Chapter 2
As Trystin shoved her phone back into her pocket, she let out a breath she didn't realize she'd been holding. She unlocked the stall and left the bathroom.
Well, here goes nothing, she thought. As soon as she saw the man, she marched straight up to him while he was pretending to look at the E-Z-Cheez Nips.
"I want to know why you were following me," she said, loudly enough so that the clerk at the counter could hear. The man who'd been following her wore a shocked look on his face as the man behind the counter furrowed his eyebrows and stood to make his way over to them.
"I-I wasn't trying to alarm you, miss. It's just…you look familiar." he frowned as the man behind the counter walked up to them.
"Are you okay, ma'am?" he asked with a suspicious look in his eye as he glanced at the other man.
Trystin nodded. "I'm fine. This man thought he knew me, is all." She said, and turned to walk away.
As soon as she was out of the store, she let out a sigh of relief, and then froze. The kids that had asked her to look at something were standing expectantly outside the store. It was turning dark now, and she was tired.
"Not you people again," she groaned and moved past them. One of them, the blonde boy with blue eyes, grabbed her arm.
Her eyes flashed. With her free hand she hit his nose with her palm hard enough to knock him out. The girl behind her went to hit her in the head, but Trystin turned and slammed her elbow into the girl's stomach before she could raise her arm for the blow. The girl crumpled to the ground. Trystin turned to the remaining five teens, who had taken on defensive stances.
Trystin narrowed her eyes. One of the boys, the one with black hair and green eyes, stepped forward slightly. Trystin lashed out and landed a kick to his ribs, knocking the wind out of him. He collapsed, knocking over the blonde girl behind him. The four remaining kids eyed her wearily.
"You had to make this hard on us, didn't you?" one of them said angrily. It was the boy who looked like he was a ghost; his skin was so pale she wondered if he was a vampire.
Trystin swallowed. "It's not my fault you guys suck at explaining what the heck is going on." She said fiercely.
He rolled his eyes. "Don't be ridiculous. You know who you are."
"No, I don't."
"You will soon enough," he smiled grimly, and charged her.