Part 7

"Hey there little girl…oh you sure are a tough one, now aren't ya? …I like that in a woman."the man stood looked me over slowly, approaching me slowly and gently running his fingers down the side of my face. I stood there frozen…too shocked to do anything…too tired to keep running. What was the point? He would just chase me down…maybe call his friends...who knew gang rapes and muggings were common in these parts…anything could happen.

"Just leave me alone!' I cried. What else was there to do? There was no way in hell I was taking him down for sure…I was a poor, helpless girl, walking the streets at night…alone…too afraid to do anything…too weak.

"Oh, I'll leave you alone…but I've got something to do first…I won't hurt if you behave…"

"Leave me alone!" I cried yet again, this time giving him a slap in the face. I was in a panic…I'd gotten my breath back, but this time there had been nowhere to run.

"You sure are fiesty…" he smirked.

"Maybe you didn't hear her correctly…the young lady said she wants to be LEFT THE FUCK ALONE!" Will came up beside him, delivering a massive blow to the right side of his face.

"Okay, tough guy…you're asking for it now…" he checked his nose for blood, giving Will a deadly glare.

"Will!" I yelled. I shouldn't have put him through this, but I didn't know who to call…I was afraid the police wouldn't arrive on time, and Will lived a few minutes out. The mugger grasped Will's neck tightly, pushing him against the brick wall behind them.

"S…Se…" Will choked. I had no idea what to do…I was still in shock.

"What's that? Go ahead, SPIT IT OUT!" the mugger grasped even harder.

"A…Alyssa…S…Sex." He choked on his words.

'What the hell does he mean sex? Sex…sex…holy shit! The science project!' Will was using it as a code.

"SEX." I laughed, kicking the man in the crotch. He quickly fell to the ground in pain. I approached him, sitting down on his stomach as Will once again, gave him a punch in the face.

"Next time this happens…and there better not be a 'next time'…I'm calling the cops, and your ass is going to jail. Now leave us the fuck alone." Will held the neck of his shirt tightly, his eyes filled with anger…anger and a hint of satisfaction.

"Thank you Will…I didn't think you'd come." I cried, hugging him tightly.

"Hey 'chica' of course I'd come."

"I…I feel horrible for calling you."

"Why? There wasn't anything wrong with that? You needed help…you were in trouble!" he looked straight into my eyes, giving me a crooked smile.

"I…I don't know! I guess on the outside it'll look like I don't trust Gabe, but he was too far out and…and I didn't want Alex to know I was attacked on the way to see him!"

"…You should've called 911 Al. We just met like two days ago and your best friend was too far out to help? Come on! Hell, I could be as dangerous as any of these muggers out here!"

"…But you're not...Besides, we make a good team." I smiled sweetly.