Mary got out from the kitchen door, into the garden and was walking down the gravelled path toward the iron gates of the manor. She reached the gates and bid goodnight to the watchman who opened the gates for her. "Good night Mary, should I accompany you to the town it is getting really late." said the watchman.
"Thank you for the kind offer Mr. Baker but I will manage." replied Mary and made her way down the lane and through the woods. The night was still and silent except for the occasional hoot of owls and the chirping of crickets, a low mist was hanging in the forest and a gentle breeze rustled the tree leaves.
Mary was halfway through the forest when she heard a low sound of the crunching of leaves on the ground made by footsteps. She turned around looking for the source of sound but there was no one there, she thought it must have been her imagination and continued walking.
A little while afterward she heard the same sound again this time closer than before, she was scared, was someone following her could it be that the watchman had thought to accompany her regardless of her refusal and was now following her, but if so why would he hide that didn't make sense.
She started walking again this time more cautiously than before with one hand inside her shoulder bag gripping the electric teaser tightly, she had reached a clearing in the woods when she heard the same sound again. "Who's there." she shouted turning around, this time something moved in the nearby bushes.
"I am warning you I am armed, who there show yourself." she waited with bated breath for an answer or any sort of movement but there was non, then she felt the vogue feeling that someone was standing behind her but before she could turn cold strong arms gripped her from behind.
One arm chocking her and the other pining stopping her hand holding the teaser from reaching himself. Mary struggled to break free from the grip of those hands but she could barely breathe and her arms were going numb with fear and lack of oxygen. Then with all her might she elbowed the man holding her hard in the gut, he let go of her hand for a split second and that was enough Mary gabbed the electric teaser on the man's arm he howled with pain letting go of her.
Mary didn't stop to see the man's face she ran as fast as she could down the narrow lane trying to reach the road leading to the town, if she made it till there she would be safe, she could stop a passing car and ask for help, she doubted the man would follow her that far.
Mary was halfway through the lane, she could hear rushing footsteps behind her she turned her head slightly to see how far behind the man was, "Ahh."she trampled falling down hard on the ground, her head had hit a rock and she could feel hot blood dripping from her forehead as a pain shot through her head and her ankle, she only hoped she hadn't sprained her ankle.
Mary tried to get up from the ground but before she could properly stand the man caught her from behind strangling her he pined her hard on the ground. Mary tried to turn around with all her strength, she could see her attacker now.
"Let go of me please I didn't do anything please let go." She screamed her voice choked, her eyes filled with tears.
"I know you are innocent but we need you to be out of our way." said the man and struck her on her head with the metal bar in his hand twice he struck her and she stopped moving her breathing stopped, the man got up and bent down to take a look at her pulse. He intended to carry her and dump her in the forest where animals would eat her and there will be no traces left of her.
Mary knew this was her only chance the electric teaser was inches away from her, she knew if the man found out that she was not dead yet he would not stop until he made sure she was. The man grabbed her from the sides and tried to drag her, She knew this was her chance she did not know how long she will be able to stay conscious she grabbed the teaser and once again gabbed the man with it.
This time she struck right on the side of his neck. The man howled in pain and fell backward. Mary got to her feet and ran with all the strength she had left in her body, she didn't care how badly injured she was or how much her body hurt, she tried not to think about how much blood she had lost.
Her face was now half covered in blood that dripped from her chin, she could barely see, at last, she could see the road leading to the town ahead she reached it. At the same moment, there was a blinding flash of light in front of her a car appeared on the road.
Mary stood in the middle of the road "Stop' she shouted. Please help." She waved at the car with her hands in the air. "STOP Please." she shouted before fainting on the spot and falling down on the ground, the car stopped just a few inches from her.
A man stepped out of the car with a look of surprise and worry on his face 'Mam are you all right ' he said as he step closer toward Mary to look at her. "OH God." exclaimed the man as she looked at the limp figure of Mary who was a mess.
The man bend down to check her pulse and was frightened out of his skin when he barely felt it. He tried to jerk her awake. "Miss please wake up." he said, he was now checking his pocket looking for his phone he found it. "Hello' he said holding the phone to his ear 'hello police, I am near the Wilber house there is a lady badly injured'