The room was crowded with overly excited individuals. This made it difficult to try & move about. Couples grinding against each other & drinks spilling out of their cups causing me to nearly slip right there & then. I managed to slip back into my seat where my good friend Angela waited for me. "There you are, what took you so long?" she questioned, face growing a puzzled expression as she looked at our glasses of drinks that were once filled to the top but now nearly reached the bottom of the glass. I set the glasses gently onto the table. "I am not going back there. You know how I feel about crowded spaces such as this!" I nearly yelled. The music blasted so loudly that she had to struggle just for her to make out what I was saying. She nodded. "You just need to try & have fun! Find a guy! What about that one?" She pointed to a man who looked roughly 28 years of age. He wore a tight tank top & an intense amount of hair gel with chains wrapped around his neck. His neck looked as if it were about to snap into two. I shook my head. "He looks about 10 years older than me! No! He doesn't even look like my type!"

"What about him?" she pointed to another individual nearby who dressed completely in leather. Leather jeans, jacket, shoes. If his socks were visible I bet they were leather too. I shook my head & took a sip out out of my glass. That is... the only sip I could have taken. "I think I'm going to just go home!"

"But you just got here!"

"I know but I'm just not feeling it tonight!" I grabbed my purse & slipped out a crisp 20 dollar bill & slid it across the smooth table over to Angela. That was more than enough cab fare. I couldn't just leave her without a ride since we took my car to get to this club in the first place. I waved goodbye & made my way once again through the crowded room.

I stepped out & was greeted by the silence that surrounded me. Not a single person in sight. I could finally breathe. I walked over to where I parked my car, barely keeping my balance in my 5" stiletto heels. Only to see my car was no longer there. I looked around to make sure this was the place I parked it. Yup, it was. About 2 blocks down in front of the yellow two story apartment building with tulips on the second balcony. I groaned loudly, unable to even react & began walking north. Hopefully I would remember the route to how I got here. However... I felt watched. I felt as if someone's eyes were piercing the back of my neck. I quickly turned around but there was nobody. Just the dense fog that filled the night air. Perhaps there was someone on the other side. I just couldn't see them. Still, I didn't want to take any chances. So I just turned back around & continued walking slightly faster, pulling the hem of my tight skirt lower with every few steps. A few minutes passed & I still felt the same feeling as earlier. Just stronger. I turned around once again only to see what I saw before. Nothing. Just dense fog. I began to breathe heavily & nerves were beginning to show. I began walking with a fast pace grasping tightly to my purse.

SNAP!

I heard a twig clearly break into two in the background, breaking the silence. Then some footsteps approaching what seemed to be in my direction as they sounded closer & closer with each step. I turned around & saw a tall & skinny figure's shadow grey in the fog. I began to slowly walk backwards, trying to keep my gasping breaths to myself & not loud. The shadow stepped closer. I mirrored it's motion & took one step back. I was too nervous to even do anything my mind told me to do. 'What are you doing just walking there Eli? Run you bumbling idiot!' I thought to myself. The shadow continued to step closer & closer until a few of the facial features were visible underneath the lights of the lamp posts that were placed on the curb of the streets. The figure was of a man. About 19 or 20 years of age. His hair was a dark color & seemed rather scruffy. The lights were dim so it was hard for me to actually make out any other features. I pulled down the hem of my skirt lower as I finally decided to do some action.

I turned around & began running in a bunch of different directions, hearing the man's footsteps growing closer & closer behind me. I turned one corner. Then another. & another. The footsteps stopped. I sighed in relief but then actually took a look around at my surroundings. I didn't recognize this place at all. I was in an dark alley that I've never seen before. I inhaled deeply & began walking into it, since that was the only way out to the following street, After all, I was already at a dead end. I could hear my teeth chattering loudly as I made my way precociously down the alley. So far so good. I began to breathe heavily as I felt my chest get tight & my knees went weak. I placed my hand against one of the walls & raised it above me as I tried to catch a proper breath. Just then, I felt something wrapping around my hips. The hairs in the back of my neck stood up as I felt someone breathe heavily against my ear. I stayed there motionless. I was scared. I turned my head slowly around to see the same man who was in the fog stalking me behind me. His facial features were now perfectly visible in the moonlight. He had big brown eyes, similar to mine. Just darker. His hair was messy & scruffy, as mentioned before with a piercing shade of black. His skin seemed to be lightly tan. He parted his lips slightly as he smirked. If it weren't for what was going on at that moment, I would have found him rather attractive. "Where do you think you're going, beautiful?" he whispered softly. I tried to squirm out of his tight grasp. He was too strong. I heard him chuckle softly. "Don't worry... I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to help you."

"What the hell are you going on about? Release me!" I demanded. He chuckled & turned me around to face him. "Oh, aren't you being a little toughie? I remember you just a few minutes ago nearly panicking at the sight of me. Now you're all confident?"

"I said let me go!"

"I saw you tonight at that club. It's not safe out here at night. This is Bradford, remember?"

"I do not want to repeat myself any further! Let me go!"

The man grinned softly as if he was enjoying my plea. "Okay I'll let you go... if...." He raised my hands & pinned them above my head against the wall. "You tell me your name."

My name? Why would he want to know my name? "Why do you want to know my name?" I snapped. He glared intensely into my eyes. "Because I want to. Now, tell me your now & I'll consider letting you go."

"My name's Elisa."

"Elisa? What a beautiful name for such a beautiful girl...."

I rolled my eyes & tried to squirm out of his grasp, but he didn't let go. "I thought we had a deal!" I growled. He grinned. "I said I'd consider it. I never promised anything." My felt my blood boil inside me with anger. "Anyway," he continued, "I guess it's only fair if I tell you mine. I'm Zayn." He let my hands go & wrapped his hands around my waist & pulled me in, our torsos against each other. He smiled. "I can see your afraid."

"H-how would you know th-that?" I stuttered.

"Your heart is pounding so fast. I can feel each beat. I only want to help you."

"Some help you've been. You've done nothing but scare me-"

"Oh Eli, don't worry."

I glared at him. "Only my friends call me Eli you fucking idiot. Now let me go!" Zayn looked up momentarily before looking back down at me. "Okay little Eli. I'll let you go." He spoke softly. He released me from his grasp & I immediately began walking off. I felt a water drop hit my right bare shoulder. Then another on my lower left forearm. Suddenly rain started pouring from the sky. Hard. "You know I can give you a ride if you want!" Zayn called out in the distance. I didn't turn around. I just kept walking. "No thanks! I'm fine!"

"You're going to get sick! C'mon. I'm trying to be nice!"

"No thanks!" I turned the corner out of the alleyway & began walking down the long street that was there before me. After a few minutes of continuous pondering, I saw headlights in the corner of my eye. I ignored them, but the car slowed down next to me. I heard the windows roll down. It was Zayn. "Still fine?" he chuckled. I ignored his presence & continued walking. "You know I don't want you getting sick or anything. I got a blanket in the back if you want to warm yourself up."

I looked to see him. He was now completely dry. How? He smirked at me with pleading eyes. "Fine." I hesitated & mounted myself into the passenger seat. Zayn grabbed the blanket from the back seat & wrapped me in it. I didn't say anything. I pulled out my mirror from my purse only to see my makeup completely smudged all over the place. I didn't have time to even react. I just got into the car with a complete stranger who almost tried to molest me back there. What was i thinking?! Oh yeah, that's right. I wasn't.

"You know, you don't have to thank me," he said. I turned to face him. "I didn't ask for a ride. You just offered. Besides, you practically molested me back there."

Zayn turned to face me & couldn't help but laugh to himself. "Well my hands were nowhere they shouldn't have been. So I guess 'molested' is a pretty strong term to use."

I rolled my eyes at his response. "Whatever."

"So where do you live? So I can drop you off?"

"516 West Gurdern Street."

"Wow & you were going to walk all the way there? That's an hour long drive. See? You should be thanking me. You're welcome Eli."

Notes

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