I felt a smooth, slippery brick under my hand. Just as the homeless man had undone his pants, I smashed the brick against his head.I then wrapped myself in a piece of discarded clothing before stumbling into the road to flag down a passing taxi. "Sir, please unlock the door!"I kept yanking the handle, but it wouldn't budge. "Sorry, young man. The Ericksons paid every cabbie in this area 10,000 dollars and warned us not to pick anyone up around here tonight. You understand, right?""What? Wait! No!"Before I could say another word, the driver floored it. After hitting the ground, I hurriedly wiped the blood off my knee, looking utterly miserable. "You little punk!"A bottle came down hard on the back of my head, making me drop to my knees with a heavy thud.The homeless man with the bloody head grabbed me by the throat. He pinned me to the ground and started tearing at my clothes."What else would you be doing out here this late at night if you weren't looking for a thrill? I
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