the alley entrance. I knew that approaching people whilst they were high was a dangerous game as they could get violent and hur

He once again

*ck m

to grab for my waist and put his lips dangerously close to my neck. Slipping out of reach just in time, I staggered backwa

loudly in supposed pain, stumbling back into the damp wal

't want to punch

"Sto

u. Do you understand?" I warned, my annoyance rather over taking my fear as I attempted to hold my

her, his whole body tensing before he suddenly lunged off

ting crunch causing me to wince as I realized that I maybe put too much force into that hit. But it had t

nd out. I'd have to try and make it passed him to the street, but I really didn't want to turn my back to this

eventually straightened himself out to a relatively decent stance whilst looking up in confusion. He'd stopped shaking, and with a

**k was wrong

caused my anxiety to worsen, "Y-yea

choked out, hesitantly taking a s

d out of panic, accidentally kno

ing full sentences for once as he held his arms o

ing one the lids from said trashcans before

ntimetres before turning to

ory including my bag, both my shoes and a whole bin of rubbish. He grew increasingly angry with every item, and after

"Eno

ve been hun

ve seen, felt, smelt and heard things that upon reflection a sober human being wouldn't necessarily do. There was very lit

me demanded me to stop, his entire a

estly say that wa

p his neck, crawling to join in a tangled web of visible webbing beneath his skin. The man I'd only a

tely not a

y f***in

and went into fight or flight mode. My legs started to shake as any adrenaline that ha

n almost cartoonish cloud of dust left in my wake as I mad

possible. My mind whirled, my heartbeat in my ears as I sprinted as fast as my legs could carry me with my breath barely able to

se it pro

ht and pumped my legs three times faster than I would've been able to if in stilettoes. The feeling of various bits and jagged edges of the ground scraping

l was I even run

taking the right turn, I frantically began searching for an exit, all thoughts of the hangover from Hell completely forgotten as adrenaline took the wheel. I pulled out random bi

bolted a random left to try and find any other form of civilization. I wan

ond mistak

ue, and in panic I went to bang on every

one a

here else to go. But there was nothi

it was o

s I desperately began spinning around on the spot

e on the entrance to watch for the monster in pure fear. They'd never

at corner any second and I

downward path, my chest tightening as the beginni

g onto my roots so tightly that I could've easily ripp

could even hide behind, I considered climbing into one of the skips as a last ditch resort

. But I'd scaled higher things in

coat into the gutter and took two large steps back to gain momentum, praying to whatever God was listening to help before taking a deep breath and sprinting full speed towards the fire-esca

ng grip for a mili-second, I cried out in panic and mustered all the strength I had left within me to quickly grab on with my other hand. Readjusting my grip I clumsily hauled mysel

school fina

he empty dead end in confusion. I didn't even blink before running up, the large amount of noise caused as a result making me instantly regret my decision

tly, a startled scream escaped my mouth as I paused to look over the rail

Hell did he

ng it to the roof about nine stories later. Staggering to the middle of the open space with laboured

l was I thinking

window ledges lining their way to the ground which were way too risky to even try and

Oh

the building. Relief washed over me as I sprinted over, banging against the metal entrance

r behind me as I hurriedly made my way down. My pace picked up once I got close to

dread as my hand came across nothing but smooth metal. My heart fell into my gut as I qu

Net--!" [N

e metal entrance in frustration which caused it to vio

thing down was, but when push came to shove, I decided tha

, making that possibility become much m

e I slammed into the door with my shoulder to knock it open. Ke

impact, I took a step

Noth

king two steps back, I mustered everything I had left befor

ly, it bu

pain. Turning countless corners, I could have sobbed in relief as I eventually found the sign that read ELEVATOR. I cal

doors open and essentially let me live. The man stared in confusion, holdi

as I finally made it to safety collapsing against th

I'm

y bare feet, I shook my head throug

upper li

, watching the hallway I'd just emerged from in trepida

low to counter my sudden dry mouth, "I

rned the corner, my laboured breath hitching as I pressed

as the doors s

to me concerned, "Are you o

g that's not a him!" I practically cried, staring at the man expectantly but only being met w

the sentence, my head spinning as the lift descended to hopefully the ground floor. "Listen

at the door before grabbing onto the guy's jacket subconsciously to

terjected, turning to face me properly since I entered the lift. "Listen, if you're so worried about this man then go to the police yourself. Otherwise

sible, my eyes grew impossibl

, you're not helping," He scolded toward the older woman, turning back

fusion and fear as I tried to make sense of the s

g slightly before he shook his h

had just seen. There was definitely a man and I was defin

my bathroom medicine cabinet back home, the newly prescribed anti-depressan

g? This had never happened before not to this degr

curity. They'll look after

ade a pretty big mistake and probably looked like an absolute lunatic right now

-walking as fast as I could out the building. I could feel their eyes bore into my back as I slipped out and into the now drizzling New York

k a second for his words to register, my mind going a mile

river nodded before pulling out, the action allowing me some relief as I wan

ilding only a few feet away, his whole body slowly dampening from the rain as he watched us drive away into the Manhattan traffic. Luckily for

ace now looked as human as mine-- not a trace of vampire in sight. Either way, the whole experie

pounding of my heart-beat as he weaved us through traffic to take me home. I pealed my eyes a

orking things over in my head. There was definitely something wrong with the medication. There had to be. Doc

t had