POV - Couch 3

Shay is doing her stretch routine in front of the basement couch, waiting for a friend to come pick her up and go to the gym. She stretches her arms to the side one at a time while wearing a tank top, leggings, sneakers and matching headband. Shay gets down on a knee and stretches her legs then does the same on the other side. She finishes up her stretching on the floor then sits on the couch and scrolls through her phone. What she does not know is that an intruder has broken into her home and hides behind the couch, waiting for an opportunity to strike with a drugged rag. While Shay is on her phone, the intruder rises up behind the couch and looms over her for a long moment. She realizes something is wrong only too late, as she looks up at the intruder with a shocked look that is quickly covered by the drugged rag.

Shay struggles against the strong grasp over her mouth and nose. She swings her arms and kicks her legs on the couch while pulling away on the rag covering her face. The attacker holds on tight ensuring she inhales the fumes deeply. Shay's phone falls onto the floor during the struggle and her eyes roll into the back of her head. After much resisting Shay slips slowly into unconsciousness and falls limply back onto the couch cushions. The intruder removes the rag and looks closely at the knocked out victim. He moves his hands along her side and down her legs, taking the shoes and socks off of Shay's feet. The intruder lifts up the body and places her on the carpet in front of the couch. He removes a cord from his pockets and uses it to tie Shay's hands together behind her back connected at the wrists.

While the intruder is examining Shay on the floor she regains consciousness and tries to break free. The attacker is on her quickly, wrapping the headband around her neck and pinning Shay down on the ground. Her bare feet kick and slide across the floor as she tries desperately to break free and escape. Her eyes wide with terror, the intruder squeezes the headband around her neck tightly as he can, filming it all on his point of view cam. After much squirming Shay fades back into unconsciousness while the attacker throttles her with the headband. Her body goes limp and her eyes close tightly shut and the attacker relents briefly. He looks close at her until Shay starts to wake up again. She sits up quickly in a last effort to escape, standing up with her hands still tied up and moving towards the couch. The attacker grabs onto her, squeezing tight with the headband while he sits down on the couch and pulls the cord tightly, strangling Shay on the floor while her feet kick sporadically in front of her. She gasps and gags under the unrelenting pressure of the ligature at her throat. Shay's eyes wide in terror and her tongue protrudes from her mouth as the attacker finishes her off. After much struggle the intruder finishes the job and finishes choking the life out of his victim. Shay's eyes glaze over and remain open wide while her tongue sticks out from her mouth and her face freezes in a death stare. The intruder keeps holding tight for a few moments longer then wraps his hands on either side of her head and snaps her neck, causing her body and feet to spasm wildly one last time. The killer gives Shay's body some final looks, then leaves her dead body propped against the couch as he makes his escape.