I think it might be too late
He flagged down a random car so that he could bring his hurt friend to a hospital. Unfortunately for a reason completely unknown to him, and his friends the men that responded to his call were very aggressive, and threatening. He's thrown into the aggressive men's car after getting tied up, and having a bag thrown over his face. Now he has no choice but to await his fate silently or be severely punished for talking.
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Answer:
Four factors are necessary for suspense—reader empathy, reader concern, impending danger and escalating tension. We create reader empathy by giving the character a desire, wound or internal struggle that readers can identify with. The more they empathize, the closer their connection with the story will be.
The answer to number one is the rising action