Chapter 37: Just Who Are You?

My brain freezes at the most crucial situations and by the time I realize that I should run, it’s already too late.

The silhouette draws closer with my every breath. The closer the figure gets, the more gigantic the man looks.

There are only a few steps left between the two of us when my brain unfreezes and I realize that I need to run.

I twist my body and scamper towards the backdoor but a force prevents me from talking another step and pulls me back. First, I feel a hand fisting my hair and next, my back collides with the wall.

The man’s grip on my hair and nape doesn’t loosen, and tears cloud my vision. I try to fight him off with my hands, but he cages both my wrists in his other grip. He continues to drag me alongside him away from the backdoor.

My purse and phone have fallen near the backdoor and with Denzel’s voice gone, my heartbeat becomes erratic and panic settles in my bloodstream.

“Stop! Let go of me!” I scream, but no one in the neighbourhood seems to hear.

The road is to