Danielle pulled her hair up as they got 20 minutes into the game and scored a goal past Justin's goalie, Chris Johanson. Justin groaned and ran forward, getting the ball and kicking it towards her own goal. Yvonne readied herself and dived, missing the ball by a few inches. Danielle gave a small yell and watched Duke get the ball. He passed it and she passed it back so he could score. She wasn't paying attention to anything else but Duke and didn't see Justin coming up behind her.
He grabbed her, covered her mouth, and plunged a knife into her side. She stilled and he whispered against her ear fiercely,
"You tell anyone and I'll kill your little boyfriend right in front of you before I kill you." He let her go and she tumbled to the ground. He took off back to the game and no-one noticed her until a few minutes later. Duke yelled to Viola and came sliding across the grass, grabbing her. She looked up at him and his gaze slid down to her hand, which was covering the stab wound.
"Baby...baby?" He shook her gently when her eyes closed and she opened her eyes. She licked her lips and he lifted her in his arms, carrying her around to the front porch where he laid her down on the patio couch. Viola was on the phone with the cops and when Danielle glanced around a little she saw Damian, Justin, and Chris were gone.
"The ambulance is on its way Dani. Hang in there." Viola said, grabbing some wet towels and trying to stop the blood flow. Danielle looked up at Duke, who looked scared, and licked her lips again.
"Duke..." He grabbed her hand again and pressed his lips to hers gently.
"I'm here baby. I'm not going anywhere." She closed her eyes as the ambulance came and drifted off into the darkness that had been beckoning to her for the last half hour.