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i stepped out of my poor excuse for a car, and grabbed my purse.
i walked toward the entrance, paying $8 to the man at the counter.
the ground was muddy, which i didn't appreciate, but that's alright. im only here to meet nick.
a few months ago, I met nick online, he seemed very sweet, and his profile picture was very attractive.
i looked around for him, rolling my eyes at the carnival music, but i never found him. maybe he was late.
i took a ride on the ferris wheel, looking out over the crowd for nick. i guess he was a no-show.
i started crying to myself, feeling worse and worse as the tears rolled slowly down my face. im never been lucky with boys, ive only ever had about 2 boyfriends, and both of them were in 6th grade.
as i got off the ferris wheel, i turned for the exit, walking over by a trash can , looking through my purse for my car keys.
i just so happened to be in a corner where nobody was, and it just so happened that it had shadows over where i was standing.
"ugh, where are the damn car keys?!"
suddenly a hand cupped around my mouth, my eyes went wide and my hands flew up to try to pry the hand off me.
"hello, iris, it's nick."
i didn't think my eyes could go wider, but they did. and it felt like they were bulging out of my head.
when i attempted to scream, nick chuckled, "oh no, i can't have you do that. ill shoot you if you continue." he pressed a gun against my head.
well okay, this nick guy is trying to kidnap me in the middle of the day? he's stupid as fuck.
just as i was waiting to see what would happen, a guy with bright red hair saw nick trying to kidnap me, and he immediately panicked. he pretended he didn't see though. which is very unhelpful.
a few minutes go by with nick's hand still on my mouth, then he starts moving it around my jawline. he caresses my jaw gently , making me shiver.
then there was a whisper in my ear. "although you can't scream right now, ill definitely make you scream tonight, baby."
my mind immediately saw a picture of that, and i gulped. i did not want to be raped today. well at all really.
wait! i hear police sirens. policemen run through the gates, and the guy with bright red hair points to where nick & i are standing.
the cops grabbed his wrists, but he got loose and pointed the gun at the red head. he shot, but nothing happened. the idiot forgot to put bullets in his gun!!
i stared him in the eye as he was shoved into the backseat. i smirked and waved bye.
then i look over at the guy who saved me. i walked over to him and said, "wow, thanks for saving me. it really means a lot! is their anything i can do to repay you? and no i won't have sex with you but anything else ill most likely do."
he thought for a moment, placing his finger on his lips, just thinking. then he smiled, "be my friend."
"i can do that. so, friend, what do i call you?"
"michael."
"well, hello michael. im iris."
"you have a beautiful name, iris." michael said my name perfectly, delicately even. it just rolled off his tongue, sounding like it was meant for him to say it.
michael then stated something i found hilarious. he was obviously nervous, it was pretty easy to tell, but i didn't expect him to say something this stupid.
"uh, iris.. why do you look like a hobo?" and immediately after he said this, he whispered, "dammit." to himself.
i burst out laughing, and literally could not stop.
i wasn't even wearing typical hobo clothes, im not too sure where he even got that from.
"bitch, it's called grunge."
