THE DATE: PART 2 
Lee opened his eyes to the sound of an old engine running. He looked up at the night sky above him. He realized he was laying in the back of a truck. He still couldn't move, but he was starting to feel a tingling sensation in his fingers.
He looked from side to side, trying to see if anyone was in the bed of the truck with him. No one. He breathed a sigh of relief and was immediately tossed forward from the force of the truck coming to a hard stop. The engine stopped and Lee looked above him, trying to gather his thoughts.
"Dammit, daddy! Don't do that! You could hurt him."
Lee could hear Amber speaking from the cab of the truck.
"Who gives a damn if he's hurt now or later? Does it really matter? Not that I want to bruise up my meal."
Oh shit! It all came back to him in a rush. They were going to eat him! This had to be a bad nightmare.
"Can't we just let him go? I really don't want to do this to him. I like him."
"Let him go?! Girly, you've lost yer damn mind! You've been in the city far too long. I done told yer momma we need to get you back out here to the farm."
The sound of the truck doors opening caused Lee's heart to start racing. God dammit! He had to get out of this mess somehow.
"Well, look at you. Wide awake now, are ye?"
Lee looked up to see the most disgusting looking man staring down at him. This couldn't be Amber's father. It just couldn't be. This deformed creature hardly looked human. He had a huge lump on his back that caused him to hunch over. His bulbous nose was blood red.
The old man had a large wad of tobacco in his mouth. His chin was stained from it. Lee felt a drop of tobacco juice hit his forehead as the old man spoke. He gagged instantly.
"Amber, go inside and tell yer momma to come out and help."
"But Daddy.. It's not too late to let him go.."
"Dammit, girl! Don't "but daddy" me! Do as yer told! Now move it!"
Lee tried his best to glance over at Amber, hoping to give her a pleading look. She was already walking away.
"I know what yer thinking, boy. Yer wondering where Amber got her looks. On account of me and her momma bein' kin, all our lil' ones died soon after birth. They were too deformed to survive. But they sure did make a fine snack! Yes sir, they did! We stole Amber when she was a wee baby. Took her right from the folks we was fixin' to eat. Wifey got attached so we kept her around."
Lee was stunned. Not only was this man insane, Amber was kidnapped.
"Did Amber know this?!", Lee wondered in a panic.
The crunching of gravel told Lee someone was approaching.
"There ya are, sister! Look what I brought ya," the old man said.
Out of the darkness came an even more hideous creature than the old man. This must be his sister/wife, Lee thought. The woman reached down into the bed of the truck and ran her filthy fingers across his face.
"Ohhh, yes... He will do."
Lee couldn't even resist them as the two pulled him out of he truck and carried him inside a dirty shack.
He was tossed onto a wooden table in what he assumed was their kitchen. He couldn't believe this was happening. He was about to die and there was nothing he could do to stop it. He'd been trying to force his fingers to move, but to no avail.
Amber stood beside him at the table as the other two wandered off into the other room.
"I'm so sorry, Lee. I know you don't believe me, but I didn't want to do this. I have never wanted to help them get their food. They won't leave me alone unless I do."
Lee looked over to see a tear stream down Amber's face. He could only imagine the mental abuse they had inflicted upon her to get them to do their bidding.
"I can't watch this. I'm so very sorry," Amber said and she leaned down over the table and kissed his lips.
Lee wanted to grab her. He wanted to yell at her. But he still couldn't move or speak. He watched helplessly as Amber walked away.
The old man and woman came back into the room and pulled chairs close to him at the table. They both had butcher knives.
Lee watched in horror as they cut away his remaining clothes.
The old woman licked her lips. She sliced into Lee's thigh and for the first time since he was drugged, he was able to speak. He yelled as loud as he could.
He closed his eyes, unable to watch as the old woman consumed a chuck of his flesh. He could hear her smacking her lips and that was almost too much to bear.
He felt a searing pain in his right leg and opened his eyes to see the old man digging his knife deep into the same spot the woman had taken a chunk from. Lee screamed.
"That's right, boy. Scream, yell. Ain't nobody gonna hear ya way out here. I like my food feisty," the old man said as he took a bite of Lee's thigh.
"Stop right there, daddy. I can't let you do this."
"And how are ya plannin' to stop me?", the old man replied without even looking her way.
Lee could see the blood on both of their mouths. His blood. He thought he was going to faint.
Lee could see Amber walk up behind her father and point a gun to his head.
The old man felt it press against his skull. He laughed and continued devouring the meat on his knife.
"I mean it. Stop. Now. Get back, momma. Put the knife down. Both of you."
"You've made a big mistake. We let you live when we ate your parents. WE LET YOU LIVE!"
Lee looked over at Amber and saw the blood drain from her face. He knew right then she hadn't known until now. He watched the pain on her face. She was a victim in this mess, too.
She swiped at the tears running down her cheeks and cocked the gun. Just as the old man reached over to cut out another chuck of meat from Lee's thigh, Amber pulled the trigger.
Lee closed his eyes as he felt blood and brains spray all over his face. Her father fell out of his chair and onto the floor.
"NOOOOO!!!! I will kill you for this, you little slut!! You killed my brother!!"
Amber was tossed violently onto the table beside Lee by her mother. As they struggled for the gun, Lee was trying desperately to move. If he didn't do something soon, they were both going to die.
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