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forehead, but her arms were now cramping from the lack of oxygen. She would say her brain had used it all, but by the last statement she knew that could not be true.
    “No, I wasn’t,” he said in a deep stern tone.
    “Oh, okay.” She looked through crowd. She didn’t get a look at the man who chased her, but he wore brown dress shoes. She looked at the feet of the people passing and it looked like everyone was wearing brown dress shoes. She shook her head in frustration.
    “Would you like to tell me why someone was chasing you?” he asked a little shorter then she would have liked.
    “Maybe we should go inside. I need to catch my breath then call the police.”
    He turned, opened the door and walked in, letting the door shut on her. “Thanks for holding the door for me,” she mumbled under her breath, as she opened it and followed him inside.
    He stood as if he was waiting for something. She pointed to the chair. “Can I sit here?”
    He nodded and folded his arms.
    “I’m Zoe.” She extended her hand, but he did not extend his, he stood starring. “Usually when someone introduced themself the common courtesy is to exchange greetings. So let’s try this again.” She stood and extended her hand again. “I’m Zoe.”
    “Evan.” He walked away.
    “Nice to meet you Evan,” She yelled, making sure he heard.
    She dropped back into the chair and took her phone out of her purse. She lifted the purse again. I need to clean some of the junk out of here. I bet it weighs five pounds. She searched through the contents and was pretty sure there wasn’t anything she could remove. She carried some emergency vet supplies and knew as soon as she removed them, she was going to need them. She shook her head . I guess that means I’ll need to start working out.
    She opened her phone as Evan returned tossing a bottle of water at her. It smacked into her chest before landing on the ground. “Ow!”
    “You were supposed to catch it,” he said.
    “A little warning would’ve been nice. Even better yet, walking over and handing it to me would’ve been nicer.”
    “You’re welcome.”
    She picked up the bottle , opened it, and chugged down the water. The coldness bit at her throat as it went down, but the moisture was a welcome relief. “Thanks,” she said as she twisted the top back on. The room was large with a wooden floor. Punching bags hung from all four corners, and weights lined two of the four walls. A door to the outside that entered into the room was on one wall, with a row of metal folding chairs on either side of it, and a door that went to the rest of the gym, she presumed, was on the other wall.
    He pulled a chair out from the wall and placed it in front of her, before sitting. “Tell me what happened.”
    She sat there for a moment. Why the hell should she tell him anything? He had not been very nice to her, but he did save her from passing out. She knew she was not going to be able to go much further and then who knew what would happen? She decided she would tell him what occurred and then call the police. She recited the story to him and when she finished he let out a long sigh.
    “What?” she asked.
    “So you were running from someone who could’ve been tying their shoe next to your car?”
    “He wasn’t tying his shoe.”
    “And you know this because-”
    “Because I had a bad feeling and I’ve learned a long time ago to always trust my instincts, they’ve never steered me wrong.”
    “So your instincts told you to run?”
    “You know what -,” she stood, “-never mind. Thanks for helping to calm a crazy chick. Thanks for the water. Thanks for making me feel like an idiot. You’re work here is done. I was scared, but thanks to you, I feel like a fool. Mission accomplished. Nice job!” She turned and headed for the door, he grabbed her arm. She took a deep breath. “That’s the second time you’ve grabbed me. If I were you I’d let go now.”
    “Or what?”
    She turned swinging