Terrified at their eerie stares which could devour me anytime, my hand shook and my heart throbbed faster than usual that I was unable to move to save myself from them. In an act of rudeness and fast movement, one of them hauled my uniform and brought me to Kevin's side inside the circle fenced by their bodies. With a bit of courage, I swallowed the fear that rose to my throat yet failed; the sweat soaking my body affirmed my dread. It was only to the ground I directed my gaze with no word I made not to mention the scream. My chin jolted up in shock at the bang of the gun one of the thugs lifted and shot in the air; my breath almost stopped instantly. If only I had not covered my ears, I might have lost my hearing because of the pitch of its boom. The tallest man shifted his attentio

