" Plea...please don't hurt m..me. Sta..stay away from me." I stutter in fear. Each part of my body screams a whole new tale of suffering.

" Shush. Calm down. I'm not going to hurt you. " The man enunciates, pronouncing each word slowly.

He approaches me cautiously, raising his hands in surrender. To notify me, he means no harm.

When he is finally in front of me, he scoots down.

" I'm going to pick you up now. Is that okay? " He whispers gently.

I do not question his motives or identity as I am in extreme pain and he is the only one who has offered solace.

He gently picks me up and walks a few don't towards his car.

He places me in it and starts driving.

" Wh...who are you? " I finally question, after coming back to my senses from the entire ordeal.

" That doesn't matter. What matters is that you're safe with me. " The man murmurs.

" If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't have protected you against him. I mean no harm. I just saw you getting abused by that man and I interfered. " The man further explains. Answering my unasked queries.

" G..gun. You have a gun. " I point out with my shaky fingers.

He looks at me and smiles.

" I have a license for it. It's for my own safety. This town isn't safe." He answers swiftly. It doesn't feel like he is lying.

" Here. " He throws something at me.

I open to see it is the license for having a gun.

" Wh...Where are you taking me? " I ask.

" The Hospital. It's just around the corner. You're bleeding. " He points out and I m suddenly aware of the ongoing agony.

We soon reach the hospital. I am immediately checked by a doctor.

" Make sure her knee doesn't get infected or it will cause issue for the both of us. " He warns in n authoritative manner and the doctor just nods.

Is it all in my mind or did he just threaten the doctor?

The doctor tends to my wounds carefully, sometimes his hands start shaking.

Is he new? Why are his hands shaking like that?

" It's done. " The doctor announces after an hour.

He has given me some pain relievers and bandaged my wounds properly.

" Give her the shot then. We'll soon be out on our way. " The man announces and the doctor nods in a submissive manner.

Not objecting to anything the man says.

Why is this man telling the doctor what to do? Isn't the doctor capable enough to check me on his own?

The doctor goes back to fetch what the man asked.

" Wh...what is the..the shot for? " I stutter, still shaken by the entire ordeal.

" Pain relievers. " The man answers, not elaborating.

The doctor comes back with an injection.

" Bu..but he already gave me the pain reliever! What are these for? " I shout, getting dubious of the man now.

He doesn't have good intentions for me!

I struggle to get up from the hospital bed but the man holds me down roughly.

" Don't move or you'll hurt yourself. " He warns. His vice-like grip stopping my blood flow. I squirm under his hold but he doesn't budge.

I end up biting his palm as my last resort but to my surprise, it does not affect him in the least. Even when I dig my teeth deep into his skin he stays put and doesn't lose his grip. He doesn't even flinch. His cold hard eyes fixed on mine.

I whimper in pain, finally giving up.

" Please let me go...it hurts really bad. " I scream in pain, begging him to let me go.

He softens his grip after listening to my pleads but before I can get up, I'm already injected.

In minutes, my vision starts fading away and black circular dots take over.

I fall back into the stranger's arm and he welcomes me into his warm embrace, snaking his arms all around my petite figure. Locking me within his embrace.

" Sleep little one. I've finally caught you in my trap, my little mouse. " Is the last thing I hear before everything fades away.