Chapter 1

 

*Sophie*

"Dudley! Come back!". My Shih-tzu Dudley had escaped from his lead and run off. I ran after him.

"Duds! Stay!". He looked at me with his big puppy eyes and sat obidiently.

"Good dog!" I said, patting him and clipping the lead securly on his collar. It was dark so I guessed I had not put it on properly earlier in the dim light and it had come off.

We carried on our walk through the moonlit park. Living in London could be dangerous sometimes, like going out alone at night. But I was seventeen and I had Dudley to protect me.

We approached the back of the park where a few little houses backed onto the park and some old abondoned warehouses still stood. I reached into my coat pocket and pulled out a doggie biscuit for Duds. He begged and I threw him the biscuit.

As Dudley munched away, I looked around the dark park. No one else was in sight. Actually, there were a couple of figures not too far off...

"Got the stuff?".

Now they were closer, I could see it was two shady looking men who hadn't noticed me.

"Yeah, what do you think?! But I want the cash first,".

"Ok, two grand, there ya go,".

"No, it was five grand! Or you don't get the stuff,".

"Shut it! Two grand, take it or leave it. I can go elsewhere you know,".

"You wanted my stuff, come on mate I need the money,".

"Nope, leave it. I can't pay five grand!".

The other guy looked tense, then he punched the guy. They then began fighting, then one ran away, looking badly hurt.

"Oh my..." I whispered. I backed away, trying to hide behind a tree.

"Hey you! You saw that! Come here! Oi!" the guy shouted. But not at me luckily. A tall figure was lurking alone behind me a few meters. He sprinted off across the park.

Crunch. Ooops, I had trodden on a twig. The bad guy looked over and spotted me. "And you!" he shouted.

Like the other guy, I ran off accross the park, as fast as my legs could carry me. Dudley ran along with me, not knowing that a dangerous man was chasing after us...

 

*Nick*

Run. Run. RUN. That's all I thought as I galloped across the London park. Earlier I had finished a show in the city and I had just been on a date with my girlfriend, only we had argued and split up, her leaving me alone in the park in the dark. I had witness two guys doing dealing then having a pretty bad fight and now one was chasing me, after realizing I had witnessed the event.

Ahhh! I slipped over in the mud. I skid along the ground and tried to pull myself up. I glanced over my shoulder and realized the bad guy was gaining on me. I also noticed someone else was running. A girl, with a dog on a lead. The guy was chasing her too. I put out an arm and while running she pulled me up.

But it was too late. The guy grabbed my shoulder and the girl's coat. "OK kids," he snarled. "You saw the show and I'm gonna keep you buttoned about it,". He pulled us over to a tree and shoved us down on the ground.

The girl looked terrified and glanced at me looking scared. Her face smiled briefly. "Nick..?" she whispered. She must have recognised me.

I nodded. "Yeah, it's me,".

"Shut it kids!" the man spat, getting somthing out of his pocket. He looked over his shoulder and looked to see if anyone was around. Then he pulled an object from his pocket.

The girl gasped, fear in her eyes. Then I realized what the object was. A gun...

 

Chapter 2