It was dark when I came out of the store from shopping for my mom's birthday, I was on the countryside of the city where I live. I put all my groceries and my mom's birthday gifts in the trunk of my dad's old Honda van.
"We y'all struck it rich this time," announced one man in a southern accent. "Ya can say that, and now we have something more valuable then cash," the other man added. I didn't know what those two men where talking about, but surely they where up to no good. It seemed like they robbed from a bank not too far from where I was shopping. I knew better interfere with what they where up to, I could've called the cops but I didn't have my cell phone with me. Even if I did call the cops those crooks would know what I'm up to nd do something really rash that I wouldn't have a chance to call the police. My mom told me never to nose into other people's business even criminals, especially since it's the job of the police to take them out.
I know that my favorite comic book heroes are known to stop crooks from getting away from robbing banks or even hurting innocent people but they're still fictional characters and you can't believe everything you read in a book or watch on tv even though in some ways fantasy reflects reality.
When I decided to walk away and not bother to try to be reckless and fight the two men, I knew I would never win because they where bigger and stronger then me, even if I called the cops they would hurt me, no I don't want to get into violence, even if it meant calling the cops for help.
I tried to sneak away from them even if it meant that it will let them get away. All that comic book stuff about superheroes stopping bad guys is just pretend. In real life we can't put crime into our own hands it's illegal, even a thug or a common bully that's picking on you.
I snuck away to try not to be spotted by the crooks. I kept quiet when walking away without them knowing I was there. Something snapped under my foot, it was a twig. "Who's there?!" One of the crooks shouted. They've heard me! I knew I shouldn't have been snooping in their business, how lame of me! That's what you get for being nosy and now I was in for it. I had no other choice but run for it. If I tried to escape by my van they would go to their pickup truck and follow. I can't escape from them by van because I'll be bypassing the speed limit just to get away from those men. I'll get in trouble with the cops for speeding and eavesdropping on criminals when that's the job of the police themselves.
All I could do is run, not fight, not go to my van nor look back. I was scared out of my mind. I kept running but the two men followed. I didn't know what to do to save myself from those mad men. I suddenly tripped over a rock and got hurt real bad. I felt like I fell on my funny bone which gave me great pain that I can't hardly move. I tried to yell for help but I could only make out a small squeak like not a word could come out.
"So ya young lady thought ya could escape from us and call the cops!?" The first man sneered. I was so frightened, I could only close my eyes and let the nightmare end and wake up in my bedroom. "So ya think we're gonna kill ya girly, well we have something better in store for ya," the other man added. I didn't listen to what that man was saying because I was in so much pain from falling, I kept my eyes closed that I didn't know what he was going to do to me, I was already out. "This outta put ya in a cage instead of us," one of the thugs snarled. He put a red pendent around my neck, the two laughed and ran off with the money they stole and went to their truck and drove off into the night.
I was all alone with nobody to help, no cell phone to call for help and I can barely get back up on my feet, somehow that red pendent those thugs put around my neck was glowing and sunk into my chest. If falling on my funny bone wasn't painful enough it wasn't to what was about to happen to me next.