Lovefool (complete 1st part of Lovefool trilogy)
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#53 MAN IN THE MIRROR
Mia tried not to think about Jonas, but he scared her more and more. She wasn't afraid that he could kill her. She was more afraid he would kill her grandmother one day. She already had some bloody memories and she didn't want to collect more. She had to obey his orders, but he didn't ask any favours of her. He only asked questions, which she wasn't willing to answer. It was easier to suffer than to give him what he was demanding.
As he came close to her, he pronounced every word very precisely. His questions were uttered carefully and slowly. He watched her for the whole time and she had a feeling, he not only looked into her eyes to find any signs of emotions but he also observed her entire personality and waited for any reaction he could use against her. Jonas wanted to look into her soul and mind, but he was apparently not able to do it. His gaze was always very concentrated and hurt her. It was quite strange. Mia heard a saying that looks could kill people, and now she felt his eyes on her as if they wanted to perforate her body. She felt heat rising inside her body when he looked at her in this way. She struggled breathing and she wasn’t able to move. Then, he slapped her. From different parts of her body a message came: you have been hurt again, and again, and again.
Although it hurt her, inside and outside, Mia didn't give him anything. She was focussed as well. She was numb, emotionless. The more she stopped feeling in her heart the more she felt the strength of his slaps. He paid attention to where he beat her. He tried to avoid her face. He didn't want her wounds to be seen. Therefore, he preferred to target her kidneys. If you know how to slap kidneys, you will achieve some internal bleeding and the person will vomit blood after some time. It was very painful not only in the moment when you were hit, but also later on. Every movement of hers became a torture and if there is too much pain, the pain begins to rule your body. You can’t control every single cell at the same moment. It was about hurting her so much that she finally had to answer his questions. In addition, it was a great feeling for Jonas to torture her, to make her suffer, to see how effectively he can hurt her and then to realize his plan. This was his strategy. However, it didn't work the way it should.
His professionals proposed to give her some drugs, but Jonas strictly refused. Mia should be conscious for the whole time and drugs would just reduce her value and her pain. She should give him some information, but it should proceed in a natural way and it should take away all that was left of her dignity. That was the greatest punishment for her.
With these thoughts in mind he looked out of the window as she tried to walk straight to the car to take a seat at the back of the BMW. Somehow, he felt some respect for her efforts. She was an enemy worth fighting. Moreover, it made this game even more interesting.