Abducted and left to drown

They were bound wrists behind their backs and ankles with a good strong rope.

Their mouths were circled several time with strong black tape.

They were dumped into the back of the truck, and their ankles were tied to their wrists.  The truck bed cover shoved them into darkness -- the black top made the back of the truck an oven as the sun
beat down on it.  Sweating profusely, they bounced and banged into each other as the truck road throw miles of back roads.

After hours, they stopped.  The truck bed cover was pulled back... the cool air a gift as their hogtie was cut and they were pulled out of the truck and dragged across the ground towards the old well.

"They put us back to back, tied our elbows together, that tied our arms to each others... each bicep, elbow and wrists.  they did the same with our knees and ankles.  With a strong rope tied under our arm pits, the lowered us down the well.  We landed in water up to our thighs. Panicked, we watched as they put the cover back over the top of the well."

"We struggled like crazy, fighting our bonds, but it was useless.  These guys knew how to tie us up.  We were terrified... and moaned into the tape gag.
The water soaked our cloths... and the cold well made us shiver together.  It was then we heard the first clap of thunder......  and the rain pounding on the top of the well.  The water began to run down the sides of the well and slowly rise to our waists...."

"Madness began to overcome us.
For we realized that, unless the ransom was paid, in a few hours we would drown!"