“Asher?” I mumbled. Asher helped me to get up and placed his jacket over my shoulders.
“Miss?” called the little girl. She was running towards me, crying. I knelt down to hold her hand and stroke her hair.
“It's alright, you and your mother are safe now,” I reassured her. The little girl hugged me expressing her gratitude..
“Thank you very much Miss,” the girl whispered. I smiled, feeling a little too good for myself. The mother thanked me and then I watched them walk away until they were out of sight. That’s when I turned my attention to Asher, who was leaning on the wall.
“Asher,” I said. “Thank you for your help. If it weren’t for you, I think those men would’ve really hurt me,” I looked down in embarrassment. I looked down in embarrassment. I saw his feet walk closer and as I look
