The Risk

Dark Night

I let out a heavy breath as I throw the last trash bag onto the cart to roll out to the dumpsters.

"Victoria I'll be back I have to throw the trash out!" I yell through the store. I pause for a minute but dont hear anything. 'Thats weird' I straighten up and head towards the kitchen door to find her.

Right before I can push it open I hear her yell from the office, "Ok! Just make sure no one is back there!" She sounded a bit off but I chalked it up to her being tired and having to still count the money.

Making my way to the back I push open the doors and drag the cart out after glancing around. I struggle for a bit trying to open the large dumpster and end up having to climb it to push the lid all the way open. After another five minutes I finally throw the last bag in.

I take a large breath in as I lean on the cart, exhausted by the entire day. I run my hands over my face but freeze as I hear a low whistle from behind me. Quickly I turn around knocking the cart over in the process, I gasp and stumble back.

Three guys stand in front of me coming out of the dark alleyway. After a few seconds I realize they are the guys that I served earlier.

"I-is there something I can do for you?..." I say quietly.

All three of them smile, the one in the middle speaks first; he has a gold nose ring on and a matching chain necklace. His head is shaved and he looks like he weighs less then me and that's saying a lot sense I dont eat much.

"No, your friend in there helped us just fine.." his chilling words hit me like a bus, panick fills me at the thought of her being hurt. I quickly spin on my heels to run inside only to run straight into a chest. Two hand fly up and grab my arms to stop me from falling back.

I gasp and look up to meet the same eyes I staired into before. He is about a foot taller than me and has pitch black hair that falls in his eyes. His pale skin just slightly more tanned then mine. He had no piercing or flashy jewelry like the others, just a clean black leather jacket that matched nicely with his maroon shirt and black Jean's.

"Careful" His deep voice whispers.

I snap out of my trance and try to pry myself away, managing one arm free before his grip could tighten on me.

"HEY! What's going on down here?!" We all freeze as a flash light is shown in our faces. I close my eyes to the blinding light and cover my face with my free hand. My arm still held by the strange man gets a hard squeeze that makes me hiss slightly before he slides his hand down to hold mine.

I look at him confused only to be met with a death glare that chills me to the core. I look back at the blinding light right as the person is lowering it. It's a cop! Oh thank god! I smile as I start to talk but my hand is squeezed hard, really hard. I look back at the man next to me just as he starts to speak.

"Sorry officer! Me and my friends decided to surprise my girlfriend at work and she got a little scared because shes not used to surprises." He puts on a charming smile as he throws his arm over my shoulder and brings mye close to his hard chest. He bends down like hes going to kiss my check.

Centimeters before my skin he stops and with a smile still on his face he whispers in my ear, "She dies if you dont play along..." my eyes widen at his words and my heart pounds. He pulls away and I look at him with begging eyes

"Isn't that right babe?" he says loud enough for the cop to hear.

I pause for a brief second before quickly answering him, " Y-yeah...he was just trying to be sweet!" I smile at the cop as convincing as I can. Begging with my soul that he would leave.

He stares at us for a while before motioning with his hand for me to come to him.

"Why dont I walk you to your vehicle? Would make me feel better about this." I feel the guy stiffen next to me before grabbing that back of my shirt tightly and pinching me, a reminder to behave.

"Yes sir, sorry about the scare again! Go babe I'll see you tomorrow!" he smiles at me but his eyes are yelling at me. Once he releases my shirt I slowly walk to the officer and we begin walking to my car.

"Ma'am? You sure your alright?"

I stiffen a bit but continue walking.

"Yes sir! Just wasnt expecting to see him... I'm not good with surprises..."

We walk in silence the rest of the way and when we reach Mrs. Bakers van I pull the key from my apron pocket and unlock it. Getting in I roll down the window and thank the officer.

"No problem, if you need anything just shout, we will come running!"

I smile at him before he walks to his patrol car and slowly drives off. I roll up my window before locking the doors. I notice Victorias car is gone and wonder if she is safe or not. Placing my head on the steering wheel I squeeze my eyes shut. What just happened was crazy I dont know what to do. Do I go inside and check for Victoria or leave? I sit there thinking about everything in silence.

Suddenly I hear my door handle being pulled. My head snaps up and I see the guy in the jacket staring at me. He is no longer smiling at me and hes eyes bore deep into me. His mouth begins to move and it takes me a minute to realize he is telling me to unlock the door.

My eyes widen as I shake my head no and scoot quickly away from the door. His eyes harden and he let's go of the door before slowly beginning to walk around the vehicle.

When he reaches the back of the car he looks at me and gives me a scary smile before ducking out of view. I stretch my neck trying to see him but I can't. A series of strange scratching noises come form the back doors. Mrs. Bakers van was an old cargo van but had two extra seats in the back that were separated so a wheel chair could fit in between them. I hear a faint click come from the back of the car and the door opens slightly. I freeze as he stands up straight and looks at me with a triumphant smile as he swings the door open and begins crawling towards me. I try to scoot away but he reaches me quickly. I reach for the door handle but I'm riped away as he grabs my face hard and pulls me closer. I can feel his breath on my face and my eyes stare into his as fear fills me. A tear slides down my face but he whips it away with his thumb.

"Oh baby...you thought I wouldn't come back for you?"