"LET THE GIRL GO!!", I heard a Masculine voice right before the kickings stopped, "Why you hitting the poor girl?" the man asked again.
I couldn't see his face because I was lying face down and was weak to get up, "she offended us" said the one called Blake, "No she didn't, you offended her." the Man retorted back.
"How did you-" Max tried to say, "I saw everything." The man said. "LIARR!!" Max screamed "you're lying, you didn't see anything, she attacked us first!" He said.
"Hmm is that true?" the man hummed, "That means all what I saw from above there.", he said pointing at the 3-storey building opposite us, "Was just an illusion right?" He asked them.
I wanted to get up and see who just saved me but my body won't let me as I was very weak, so I just stayed still. "So what if you saw us, what are you going to do uhh?" said Max, I couldn't see the Expression on his face but I could tell from his voice that he was starting to get scared and I was greatful for that.
"shut the fuck up you spoilt brat" he said and I wondered what his age was. "And what if we don't!" Blake said trying to show he's not scared of the person in front of them.
"Well I must say you guys ve got the guts hehehehe, why don't you both just scurry on outta here while am still being nice", "we won't!! and who are you to tell us what to do ehh?" Blake continued arrogantly and kicked me again, "Oh wow, hold up a minute I've got a call, he took his phone out to answer the call.
"heyy bro WASSUP!! hahaha" He laughed ridiculously on the phone, "What a joke" I heard Blake hissed mockingly, his leg still on my back, "Blake we've gotta leave" said Max clearly scared, "pfftt" he scoffed, "he won't do anything to us" he continued confidently.
"Bro you not on duty?" the man on the phone continued, "Wow you are coming over?, right timing!, "I was about to call the cops to come arrest some bullying kids that were disturbing my territory, seems I could use your help, yep they're right in front of me, oh yeah they won't escape, they don't even feel like it hahahaha." He continued laughing and making jest if the boys.
"Some brave kids they are hmm, Ok bro I'll be waiting." He said and ended the call.
"We know You are lying! there ain't no cops coming" Blake said ignorantly, "Really?" the Guy asked as he stared into their eyes intimidating them.
"As I have calculated he should be here in about two minu-", He was saying when we heard the familiar ee-oo-ee-oo sound from a distance.
"Oh that was fast" he feigned surprise, Immediately they heard the sound both of them fled away.
"WAITT!!, I THOUGHT YOU GUYS SAID YOU WEREN'T GOING TO LEAVE! HAHAHAHA!" he screamed after them, "Fools" he said to himself.
He picked up his ringing phone again.
"Hey man, you can stop now they're gone, yep thanks buddy, I owe you one, Thanks" He concluded.
I was starting to get up as I noticed him approach me, "Hey there, Are you okay?" he asked, "yes I am" I replied.
"That's good to know, but what are you doing here anyway, This place is no good place to be" he asked, "Nothing." I replied.
"That's not true" he said "you look a mess, you look hungry even?" he said staring all over at me.
"No I am not hungry, And I have to get home, Thank you sir." I said in a hurry to leave because Mom would have been looking for me by now.
I was about to leave when he stopped me, "Hold up, why are you in such a hurry?" he asked.
"My mom and grandma are probably looking for me right now" I replied, "Oh really!" he exclaimed.
"So you've got a home, then why are you roaming around these streets then?" he asked again.
"Nothing" I replied, he then stared long and hard at me (which made me uncomfortable) before finally asking me to come with him.
"I don't follow strangers." I told him, "but you sneaked out of your home not caring what was gonna happen to you?" he asked in a reprimanding way.
I couldn't say anything because I knew he was right, Anything could have happened, Anything worse than what I just experienced.
"And am sorry to say this but you know that was the least of all the things that could have happened" he continued.
"I just wanted some food for us at home, We haven't eaten anything all morning." I said with my head down.
it had stopped raining but I was shivering like hell, He didn't say anything but instead dragged me along to follow him.
"I really don't want to follow you, I want to go home!" I said after him trying to release my hand from his grip.
"And would you like to show up at home looking like trash?" he said while looking at me, and when I didn't speak he answered for me "No you don't." and winked.
"Don't worry am not gonna hurt you, if I wanted to I wouldn't have saved you Ok, C'mon now." He told me before dragging me along and my instinct told me he was a good Man and reliable too but I wasn't going to let my guard down again. He seemed like a nice person.
"Where do you stay?" he asked me while we walked away. "Two streets away from here" I replied.
"And you, where do you stay?" I asked him too. "Right over there" he says pointing at an old Three-storey building we were about to approach.
It is a big building but the structure is in a really bad shape, like it has been abandoned for a long Time before someone else took over it.
"I know, I know it's pretty messed up." He said laughing when he noticed me staring up at it in a strange way.
"No it's not, it's pretty cool" I said smiling.
"Really?" he asked with a doubting tone "yes I mean It." I replied back.
"You live alone?" I asked as we took the stairs, "Ummm sort of." he replied.
"Sort of?" I asked questioningly, "Yeah you can say that, actually my workshop is here too soo..." He trailed off.
"You have a workshop?" I asked, "Yes I do" he replied, "What do you do"? I asked him, "You are pretty inquisitive aren't ya?" he said laughing.
"You'll see when we get inside" he said, "Why don't you tell me now." I persisted.
"Or are you ashamed of your work?" I asked. "Hahahaha." he bursted out laughing "I couldn't be more proud of my work as I am now." He said boastfully.
"And why do you wanna know so badly." He asked when we finally got to the first floor. "Because I think I might be of help." I said which made him burst into laughter.
"Why are you laughing? Don't you think I can help you?" I asked getting annoyed.
"No I don't think so, I just think you are been funny right now" He said and cleared his throat.
I was still wondering what was so funny about what I said when he announced our arrival.
"Here we are!" He exclaimed and was about to open the door when I stopped him. STOP!....