Roped. Cuffed. Taped.

 They sat there...roped, cuffed, and taped.  

Their bodies:  Stiff.

Their arms: Numb.

Their legs:  Cramped.

It had already been hours.

"How long will I be kept like this?" he wondered as he shifted his body the few inches he could, looking for some relief.

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They sat in the chairs, their hands cuffed behind.  Their biceps were lashed to the sides of their chairs, numbing and burning their arms.  A rope was placed on he cuff chain and their wrists pushed up and tied, causing their biceps to bulge in the rope.

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Ryan's heart was racing in his chest as they brought the boy in with his wrists cuffed behind his back.  He looked at his teammates.. bound in misery.  They shoved his on a chair and methodically bound and taped him.  He hoped he was tough enough to take this.... his buddies had already been tied up for hours.

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The university administration and their parents watched the ransom video as Mike pleaded with them.  Then he was taped blinded and gagged, and the scream went dark.

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The ransom was paid 12 hours latter.  They were uncuffed, removed from the chair, and dumped, bound in the woods... a bloody and sweaty mess.