it like and would Mom be there waiting for me? What if this
is all there is? What happens now? I don’t want to die.
I heard something hit the
pavement and I was afraid to open my eyes.
“You can open your eyes
now, it's ok.” This voice was not familiar to me.
I slowly opened my eyes
and saw the second guy that was trying to kill me, sprawled out on
the pavement next to the other one. This man that saved me walked
over to and put his hand out to help me up.
“Are you ok, are you
hurt?” the strange man said to me as I stood up.
“I’m ok, a little dizzy
still, but I think I’m ok,” I said.
“Did you knock that guy
out?” I asked still leery of this guy, I wasn’t sure who he was or
where he came from.
“I found a crow bar up the
street before I got here, just in case I needed it.” He wiped dirt
from my back.
“I was lucky you happened
to be close by. Where did you come from?” I asked while trying to
keep my teeth from braking from the chatter. I didn't feel
cold.
“I was at the bar and I
had just come out of the men’s room when I saw them dragging you
out the back door. You didn’t look like you wanted to go with them,
so I followed you, but they lost me after a few block, but I heard
the dog and the commotion and found you again. Is that your dog?”
the strange man asked.
“Oh no, the dog, I forgot
about him for a second…they shot him, I have to get him to a vet!”
I hurried over to him and knelt down. The dog was still alive, but
barely.
“It’s ok, I’ll get help and
we’ll fix you up good as new…You saved my life.” Tears started to
well up in my eyes.
“Well he’s not the only
one that saved your life, not that I want any credit.” He bent down
next to me to check out the dog’s condition.
“Oh, I’m sorry, you did,
and I can’t thank you enough.” I was just about to ask him his name
when I heard wheels screech to a stop.
“Jayden are you down
here.” Sully yelled from the entrance of the alley.
“I’m down here Sully, the
dogs been shot, get your truck down here," I yelled
back.
Sully pulled her truck
into the alley. Sully ran over to me and put her arms around
me.
“I’m so glad to see you, I
thought I lost you!” Sully said as she pulled back from me. I could
see real fear in them.
“What happened, who are
you?” Sully asked the guy next to me.
“We don’t have time for
this we have to get to an emergency vet before this dog dies. Help
me lift him into the back of the truck,” I commanded.
Sully and the strange guy
and I lifted the dog into the back of the truck. A few times the
dog yelped out in pain. I wished there was another way to get him
into the truck, but what choice did we have. Sully had a tarp in
the back that we laid down to give the dog a little
cushion.
“There’s an emergency vet
office two blocks down on 2 nd , the entrance is in the alley.” I heard the good Samaritan
say.
I jumped in the back of the
truck with the dog.
“I’m riding with him.” I
looked up at Sully who was closing the tailgate.
“Ok Jayden, but you hold
on, because I’m going to drive very fast.” She still seemed to be
shaking.
“Where did that guy go?” I
asked as I looked around.
“I don’t know, he was here
one minute and then gone.” Sully ran and jumped in the truck. I
looked back to the two guys splayed out on the black pavement
wondering if I should call the police when we get the dog fixed up,
and also wondering who the mystery man was that helped
me.
Well whoever he was, I was
glad that he was there or I would be dead right now. I tried to
picture his face but it seemed fuzzy, maybe it was all the
adrenaline pumping through my body. My first concern is this dog;
please don’t die. If Sully drives fast enough maybe, he can make
it. I sat crossed legged in the back with the dogs head in my lap.
I stroked his head wondering how he found me, how he knew where I
was. He saved my life. I closed my eyes and prayed to whoever
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