At this point, Leena didn't say anything. She just whipped out her phone and dialed 110. It was the emergency number that would summon the police. So, just like she threatened, she was going to call the cops. She didn't think of Kevin, who was close by. But he was a soldier, and his first duty was to protect the people. She shouldn't call him every time she got into a jam. That simply wasn't his job.
"Hey! What are you doing? Calling the cops?" One of them, a rather hairy guy, stepped forward and knocked the phone from Leena's hand. The phone fell to the ground with a bang. Luckily, it looked to be in one piece. Leena thanked her lucky stars as she was smart enough to buy an OtterBox.
"Awesome. Now you owe me a new phone, you dick!" Leena was angry now. She even swore, which wasn't like her at all. She put her hands on her hips and glared at them. She was trembling, but not scared. It was cold, and all she had on was a skirt.
"Ha ha! Bros! Did you hear that? We owe this bitch a new phone! Ha ha! Maybe we need to teach her a lesson." The boys all spat out their gum. Pink blobs landed on the ground. Leena frowned. She was disgusted by the display. In the meantime, she went over various scenarios in her mind. Hopefully, none of them were good at fighting. She'd learned some basic self-defense techniques, but she was wearing a short skirt, and it would definitely fly up when she kicked someone. She just hoped her pantyhose would hide enough of her to matter.
"Now I get it. You guys think that you can do whatever you want, because your families will protect you. Let me guess, your daddies are some big government officials. And you hide behind your parents like some little girls frightened of a stranger. Am I right?" Leena glanced at their BMW. That was not a car to go roughhousing in. In fact, it was way too expensive. They weren't just average, everyday bullies. And they were so arrogant, they must have been spoiled rotten.
The boys started talking amongst themselves. "Hey! I'm impressed." "You're a smart girl," the one in leather said. The yellow haired one chimed in, "Since you figured it out, just pay up. Then we can all go home." Their faces all bore the rictus grins of the truly evil.
"I didn't do anything wrong. Why should I give you money?" Leena said as she bent over to grab her phone off the ground. But when she almost reached it, one of the men stepped on the phone.
"Then just leave your phone. We might get our money's worth out of it," said the man, making a show of grinding the phone into the pavement. He looked at Leena, daring her to do something.
Give it back, or this might get ugly," Leena said angrily. She just thought about letting the phone go. But the data in it was very important to her. There were a lot of important numbers and information in that phone. Or she could just buy another top of the line phone like that one.
"Dudes, do you hear her? This is going to get ugly? She's so pretty. I don't see how ugly it will get. Will you tie me to the bed? Or do you just want to have some ugly car sex?" The man laughed. It was a hateful sound. And his words were even moreso.
"A classy chick like that, she'd prefer the bed. I bet she is absolutely wild between the sheets. Lucky you, man!" They laughed again. Lust was evident in their eyes. What was worse, Leena was still trying to get at her phone, and they could see under her skirt. They couldn't see much, but it was enough to inflame their imaginations. And they began wolf-whistling and catcalling.
Leena gritted her teeth, trying to control her anger that was aching to break free. 'Could I hurt them? Maybe if I aim for that guy's junk...' she thought. Her thoughts were interrupted by the thumping beats of G.E.M.'s "Heartbeat." Her ringtone! Someone was calling her! She had to get her phone back!
Kevin frowned and waited patiently for Leena to pick up. But he wasn't rewarded by her sweet voice on the other end. Kevin did not know that why Leena fell so far behind. Didn't she always follow him?
"Claire, I think we need to go back. Leena's not behind us, and won't answer the phone. She might be in trouble." Kevin checked the intersection in front of them. He decided to turn back and look for Leena. At first, he thought maybe she was stuck at a traffic light. So he slowed way down, hoping she'd catch up with him. But it had been awhile, and still no Leena. And now she wasn't answering her phone. He was definitely worried.
"Did she take a shortcut?" Claire hadn't noticed that Leena wasn't behind them. When she heard what Kevin said, she began to look for Leena through the rearview mirror.
"No way, we took the fastest way back to the apartment. And she knew I was in front of her. She wouldn't have a reason to turn off," Kevin said as he turned the wheel. The car drifted into the next lane over.
"Did something happen to her?" After she realized what she had said, she quickly covered her mouth. She didn't want that to come true. "She'll be fine," Kevin said. He was really saying this to comfort himself. He was really worried. He checked out the other cars as they headed back, just in case she really was trying to catch up to him.