Tom scrambled backward and slowly rose to his feet. She reached for her shoe, shoved it back onto her foot, and ran across the floor. It was slippery with the broken glass, but she kept her balance. As she ran, Tom lunged at her, swinging a fist at the side of her head. She ducked it and the force of the punch sent him staggering to the side.
She raised the chair leg again and swung it as his legs, trying to knock him off his feet. She connected with his knee and he crumpled onto the floor. She swung again and slammed the leg into the side of his head. He fell his face first onto the floor, twitched, and then stopped moving. Scared he'd somehow get up again she charged out of the room and raced down the stairs.
A police car rounded the corner, its blue lights flashing and sirens blarin
