then swore, the woman had obviously bitten him. Then to Adela's horror the man raised his hand and punched the woman in the face, she made a humph sound then went limp.
Adela who had stood frozen suddenly came to life as for a moment her terror was replaced by anger. But a moment was all it took, and that was when Adela did what was probably the most unsensible, not to mention the most stupid thing she had ever done, up to that time anyway. She yelled, ‘hey, hey you, stop that, leave her be.’
Both men froze and turned towards Adela standing at the mouth of the alleyway.
The man who had hit the woman exclaimed, ‘oh fuck!’
But it was his next words that froze the blood in Adela’s veins and caused the anger to be replaced with heart stopping terror. ‘Get her, get her you stupid fuck.’
Adela stepped back and began dialling 911 which she now realised she should have done in the first place. Her hand trembled so much that the phone fell from her fingers, she then tried to press the button on the alarm thingy but for some reason it didn’t work. The numerous times David’s two boys had used it and nearly deafened them, as well as almost given them all heart attacks, and now when she really needed the thing it wouldn’t work, the battery was probably flat.
Adela stood glued to the spot with terror as the man approached her, she turned her head to the right then to the left desperately looking for someone, anyone else, on the street, there was no one. Adela had never thought so fast, there was no one there to help but that didn’t mean there couldn’t be.
She quickly looked to her right and as though had suddenly seen someone called out, ‘hey, hey you, help, please help me.’
The man jogging up the alleyway towards her paused in his stride. Adela took a few steps as though about to approach the person she was calling out too and shouted again, ‘help, please, a woman is being attacked.’
The other man now had the woman under her armpits and was dragging her towards the car but hesitated when his friend turned to him and yelled ‘let’s get the fuck outta here.’
The man began dragging the woman faster towards the car but dropped her when his friend running now shouted, ‘leave the bitch, someone else is coming, just get the car started.’ His cohort did as he was told and dropped the woman then ran to the car, started it and began to drive away causing his friend to have to run to catch up with him. He opened the passenger side door and flung himself into the seat. Adela could hear him shouting but couldn’t tell what he said, probably cursing his friend for driving off without him.
Adela picked up her phone and ran down the alleyway towards the woman. When she reached her she hesitated and peered around the corner of the alley just to make sure no one else was hiding there. She could see no one so she bent down to the woman who was conscious now but groggy.
Adela began to dial 911 saying, ‘take it easy, don’t move.’ She thanked the Lord that the phone had not broken when she’d dropped it. ‘I’ll call an ambulance and the police.’
But she was taken by complete surprise when the woman suddenly gripped her arm tigh tly, ‘no, no please, no ambulance, no police.’
Adela was amazed, ‘but those men tried to abduct you, he hit you, you need to go to the hospital and report it to the police.’ She began to dial again but the woman with real urgency now pleaded, ‘please, please , I’m begging you, no police. I’ll be all right.’ She tried to stand but sank back down again.
Adela put her arm around her, ‘oh gosh. All right, no police and no ambulance, but I can’t leave you here. I’ll get a taxi.’
The woman turned and looked directly at Adela for the first time and Adela saw that she was no woman but a young girl no more than seventeen or eighteen. The face said young girl but the eyes were those of a much older person. They were glassy from the blow she had received
Adela who had stood frozen suddenly came to life as for a moment her terror was replaced by anger. But a moment was all it took, and that was when Adela did what was probably the most unsensible, not to mention the most stupid thing she had ever done, up to that time anyway. She yelled, ‘hey, hey you, stop that, leave her be.’
Both men froze and turned towards Adela standing at the mouth of the alleyway.
The man who had hit the woman exclaimed, ‘oh fuck!’
But it was his next words that froze the blood in Adela’s veins and caused the anger to be replaced with heart stopping terror. ‘Get her, get her you stupid fuck.’
Adela stepped back and began dialling 911 which she now realised she should have done in the first place. Her hand trembled so much that the phone fell from her fingers, she then tried to press the button on the alarm thingy but for some reason it didn’t work. The numerous times David’s two boys had used it and nearly deafened them, as well as almost given them all heart attacks, and now when she really needed the thing it wouldn’t work, the battery was probably flat.
Adela stood glued to the spot with terror as the man approached her, she turned her head to the right then to the left desperately looking for someone, anyone else, on the street, there was no one. Adela had never thought so fast, there was no one there to help but that didn’t mean there couldn’t be.
She quickly looked to her right and as though had suddenly seen someone called out, ‘hey, hey you, help, please help me.’
The man jogging up the alleyway towards her paused in his stride. Adela took a few steps as though about to approach the person she was calling out too and shouted again, ‘help, please, a woman is being attacked.’
The other man now had the woman under her armpits and was dragging her towards the car but hesitated when his friend turned to him and yelled ‘let’s get the fuck outta here.’
The man began dragging the woman faster towards the car but dropped her when his friend running now shouted, ‘leave the bitch, someone else is coming, just get the car started.’ His cohort did as he was told and dropped the woman then ran to the car, started it and began to drive away causing his friend to have to run to catch up with him. He opened the passenger side door and flung himself into the seat. Adela could hear him shouting but couldn’t tell what he said, probably cursing his friend for driving off without him.
Adela picked up her phone and ran down the alleyway towards the woman. When she reached her she hesitated and peered around the corner of the alley just to make sure no one else was hiding there. She could see no one so she bent down to the woman who was conscious now but groggy.
Adela began to dial 911 saying, ‘take it easy, don’t move.’ She thanked the Lord that the phone had not broken when she’d dropped it. ‘I’ll call an ambulance and the police.’
But she was taken by complete surprise when the woman suddenly gripped her arm tigh tly, ‘no, no please, no ambulance, no police.’
Adela was amazed, ‘but those men tried to abduct you, he hit you, you need to go to the hospital and report it to the police.’ She began to dial again but the woman with real urgency now pleaded, ‘please, please , I’m begging you, no police. I’ll be all right.’ She tried to stand but sank back down again.
Adela put her arm around her, ‘oh gosh. All right, no police and no ambulance, but I can’t leave you here. I’ll get a taxi.’
The woman turned and looked directly at Adela for the first time and Adela saw that she was no woman but a young girl no more than seventeen or eighteen. The face said young girl but the eyes were those of a much older person. They were glassy from the blow she had received
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