2019 All Stars

They were taken from the car ad
marched at gunpoint into the old barn.  They knew they were being kidnapped.
The figured they would soon be tied up.  Eighteen years old.  Tough strong boys.

Each scared and wondering if they were tough enough to take what was coming.

They were march up to the old attack.  It would a perfect place to bind them and hold them until the ransom was paid.

They figured best not to resist.  They put their arms behind their backs as ordered and surrendered to ropes.

Ryan bit down on the knot of the bandanna between his teeth and grunted as he put his boot into Ryan's back and pulled up hard on the ends of the rope he had looped around his arms.  He yanked again, and his forearms lashed together, and his biceps were s scant few inches apart.  Ryan was breathing heavy, for his chest expanded and his diaphragm was stressed.  Sweat poured out of him as the ropes were knotted.  They pulled him up to his feet by his hair and bound his ankles.  Dropping a rope from the rafters they circled his chest with it, around his shoulders just above his biceps.  Ryan's head slumped.... there was no escape and he would have to hang there from his torso.

Hours passed.  Mike's legs collapsed and he hung.  The rope cut into his upper arms.  He struggled back to a standing position.  He looked at his buddies....

Terror in their eyes.
Soaked in sweat.
Blood trickling from the rope burn on their arms.  Mike once again flexed his muscles with all his strength, trying to loosen his bound, only to strain his shoulders even more.  His head slumped and he watched his sweat drip to the floor.

Justin drifted in and out of consciousness.  His legs had given way and his hung.  He dreamed his was free and swimming, only to come back and realize his was still tied up.. He glanced at Ryan and Mike, hanging like him.
Mike closed his eyes.  There was nothing they could do but wait.