Chapter 44

BASH   My eyes nearly pop out from each socket, and my pulse races the moment I recognize him.  I stare at him in shock and am gripped with the utmost terror. I'm still glued in my place, and I cannot move a muscle even if I want to. My jaw is locked up even if I want to scream for help. I feel my skin turn as cold as ice.  Everything just freezes.  The world stops around me.  It feels like a scene in a horror movie.  I hadn't been this scared in my life. It's terrifying. He slips his right hand inside his coat. The only thing that comes to my mind is maybe he's pulling out his gun. Is he going to kill me now?  Of course. He's a psychopath. My parents' words spring into my head. Trinity and Lizzy's faces flash right into my eyes. "Bash, I'm not gonna hurt you," he said in a deep voice. I'm in front of a fucking murderer, for fuck sake, yet I can't do anything.  He's blocking the only exit I know unless I jump from the rooftop. And there's no way I will survive, or maybe I will end up w