08-21-2014, 07:27 AM
Whatever control she had gained from remembering was gone when he spoke. All Aria wanted to do was kill him. To plunge her dagger into his body and revel in the pain and suffering.
Footsteps from downstairs hobbling up the stairs distracted Aria. Stay away old man. The man below her took the opportunity and shifted his weight and toppled Aria. But he was not fast enough to gain the upper hand. Aria quickly held the dagger to his chest as he tried to get on top of her. It gave him pause as Aria pushed the tip of the dagger through the covering of cloth his body had as the only protection.
Aria pressed until she knew she was pushing into his flesh. The pain in his eyes indicated she was making her point. He backed off. Aria grabbed him by the arm and wrenched him around and made him kneel on the ground. Her body weight on top of him as she leaned on him. Dagger again at his throat.
She whispered in his ear. "That was such a big mistake."
Aria pressed the dagger into his throat ready to slice. Everything she'd done to right herself after that night with Dane flooded into her memory. The resolve to not kill another human, and this was well past self defense. Aria fought herself as she found the strength to stay her hand. It felt like forever to Aria, but when pushed the man from her it had only been moments, the shop keep was on the landing. He called out. "Aria, you okay in there deary?". The world returned to her, the pain and the fear fled and she looked over at the man who stared back at her. She didn't have to voice anything. He fled without anything he'd brought with him.
His duffle lay on the ground outside her door and he ran down the stairs. Aria knew he'd not come back.
Aria pulled herself into a ball and cried. The pain in her shoulder finally taking it's toll on her body. The adrenaline fleeing with the pain and the fear, her body ached. Aria crawled to her wallet and pulled out Lucas' card and dialed. She needed to hear his voice. To know his strength, but she needed help.
Footsteps from downstairs hobbling up the stairs distracted Aria. Stay away old man. The man below her took the opportunity and shifted his weight and toppled Aria. But he was not fast enough to gain the upper hand. Aria quickly held the dagger to his chest as he tried to get on top of her. It gave him pause as Aria pushed the tip of the dagger through the covering of cloth his body had as the only protection.
Aria pressed until she knew she was pushing into his flesh. The pain in his eyes indicated she was making her point. He backed off. Aria grabbed him by the arm and wrenched him around and made him kneel on the ground. Her body weight on top of him as she leaned on him. Dagger again at his throat.
She whispered in his ear. "That was such a big mistake."
Aria pressed the dagger into his throat ready to slice. Everything she'd done to right herself after that night with Dane flooded into her memory. The resolve to not kill another human, and this was well past self defense. Aria fought herself as she found the strength to stay her hand. It felt like forever to Aria, but when pushed the man from her it had only been moments, the shop keep was on the landing. He called out. "Aria, you okay in there deary?". The world returned to her, the pain and the fear fled and she looked over at the man who stared back at her. She didn't have to voice anything. He fled without anything he'd brought with him.
His duffle lay on the ground outside her door and he ran down the stairs. Aria knew he'd not come back.
Aria pulled herself into a ball and cried. The pain in her shoulder finally taking it's toll on her body. The adrenaline fleeing with the pain and the fear, her body ached. Aria crawled to her wallet and pulled out Lucas' card and dialed. She needed to hear his voice. To know his strength, but she needed help.