TRADITION

walking home

As I closed up the shop, I couldn't believe what had just happened. I was so excited that I could get some new things for my apartment or even a cheap second hand car. I set off walking home from work and after half an hour Kenneth drove by and said "you've been walking a long time do you want a lift love."
I was shocked and scared that he had followed me here.
"No thank you not much further to go"
"Oh ok then how far?"
"Only about an hour" I said quietly I couldn't lie to him anymore or he would know that I was trying to get away from him.
"I thought you said ten minuets before?"
"Yes I did but my friend has plans tonight and she didn't tell me she usually picks me up." I said lying to him hoping he would believe me
"Do you want a lift love I'm heading up that way so you won't have very long to walk."
"No thank you I will be ok."

I started off walking home again, and didn't dare look back incase he was still following me suddenly, a sharp scratch like pain hit my upper arm. I looked over to see a syringe poking in my arm, I managed to get it out before the liquid escaped to needle and looked up to see Kenneth with a sinister smile covering his face.

It was a terrifying suprise to find the man who was so kind in the shop become so sinister in a matter of minuets. I couldn't register what had just happened in my head due to it happening so quickly, but seeing his head tilted with his eyes half closed and his lips curled into a smile sent shivers running through my whole body.

I tried to run, but I was in so much shock it wasn't until he attempted to inject me again that I finally began to move.

"I thought this stuff only happened in movies" I whispered to myself, as I heard Kenneth running behind me. Kenneth must have heard me because he answered with a laugh. It was slow and he was breathing alot so I hoped that he would be tired.

As I was focusing on his breathing, I must have lost track of where I was heading, which made me even more anxious as to how long it would be till I got back on track and till I got home.

I couldn't run anymore so I found a large tree to hide behind and rest for a bit until I got my energy back. I couldn't have been there longer than a minuet until I was in complete darkness. My head was in a sack or pillowcase which was pulled so tight that I couldn't breath properly, whoever was behind the sack must have caught on when they heard me gasping for air.

"Now" said a familiar voice "this won't hurt at all. It's going to make you have a nice long sleep while I drive us home for dinner" he said
"Kenneth please" I begged pushing and kicking him away from me.
"Stop it now you little bitch" he said laying on top of me so I couldn't protect myself anymore.
After he injected me I felt a tingling sensation crawling up my arm. I realised he had drugged me, and at that very moment I used all my strength to push him off of me and ran trying to get the pillowcase off my head. I realised it was no use when I ran into a tree and felt myself being slowly dragged away. Then it all went black ...