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“Who’s there?!” I asked, fumbling with my phone to bring up my flashlight again. As soon as I pressed the button, something – someone – knocked the device from my hands. Before I could react, scream, do anything, I felt something connect with the side of my head, and pain bloomed immediately behind my eyes. A gloved hand clamped over my mouth and nose, cutting off my ability to breathe as I struggled against the body pressed behind me.
Using my perfectly manicured nails like claws, I dug into the hand and arms that were holding me, causing enough damage to make my assailant drop his hold. As soon as my mouth was uncovered, I took the opportunity to scream, and run.
“Help!” I belted, as loud as I could as I moved toward the door that would get me out of the reception area, hoping that I would be lucky enough that security was walking the halls at this time. “Somebody, ple—”
Pain ripped through my head again as my attacker grabbed me by the hair, yanking me backward at an angle that sent me tumbling to the ground, dazed. The next thing I knew, I was being flipped over on my back, and hands were around my neck.
Somewhere in the room, my cell phone was on the floor, sending my flashlight beam directly at the ceiling. The ambient glow was enough for me to see the dark outline of my attacker as his hands closed tighter around my neck, squeezing so hard that my vision went hazy.
Vaguely, I registered that my cell phone had started ringing, but my assailant didn’t care. My weak attempts to claw at his hands didn’t matter either.
I was fading… fading…fading.
And then… nothing.
