shame anyways.
As she boarded the bus, Rhee found herself sandwiched between two men. She stiffened, and tried to push past them, but one of them grabbed her arm. A voice growled huskily into her ear, “Make a sound and you’ll regret it.” Rhee froze as something blunt and hard pressed into her side. A gun? Really? On the student bus?!
Don’t panic! Trying to control her breathing, Rhee allowed the men to guide her to the empty bench in the back. The guy who held her arm indicated that she should slide into the window seat. Rhee paused, knowing that position would render her completely at their mercy.
“Rhiannon? Is that you?”
Rhee looked up to find her former roommate Lisa grinning at her. The gunman hesitated and Rhee took a calculated risk, praying he wouldn’t go as far as to shoot up the bus.
“Oh my god! Lisa!” Rhee launched herself at her surprised friend, throwing herself into her arms. “I missed you sooo much! How are you? How’s Kate?!” She plunked down right next to the girl, gushing in a way that was very uncharacteristic of the shy, silent Rhee who had shared an apartment with Lisa just a few short months ago.
Out of the corner of her eye, Rhee watched the two goons sit down two rows behind them, opposite her. They looked extremely displeased, to say the least. Glancing back nervously, she chattered on to Lisa, who wanted to know why Rhee had virtually disappeared after the burglary.
“Rhee, I tried to call you, but your phone was dead and my emails to you bounced back! Kate and I really wanted to room with you again but we couldn’t find you! Can you believe we got robbed?! Are you okay?”
“Oh, sure! I was um, visiting my aunt in Seattle,” Rhee lied smoothly, praying that Lisa wouldn’t question her. She had never really discussed her family with her roommates.
“How fun! Well, Kate and I are planning on pledging a sorority. Maybe you might want to join us for rush night? It’s Tuesday at seven.” Lisa pulled a flyer out of her leather bag and handed it to Rhee who feigned eagerness.
“Sweet! I’ll think about checking it out.” The bus slowed to a stop, and Rhee thought fast. The guys behind her were certainly watching.
“Wanna grab a coffee? My treat.”
Lisa smiled. “Well-sure! Let’s do it!”
“Yay!” Rhee responded exuberantly, trying to draw as much attention to herself as possible. A couple of jocks made eye contact with her and she shot them a wink and a smile. Perfect. Now, no one can stick a gun in my ribs without someone noticing! Rhee slipped out in front of Lisa and the two of them flounced off the bus and into the campus coffee house. Rhee was aware that the two frustrated thugs followed just behind them. They didn’t enter the coffee house, but Rhee was sure they were waiting just outside.
“Um, Lisa? My cell got turned off last month ‘cause it was too expensive. Could I borrow yours? I just need to send a text.”
“Sure thing!” Lisa relinquished her phone and Rhee sent a quick text and then erased it immediately. Now, she was really nervous, and her anxiety had nothing to do with the two scary-looking guys waiting for her outside.
Dax slammed into the warehouse, startling Wince and the other two guys that lounged inside. “Where the fuck is Rhee?” he demanded angrily. Wince jumped up nervously.
“She’s probably reading outside. What do you mean where is she?” A few minutes later, Dax and three other guys clad in leather vests were on their bikes, roaring towards the small campus.
Rhee kept Lisa engaged in a caffeine-fueled discussion about sororities. While she feigned interest, Lisa’s eagerness to be a part of an exclusive Greek house didn’t make sense to Rhee. Lisa was definitely the sorority-type, Rhee thought to herself. Suddenly, Lisa looked up and sucked in her breath. “Holy Christ, who the hell is that?! Jesus, he’s coming over here! Rhee, the hottest guy I have ever…”
Rhee didn’t have to look. A pair of
As she boarded the bus, Rhee found herself sandwiched between two men. She stiffened, and tried to push past them, but one of them grabbed her arm. A voice growled huskily into her ear, “Make a sound and you’ll regret it.” Rhee froze as something blunt and hard pressed into her side. A gun? Really? On the student bus?!
Don’t panic! Trying to control her breathing, Rhee allowed the men to guide her to the empty bench in the back. The guy who held her arm indicated that she should slide into the window seat. Rhee paused, knowing that position would render her completely at their mercy.
“Rhiannon? Is that you?”
Rhee looked up to find her former roommate Lisa grinning at her. The gunman hesitated and Rhee took a calculated risk, praying he wouldn’t go as far as to shoot up the bus.
“Oh my god! Lisa!” Rhee launched herself at her surprised friend, throwing herself into her arms. “I missed you sooo much! How are you? How’s Kate?!” She plunked down right next to the girl, gushing in a way that was very uncharacteristic of the shy, silent Rhee who had shared an apartment with Lisa just a few short months ago.
Out of the corner of her eye, Rhee watched the two goons sit down two rows behind them, opposite her. They looked extremely displeased, to say the least. Glancing back nervously, she chattered on to Lisa, who wanted to know why Rhee had virtually disappeared after the burglary.
“Rhee, I tried to call you, but your phone was dead and my emails to you bounced back! Kate and I really wanted to room with you again but we couldn’t find you! Can you believe we got robbed?! Are you okay?”
“Oh, sure! I was um, visiting my aunt in Seattle,” Rhee lied smoothly, praying that Lisa wouldn’t question her. She had never really discussed her family with her roommates.
“How fun! Well, Kate and I are planning on pledging a sorority. Maybe you might want to join us for rush night? It’s Tuesday at seven.” Lisa pulled a flyer out of her leather bag and handed it to Rhee who feigned eagerness.
“Sweet! I’ll think about checking it out.” The bus slowed to a stop, and Rhee thought fast. The guys behind her were certainly watching.
“Wanna grab a coffee? My treat.”
Lisa smiled. “Well-sure! Let’s do it!”
“Yay!” Rhee responded exuberantly, trying to draw as much attention to herself as possible. A couple of jocks made eye contact with her and she shot them a wink and a smile. Perfect. Now, no one can stick a gun in my ribs without someone noticing! Rhee slipped out in front of Lisa and the two of them flounced off the bus and into the campus coffee house. Rhee was aware that the two frustrated thugs followed just behind them. They didn’t enter the coffee house, but Rhee was sure they were waiting just outside.
“Um, Lisa? My cell got turned off last month ‘cause it was too expensive. Could I borrow yours? I just need to send a text.”
“Sure thing!” Lisa relinquished her phone and Rhee sent a quick text and then erased it immediately. Now, she was really nervous, and her anxiety had nothing to do with the two scary-looking guys waiting for her outside.
Dax slammed into the warehouse, startling Wince and the other two guys that lounged inside. “Where the fuck is Rhee?” he demanded angrily. Wince jumped up nervously.
“She’s probably reading outside. What do you mean where is she?” A few minutes later, Dax and three other guys clad in leather vests were on their bikes, roaring towards the small campus.
Rhee kept Lisa engaged in a caffeine-fueled discussion about sororities. While she feigned interest, Lisa’s eagerness to be a part of an exclusive Greek house didn’t make sense to Rhee. Lisa was definitely the sorority-type, Rhee thought to herself. Suddenly, Lisa looked up and sucked in her breath. “Holy Christ, who the hell is that?! Jesus, he’s coming over here! Rhee, the hottest guy I have ever…”
Rhee didn’t have to look. A pair of
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