Learning To Trust Again

Then all of a sudden Rebecca’s attention, along with that of the men, was caught by a loud male voice ‘oi, what’s going on?’ he said.

Relieved beyond belief by the interruption, Rebecca saw the young men turn as one, their heads snapping around to stare at the tall, figure moving towards them.

As she too turned her head to watch the man belonging to the voice stride towards them Rebecca hardly dared hope that her prayers had been answered and that maybe she’d be saved after all. She noticed he looked lean and fit but couldn’t help but be concerned that there was only one of him. She didn’t think it was likely he’d be able to do much against the group of four men, then again maybe he could go and get some help. She crossed her fingers and silently implored him not to just turn around and leave her there. But as he continued to approach he didn’t appear to be concerned that the odds were stacked against him. He had an air of confidence about him that made Rebecca feel optimistic of his abilities and she watched with amazement as he confronted the group without any obvious trepidation.

The man with the good teeth, moved away to speak to him. Rebecca felt like she’d been given a reprieve now his hands were off her and she let out the breath she had been holding. Unfortunately though, the other men didn’t move and she noticed with dismay that none of them seemed all that concerned that their activities had been discovered. The man with the good teeth called out to the tall man ‘none of your bloody business, so piss off.’ He accompanied the words with an arrogant gesture of his hand before turning back to the group. It was clear he expected the other man to comply without further argument.