A few days pass. Melanie has left. Her roommate is still away. She stands on the front porch. The key is in the door. Click. The door swings open. She enters the hallway.
"Excuse me, miss?"
She turns. One of the college boys is on the porch. She holds the door open. It's the better looking one. Dark hair. Green eyes. Dimples. Maybe 6' tall. Her face warms. She is sure it has turned bright red. She looks away. Feelings of embarassment overcome her. Too many racey thoughts. She reminds herself of his age. He can't be more than 20. And she just turned 30. She composes herself.
"I'm looking for your landlord. I need to talk to him."
"He's away until tomorrow," she answers.
Then mentally kicks herself for offering this information. He smirks. She gets the feeling he knew this. That he is just verifying it. He looks inside.
"Where's your redheaded girlfriend?" More smirking.
Her mouth opens. She stutters.
"Please excuse me. I have work to do."
She holds up her briefcase as if to prove her last statement. He shrugs. She releases the door. It begins to swing shut. Then stops. He steps inside. The door slams behind him. He looks down at her. She smells beer, maybe even some whiskey.
"You like to tease, don't you?"
His eyes look her over. They rest on her tits. A finger slides into the scoop of her blouse. It hooks the middle of her bra. It pulls her toward him.
"I've seen these, of course. But only from a distance."
The words break through her daze. She swings her briefcase. It connects with a hip. It falls to the ground. She turns. She runs. She sees the back door. She thinks she can make it. His curses echo in the hallway. Halfway there. But her body suddenly jerks backward. Buttons fly from her blouse. He has grabbed a piece of the back of it. The force of him tugging on it rips open the front.
Screaming erupts for him to let go. A hand covers her mouth. He presses against her backside. The other hand encircles a wrist. He pulls it back. He lays it on his crotch. She feels a hard bulge.
"You want this, don't you?!" He says. "Why else would you put on such a show for me?"
Her head whips back and forth. She swings her free arm. An elbow grazes a part of him. She tries to kick at him. He lets go of her wrist. His arm encircles her waist. He shoves at her until he has her against a wall. She faces it. It is the wall which forms the stairs.
"Listen!" He says. "I just want what's coming to me. I figure you owe me."
More shaking of her head. Her cries muffle against his palm.
"I'm going to take my hand off your mouth. Before you scream, you should hear what I have to say. I have a DVD of that day."
Her whole body stiffens. There is anger now in her stifled screams.
"Oh, yes. It's not the best quality. But it will do."