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Stomach lurching, she peeked around the corner.
He neared the swings, his back to her.
She loosened the buckle on her right pump. It stuck. Resisted.
Footsteps grew closer.
Now he was heading her way.
She froze. Tried to fix her buckle. Fumbled.
“There you are!”
Heart nearly giving out, she turned.
He stood halfway between the playground and her.
Rita leaped to her feet and ran. Her right shoe clung to her foot loosely the buckle not fully undone. Made it hard to remain steady. She kicked, trying to free herself from it.
Finally lost it as she darted between bushes. Rough bark dug into her bare foot. Then concrete as she reached the sidewalk. Her hips protested the three-inch difference between her two feet, one shoed and the other not.
“Gotcha!” His arms wrapped around her middle. He squeezed.
She struggled and kicked, barely able to breathe. “Help! I’m being—”
He covered her mouth.
She bit his finger.
He swore at her. Didn’t let go. Pulled her back toward the park.
Rita squirmed and flailed. Scratched at him.
She wasn’t going down without a fight.
They flew to the ground.
She landed with a hard thud.
He crashed on top of her.
She pushed and strained to get out from under him.
“This could’ve all been avoided,” he grunted. “I only wanted to talk.”
“Could’ve fooled me.” She tried to push him off.
“Don’t you see we’re meant for each other?”
Rita almost laughed at the irony of his words. “This is your way of winning me back?”
“You have to see the obvious.”
The truth was clearer now than before. But pointing that out wouldn’t do any good. Just needed to get away. Get her phone back and call the cops.
Had to think fast.
“You think we can work things out?” she asked, and stopped resisting.
