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cast their golden glow on me as I jogged

heart is beating like a drum and you just suddenly stop midway to bend over with your hands placed on your knees

tressful. After tucking Laurie, my six-year-old daughter into bed few minutes ago, making sure she was s

kly for her to head to Nkechi’s place already, according to her.

me lose track of space and time, so that I had to stop and look

t I hardly crossed the territory owing to the scary stories

r of a building. I was about to turn and run back when I hea

r going. Although it was normal because people knew about the frightening tales of Old Town Road, so it

lifeless voice fro

heels but I just couldn’t bring myself to move the other way. I let

this time but I couldn’t distinguish if it wa

alculated stride and was greeted w

he corner of the road with the driver’s door handing open. I got to the front of the door only

ed to my stomach and I had a great urge to t

oned then took out my phone from my slacks and dialed 911 with my shaky an

sing my phone to drop from my shaky hands few meters from the car. As I moved closer to pick up my ph

book and if I was the one writing, it was ob

his early thirties, blood was dripping from every part of his face.

kly again as I tried to reach for my

ered, trembling uncontrollably as I tried to speak then t

creepy feeling gnawing at me with his bloody hands hol

out, still I wouldn’t have heard a thing if I wasn’t crouchi

say ‘NO AM

d and confused. I had no idea o

indecisiveness. I called

al thing to do at the moment. Don’t think about it twice, don’t hesitat

attention with immediate effect tell you not to call an ambulance if it isn’t for

aking matters any better, I had to

ake sure he could hear me. “I have to call an ambulance, you’re too weak to and I d

and again, startling me

” he moaned, obviously in pains

What have I gotten myself into for heaven’s sake! I groaned

who looked like he was at the brink

is back resting on the truck of the red expensive car. He

d this guy was o

, please. I’ll explain everything later” h

of me. What he was saying right now was completely ridiculous. I

ing no sen

ulance to come for my driver,” he pleaded, turning to stare into my eyes wit

ound rude. “You obviously need medical care, telling me to take you out of here is just plain

in him. “So if you really want to save me, get me out of here and call an ambulance to come help my driver

far and my car too damaged, an

rise in unison. This man was obviously in danger and

n’t want Laurie to see someone with such injuries and blood in

it in the first place, but now that I’ve seen it, I h

throwing cautio

me like he was patiently wait

” I muttered un

because, well… we have no choice.” I uttered,

ret it later, however, I