stop and
grabbed the card from his pocket. He felt foolish as she read it and more tears
slid down her cheeks. She gave the card back to him and he slid it back into
his pocket.
“They’re looking for me,” she
said. “Please. You have to help me. They kidnapped me. I think they’re going
to…to sell me to someone.” She looked off into the corner. “They…they hurt me…”
Punchy shushed her and nodded that he understood. “I ran down the stairs but
they saw me. One of them was in the lobby and…and I’m just so scared.”
Punchy patted the girl’s knee
and frowned.
Suddenly the girl’s eyes grew
large with fear and her mouth formed a sold O. He looked at her puzzled.
“The elevator. The doors just
dinged open.”
Punchy summed it all up
quickly in his mind. She needed help. They were looking for her. They were here
now.
He held one finger to his
lips. Stay quiet. The girl showed she understood. Quickly the handyman
turned and walked out of the apartment. He shut the door closed behind him.
Russell and Billy were
searching the storage side of the basement. He watched them for a few seconds,
kicking over decorations and calling out. He stepped around the corner and
showed himself.
Russell noticed him
immediately and motioned to Billy. They walked over to where Punchy stood. He
watched their lips move.
“Hey Billy. It’s the retard.”
Russell stepped forward and moved close to Punchy. “Hey there, big guy, have
you seen a hot little piece of ass running around…” Punchy sent a sharp jab
into Russell’s face. He felt his fist connect with the man’s nose, felt the
crunch of the cartilage and the give of the bone as it slid back into Russell’s
head.
A small gurgle escaped from
Russell’s lips as blood exploded from his nose. He slumped quickly to the
floor, dead.
Billy stood shocked. Then he
began to move. He ran at Punchy and delivered a huge haymaker aimed at the
bigger man’s head. Billy put all he had into the punch and Punchy knew that
this was a mistake. He moved back slightly, and the off balance blow glanced
off the side of his head.
Punchy had hardly gotten the
full brunt of the attack but it still hurt like hell. His cheek went numb, but
Billy had too much momentum and began to pitch forward. Punchy landed two hard
hits to the back of the man’s head and Billy skidded along the floor.
Billy slowly got to his hands
and knees, shaking the cobwebs from his head. He looked up at Punchy who began
to dance and weave around the youth.
“You fucking nancy ass.
You’re dead.” Billy got to his feet. Punchy sent two jabs to the side of the
man’s face. Billy’s head rocked with each shot. He staggered forward and Punchy
ducked down and swung upward with a massive uppercut.
Billy was knocked off his
feet and his head bounced off the concrete floor. Punchy stood over him, fists
raised, waiting for the man to move. He didn’t.
Punchy stepped over the prone
body and opened the apartment. The girl stood inside and he motioned for her to
come out. She looked at the still bodies of her captors and turned back to
Punchy. He pointed upstairs and she nodded. They moved to the elevator.
Once inside, Punchy hit the
button for the first floor. He could feel the girl’s eyes on him and he tried
to look at everything else, the ceiling, the glowing button, the sealed doors.
It had been quite a while since he was so close to a female before. He was
nervous and the adrenaline from downstairs was beginning to wear off.
Now with the girl, they could
call the police. They would go to the manager’s office and report what had
happened. If they could make it that far, he was sure the girl would be safe.
The doors slid open at the
first floor lobby. Crow stood before them. No one moved, too surprised to
react.
The girl hit the button for
the top floor but before the doors could close Crow leapt at Punchy. He hit
grabbed the card from his pocket. He felt foolish as she read it and more tears
slid down her cheeks. She gave the card back to him and he slid it back into
his pocket.
“They’re looking for me,” she
said. “Please. You have to help me. They kidnapped me. I think they’re going
to…to sell me to someone.” She looked off into the corner. “They…they hurt me…”
Punchy shushed her and nodded that he understood. “I ran down the stairs but
they saw me. One of them was in the lobby and…and I’m just so scared.”
Punchy patted the girl’s knee
and frowned.
Suddenly the girl’s eyes grew
large with fear and her mouth formed a sold O. He looked at her puzzled.
“The elevator. The doors just
dinged open.”
Punchy summed it all up
quickly in his mind. She needed help. They were looking for her. They were here
now.
He held one finger to his
lips. Stay quiet. The girl showed she understood. Quickly the handyman
turned and walked out of the apartment. He shut the door closed behind him.
Russell and Billy were
searching the storage side of the basement. He watched them for a few seconds,
kicking over decorations and calling out. He stepped around the corner and
showed himself.
Russell noticed him
immediately and motioned to Billy. They walked over to where Punchy stood. He
watched their lips move.
“Hey Billy. It’s the retard.”
Russell stepped forward and moved close to Punchy. “Hey there, big guy, have
you seen a hot little piece of ass running around…” Punchy sent a sharp jab
into Russell’s face. He felt his fist connect with the man’s nose, felt the
crunch of the cartilage and the give of the bone as it slid back into Russell’s
head.
A small gurgle escaped from
Russell’s lips as blood exploded from his nose. He slumped quickly to the
floor, dead.
Billy stood shocked. Then he
began to move. He ran at Punchy and delivered a huge haymaker aimed at the
bigger man’s head. Billy put all he had into the punch and Punchy knew that
this was a mistake. He moved back slightly, and the off balance blow glanced
off the side of his head.
Punchy had hardly gotten the
full brunt of the attack but it still hurt like hell. His cheek went numb, but
Billy had too much momentum and began to pitch forward. Punchy landed two hard
hits to the back of the man’s head and Billy skidded along the floor.
Billy slowly got to his hands
and knees, shaking the cobwebs from his head. He looked up at Punchy who began
to dance and weave around the youth.
“You fucking nancy ass.
You’re dead.” Billy got to his feet. Punchy sent two jabs to the side of the
man’s face. Billy’s head rocked with each shot. He staggered forward and Punchy
ducked down and swung upward with a massive uppercut.
Billy was knocked off his
feet and his head bounced off the concrete floor. Punchy stood over him, fists
raised, waiting for the man to move. He didn’t.
Punchy stepped over the prone
body and opened the apartment. The girl stood inside and he motioned for her to
come out. She looked at the still bodies of her captors and turned back to
Punchy. He pointed upstairs and she nodded. They moved to the elevator.
Once inside, Punchy hit the
button for the first floor. He could feel the girl’s eyes on him and he tried
to look at everything else, the ceiling, the glowing button, the sealed doors.
It had been quite a while since he was so close to a female before. He was
nervous and the adrenaline from downstairs was beginning to wear off.
Now with the girl, they could
call the police. They would go to the manager’s office and report what had
happened. If they could make it that far, he was sure the girl would be safe.
The doors slid open at the
first floor lobby. Crow stood before them. No one moved, too surprised to
react.
The girl hit the button for
the top floor but before the doors could close Crow leapt at Punchy. He hit
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