Powerless World by Derek Shupert

Author:Derek Shupert [Shupert, Derek]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-10T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

SARAH

The man in the black hoody had made a huge mistake. He just didn’t know it yet.

Sarah trailed the gutless low-life as best she could through the maze of alleys that snaked through the aged buildings. They both ran at a good clip, neither yielding to the other.

The Glock remained fixed within Sarah’s grasp. She narrowed her gaze at the clumsy hoodlum who struggled to keep his legs under him. He wasn’t going to get away.

It was hard to tell if he was uncoordinated or on drugs. From his gaunt frame and the brief glimpse she got at his sallow face, it made her think he might be a meth head. That could be why he stole their belongings. He needed a fix in the worst way and was low on cash. After all, most people seemed to think women were easy targets.

Rays of sunshine dwindled to a darkening haze that hovered overhead. Smoke tainted the air wherever they went. Sarah could taste the bitterness of it.

Sarah was growing tired of running, but letting him get away with murder and her property wasn’t an option. All she could see was Jess lying in their living room, bleeding out from the gash the intruder dealt across her mid-section. Nothing made Sarah feel more helpless than watching her only child pass in her arms.

Hoody darted out of the alleyway while glancing over his shoulder. He wasn’t paying attention. Beams of light traced along the Clarendon Street Garage walls. The sound of water splashed as a four-door sedan came into view.

The vehicle slammed its brake. Hoody jumped onto the hood of the car with a dense thud. The purse of the woman he’d killed slid across the car and vanished on the other side.

The driver of the sedan threw open his door. A plump, bald-headed man stepped out. He stood behind the door, yelling and pumping his fist at the air. “What the hell. Are you ok, pal? I could’ve run you over.”

Hoody limped around the front of the sedan toward the parking garage without looking in the irate man’s direction. The man continued yelling from the driver’s side before catching wind of footfalls hammering his way. He looked back toward the alleyway in search of what was charging his way.

Sarah skirted the front of the sedan at a steady clip.

Hoody hobbled inside the parking garage as Sarah closed in. She raced up the steep incline of the entrance to the first floor of the structure.

The thug’s footfalls echoed throughout the covered parking lot, then faded to nothing. She had lost sight of him within the dimness. Any sunlight that was left struggled to touch the interior of the space.

Sarah paused, then listened. Her heart thumped inside her head as she gasped for air. Both legs ached. Her muscles burned. Skipping the gym for the past year had caught up to her.

She skimmed over the cars that were parked in the structure. If she couldn’t locate him quickly, she’d have to cut her losses and leave if she was going to get to Mandy’s place.

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