“Jacob,” a man in the room yelled. “Get the other girl!”
Sher ducked under the space beneath the staircase. As Jacob ran into the kitchen a man dragged Kris into the hall. The door slammed behind him and the music blared louder.
Jacob stood in the kitchen. No Sher, he thought. Should I run?
No Sher,Should I run?Sher jumped on the man. He hit her with his forearm, flinging her to her knees. “Your girlfriend?” He laughed. He pushed Kristin against the wall and held her by the throat with his forearm while he unbuckled his belt.
Kristin gurgled.
The man’s mouth curled. “We’re gonna do it in front of your girlfriend.” He dropped Kristin onto the floor next to Sher, pressing his knee between Kris’s thighs.
Jacob listened to the melee. The clock said ten to ten. His mind landed on a park i
