Unwanted Visitors.

As you contemplate your next move you hear a car door slam somewhere behind you. The sound has come from the parking lot at the side of the building. Quickly, keeping to your stealthy style you make your way to the corner of the building. You press your chest up against the wall and sidestep to the edge. Around the corner you discover the source of the noise is a police car. Your eyes cross two officers; both have their guns drawn and are coming in your direction. One is a male, the other is female and they’re no more than 50 feet away. You estimate you only have about 30 seconds to get away. Quickly you turn and begin to run across the flowerbeds in the opposite direction. The flowerbeds have not been used for any kind of plants in a long time, as the dirt has been replaced by gravel stones. The stones are loud under your feet, but there is no way to avoid them.

”Freeze!” you hear a male voice command.

You know the voice belongs to the officer and he is directing his order to you. Following his voice you hear the gravel stones crunching under the shoes of both officers. You push yourself to run faster, causing the gun in your pocket to smash against your hip and tumble from your pocket. It bounces on the concrete and comes to rest on its side. Without even looking back you keep running, knowing later you’ll kick yourself in the ass for leaving the gun. You turn right and find yourself running down an ally between two buildings. Half ways down the ally there is a tall chain-link fence. In one fluid movement you grab the top of the fence with your left hand, mount your left foot on the fence then throw yourself up and over with your right arm and leg.

When you reach the end of the ally you look back and see the Male officer struggling with the fence. He is clearly out of shape, probably from eating too many donuts. You spin around and run out of the ally, colliding with an older man with two large sacs of groceries in his hands. The impact sends him to the ground along with his groceries. One bag splits open and various fruits and vegetables roll out. You fight to keep your balance as you stumble into the street. You look to your left just in time to catch a blurred glimpse of the blinding headlights of a car.

You try to save yourself, but it’s too late. Pain flares through your body as your ribs smash against the car’s hood. Your body is pulled up and over the automobile, causing you to crash into the windshield and roll over the roof. Finally you come to a rest with your face pressed against the cold blacktop of the road. With a grunt you begin to raise yourself up off the ground. Suddenly there is a hand on your shoulder and another around your arm.