The Devil is Marvelous

Chapter 22

-Ava's P.O.V-

I was staring at myself in the bathroom mirror replaying the past ten minutes in my head over and over. I was pretty shocked that Jaxon seemed genuinely interested in me, and it was feeding my delusion that maybe he was starting to develop feelings for me.

It was nice to open up to him, but the moment only lasted about a minute before Jaxon was waved down by his "family friends." Not sure why, but as he stood talking to them, I noticed how tense his body became, and I had a nagging gut feeling that those guys were bad news. Jaxon immediately wanted to leave after talking to them, and I couldn't help think back to the night at the outdoor mall. Jaxon was in the same defensive stance that night with same scornful expression as he was with the guys earlier.

The toilet flushed and Daphne came out of the stall to wash her hands. I was combing through my hair with my fingers when two men enter the bathroom. Daphne and I both froze, staring at their reflections in the mirrors.

"Hey there ladies" one said, looking me right in the eyes. His buddy sauntered towards Daphne, who squeaked in fear. I immediately recognized them, they were Jaxon's "friends." That horrible gut feeling that I had earlier? Yeah, it was back ten fold.

"Daphne?" I peeped, unsure what to do. We exchanged worried glances, and she started to awkwardly laugh. She turned back to the guys, saying "Oh my, it looks like you two accidentally came into the wrong restroom. Awkward, huh?"

The man in front of Daphne smirked. "Not awkward at all actually. We meant to come into this bathroom."

"We're here to take you lovely ladies out" the one by me said, slinking his arm around my waist. I tried to pull away, but that made him tighten his grip.

"Daphne" my voice was shakey. I was starting to panic. Who the hell were these creeps? Why would Jaxon's friends treat us like this?

"Real classy" Daphne said sarcastically. She rolled her eyes, straightening her body, giving her a more confident look "Sorry boys but this is not the way to pick up girls. Now get lost."

They did not "get lost", in fact they stayed right where they were, cackling at her. Daphne and I exchanged quick glances, nodding to one another. In a flash, we shoved all of our body weight into the guys, knocking them back enough for us to run past. We did not make it to the door though. Daphne was grabbed and thrown into an empty stall.

"DAPHNE!" I screamed. I rushed towards her but both the men blocked me. The taller guy got ahold of both of my arms, backing me up against the bathroom wall. I tried to head butt him, but he easily dodged, tightening his grip on me. He smirked as I winced in pain. What a sicko.

"Get the hell off me" I spat in his face.

"Hold still baby, then I won't have to hurt you" he whispered. "Just calm down now, you and your friend have nothing to worry about. We just want to have some fun."

I heard banging on the bathroom stall, and Daphne started to screech "GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE YOU FREAKS! LEAVE US ALONE!"

Glancing around the man holding me, I could see that the stall door was closed. The guy after Daphne was banging on the stall like a mad man, screaming at her to unlock it. "SUCK MY DICK YOU DISGUSTING CREEP" she screamed back.

There was no way in hell these bat shit crazy guys were Jaxon's friends. Daphne and I had to get out of there, but how? I prayed that another girl would walk in, see the situation, then call security... That's it! I have to call security! But how could I without them noticing? It was impossible.

"Tell your friend to calm down" the man holding me said, rolling his eyes "she's making this a lot harder than this has to be"

"Go to hell" I spit in the mans face, and brought up my knee into his crotch as hard as I could. He gasped in pain, and I was able to yank out of his grip. If I could just get outside and scream for help, someone would come.