Caught In A Trap

  “Help!” I shouted as high as I could.    I was being chased by three tall guys in a black mask, black hood, and I don’t know why. One of them is around five feet tall and one of them is around 5’6 and lastly is around 5’9.    I was already chasing my breath in a hurry so as not to get caught. My sweat was all over my body. I couldn’t think of anything at the moment. My legs were shivering in fear thinking this is the end.    My heart was beating up fast thinking that my life would just end here, helpless in a narrow street. Inside an old haunted apartment near a famous school in Law. That my dead cold body will be filled with worms and ants by the time that people would find me.     I wanted to fight back but they are way too strong for me to fight back. My skirt teared up when it stripped in a sharp wood when I was entering an abandoned house just to escape from those people who were chasing me.    I was cornered.    I just closed my eyes and thought of myself as a dead person.    “Get your hands off with her!”   A baritone voice filled and echoed the entire place. It feels like everything was in slow motion turning back to the person who was about to stop them. Well, it feels like in an action movie where a man would save you from danger.    I slowly closed and opened my eyes, scared and curious about the man who just saved me from death.    Or maybe I was just overreacting.    One of the men smirked at him.   “And who do you think you are?”   “Do you really think you can stop us?”  He shook his head. I was trying to get off from the other man who tied me to a piece of old cloth but it was way too tight to get off.    “No,” he answered directly as he was about to get something behind him.    These three men had a sharp thing and anytime soon, they were ready to stab me or hit me in just one wrong move that I’ll make.    The tallest man laughed at him and mocked him for trying to stop them without anything in his hand.    I mean, how can he even save me? What makes him think that he can save me from these three? He had nothing. He even looks innocent, nerd and whatever you call that.    I was about to thank him for trying to save me but I guess we’ll end up dying together. I arched my brows at him. Trying to determine his next step. I was really clueless about what he’s going to do. On how he’s going to stop these three. Because honestly? I couldn’t imagine him saving me because I know that one step closer to us he will definitely be beaten up.    I just don’t know where he took all his strength because I was honestly holding my laugh at him.    “I have nothing with me, but I am sure that whatever happens with the both of us, you will never get a chance to escape because your face was already flashed in my life and in just a click this will be forwarded to the police station with your face, our location plus the crime that you’re committing.”   My jaw just dropped while listening to him. I was amazed by that. I thought we were going to die in this shitty old place.  The three men looked at each other then looked at me. My eyes widened looking at them and had no idea what they were going to do with me. I gulped an imaginary lump and took a glance at that man who suddenly rescued me. One of them went towards me and was about to untie the old scrappy cloth that they used to tie my hands. He was slowly doing that while we suddenly made eye contact with him. His eyes seemed familiar like I have seen him before but I just can’t clearly remember when or where we met.    “I am going to count three times. If you will still move by three I am going to upload this,” the guy behind bravely warned them.    I took a glance at him. He’s not even moving in his place but he’s just holding his phone, his bag behind his back, and of course his shitty books that he can’t even get rid of at this moment. Well, he really seems to be a nerd. What else do I think he would do? Throw away his books?    I rolled my eyes and shook my head. This kidnapping is kinda boring. Maybe I should make a move since this setup is nonsense.   When the two other men were looking at the guy I quickly took a chance to finally give him the punishment they deserve.    I held his wrist and tied him back the shitty dirt cloth that he used against me. I grabbed something that I saw that might not break easily to serve as a defence.    They quickly tried to stop me but I smirked and used my self-defence that I have been trying to learn in our training for a long time.    I pushed the other guy and the other one just ran away when he saw me beating up the other one. When I took his mask, I found out that it was Harry.  I gasped and was shocked to see his face. I panicked that I had just beaten him up.    “s**t!” I cursed and was tripped by the wood behind me that led me to fall. That moment, they grabbed the opportunity to escape and even look back at me, smirked and smiled at me evilly.    I can’t believe that they did that to me.    I was out of my mind for a second when the nerdy guy extended his hand to help me. I look up to him. He’s tall and his perfume smells good but I don’t like his eyeglasses.  “Are you okay?” he asked worriedly with his book in his hand and his phone in his other hand.    I refused to accept his hand and just stood up by myself. I was ready to thank him but I am pissed with his books that he can’t even get rid of it. Did his books matter more than our life? Our safety?   I raised a brow at him. He was just looking at me.    “What?” I shrugged looking back at him while he tried to fix his eyeglasses.    He shook his head and looked away.    He is so unbelievable! Why is he still standing in front of me? Does he really want to get punched?     Ugh!   “I-I just wanted to say that you’re welcome,” he was stuttering trying to look away as he was awkwardly standing in front of me.    I smirked at him and laughed at him.  “Are you serious?” I rolled my eyes and wiped my lips around.    “Why would I thank you? You actually did nothing. Do you really think you scared them with your video? For your information? It was way too obvious. Your video isn't even in the recording.”   He took a glance at me with wrinkles on his forehead. He seemed confused about what I just said.   “Don’t give me that look, you nerd guy. Don’t tell me that you don’t understand what I am trying to say here because I know you are smart. And smart people always get it, okay?”  I was fiercely looking at him. I don’t know why I am pissed off. I was just overreacting earlier about my death because I can actually save my life but that stupid nerd who tries to save me without anything in his hand suddenly came.    Now I just don’t have to save myself but I also have to save him because I can’t leave him with those familiar men.    He suddenly took his eyeglass.    “First of all, I am not a nerd.” he started as he took his glasses off and threw them away.    He looked so serious that I had to pay attention to whatever he said.    “Secondly? I had no intention to save you. It’s just I was filming for a project.” His eyes narrowed in annoyance.    He took off his hood and went closer to me.    “Lastly? I think you should still thank me for trying to save you.” His deep voice echoed this old and haunted apartment.    I laughed at him loudly so he'll be pissed off.    “Me?” I pointed at myself and continued laughing like an evil witch in front of him.    I went closer to him and wiped down the dirt in his chest.    “I don’t need a saviour, little nerd guy. Who couldn't get rid of his books when I was dying.” My voice was a bit whisper.    “I am not a nerd,” he insisted. He was seriously looking at me.    Was he trying to compete by staring or something? I smirked at him.    “Fine! Whatever! Next time, save yourself first before you try to save someone. I was just looking at you, you can’t even move in your place. You just stand there, and do nothing.”    I looked down and raised my chin to look at him in his face.    I was about to walk away when he grabbed my arms. I stared at his hand for a second and looked up to him where he was seriously trying to hold on to his anger or pissed. Whatever you called that.    I chuckled looking at him and waiting for his next move.    “What?”    “Oh!” I covered my hand around my lips as if I was surprised or had forgotten something.    I took off his hand and went closer to him. I quickly tiptoed and smacked him in his cheekS.    “You want me to thank you right? Well, I guess that’s your first kiss. That is more than a thank you, cute nerdy guy.” I smirked at him as I was looking at him turning red.    I inhaled his scent because I was kinda distracted. I am not going to forget the scent because it was way too addicting. I need to find the smell.    He was like frozen Ice when I took my final glance before finally grabbing my bag and ran away as fast as I could because I needed to investigate those guys who are trying to play with me.