An unsettled feeling fell into the pit of her stomach and seemed to stay there as she glanced around worriedly, scurrying to her car as quickly as possible. She knew the late night store run alone probably wasn't her best decision, but with the fridge out of milk and eggs, and her friends coming for brunch tomorrow, what was she to do?
Her hands were full with the laden paper bag as she made her way across the mostly empty lot. She had parked as close to the entrance as she could while having her car under a street light. It felt safer to her, to be parked in a well-lit place. The short heels of her favorite knee-high boots clicking as she made the beeline for her Camry.
It wasn't until it was already happening that she knew her feeling of uneasiness wasn't for not. There was a sudden pull at the collar of her jacket, catching a bit of her hair as her feet skittered and a cry of surprise sprang from her.
"Don't." Is all the voice close to her ear growled so definitively before pressure on the backs of her knees forced her down on them hard, hands removing the grocery bag from her grasp.
Her knee caps were stunned by the pavement. Her mind spinning, she started to plead, "please... p-p-please? I have a family. My friends know I'm here... please I need to..."
"I said - don't." The growling voice spat at her. "I don't want to hear another word from you."
The man was standing behind her. She could feel him close, could hear him but didn't dare turn her head to see. Her mind couldn't process his words fast enough, it flashed to a lecture from some policemen on the college campus, something about how to not be kidnapped - or was it murdered? She couldn't remember that part, but she did remember that she was supposed to keep them talking. Make herself a human in their eyes by telling them personal, mundane things.
"I am... uh... I have a brunch tomorrow... well, I'm hosting... and my friends Kelly and Tina are coming over and I just..." she started to spill everything.
"That's it! I said don't, and I meant it." He snapped, pushing down on her shoulders, making her knees scream and her words stop. "I know what will make you keep quiet, and you're already in the right position."
She could hear him unbuckle and unzip something. She knew already what it was, and started to move to escape. Her knees protested as she tried and a hand, seeing her move, clamped onto her shoulder and wouldn't let her get up.