Binge reading erotica until it seemed like her brain would melt. XXX Looking down at her hands to see bright red blood dripping from raw wounds around her wrists. Looking around. Breathe. Without letting herself think too much about it, she pulled a long cable tie from her pocket and fashioned a loop, wincing every time it snicked another notch. Maybe even weeks. The sound of a car pulling over, tires crunching on the gravel shoulder and her eyes flew open, eyes darting wildly around, where was it coming from.. One thumb slips through. Cars still raced underneath her infrequently, it had gotten colder and goosebumps stood out on her arms in sharp relief. No more than fifty metres away, a cop car, lights flashing. Slender currents of electricity pulsing around her body. Hands scrabbling behind her back, terrified eyes on the approaching men, they’re on the steps, boots clanking, upward, closer.
