"Day and night, always one thing on repeat. Please let me go, please let me go. Edan Miller, age 28, is a professor at the medical university. Neither family members nor relatives are present. Don't you get tired of doing this again and again?"He threw the background information paper to his face as he softly touched the crying person's face.
"Oh no, are you crying again?? You do know how much it hurts me when you cry, right? Don't cry it's hard for me to see you cry."
The person was crying miserably on the ground, tied up with ropes, and duct tape on their mouth, their eyes were swollen from crying, bruises all over their body. He slowly began to lean towards that weak body and hugged him gently as he whispered
"Are you still not going to believe me when I say I love you?"
Eden was silent which made the kidnapper very angry as he glared at him. Eden slowly shook their head. "NO," making him happy, and he hugged and gently laid him on the bed to rest.
He untied him but still tied one of his legs with a metal chain. He kissed him on the forehead
"I will be gone for just a moment ok. Don't miss me too much I will be back" said as he walked out of the room.
Eden was too tired to move or even cry so all he could do was sleep. A drop of tear dropped from his eyes as he thought what did he do wrong? Three days had already passed since the day he was kidnapped.
Every time the kidnapper was displeased by him, he would beat him up while tightening him with ropes. If he was in a good mood he would untie him, give him food, and take care of him but still lock him up in the room.
Eden naturally has a weak body so he would easily get tired. He couldn't fight back even if he wanted to. So all he can do is cry and beg him to let him go. After a while, the door slowly began to open and the footsteps began to get closer and closer to him. When getting close enough, he just stares at him sleeping. Later he began lying beside him and hugged him while sunggling the sleeping boy's head.
The kidnapper then began to whisper the words to him, it was hard for Eden to hear since his voice was super low. At some point, he could hear his name being called out so he tried to hear it more carefully.
"What more do I have to do for you to like me? I've waited for you for years and years, but you never spared me even a single glance. Why is it so hard for you to love me? You know how much it hurts to have the love of my life with me but, at the same time, not with me. Why are you always thinking of running away? Why don't you just love me instead? We could be happy together."
He paused for a moment and then continued, "Eden, I've loved you for my whole life and could do anything for you if you just ask, but please don't think about running away. Please, I want no one but you. I love you, Eden. I love you so much, and please don't make me hurt you again. I don't want to hurt you. I don't..." His voice became softer and softer until it finally stopped. He fell asleep.
Eden was awake the whole time, not knowing what to do with this information. He couldn't process anything, and his head was just a mess. He slowly sat up and looked at the kidnapper, who was fast asleep. He had attractive features, which looked peaceful while he slept. After examining him, Eden looked at himself and saw his messed-up body. As tears dropped, he quickly wiped them away. With a sudden movement, he heard a ringing sound, looked in the direction of the sound, and saw his left leg chained up. He couldn't help but smile and said softly, "Is this how you show your love?"
He looked around and saw a big window to his right. The night lights were coming in from that window. The window was locked, of course, but not like a prison. It was a big-sized window, like they would have in a mansion or palace. He could see tall trees and a dark sky filled with bright stars. He moved near the window and sat there admiring the beauty of nature. He felt a little better after seeing the outside world, even if it was just a little. After some moment, he wondered, "Why is there a window in the place where he trapped me? Was it because he knew I wouldn't be able to run away, or was it because this place was isolated? I don't understand your behavior."
"EDEN"
Eden was startled when he heard his name being called out. He quickly looked towards the sound and found the kidnapper just talking in his sleep. He moved to the bed and slept beside him. As he slept, the kidnapper hugged him tightly and whispered in his ear, "I know you like watching the night view, but don't leave me hanging." Eden looked at him but found him asleep. He couldn't understand if the kidnapper was awake or not. He chose to ignore it and fell asleep as well.
The next day, Eden woke up to find himself alone in the bed. As he tried to get out of bed, the kidnapper walked in with a smile and said, "I made you your favorite dish for breakfast, chicken soup with dumplings on the side."
Eden looked at the dish and then at the kidnapper and asked, "How did you know it's my favorite dish?" The kidnapper was shocked because it was the first time Eden had spoken more than crying and pleading to be let go.
He returned to reality and answered, "Sweetheart, there is not a single thing about you that I don't know. Come on, eat up." Eden reached out for the food, but his hands were weak, so he couldn't hold the bowl without shaking it.
"Give it to me, I will feed you and apply the medicine afterward," the kidnapper said. Eden nodded and ate the food as the kidnapper fed him.
While applying the medicine, the kidnapper apologized to Eden for hitting and hurting him. Eden sat quietly, but the kidnapper didn't get angry because he was already delighted by the change in Eden's behavior. He took him to take a shower, cleaned him up, and blow-dried his hair.
Eden was neither begging to be let go nor crying. He wanted to see whether what the kidnapper said was true or not. He wanted to check if he could get anything as long as he didn't displease the kidnapper. Eden grabbed the kidnapper's hand and asked,
"You know everything about me, don't you?"
The kidnapper nodded, "Of course."
"Then can I ask you one question?"
"Yes, anything."
"You know everything about me, but I don't know your name. Can I know your name?"
"..."
"If you don't want to say, it's okay."
"No, I was just shocked about the question." It was the first time Eden asked a question, but to ask about the kidnapper, that was the shocking part for him. He was happy to know that Eden was curious about him. He hugged Eden and said
"My name is Noah,26 years old, good at cooking, have a very bad anger issue, loves Eden, youngest in my family, have 2 older brothers, and I am also good at singing. Do you want me to sing for you?"
"NO no need and I just asked for your name, not for your biography"
"haha it's just that your being curious about me makes me happy and I just want to share more with you" he was indeed happy and couldn't control his emotions as he showed his big smile to Eden making him more approachable.