chapter 2

Angelica heard a young girl scream and came alive. She looked over to see her little sister, that's always been more like a daughter to her, scrambling toward her. Angelica knew these monsters would hurt Michelle worse than anything they've ever been able to do to her. She bucked and twisted until an arm broke free, she ripped out the gag. "Run Michelle! Get help! Run babygirl!" was all she was able to get out before she felt a singing blow to her mouth.

Roderick had just left Whites when he saw a little girl barreling full tilt from an alley screaming for help at the top of her lungs. She had tears streaming down her pale face, Roderick picked up his pace heading toward the panic child. "What is it child?" Roderick asked. she could only point toward alley gasping for breath, she grabbed his hand and started pulling with an urgency Roderick hadn't expected from one so young. He rushed with the child, he stopped when she did, but she kept pointing down the alley.

"Angie help" Michelle cried as tears continued to pour down her face.

That's when he saw three shadows in the alley moving over a shadowed prone figure. Roderick started down the alley only to trip over something he couldn't see, he corrected his balance and continued down the alley.

"Hey, what are you three doing?" Roderick inquired. one of the shadows stood and started in his direction, Roderick saw a white body on the ground bucking and wreathing and silent pain. Roderick pulled his knife from his boot and attacked the shadows before him. the shadow before him swung, making contact with Roderick's shoulder. Roderick kept advancing, the shadow tripped in his retreat coming back up with a knife of his own. They thrust their knives at each other, a shadows knife cut Roderick's arm through his top coat. Roderick thrust his knife deep into the shadows chest, as the shadow crumpled to the ground Roderick continued toward the prone figure. one figure took off toward the back of the alley, Roderick focused on the one left behind which was busy pulling up his pants, once done he ran after his companions. Roderick didn't bother to follow, he instead looked down at the bruised and battered body of a beautiful young lady. Roderick fell to his knees checking to see if she was breathing, her eyes flew open and she started kicking at him, she swung her fist trying to hit him at the same time trying to back away from him. Roderick held his hands up so she wouldn't feel threatened.

"A little girl sent me to help someone she called Angie. I'm not going to hurt you, ma'am. please calm down."

Angie stopped fighting and fell still on the ground. Roderick put his top coat over her, he picked her up and started toward the little girl. Roderick saw another pro figure ten feet from the alley entrance.