Try Not To Scream

6. You Need Me

The bell above the diner door rang resonating though my mind, booming with its high pitched cheeriness as the beast of a man left our mids like a plume of smoke. A breathy embarrassing moan in the most quiet of pitch leaves my lips, a blush that i am all too certain starts from my neck jumping to my ears and back down to my no longer pale cheeks spreads like wild fire.

Angry at myself for being so out of control i push away from my position against the counter and make my way upstairs to the bathroom so i can wash my face and cool down. By the time i get out and back downstairs Elle is finished with the morning rush, which wasn't that much for a small town like this.

As Elle hangs her apron and signs out after cashing up in the till, she makes her way to me with a determined face, evil grin and sinks her talon like nails into my arm and steers me toward the back door that bursts open and slams shut with a resonating blast. The door has no handle to get back in, not even a door lock.

With no where to escape i face Elle with a grim smile knowing what was about to come.

"Care to tell me what that was about? Coz last i remember Colton likes sticking to himself and hates everyone in this town." After she's done ranting she props her hip out with so much attitude in her stance with her arms crossed and head tilted. I gulp.

"Umm.. I don't really know? I mean he just came out of nowhere and went all cave man breathing down my neck" I felt defensive, was she accusing me of something?

"Well watch out okay? He's unpredictable, It'll be best if you don't get caught up in him. Even if he is a fine piece of ass if i say so myself."

Smiling as if she told a joke she links her arm through mine telling me to 'not worry' and that she will protect me with her life, then proceeded to kick trashcans and imitate Jackie Chan to the best of her abilities, which was unshocking-ly horrible if i say so myself.

With a smile after todays excitement we walk down the alleyway crowded over by large buildings with the occasional skip in our step. It was a beautiful day with the sky the colour of the ocean on a calm spring morning with birds calling out, swooping down and back up in a pattern unseen to our eyes. I felt inner peace as if i had not experienced a calm day without my parents hooting and hollering at me with their disapproval at everything i did and said.

It felt perfect until i started getting the feeling that we weren't alone, the itchy feeling behind my neck, ignoring it as much as i could till it was eating away at my confidence and my shoulders started caving in on me i nudged my elbow into Elle's stomach as inconspicuous as possible and whispered to her just when she was going to protest out loud.

"Do you feel like we're being followed? Don't make it obvious but for the past 10 minutes I've got this feeling that we have and it's not sitting right with me" I murmured into her ear my eyes looking wearily into her own. She gazes side ways at me opens her mouth to respond but then stops and looks back, avoiding exactly what i told her not to do. She scrutinises her surroundings then turns back to me eyebrow raised.

"There's no one here Bambi, quit being so paranoid its giving me the HibbityJeebies" She walks instep with me again, getting over what ever it was and goes onto complain about how much she hates customer service and that she'd rather hack off a limb.

She snort laughs when she recalls how she spilt coffee on a particularly grubby mans crotch after all the touching and catcalling and i laugh along with her as well as at the ugly snort that erupted from her little mouth when all of a sudden excruciating pain throbs from every part of my scalp, as if it was on fire a scream rips from my throat and i am yanked back by my hair. The stench of alcohol heavy in the breath of death coming from the man behind me, i whimper.

Fear courses through my body and i being to shake, tremors over taking my body and i can't help the few tears that leak from my glassy eyes, i screw them shut. Then throw them back open when i remember that Elle was with me too, scanning around almost frantic i spot her out cold on the ground with a little gash on her forehead.

"NO! LET ME GO!! ELLE!!!" I scream and thrash around as if i finally got my courage back after seeing my friend injured and on the ground with possible serious injuries. The hand in my hair tightens in a fist and twists as a shriek erupts from my lungs, i feel as each individual strand of my chestnut hair gets ripped from my scalp snapping back like elastic strands. I sob, vision blurry i start to feel weak as i spot another man in my peripheral lift up Elle and throw her over his shoulder.
The fear coursing through my blood has me chilled to the bone.
I feel the brute behind move around as he brings his arm around my neck resting on my colar bones while releasing my hair from his other hand that had a death grip, winding around my waist and splaying his hands on my lower stomach.
Revoltion courses through me as i start thrashing again afraid of what these men want and particular afraid of what may happen if i don't get help soon.

Thinking quickly on my feet i bite down as hard as i can on the arm around my neck, and stomp on his foot at the same time which releases a few colorful words and screams from my captor. His arms loosen for only a moment but thats all i need. I push out of his grip and bolt as fast as i can towards the start of where i remember the alley way opens, leaving behind Elle to try and get some help. I worry that something may happen but extinguish those thoughts before they can develop.

I run and scream, calling out to anyone who may hear hoping that someone will come to the rescue before its too late fore the both of us.
But i don't make it anywhere near the mouth of the alley.
Black spots bleed into my vision as a blunt force tackles me to the ground.
The last thing i feel is the pressure of the massive body on me as my breathing comes in wheezes and a blue sky that i look up to.