Victim - Original Writing

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Victim - Original Writing

Such odd patterns the rain made on the wet window. It had been pouring

for nearly an hour now; Rachel found it quite relaxing. She sat on the

couch watching some stupid talk show about people who had been

victimized by con artists. She shook her head slightly, sighed, and

stirred her tea. Rising while holding the mug perfectly still, she

went into the kitchen to empty what remained of her Earl Grey. Upon

her return, she remembered that she had left the window in her room

open. Earlier that night, she had been sitting by that very window;

the rain felt cool and clean on her rosy cheeks. Rachel cursed

herself for leaving it partly open, which allowed water to cover a

small portion of her bedspread. "Oh well. It will be dry in a while."

She said, not to anyone in particular as she was alone in the house,

after all.

There was one person too many in the house when he sprang from the

closet. The man really didn't look dangerous. His plain white shirt

and black jeans did not appear threatening. His uncombed brown hair

and lean build did not startle Rachel. Even his hazel eyes, empty as

they were, did not alarm her. It was the butcher knife he gripped in

his right hand that chilled her blood. "Little girls like yourself

shouldn't be home alone. They might get hurt or killed or….." He

sprang at her with the deadly blade, forcing her to the ground. She

screamed from both fear and sheer surprise. He held the knife to her

throat with one hand and began to unbutton her cream-colored blouse

with the other.

Rachel struggled violently, yelling, "Get off of me, you sick weirdo!"

He only grinned and continued. She clawed his right arm with her

pointy nails, breaking the skin. He shrieked and dropped his weapon.

Rachel quickly snatched it in her right hand while her attacker was

briefly injured. She then sliced him across the hand, shoving him off

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