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Pick your Poison-Chapter 40: Next time, listen
Chapter 40: Next time, listen
"Fuck! You-your lip's bleeding," he looked at her as if she'd done it on purpose, "Did you hurt yourself?" His eyes moved to her knee. "I'm fine. Can we just go please?"
Brad helped her up but this time didn't leave her hand. In some really screwed up way, he actually reminded her of Dino-with the attitude and protectiveness. Her legs were wobbly but Meera forced herself to suck up the pain and move. It wasn't for long, she told herself, each time her muscles pulled.
At last, the final level came into view. Meera peeped over Brad's shoulder to locate her apartment. Thank heavens!
"It's okay," she told him, "I can take it from here. Thank you very much."
He nodded but didn't make any attempt to leave. Was he going to wait until she was inside? Brad stared her directly in the eye. With that awkward tense moment, Meera flashed a smile and made her way past him.
"Wait...do you at least have some sort of weapon on you? Just in case?"
Before she could answer, he leaned forward and pulled out something from his jacket pocket-the jacket that she had on. She was on the verge of taking it off when he told her to keep it. "Take this," he extended the object towards her, "It's a taizer... it err-shocks people." Meera knew what a taizer was. "Take it," Brad repeated, "Trust me, it's much safer than a knife or gun, that's if you have one. You just push this lever down on the person. But try to get them on the neck, keeps them down for longer."
The hesitation was there but she took it. "Thanks," she muttered. He smiled back, for the first time; nodded then vanished.
Wow! Now she could finally breathe. What just happened? Meera wanted to scream and disappear at the same time. Did she have like a sign on her forehead that read 'I like bad boys' because lately, they were all she seemed to be attracting.
Stepping into the peaceful confides of the apartment, she shut the door behind her. That was way too much of a rush to handle for one night. No scrap that, for just under an hour. For one, Brad freaking Wyatt was living in the next building. And two, was Dino aware of this. Didn't he say that they were on a different street. And...
"Fuck! You-your lip's bleeding," he looked at her as if she'd done it on purpose, "Did you hurt yourself?" His eyes moved to her knee. "I'm fine. Can we just go please?"
Brad helped her up but this time didn't leave her hand. In some really screwed up way, he actually reminded her of Dino-with the attitude and protectiveness. Her legs were wobbly but Meera forced herself to suck up the pain and move. It wasn't for long, she told herself, each time her muscles pulled.
At last, the final level came into view. Meera peeped over Brad's shoulder to locate her apartment. Thank heavens!
"It's okay," she told him, "I can take it from here. Thank you very much."
He nodded but didn't make any attempt to leave. Was he going to wait until she was inside? Brad stared her directly in the eye. With that awkward tense moment, Meera flashed a smile and made her way past him.
"Wait...do you at least have some sort of weapon on you? Just in case?"
Before she could answer, he leaned forward and pulled out something from his jacket pocket-the jacket that she had on. She was on the verge of taking it off when he told her to keep it. "Take this," he extended the object towards her, "It's a taizer... it err-shocks people." Meera knew what a taizer was. "Take it," Brad repeated, "Trust me, it's much safer than a knife or gun, that's if you have one. You just push this lever down on the person. But try to get them on the neck, keeps them down for longer."
The hesitation was there but she took it. "Thanks," she muttered. He smiled back, for the first time; nodded then vanished.
Wow! Now she could finally breathe. What just happened? Meera wanted to scream and disappear at the same time. Did she have like a sign on her forehead that read 'I like bad boys' because lately, they were all she seemed to be attracting.
Stepping into the peaceful confides of the apartment, she shut the door behind her. That was way too much of a rush to handle for one night. No scrap that, for just under an hour. For one, Brad freaking Wyatt was living in the next building. And two, was Dino aware of this. Didn't he say that they were on a different street. And...
