THE ODD ONE OUT

chapter(14) *Reported missing*

I gulped audibly as I tried to figure out what to do or how to get away. I don't want to stay in a car with his father nor do I want to come out so he could get me. He opened the door and shooed me to to move. I did as told and made a move to open the opposite door to get out but he held onto my wrist and pulled me back to sit.

Soon the car began to move. The driver asked me where I was going. I informed him that he should let me off at 15 ward Ave. It was a fake address given that I didn't want this perverted guy to know where I live. Ward Ave is about a ten minutes walk to my community. Sitting as far away from him as possible, I felt his eyes on me. I dared to look at him and saw he was in fact looking at me with a frown.  I quickly averted my gaze. A few moments after, the car came to a stop.

"Here you go, 15 ward Ave. That will be...." The taxi driver/ rapist dad was cut off by the rapist himself.

"Don't worry dad. I'll pay for her." The rapist said.

"Excuse me " he said then whipped his head to look at his son in disbelief.

"Well I know her and you always say be a lady's man. This is me being a lady's man" rapist shrugged.

"Whatever. Pay up Mr lady's man and don't think your riding for free either " his dad said then held out his palm in a receiving motion. Rapist pulled out some money and paid his father.

At this moment I really didn't care. I scoffed when he said lady's man and rolled my eyes but my main focus was on getting away. And during their exchange I was trying to get out of the car but the door wouldn't open. A hand reached over and opened it. I realized it belonged to rapist and so I sneered at him and sped out of the car. I pretend to enter the front yard that had 15 ward Ave slowly. But the taxi didn't drive off as the father and son begun bickering. But rapists eyes kept looking at me, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

Seeing that they weren't about to drive off anytime soon, I gingerly opened the gate and went inside the front yard. I scanned the yard for dogs but didn't say any sign. I proceed to the front door and pretend to search for a key. I glanced behind me as I pulled out the keys for my real home and pushed it into the lock. The car drove away. Sighing with relief I struggled to take the keys from the lock. When it finally got released, I turned on my heels to leave for home. I'm already hours late for my curfew.

Half way back down the walkway, I heard a bunch of tiny barks. I dared look behind me to see a group of puppies come my way. Now most people would think of that as cute but I feared animals with everything in me. I stupidly begun running causing the playing puppies to chase after me. I fumbled with the gate but couldn't get it open. Seeing as they were getting closer, I ran to the opposite directly because they gate wouldn't open fast enough. Infant barks trailed on my heels as I ended up in the back yard.

Making a U-turn I tried to run to the side of the house. But what put a spring in my steps, is when I heard the infant barks being drowned out by adult barks. Now once more I looked behind me while running to see two very large pit bulls running after me. And let me say they did not look as playful as the puppies. Now given that I was looking behind me, I tripped and fell to the floor. I bellowed screams trying to get up. I felt faint, thinking of giving up. 

In a sudden move, a pair of hands held both of my arms and pulled me to my feet. Not having much time to say thanks or to see whom It was, I kept running.

I reached home twenty minutes later. I tried sneaking inside when a police car stopped at my gate. Mom soon emerged from the door with tears in her eyes looking worried. She exclaimed my name then engulf me into a bone crushing hug. I returned the hug realizing that school ended hours ago and I'm just reaching home now. I can just imagine how worried she was. Not long after my brothers and sister came running and also engulfed me into bone crushing hugs.