cracked open, and a wonderful smell permeated the air. Someone had been doing some cooking! Claudia entered, closing the front door behind her, and followed her nose into the kitchen.
A blindfold was slipped over her eyes and her hands were drawn, not roughly, behind her back. The man must have been hiding behind the door. Something soft went around her wrists, and Claudia could feel the tightening as they were bound firmly together.
"A silken scarf," came the same voice from that afternoon. "Nice to see you again, Claudia. I'm Lucien, but everyone calls me Lou."
"You know my name?" Claudia asked.
"Before I cooked up a storm, I took the liberty of finding out about you," Lou replied. "You left your purse in your bedroom. Now how about some dinner?"
"It does smell good in here," Claudia acknowledged.
"I made fried eggs, pork sausage, salad and venison," Lou responded. He guided her to a chair and sat her down. "I couldn't wait for you, so I've already had my share. What would you like?"
