ELMIRA

I sighed kicking a pebble onto the sidewalk. I wrapped my arms round my body the thin sweater that had seen better days but was now worn out, thread pulling apart in some places. It did nothing to shield my body from the cold. I really need a new one considering the fact that winter has started, but buying a woolen sweater is the last thing on my to do list seeing as I can hardly keep up with the bills and everything.

A smile tug on my lips as I felt something rub on my legs.

"Hey little guy miss me much." I picked up the little Siberian husky.

"woof woof" He barked licking my face.

"Aww I guess you really miss me that much huh."

I met this little guy in an alley on my way back from work he was such a cute thing. He was barely alive so I took him back home and nursed him back to life and I named him max. Would have made him my pet if not for the fact that my creepy landlord hate animals especially cute ones. One day I came back home and found him yelling at max holding a kitchen knife in one hand plus he's always been making subtle threats about slicing max open, so yeah I had to take him back to alley where I found him. I make time to play and feed him whenever I get the chance but it's never enough then and again beggers can't be choosers right?

"Bloody crap" I look at my cracked phone that read 11:30pm. Guess I got too caught up in watching max devour a burrito and trying to climb a wall ( don't know how that's possible but who am to kill a dog's dream)

"Ok max I've gotta go but I'll be back tomorrow with more burritos" he whined rubbing his paws on my legs. I crouched down and picked him up

"Don't be sad pretty boy I'll be back later on. it'll be so quick you won't even have the time to miss me". I cooed running my fingers through his furs.

A sound of something thing falling had me looking around but I was met with darkness the only thing that gave a little light was some street lights and there were barely functioning.

"Cute puppy you've got there" I turned my head to face the culprit. tall skinny guy with a scar that ran from the left side of his face to his mouth.

"Ehmm do I know you"

"I do know know you, but you don't know me"

Ok weirdo

"Well it was nice talking to you but I gotta skeddadle, so see you later"

I took to my heels with max still in my arms. At this point I don't care about my creepy landlord. His a much better option than some strange weirdo. I increase my pace when I heard fast footsteps behind me.

I took up jogging lightly when the footsteps became faster.

Just wanna have a peaceful day in my life is that too much to ask.

too caught up in running to escape Mr weirdo I didn't see the stone and ended up tripping on the tarred road.

Before I could stand up I felt a cold metal on my head.

"Move and I'll shoot you" I freezed turning my head slowly to see weirdo's ugly face.

wait am forgetting something. Oh my god Max. Hearing barks from my right side I used my peripheral vision to spot weirdo 2 holding Max at knife point. my poor baby.

"What do you want from me" I ask scarface holding the fear that was threatening to show itself.

"Nothing to worry your pretty little mind about" He grinned showing his black teeth from probably years of chronic smoking. eww.

"Let's just get this over with wouldn't want to keep the boss waiting remember what happened last we did that." weirdo 2 said stepping closer to where I was sitting with Scarface still pointing a gun at me

I was thinking of a way to escape while they were busy talking about whatever.

"How about we have a little fun before we take her to boss what do you say." Scarface ask weirdo 2.

"You know how boss is when it comes to his playthings especially her"

"Wanna tell me you not tempted to know how she feels like plus she's so pretty i now understand why she's got boss is so hooked on her" I shivered in disgust when scarface licked his lips while twirling a strand of my hair.