Chapter Four

Hazel Pov

Opening my eyes wider with a loud shriek, adrenaline floods my system and my heart beats like it's going to explode.

There was a dazzling beam of yellow flash while I stand horror-struck my feet froze to the spot like a robot, and the flash flickered off, everything going bad to dark.

The night was cold and sent tiny goosebumps down my skin. Panic ceased I spin my head around trying to absorb what the hell happened.

Oh my God!, "Am I dead?" I inquire softly glaring at the car stopped in front of me which almost tried to run on top of me before it hits its break and come to halt.

I was about to be hit by a car! the thought just stuck up in my mind

The thought was just stuck in my mind and I couldn't get out of it. What if it had happened? Shaking my mind away from the negative thought that lead me to a dreadful terror I felt my body warm and sweat trickling down my neck. I can hear my every rapid, soft, and sharp breath. Even though my body was shaking severely from the commotion apart from that a part of me severely thanked god for keeping me alive.

I. Was. Alive. Wasn't I?

The light from the car flicks on and off back again continuously. I recognize it as an Ice white Ford Mustang car stopped in front of me while I glared at it, frozen to my point.

Fear, terror, shock, and a wave of panic engulfed me and was staying with me for a long with overwhelming anxiety attacks. Swallowing harder, I take a deep breath. I blink my eyes twice recalling my mindset back to normal. My heart pounding against my ribcage harder.

Swiftly, the car door opens and I glance towards the door instantly. My eyes fall on a guy quickening out of his seat urgently and stepping out staggering forward, towards me.

"I am so," he held his hands up. "So - sorry that I could have -"

" Just killed me! "I whisper stunned."I just thought I was dead for a second..''.

"I am so so sorry "

I rest my right hand on my chest feeling the rapid beats of my heart which were yet consumed with panic and engulfed with anxiety.

" My heart beats, "I say." I am alive, thanks to God".

"I- just I - am, so sorry," the guy admits guilty casting a pitiful look at me." I didn't mean to kill you..not intentionally".

I scowl at him, he has the kind of face that stops you in your tracks. He had thick tousled dark brown hair and deep glistening chocolate brown eyes framed by graceful brows. His face was well-defined with a sharp jaw and angular cheekbones. His pale skin made him appear more charming.

Just charming...

I gawp at him for a few moments before it hits my mind.

Avert your gaze, you idiot! This scumbag just tried to run you under his car!..

Clearing my throat I avert my gaze.

"You just tried to kill me"I chant again.

He was that kind of a breathtaking hot guy on whom any girl could have jumped if they weren't in any situation like I was currently stuck in.

First of all, a group tries to kidnap you to poke themselves into you, and secondly yo,u are almost hit by a car when you are ready for an escape from the bastards.

"I am sorry from the bottom of my heart," he says motioning his right hand towards his chest. "I'm-UH, really sorry, I -UH extremely sorry I mean it!."

I glance up to look at those sparkling brown eyes.

"It was my mistake that I'm-well," he continues and pauses for a moment thoughtfully before he continues again." I should have been in my thoughts..I just was lost and somewhere".

"How could you even, "I pause looking into his gleaming brown eyes that stare back at me with concern and apology. "You could have killed me in a second!".

A tiny wave of anger surges within me due to his carelessness when he was running on the road.

"But I am apologizing to you right," he stares at me. "It was my fault, but you should forget it and move on, "his apologetic face turns to a scowl.

"I have a lot to do, I can't waste my time on here," he continues."I have to go".

The pit of my core turns my anger on. How could even leave me like that after trying to kill me?

"How could you run like that after trying to kill me?" my breath quickened ."Would your apology work if I had been hit by your that damn car and been jammed on this road? Would you apologize to my body and move on to your work then?

Damn, he was a jerk. In one of the moments he was apologizing and in the other he wanted me to take his damn apology for my life and move on.

How could people even do this?

He just tried to hit me with his damn bloody car. Didn't he?

He seemed wealthy and I knew rich people were damn assholes!.

They never cared a hell.

He scowled thoughtfully at me for a moment.

" This is too much of it," he says thoughtfully like he was distracted by something when he was doing something very important.

Tilting his head to a side and lifting his chin his eyes deepened into mine."Wait, Why am I even apologizing to you?".

I jerk my head and I frown my face hardened "What do you mean?".

He raised his eyebrow and looked deep into my eyes. "You were the one who came rushing toward my car," he frowns"Were you trying to get yourself killed?".

"Get myself killed?"I exclaim. "Why would I?".

Shit, what was this guy even talking about?.

He glared at me with his accusing eyes." It was all your fault, "he points out at me his tone demanding."You came running into my car!"

" What!?"I exclaim.

I take a deep breath and cool myself down I could feel my wrist in pain. I look down and find a buries in my wrist where one of the bastards had gripped me tightly.

His gaze follows mine and he stares at my wrist.

"It was your fault" he interrupts me.

What the heck was he blabbering?

Who would like to get themselves slaughtered when they are running to survive from some kind of dirty scoundrels?

"What in the holly molly heavens are you rambling, "I raise my brows my heart still pounding. "Why would I like to get myself killed by your car?"

He takes a deep breath and glances into my eyes.

"Well," he says. "Only you would know why you tried to get yourself killed by my car, won't you?"

I sigh and he stares at me his brows raised waiting for an answer.

"Did you just break out from some kind of a lunatic alyssum?".

He opens his mouth to tell something but stopped when we both were distracted by a familiar voice.

"Hey, you!" We turn together to see Lucas standing stiffly pointing his gun toward us. "Who the heck are you?" He turns his gun towards the Greek good-looking guy who stands with two emotions, confusion, and shock stuck up in his face in front of me.

"Wh - Who the heck am I?" the guy raised his voice utterly confused with the new iintruder'spresence."Who the heck is he?"

He turns to me and lifts his eyebrow.

I just stared in between them.

My heart started quickening its pace. Will these bloody bastards shoot him too? Just like the cashier.

The thoughts of the old man's body on the floor just sent chills down my spine.

"She's ours, "Lucus demands pointing his gun toward the guy.

"So what?" the guy says. "I never demanded that she's mine".

What were they talking about? Am I a thing for them to share?

There was a moment of silence.

I wanted to ask for help but my mind also thought of the opposite sides of the situation.

What if he denies it?

How could I trust another stranger apart from these bastards?

"Get yourself back to the car and get going".

The Greek guy glances at me and then back at Lucus. He stares thoughtfully for a minute or more and shrugs off carefree.

"Fine" he admits and walks towards his car.

My insides scream to ask for help from him while a part of me tries to avoid trusting another total stranger.

"Get her"I hear Lucus or Sherman whisper to Ruthfur.

My heart starts plummeting and panic starts to cease me to the core. They are going to get me again!..

"Save the girl!" I heard someone yell behind me and then BAAM at once there was another gunshot in the air.

My heart skipped a beat. My blood turned cold my heart pounded faster, my head spun and my body trembled with terror and shock.

"WHAT THE FUCK!"I heard the Greek guy shout bewildered.

Sweat dripped from my brow as I watched the dead body of the cashier die and fall on the ground once again behind Sherman.

"I thought he was dead"Ruthfur gritted through his words.

"Lucky old man got a chance to survive "Lucus's mouth twitched into a small grin.

"Now that he's gone," Sherman moves inside and crouches down to check on the dead man on the floor. "We should check whether he is truly gone".

"What the heck is happening over here!?" the Greek guy shouts.

Fear crawled under my skin and my bones rattled, my muscles screamed. I stood frozen in my spot wordlessly staring at the scene.

So he was alive when we left him there, wasn't he?

"Let's get this over with!"Lucus demanded glancing down at the dead body while Sherman kept examining it.

This was only your chance for an escape Hazel. Do something!

Don't just stand here like a tree.

I turn to the Greek guy and his eye meets mine at the same moment.

Help!. I mouthed and he had already got what the situation was before I could even explain it to him in a proper manner.

He urged forward and grabbed Ruthfur by his neck before he could even process what was happening. The Greek guy attempted to quickly kick the gun out of Lucus's hand before he was turning to see who was their attacker.

"WHAT THE HELL!"Lucus yelled when the gun flew a few steps backward and Sherman quickly got up from his position utterly shocked by their new attacker.

"GET INTO THE CAR!"The Greek guy shouted at me at the top of his voice more like a warning.

I urged forward hurriedly when Lucus screamed.

"Get that bitch Sherman!".

Punching Lucus in his jaw and throwing him to a side the Greek guy gripped harder onto Ruthfur's throat while he suffered for oxygen turning blue.

My heart hammered faster as I reached the car door but Sherman strode to me faster and grabbed my wrist.

"Leave me alone!"I yelled.

Ruthful choked and falls to his knees gasping for breath and turning red when the Greek guy lost his hold and turns to Lucus who wristlets his hand to punch the guy which he misses and gets a hard punch on his stomach and then a direct one on his nose. Blood splattered all over his face as he cried louder covering his bloody nose.

"You dumb shit how dare you hit our boss!"Sherman shouted his grip hardening on my wrist.

Panic ceased me. What if the guy dies trying to save me just like the old man? I wouldn't be able to regret it for my life if survived this catastrophe.

He was strong. Super strong than I could have imagined a Greek god or a rich guy can be. He scowled at Lucus and then gave him a kick in his knee while he moan and yelled at the same time.

His eyes meet mine for a minute and they moved to my wrist where Sherman was holding rigid.

"Leave her - " before he could complete the sentences Lucus attempted to grab him by his neck.

"How dare you try to fight us!" he roared angrily his whole face covered with the blood from his broken nose.

Did I imagine it or not I found his nose deformed.

Lucus glanced at Ruthfur who was kneeling on the floor and spat on him." Useless garbage!" he snapped. "You worth for nothing!".

He kicked Ruthfur while he frowned and fell laying to the ground.

I glance between them my blood pumping faster in my veins.

I should do something to save him. I should do something to save myself from these bastards.

Thinking thoroughly it hits my blub. I force myself to remove my wrist from Sherman's hard grip and bend and give him a hard bite on his hand. I could taste his flesh sour and salt. The dirt was all dirty. Feeling disgusted while Sherman yells I spit the taste out of my mouth.

Sherman's hold losses and his anger surge to the topmost point his face turning red. "How dare you bitch!".

The Greek guy elbows harder on Lucus's stomach and grabs the chance to kick his balls when Lucus loosens his grip shouting and crying out of pain.

I invite the chance to get into the Ice white Ford Mustang in front of me and lock myself inside the car before Sherman reached me.

I saw Ruthfur stand up after grabbing all the oxygen into his slim dirty body. My jaws dropped when I saw him reach for the gun.

woo-woo-woo-woo-woo

All three of the goons jerked their head toward the end of the road and the Greek guy attempted to kick the gun further away into the darkness.

The monotonous sound pitched higher when it was getting closer. A part of me felt relieved when the sound of the sirens grew louder.

"That bloody bastards called the cops!"I heard Sherman shout like he was going to go crazy.

Lucus panicked and I didn't see Ruthfur in sight. He was missing and I knew he had already eloped the scene.

"Come on let's go!"Lucus yelled and step for a run when the Greek guy gave him a hard punch and he fell to the ground.

"Where the hell do you think you running huh?" he gritted his teeth scowling at Lucus.

As the sirens came closer I saw two police cars enter the street. They stopped by the store and walked out wearing their dark uniform which was only visible slightly in the dark.

I saw one of the head officers discussing with the handsome guy who fought to save me while another two of the cops arrested the goons. Without any further investigation or anything, they pulled the goons toward the police car as the head officer walked towards the dead body of the cashier.

I watch the scene as the Greek God-looking guy turns his handsome face toward the car to look at me with his concerned eyes.

Oh oh was I in any more trouble!?