"What?" I exclaimed in surprise, my voice filled with a mix of shock and defiance. "I don't know you, and I wouldn't go anywhere with you."
He calmly finished his coffee, a resolute expression crossing his face. "I apologize, miss. I asked you politely, but I'll have to take you with me regardless."
Before I could fully comprehend his words, he swiftly approached me and forcefully lifted me onto his shoulders. I struggled and screamed for help, but my cries fell on deaf ears. It was as if everyone around us knew him, their indifference fueling my confusion and desperation.
Eventually, he set me down in front of Alex's home, and there stood Alex himself, "Tyler, what did I say to you? I explicitly told you to take her back!"
Tyler nodded nonchalantly. "And I did take her back."
"You don't have to— never mind." Alex turned his attention to me. "Emma, care to explain what you were doing?"
