I'm walking back towards Jolimont station after a big netball final, it's about 9pm. My team lost but it was a really great game so I'm in a good mood anyway, wearing my new coat (that I'm in love with) over a dress and tights with heeled boots. I'm feeling good, even confident.
I hear someone behind me and turn to see. "Shit" I gasp.
The cute guy behind me gives me a strange look and then laughs as he realises what happened. A possum had run right by my feet and up into a tree. It climbs up into the shadows as we watch it. My heart is pounding but I'm calming down now.
"Bloody thing gave you a fright, huh?" He laughs.
I smile at him and nod as I go to start walking again. He's tall and nicely built from what I can tell, probably a couple of years older than me.
"You have a beautiful smile." He says genuinely.
"Thank you." I blush in response. He has dark wavy hair that is just at the point of needing a cut, wearing jeans and a nice coat with a scarf. He smirks a little as if he's figured out that I'm checking him out.
"Sorry I have a train to catch" I say nervously as I start walking again.
"Bye then." He says puzzled as I scamper away from him.
Something about him was making me nervous (and if I'm being honest with myself a little excited) I didn't like it. I turned back for a quick glance but quickly turned around again when I realised he was watching me. I planned on getting to the station as quickly as possible, to be out of the darkness and with other people, but my thoughts were interrupted.
I heard a thump and a yell, like someone was in pain. I turned around and there was no one else. Just a dimly lit path through the park, lots of trees and bushes. "Hello? Are you okay?" I gasped out. I quickly repeated it louder.
"Please, I've hurt my ankle. Can you help me?" It's that guy again.
I look around again there's no one else here. With my first aid training kicking in I walk off the path and towards where I heard him. Stay calm I think to myself.
I see him sprawled on the ground next to a large exposed tree root that he must have tripped over. He's clutching his ankle. "Are you okay?" I ask.
He starts to try and stand up so I rush over and lean down towards him in case he falls. Instead of this he stands quickly and smirks at me as I'm still bent low. He quickly pushes me down onto my back-hard, the grounds knocks the wind out of me as I hit it.
I'm laying there on the damp, grassy ground dazed and winded, struggling to breath again when he pounces on top of me. I go to scream out but he shoves a wad of material into my mouth and holds his hand over it, silencing me. I only manage to squeak out at him.
"It was very nice of you to try and help me." He's smirking at me again. "But who's going to rescue you?"
I've heard enough at this point and put everything I have into throwing him off me. He's a lot bigger than me and clearly stronger but I manage to slightly unbalance him, enough that his hand moves from my mouth. I spare a second to remove the gag and try to scream for help but he cuts it off quickly with the gag again. It's unlikely that anyone was close enough to hear that split second scream. He kneels on my chest, looks at me crossly and duct tapes my mouth shut, over the gag winding it around my head a couple of times. I'm struggling for breath with him there and only being able to breath through my nose. "That's going to be more difficult to remove now." He says as he gets up from my chest. I move to sit up and reach for the tape, trying to find the end, but he pushes me back and pins me down. His hands are holding down my arms, with his knees digging into my thighs, pinning down my legs painfully. I'm whimpering as I keep trying to buck him off me but he doesn't move. I stop and try and catch my breath, he just watches me. I mumble out a sad "what do you want from me?" I think he gets the gist of it.
"You of course." He smiles warmly but it chills me. He moves his hands off of my arms and I try to push him off of me but he just pushes them down to my sides effortlessly and holds them there with his knees. He's kneeling over me now, my legs are free but I can't use them with him over me like this. He's unbuttoning my coat now all I can do is wriggle and whimper into the gag. He brushes his hand slowly over my breast, just covered by the thin material of my dress. My nipple hardens under his touch. It's just because of the cold, I think to myself, I'm not actually enjoying this.