Disclaimer: I don't own anyone.
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Footsteps echoed down the street. Accustomed to customers trying to get in past closing time, she quickly pulled the bolt across and dragged the blinds down over the windows. Locking up the cash registers, she turned off the lights and stepped out the back door, pulling her coat on and shivering against the cold winter air. Sliding the key into her purse, she buttoned her coat and bent her head against the wind, making her way down the wet sidewalk towards where her car was parked. The sky was bright with the moon, stars dotting the dark blanket, illuminating her path, for the dimly lit street lamps were not much help. She felt the first drops of rain on her head and pulled her hood up, quickening her pace. Reaching her car, she began to pull her keys out of her purse when she heard footsteps again. Glancing around the car park, she saw not another car in sight. The footsteps stopped as she paused, and, frowning, she zipped her purse back up and put her keys into the lock. Breath was heavy on her neck and she swung herself around, purse raised in a defence mechanism. Her arm dropped to her side and her eyes widened.
"What are you doing here?" She asked in a surprised voice, a slight smile crossing her face.
It turned to terror as he struck her once, twice, and took her into the shadows.