I try taking a step or two and realise that the ten inches of movement I have left to my feet is not going to allow for a quick pace. I feel off balance and that is before I secure my arms behind me. Once that is done I am helpless, even now, despite my arms still being free I have no other option but to carry on. I can’t remove my present bonds, and I could not get home even if I could get into the boot of my car to get my ignition key. I have to accept that I am as much Lou’s captive right now, as I would be if it were she shackling me up.
I reach behind me folding my arms across my back and fiddling with the first wrist cuff. I eventually figure out a way to flip it around my wrist using gravity, and then I click its mechanism slowly closed until it is gripping my wrist comfortably. Ne
