I don't really know what happened. One minute I was searching around and the minute I am choking for air. I stared weakly at Dimitri, through my blurry vision, from the cage of my captor's arms, wheezing for air as I did. I tried to battle out this individual's choking hold, but it only made him tighten his grip around my neck, crushing it further. Dimitri yelled something in Italian, but I had a painful time concentrating on what he was speaking as I was busy trying not to succumb. A second later, I heard a resounding explosion in the air before they ultimately freed my throat. It almost sounded like a gunshot. I gasped and my knees hit the ground as I slumped, coughing violently as I did. I heard someone's footsteps thudding against the road as they neared me, "Hey, are you okay?" Di