His voice...his voice sounds so foreign in my ears. It was demanding and threatening that I could not understand my feeling right now. Is it fear or relief?

When the man didn't make a move in releasing me, Fred's face hardened and, using his other hand, placed it on top of the man's wrist. I heard him mumble a few words, and a second later, the man was screaming in pain, and I was freed from his grip.

I saw smoke coming from the area where Fred had touched him. My eyes widened ...