After a few days Alli decided that I was able to walk around San Fran by myself; I thanked her hundreds of times in my head. Nothing was wrong with Alli, but she just seemed to do only what she wanted to do; my opinion didn't matter.

The trolley was an enjoyable ride since there weren't many people on early in the morning; a few of the passengers were seated on the inner part of the trolley. I decided to sit on the outside. I let my legs dangle off the sides, as if I were to fall off if anyone pushed me from behind. I liked living on the edge of danger when I was by myself.

It didn't take long for the trolley to come downtown; I had decided that I would get to know where the good places to eat were so I could bring Alli sometime. It wasn't too hard; many of the good places were in secluded areas, all near one another.

I did, however, see the sketchy parts of the downtown area; some eerie streets seemed isolated, and it wasn't too exciting to be walking down streets with no one else.

A group of boys were laughing like hyenas on one of the streets, annoying me. I had seen these boys before, hitting on an older woman; it was so rude and disrespectful how they treated her as if she was a prize. If it had to get any worse, I had to walk past them in order to get back to the trolleys.

"Hey, pretty lady." A boy slurred from the group. I rolled my eyes, not bothering to acknowledge him. He was the one that always seemed to make the first move on whoever approached them.

I attempted walking in front of the boy, but instead he cut me off. "Excuse me." I harshly said to him, attempting to push him out of the way.

"Intimacy, hmm? I can deal with that." His breath became more distinct as his face grew closer to mine. On instinct, I punched him as hard as I could right square in the face before walking again.

I could hear them talking under there breath, which sent my heart to quicken its pace; I knew what they were talking about. I had seen this before so many times, I just wished I knew that I would be in that situation; I would've paid more attention.

If there was any time to pray, now would be the time. The boy was still running after me, but now so was one of his friends. I was brought to the end of the block, and all of a sudden my mind became blurred; I didn't know which way led to the trolley.

"God, now would be the time to help me." I murmured under my breath, taking a right down a street that I had never seen.

I ran anyways, as fast as I could like a bat out of hell. I was in no mood to get kidnapped on my vacation; I could already hear how many lectures I would receive from Alli when I would be found—if I was found.

I gulped; I never thought that death could be so close to you, just in the midst of a second. Danger was one thing, but death I couldn't manage with. I turned my head to see the boy slowing down, laughing in the same obnoxious way as before. I didn't understand why though until I ran into one of the boys.

I was a dear in headlights, looking up at the boy. I hadn't seen him with the group before, but I could tell that he was the strongest of them all. The veins of his arms popped out in an unpleasant way, screaming "get away" but I couldn't move. My legs were frozen.

"Where ya goin'?" He asked; why did they all have to be drunk?

"Away from you all." My voice wavered, and he chuckled. His dark hair was placed in all directions, and he looked very tired but he seemed to know what was going on. I wondered if they did this often.

"I don't think so." He said, gripping my arm. I felt nauseated as I smelt the booze once again.

"Let go of me!" I yelled, attempting to scream. He placed his hand over my mouth, muffling the sound. I had only gotten one second of evidence that I was in trouble.

I felt a tear fall down my cheek, not knowing that I was crying before. I had never been more terrified in my life.

Things slowed instantly; I felt a sharp object at my neck, and I didn't dare move—I was caught. I was now the prey.

"Speak once, and you'll die." He whispered through my ear, sending shivers down my spine.

ELI

The thoughts roamed around in my head over and over again, sending me into a trance. "Clare and Alli are here," Adam stated, plopping down onto one of the beds. My eyes widened drastically.
"What?" I almost yelled, and Adam rolled his eyes.

"You heard me." He said, and Drew looked stunned also.

"Alli's here?" He asked; he seemed to have forgotten that Clare was here, also. It annoyed me to no end; Alli had dumped him and Clare had only been nice to him since.

"Did they say where they were going?" I asked, and he shook his head.

"Just downtown." He stated, seeming bored with the subject.

Before the two could ask, I was already out the door, running to the elevator. The damn elevators took so long to respond here! I really wished that Adam would've let me choose the hotel.

I didn't find her; neither of the two, in fact. They could be anywhere; I just needed to find out where. I had been thinking about the time that Clare and I would meet once again for a week now; I was determined to find her. I knew that I could've called her, but Adam's family created a "no cell phone" policy, forcing me to leave my phone at home.

"I'm going for a walk." I stated to Adam, who hummed in response. It was still early, but I couldn't get any more sleep.

The chilly air was manageable, since it was nothing compared to Toronto. I shrugged farther into my coat, looking around the hotel areas.

I didn't see much of anyone for a few minutes; most of the people were at the Bay area, smiling and laughing. I was surely hoping that would be what Clare and I would be like when we saw each other again. I was disappointed that Clare was so close, and yet I couldn't find her. Or Alli. It was like something bad had happened to the two, but I managed to get that thought out of my head before I freaked over nothing.

If there was any trouble with one of the two, Adam, Drew, and I would know.


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