Time seemed to have stood still as i watched at what was before me!. There standing was a small woman , all in tears!.
"Stay away!" she screamed!.
The pounding at the door kept going!.
"Leave me alone!"
The door still rattled as he kept pounding!.
She turned to get to the phone, not hearing the shatter of glass!.
He grabbed her from behind and threw her on the couch!. She covered her head with her arms to save her face!. He hit harder and she screamed louder!.
"SHUT UP!" he demanded!.
She kept on screaming!.
"Help it's him!"
She fought with all her strength, soon tiring out!. He was too much for the tiny frame!. She lay still, all the time thinking on how to get away!.
"I need a smoke!." she told him!.
"I'll let you go if you promise not to run!?" asking her this between clinched teeth!.
"I promise!" knowing full well that this promise she would not keep!.
She starts to lean over to get that smoke!. She felt his rugged hand on her chest pushing hard against her!. She was almost laying down on the couch again!. He straightens her back up to where she was sitting straight again!.
"Don't make any sudden moves like that again!. YOU HEAR ME!?"
He lights the cigarette for her!.
As he does this, she steals the opportunity to run!. She gets to the door!.
Her hands are trembling as she tries the knob!.
"Oh, no!. It's locked!" she panics!. Her fingers try to turn that lock!.
Pain hits her!. He has grabbed her hair,dragging her once again to the couch!. She kicks at him!. He stands up as she is fighting!. She sees him move his arm to the back of his pants!. He pulls a knife out!.
He throws her to the floor!.
Once again grabbing her hair!.
She screams!
The knife is at her throat!.
She puts her hand on his hand that is holding the knife and pushes with all her strength!.
She stopped the screaming!. She didn't have time!.
"What's wrong!?" says a voice she knows so well!.
"It's him! Run get help!"
He was so crazy with hate,that he didn't hear the knock at the door!.
The woman's friend comes in
Grabbing the crazed man and pulls him off of her!.
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