Suddenly he was next to me faster than I thought possible, his left hand yanking the door from my hand and slamming it shut before I had a chance to blink. The sudden yank took me by surprise, my hand involuntarily allowing the doorknob to slip from its grip as it was so harshly pulled away. The resounding slam of the door closing however, jolted me into action as I saw his other hand swing up in my peripheral and head for my face.
As if my body went into muscle memory, I angled myself and turned to grab the incoming palm as quickly as I could. I caught his wrist at the last second and tried to hold it steady, my thumb quickly finding the pressure point in his wrist and pressing down firmly as a flash of fear ran through me. I couldn't help but stagger back in the process, my side pressin
