The Happiness Of Tragedy

Chapter 8

My eyes widened in complete shock, knowing that this total stranger followed me out of the gym into the empty halls.

"No. Not you" I whispered, suddenly getting a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.

"Yes, it's me. I saw you leave and I thought you might need some help finding your little friends" he told me as he started to caress my face.

"Don't touch me" I mugged his hand away and he laughed.

"Your a cutie when you mad" he said, starting to touch me again, dragging his hand down to my arm and over my left thigh.
"I said dont-"

"Sshh" he said, putting a hand over my mouth making me slam my back and head against the wall and the other to his mouth, signaling for me to be quiet. My eyes started to water and my mouth instantly went dry. My mind started coming up with  questions like 'Where are the police?' 'Shouldn't they be potroling?' 'Would Ali go back to the gym and look for me?' 'Wouldnt she be worried?' Of course....But the main question was 'Why does this have to happen to me?'

"Don't worry love" a tear slid down the side of my face, "I'll talk care of you". He started playing with the hem of my dress as I tried to push him away but it was no use, he was too strong. My heart started beating faster and faster as I felt his hand draw closer and closer to my private area, I closed my eyes tight and I thought this is it, my virginity is going to be taken away from me.

What the hell?!" I heard someone say. I couldn't look because my head was being held against the hard brick wall by the strangers hand over my mouth.

  The voice through him off guard, and I took this advantage to knee him in the groin making him huddle over and cry in pain. I fell to the floor beside him, trying to catch my breath. I looked up and saw the back of a guy's head. He was brutally punching the stranger who almost raped me.

"What's going on?" Two police men came over. One of them grabbed the guy that helped me and pulled him off of the other guy. That's when a bunch of kids started to rush down the hall whispering amongst each other.

"Dave, this fucking rapist was holding that girl hostage" my helper angrily told the police man. His name must of been Dave. Both police looked over at me still on the floor then the other one rushed over to me and gave me a hand so I could stand up.

"Are you okay?"

  "Yes, I'm fine. Just a little scared" I told him. Then he pulled out a piece of paper and asked if I could write down my name, number, address and offered to take me home. I denied it because I didn't wanna leave Ali here not knowing what happened even though she was with her boyfriend.

Speaking of Ali, I wondered where she was right now. I wondered if she was alright and if somehow Jason could've left her alone and the same thing might've happened to her. I bit my lip, nervous. Ali's a tough girl. She wouldn't let this happen.

  A crowd of kids came over, huddling around asking me was I okay.

"MOVE. MOVE PLEASE!" I turned toward the voice and I instantly realized who it was as she pushed through the crowd.

"KATIE" Ali yelled rushing over to me; her boyfriend and his friends following behind. I smiled in relief now knowing she was okay. She kept hugging me and asking me was I hurt and I kept telling her no.

  "I am so fucking sorry. I knew I shouldn't have left you alone in the gym with all those freaks" she announced, receiving nasty smirks from everyone. "Are you sure your okay babe?"

"Yes Ali, I'm totally fine now" she grabbed my hand and started pulling me towards the front of the building. Before we left the scene, I turned to see if I could get a glimpse of my saver's face. As if on cue, he turned and looked at me for a second and someone stepped out in front of him.