Diana
My eyes dart to the gas station store but the employee isn’t looking out here, I can see that he’s got headphones in and that his attention is focused on his phone. Even if I were to shout, the glass door and windows are all shut so the likelihood of him hearing me is slim.
At this moment, I become painfully aware of just how secluded this place is. Not just the employee. No one would hear me.
A chill spreads through my limbs and my hands glow clammy. I turn around and start to speed walk back the way I came, hoping and praying that they would just go back to what they were doing and leave me alone.
But my luck has never been that good. Regret floods my veins at the foolishness of my actions this night.
Stupid! Stupid! I should have waited till tomorrow…
“Hey!”
Out the corner of my eye, I notice that they start to walk even faster, closing the space between us.
My heart sinks and I break out into a run but they react immediately. They fan out and flank me on both sides. One
