5
The impact never came. A second shadow leapt from the shadows behind a large bush and collided with my pursuer. They crashed to the ground in a frenzy of fists and kicks. I stumbled away from the fight until my back hit the dense vegetation of a blooming lilac bush.
The pair moved in a blur, but I caught sight of the newcomer’s dark red coat and dark fur. The gloom of night deepened the red to black so that it appeared that two shadows fought one another. My pursuer got the worst of the battle. They swung a punch that the red coat sidestepped. The red combatant grabbed the outstretched arm and swung my pursuer over his shoulder. The person flew forty feet before they hit the ground. They bounced another couple of yards until they came to a stop just short of the paved road.
A
