Obsession: Part Two (Sneak Peek)

I reached the end of the alleyway and noticed a dark blue van with tinted windows. That’s strange, I saw that van earlier tonight when I first got to work. Ignoring it, I kept on walking down the road. The engine came to life and I could hear it slowly following behind me. Good thing there were still a few people out on the sidewalks at the different bars and nightclubs. Then my heart dropped when the van pulled up next to me and the tinted windows rolled down. A dark- skinned man with a gash right above his lip and sunglasses stuck his head out the passenger side.

“Diamond?” His voice was low and scratchy.

“Wrong girl,” I lied. I know he could hear the tremor in my voice. He looked back at the two other men and I watched as he whispered to them. My throat tightened and I couldn’t bring myself to move. I know these guys…. These were some of the men that would do business with Maxwell. I knew he’d find me… he always finds me. Once I saw him show the other two a picture on his phone, I dropped my duffle bag, and took off down the road in my five-inch heels. My heart raced as I willed myself to keep running. Don’t stop… don’t stop… keep moving. Their footsteps trampled behind me as they screamed and cursed. I took a sharp right and cut through a back alley. Please God, let me get out of this alive. The sweat from my forehead dripped down into my eyes, blurring my vision when I jumped over a garbage can. Their steps and screams were getting closer. Then as I went to turn the corner, my heel caught in a ventilation grate and I went down.