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A sound burst out across the room, vibrating the walls around me.
“What the fuck?!” a man wailed from behind me, having just blasted through the door of the apartment.
I tried to climb out, but before I could hoist myself onto the windowsill, the man lunged at me, tugging me down to the floor with him.
My breath leaped from my diaphragm as soon as we hit the ground. The man’s eyes were burning with fury, and his face was scrunched in anger just as much as his fists were clenched and ready to fight.
His large body straddled me, pinning me to the floor.
My heart raced as adrenaline pumped through me. I could tell, by the look in his crazed eyes that he was ready to unleash holy hell upon me.
I raised my hands, shielding my face. Every movement was excruciating — from a damned thumb. But I wasn’t going to relent. I wasn’t going to let him win.
I dodged his initial strikes, but my thumb protested with every move I made.
I knew I would have to fight back.
I couldn’t just block.
Not forever.
With calculated precision, I aimed for his throat and landed my punch.
He choked and fell beside me, his heavy weight no longer on top of me.
I groaned, the pain intensifying.
I could have just run.
I could have jumped through the window and shimmied down the fire escape like I’d planned, but something pulled me back.
Fury.
Pure, unrelenting fury.
I jump on top of him like a fucking puma pouncing on its prey and unleashed blow after blow to his face. The bone of my thumb ground against itself with every hit, zapping every ounce of strength I had little by little.
Pained tears streamed down my cheeks.
But I didn’t let up.
The fight raged on.
This was more than just a desperate attempt at survival.
This was revenge.
My vision blurred, a combination of sweat and tears making it even more difficult to focus. I could feel my body tiring quickly now, the pain seeping into every fiber of my being. Yet, I wouldn’t stop.
I couldn’t.
Then, in a cruel twist of fate, his fist connected with my temple, sending shockwaves of pain radiating through my skull until I fell back and crashed against the hardwood floor. My vision exploded into a dizzying array of colors.
The world faded into darkness. Everything around me turned black.
* * *
As I slowly regained consciousness,a ringing in my ears exploded.
