Caged

Judy just wanted to surprise her fiancé. They had only been together for one year. Out of nowhere, Robert had popped the question at a crowded restaurant in front of their friends. It had been a great evening. It didn't matter to Judy that they weren't together very long. She just knew he was "The One".

Robert had insisted that they lived separately until they were married. He had given Judy a key to his home early on.

Robert told Judy to let him know in advance if she would be stopping by, if he isn't there.

It was his only request; his only rule.

Well, Judy felt that rules were meant to be broken.

However, it wasn't until she arrived that she realized why Robert didn't like surprises. Judy had purchased Robert an expensive Cartier watch. She even had the watch engraved with the words, "True love never fails" inside of the band.

As Judy walked through the house, she heard a strange noise from the basement. "Must be the pipes" she thought. Judy made sure to leave the watch where he would be able to find it.

As she was about to lock up and leave, she heard the strange noise again. A light banging of sorts.

"Please help me. Is anyone there?" a voice whimpered through the air vents.

It was coming from the basement.

Judy didn't know what to make of this.

Did Robert have another lover he wasn't telling her about?

Judy went to the basement door and turned on the basement light.

She slowly inched down the basement steps, sending a chill down her spine.

"Please help me." the docile voice said again.

Judy had been in Robert's basement before, when he was there. However, she never noticed the hidden door, now being illuminated in the back of the basement.

Judy walked towards the door, and turned the knob, astonished that it was actually unlocked.

As this is going on, Judy was unaware of somethings. You see, Judy didn't really know Robert. She knew all of the surface level things about him, but she really didn't know anything about his parents or his childhood.

Judy had tried to bring up his upbringing on several occasions, but somehow Robert always managed to change the subject. She had no clue that Robert had dark secrets that he planned to keep secret even after he married Judy.

Robert also didn't discuss his exes'. He vaguely spoke of one of them but gave Judy little to no information. However, Judy became aware that she was clueless about Robert when she saw what she saw.

Judy stood staring for minutes, completely stunned. Robert had trapped a young woman, in a cage; locked up like a prisoner or an animal.

"Lady, please help me get out of here!" The unknown woman yelled.

Judy went blank for a few moments and grew dizzy, grabbing her forehead with both hands as if to think about what she should do next. She knew if she helped this woman, her life would be over. Her life would be proved to be a lie.

Judy was totally in the dark.

Judy was completely grossed out.

Judy was being watched on camera.

Robert had been watching Judy from his "Ring Camera" from the moment she pulled in his driveway. Judy. Poor Naive Judy. Her "beau" had cameras all over the house.

You see, Robert was someone who liked to watch. It had been a sick obsession since he was a teen. Judy had no idea that he was a "voyeur". Robert had even secretly had cameras installed in her home as well.

The lengths that Robert went to watch her were disturbing. A normal person has cameras installed outside. Nonetheless, Robert had them in the weirdest places known to man. There was a camera in each room of the house. There were cameras in the electrical sockets. There was a camera in the shower. Robert was so out there, he even installed them in the toilets.

He watched her lovingly from his cellphone but panicked when he watched her go into the basement.

Judy. Poor Judy. She didn't have a clue as to how deep it went with Robert.

He had not planned to reveal to his future wife, that he had a sketchy past. He also had not planned to tell her that he had never gotten over his ex either.

Robert would not have dared explain to Judy that he had invited his ex-girlfriend Tia to his home six months ago to talk.

Robert would have never confessed to Judy that when Tia said she didn't want to be him anymore, he decided that he couldn't let her leave.

He had not planned to knock his ex-girlfriend out with Chloroform. He did not premeditate to purchase an extra-large dog cage to keep her in.

And he sure didn't plan to enjoy watching her beg for her life on camera.

He made sure to be very careful with Tia; making sure she ate and bathed everyday. He wanted to be with her, but she despised him. Tia had found out his secret, which is why he decided to keep her locked away.

He had not planned to keep her for months.

But there she was, pleading with Judy to let her go.

Robert's dark secret was about to come to light.

Robert's life would be proved to be a lie.

Robert was sick to his stomach.

His eyes welled up with tears as he sped to his house, wishing Judy had just told him she was coming!

He had to get there fast, because he knew his ex would start talking, and if she started talking, Judy would surely leave him. Oh, and aside from the fact that he had a whole adult woman trapped in a cage like "Wild Kingdom" wouldn't help either.

The unknown woman grabbed the metal bars of the cage, pleading with the woman who stood before her.

"LADY PLEASE LET ME OUT OF HERE!" the woman yelled again

"Please, he will be back soon!" she yelled again.

"Who are you?" Judy questioned as she kneeled down to the cage, looking around it to see how to release the young woman.

"Listen, who I am is not important! We need to get the hell out of here! Do you know where you are!?" the woman screamed.

"Who are YOU!" Judy yelled again.

"Robert and I were in a relationship. I assume since you are here, he is in one with you now. Robert has some weird fetishes. Robert is a watcher, and he is watching us now. GET ME OUUUTTT!" the woman yelled.

"What do you mean, he is watching us now?" Judy questioned.

The woman sat down in the cage " Indian style". "You really don't know, do you?" the woman smirked. "Listen, help me get out of this cage and I will explain everything." the woman hinted.

"I don't know if that's a good idea." Judy whispered.

"Well, you'd better make up your mind, because if he catches us, you'll be in a cage too." the woman said.

Judy saw a latch at the top of the cage, but it had a lock.

"I can't get you out without the key. Who are you?" Judy asked again

"Tia. The name is Tia. Listen, he keeps the key in the top drawer of his dresser. He slipped up and told me that in anger."

"Well, the key is probably not there anymore." Judy murmured.

"What is your name?" Tia asked.

"Judy. Judy Wilson." Judy stammered.

"Ok, listen up Judy Wilson. I need you to put on your big girl panties and run up to his room before he gets here. He is coming!" Tia screamed.

"How do you know he is coming? I don't understand." Judy said.

"He has hidden cameras all over the house. He saw you, when you came to the front door. He's been watching the whole friggin' time. PLEASE JUDY GO LOOK FOR IT NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!" Tia yelled.

Judy turned from Tia and ran up the basement steps to the first floor. She then ran up another flight of stairs before reaching the bedroom.

Judy began tearing through the drawers, in doubt that she would find the key to the lock, but surprisingly, she did.

Judy's mind was racing. "I need to call the Police. What the hell am I doing! I can't save anybody! What if he shows up?"

She then sprang into action and ran back down to the first floor; running right into Robert.

Robert pulled Judy forcefully into his chest, kissing her on the forehead.

"Hey sugar pie, what are you doing? Didn't I ask you to inform me, when you came here? Robert questioned.

Judy slipped the key inside of her back pocket.

"Um, well honey I got you a watch and I.....I... just wanted to umm...surprise you. That's all." Judy said as she looked down at the ground.

"A Cartier watch huh?" Robert smiled.

"Judy! Judy! What's happening up there?" Tia screamed.

Robert swung Judy around towards the basement door and forcefully grabbed the nape of her neck, pushing her towards the steps.

"So, I see you met my ex." Robert whispered.

Robert then pushed her down the steps; grabbing her arm so tight it began to bleed.

He then forced her to the back of the basement and shoved her in the room with Tia; locking the door.

"JUDY NOOOOO. I told you he was coming. I told you." Tia sighed.

"Well at least I was able to find the key." Judy said as she grabbed the key out her back pocket.

Judy then carefully and quietly let Tia out the cage.

Tia looked Judy in the eyes and hugged her.

Robert knew Judy would not accept this. He knew the engagement was over. Robert went into the kitchen and grabbed a white towel from the closet. He then found the bottle of Chloroform.

Robert rushed back down to the room. He opened the door slowly but was not expecting to get hit the head by Judy. With all her strength she used a metal bucket Robert had Tia using the bathroom in. Once they knocked him down, Judy took the rag and Chloroform meant for her and put it over his face; knocking him out unconscious.

Robert woke up in the dark several hours later. Both Judy and Tia appeared in the room. It was then Robert realized the unthinkable.

He was now locked in the cage.

"I don't know Tia, what do we do with him? We can't possibly keep him locked in here." Judy smirked.

"Let me out of this damn cage NOW Judy! I am your fiancé!"

Tia rested her hand on Judy's shoulder.

"Tia, what are we gonna do?" Judy asked.

"We do the same thing to him, that he did to me." -AK