I sigh as I slowly walk to the car. I had to go back to the mall and return the $300 pair of shoes that Taylor didn't want me to keep, then go to my job there. Now that he's in law school, we have to be careful not to spend too much money. When I promised I would try not to spend so much anymore, I never thought it would be this hard! Even Daddy took away my platinum credit card! Sometimes, life can be really unfair!

When I got to the mall, I immediately ran to the shoe store and returned my precious shoes that I wanted so dearly. Just as I left, I checked the clock: 8:14. I quickly got on the elevator that took me down to the first floor. I ran as fast as I could in my boots to the Make-Up Makes You store. Since I became an Employee, I've been working nights. I'm pretty much the only one who works there, but I don't mind. It's just fun to play around with the make up!

Just as I enter the store, the last employee leaves.

"Bye, Karen!" I wave, a huge smile on my face.

"It's Kathy, Lindsay!" she yells. Kathy? Did she change her name, I wonder. "Well, bye," she quickly runs off.

I walk behind the counter and lay my pink purse on it. I reach for a low-cal protein bar and start munching on it. Just when I get half-way finished, a man walks in the store.

It's not everyday we have a man walk in the store. But I don't judge. I just smile sweetly, like I always do, and say what I'm supposed to.

"Welcome to Make-Up Makes You! Can I help you find anything? This shade of red can really make your lips pop!" I squeal, and I hold a shade of the new lipstick from the shipment we had just received.

"Well, I was wondering, what do you have in the back?" he sweetly asks. What a kind man!

"Just this way sir!" I smile still, showing the man to the back with the inventory. The back is a very closed space, this is of course just a mall! It's almost the size of my closet, but then again, my closet is about three times the size as most.

"What will this do?" the man asks, holding a tube of the new eyeliner.

"Oh! Well, if you add that with this new eye shadow," I turn around to grab the case of eye shadow, but get interrupted by a slam.

I quickly turn around to see what I'd missed, and notice the back door closed. I quickly try to turn the handle, but it's locked from the other side.

"Pleasure doin' business with ya!" the man shouts, and I hear what sounds like the cash register pop open.

"Hey! Let me out!" I scream. I bang on the door once or twice. But I don't hear a reply. The man must have left already.

I start to panic. I'm in a locked inventory room! But I try to calm myself down. I remember the manager said we have a key in this room in case anything like this happened. I rummage through a few boxes before I feel the cold silver key on my finger.

"Gotcha!" I shout, and jam the key in the lock and open the door with all the force I can. It budges, and I'm out of the room!

I quickly ran to the cash register and check what's left. Nothing. My purse is missing, too. I search for the store phone and dial 911.

It takes a minute for me to explain to the cops of what happened. But when I do, I don't think they totally believe me. They claim they'll have someone over soon, but I doubt it. Instead of fussing over it, I just go to the food court, grab some Subways, and go outside to eat.

I sit on the bench and slowly unwrap my sub. I take a small bite and flavor the chicken and lettuce. Just as I was getting to the good part, I notice a star, lonely but bright in the dark night sky.

"Oh! A wish!" I scream out with my mouth full of food, but whom I'm talking to, I have no idea.

I recite what your supposed to say when you see a star:

"Star delight, shine night. First star I see on a Tuna Night. I wish I can, I wish I will, have the wish I wish right now," I chant. I think it goes something like that…

It's day's like this that make me wonder: Am I stupid?

I wish I wasn't so gullible! I wish. I let out a small sigh as I think about all the times I was easily fooled. When this girl I hate told me my boyfriend was cheating on me, I was constantly lied to TDI, the time Daddy told me my old pet poodle ran away…

I check my watch. I guess the police would get there about now if they do come. I quickly finish my meal and then run back to my shop.

I wait inside for about an hour, then gave up on hope of the police arriving. I wait in the store for another four hours then close up shop without having a single customer. I pull the iron bars to the ground and then leave for my house.

…

I walk through my house doors and fall onto my bed. What a long day! I pass out almost as soon as I hit my sleek satin sheets.

…

The next morning, I woke up with a headache. I took an aspirin and lay down on the couch as I wait for Tyler to get home. I paint my nails during that time and fold some laundry. As my boyfriend walks through the door, I do my usual: run up to him and give him a hug.

"Hey sweetie!" I embrace my arms around him.

"Hey Linds," he eventually tries to pull away. He takes off his jacket and collapses on his favorite chair and turns on the TV.

"Wanna go for a walk?" I ask, bored out of my mind.

"I just got home, can we do it later?" he moans.

"Fine… I'll go for a walk by myself," I sigh as I grab my coat and leave. Normally, I'm not that active. But today was a quiet day, I needed something to do!

I walk and find myself at near The Crossings. The Crossings is what we call the local strip mall. I go here whenever I have any money to spend, but today I promised myself I'd just look, like a good girl would!

I make my way over to the Jewelry Store. A few months ago, Tyler saved a man in there and became a hero. The police officer on scene talked with him for a while and suggested he become a police officer. That's why he's been spending so many hours training while I have to be alone! At the Jewelry Store, I still notice in the glass window that a small bullet hole remained. I walked inside and found the same man that Tyler helped save.

"Hello! You remember me, don't you? I just wanted to stop in and say 'hi!'" I was so lonely, even talking to an old man sounded good. The store was empty, so I don't see why he can't keep me entertained.

"Lindsay! It's very nice to see you again! You're the girl who saved my life!" the old man walks over to me and gives me a hug.

"Thanks! But I didn't save you. My boyfriend did. I only called the cops while he took care of the robber guy," I confess.

"It's all the same for me! How can I help you?" The man releases me. A big warm smile remains on his face.

"I just wanna talk to someone," I sigh. "I was hoping maybe you, Mr." I pause to read his name tag, "Tucker can keep me less lonely?"

"I have some stories that I tell my Grandchildren about my past. Would your care to listen to this old man?" Mr. Tucker sits down in his chair, as if he's gonna tell me the story no matter what.

"Thanks! I'd love to listen to you," I smile.

"Well, where should I begin?" Mr. Tucker wonders.

…

"So back then, they didn't have hair dryers?" I ask.

"Nope."

"What about cell phones?"

"Nadda."

"Not even Oprah Winfrey?"

"Not even Oprah."

"Woah! How did you live like that?"

"You just grow up like that," Mr. Tucker sighs after he finishes his story.

"I can't even live without my watch!" I joke around and check it.

915, I have to get ready for work!

"Oh Crap!" I shout out. "I'm sorry, but I must go. I gotta go to work!" I give the man a hug before I leave.

"That's okay. I'll be here anytime," he smiled at me as I left.

The sun had already set, and night time was kicking in. Even though it was only a little past nine, most of the stores were closed, providing me no light from the neon signs. Just as I got closer to my house, I feel as if something's watching me. I keep on looking around and checking my surroundings until I realize I just got myself lost. I swear under my breath as I find the previous location I was at.

"Are you lost, pretty lady? I can take you home in my car," a man pops out from no where dressed entirely in black. He smiles a small grin while he looks at me.

Immediately, the first thing my heart told me was: Yes! This man's trying to help you, Lindsay. Go ahead, and let the stranger take you home!

But my mind told me the complete opposite. Which is weird, since my mind normally doesn't talk to me…

"That's okay, I can make my walk home from here," I respond sweetly.

"Please, I insist," the man walks over to me.

"Please, I'm fine!" I start to panic slightly.

"Let me take care of you," the man gets closer to me.

"I said I'm fine!" I scream and then run off. I run as far as my favorite boots can and I find myself near some more stores. All of them are closed except for the Burger King at the end of a new strip mall. The parking lots are empty with the exception of the cars down by the fast-food place. I pause from running and look for the man that was chasing me. I look and stare hard into the night air, as dressing in black doesn't help much.

I think I'd lost him when I hear footsteps coming towards me. A small chill comes from my spine as I see him a few yards from me.

"Get away from me!" I scream to the top of my lungs and run down to the Burger King.

"Come here, my pretty princess. I'll make sure you'll be safe," the scary man says, running to me.

I'm losing my breath and almost give up running when I notice the restaurant only a few yards away. But as I turn and look, the man's only a few feet. Just when I'm about to scream, the man tackles me to the cold cement ground.

"Ow! Let go of me!" I do a mixture of screaming and crying as try to hit the man. But sadly, my skinny arms don't hurt him much.

"Let's go to my house, and we'll have some fun," the man continues to speak with his scary emotionless voice. He picks me up and slowly starts to carry me away when I think of something: Bit him.

I let out one last scream, and as the man try's to make me quiet, I bit his nose with all my force. It took all the strength I had not to barf when I realized I bit his nose, but I continue until I feel a warm liquid that tastes foul. Blood. I bit the man so hard, his nose started to bleed horribly.

The man swore as he dropped me and put his hands over his nose. I feel weak from both the taste of blood in my mouth and since the man dropped me, but I manage to get up and run over to the Burger King without the man chasing me. As soon as I enter the Burger King, people stare at me. I'm hyper-ventilating as I think of the current events.

"Call the police!" I shout, my mouth still red from the blood. That, of course, only made the people stare more. "Someone tried to kidnap me!" I cry.

The manager grabs the store phone and calls the police while the customers sit next to me as I explain what just happened. I cry though out the story, not thinking of how close I came to being kidnapped and God knows what by that man. I got to the bathroom after a while and wash the blood out of my mouth. As I look in the mirror, I notice blood on my cheeks and chin, too. How hard did I bite the guy?

Just when I leave the restroom, I notice the red-and-blue siren lights fill outside the restaurant. I cry as I see Tyler getting out of the police car, and I run after him.

"Tyler!" I hug him and let the tears fall down my face.

"Lindsay, I'm so glad your okay," I can tell he's crying, too, by the way his voice cracks.

"Did they tell you what happened?"

"Yes…"

"I'm sorry!"

"For what? You didn't do anything! I was the one who didn't want to go far a walk. If I was with you, you'd been safe."

"That I constantly need helping!"

"We found the guy. He's been wanted on several charges of rape, assault, and…" Tyler paused.

"And what?"

"Murder of four woman…"

At that I was stunned. More tears came out of my blue eyes.

"But now, he can never harm another beautiful face again," Tyler looked at me. Both our eyes were lightly shaded pink and wet.

"Can I see him?" I ask.

"If you want," Tyler sighed and showed me outside to the police car the man was in.

I was right, I did bite him bad. His entire nose was covered soaking wet in blood from the top to the tip. He looked at me with such hate in his eyes. I have a smug smile as I look at the handcuffs.

"Tyler?" I ask.

"Yes?"

"How long will he be in for?"

"Forever. Life with no bail."

"That's good, right Tyler?"

"That's wonderful."

"Can we go home, now?" I walk over to him and he warps his arms on my waist.

"Of course! You know, I'm really proud of you," he smiles at me.

"For saving myself?" I ask since he didn't act like he was gonna say that.

"Nope."

"Then why?"

"Cause my princess learned my name," he kisses his forehead and the police drive us back home.

Away from the deadly man.

Away from the strip mall.

And eventually, away from the night.

WOW! Is it me, or did this chappie suck? I had only gotten one (well, two) suggestions for future chapters! PLEASE SEND YOURS IN! I plan to do either Eva (since someone sent in a really good idea for her!) next chapter or the one after.

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