Insecure

p r e f a c e

I'd never felt such a big wave of panic as I did in this moment. My heart was pounding and I wasn't really sure why yet-- I mean, nothing had happened but the feeling of unease just kept tugging at my sleeve and I heard a little voice in my head whisper his name to me.

"Rowen," it said. My feet reacted faster than my brain could and suddenly I was pushing through the crowd of people, the moisture from their sweaty bodies collecting on my hands as I forced them out of my way. I was running as fast as I could but everything felt like it was in slow motion, my legs weren't moving as fast as I needed them to.

I don't know how I knew where to go but suddenly I was outside. It was pouring rain, and my clothes-- or lack thereof-- were getting soaked but that voice in my head was just getting louder and louder as I kept running and I knew I was getting closer to him. The knot in my stomach was getting tighter and tighter and it felt like I was going to vomit, but my legs wouldn't let me stop.

I turned a corner down an alley way and that's where I saw him. Hunched down in the corner between a wall and giant brick building. A man was standing over him, a man much taller than him. My heart was pounding.

What do i do?

My breathing was coming out in heavy spurts.

Help him.

My eyes caught the glint of a knife in the mans hand and everything stopped.

If I don't act fast he will kill Rowen.

"Don't touch him."