Ride Hard

I find Ride in my basement.

He’s chained, angry, and wants to punish someone.

He wants revenge.

I understand, because I’ve been living in hell, wanting that same exact thing.
I can’t do that, however. I have more than just myself to think of. I feel sorry for Ride, but I can’t let that sympathy jeopardize me or my mom.

Then, something happens.

Something awful.

Something that can’t be undone.

The only person I can turn to is Ride. I beg him to help me. We strike a bargain.

He’ll come to my rescue, if I help him escape.

It’s a bargain with the devil, but I don’t have a choice. I have to trust him, trust that once I free him, he won’t kill me.

But it’s not my death he wants. It’s not even money.

He wants me.