The wheels made a screeching sound as it stopped.

The sound was piercing as it rubbed against the asphalt.

I frowned. As I instinctively tried to move away, a young man wearing a baseball cap pushed the car door open. He took two quick steps toward me and before I could know what was happening, he had covered my mouth and nose.

"What are you doin..."

I could neither finish my sentence, nor resist him. Everything took place in less than five seconds.

My nose was ...