Take It Slow by AKM Miles

Author:AKM Miles
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Daniel and Benny were walking slowly down

Tanner, talking in soft voices, when they heard a scuffling noise coming from an alley a few feet ahead.

Neither being stupid, they moved to the middle of the street, which was empty of vehicles, and hurried to look down the alley.

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"Benny!" Daniel exclaimed when he saw the kid they were looking for being pushed up against the wall by a taller, bigger guy whose yelled words they could not clearly hear. The last word, "faggot", they got clearly, though. Daniel's instinct was to rush in, but Benny clutched his arm, shaking his head. Daniel eased back and nodded. Benny leaned in and whispered into

Daniel's ear and again Daniel gave a nod in

understanding. Benny held his hand up and counted down three fingers. When the last one went down they both yelled, as if calling for a policeman.

"Hey, Officer! Stop! There's a man beating on another one in there," Benny yelled.

"Hey, you, stop that!" Daniel yelled, heading toward the alley. As Benny drew closer he took the small bat out of his sleeve and whacked it a couple of times on the lamp post, making a lot of noise.

Suddenly, the big guy sprinted out of the alley, long hair flying out behind him, and took off down the street without even looking to see if there were policemen or not. In seconds, he'd disappeared. Daniel turned to the alley, looking for Franklin Dugan.

"What do you want?" The question was less than welcoming, despite the save.

"One thing, to help you. That's all, I swear it." Daniel said, not coming any closer to Franklin. He knew how the kid's heart must be pounding, how the fear must still be fresh.

Benny spoke up, "We really are here just to help.

Will you talk to us? That's all. We'll even stay over here." Benny clearly knew, too, that Franklin would not welcome anyone else coming close right now.

"Help how? With your little bat?" The sneer was clear in the voice.

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"Hey, don't make fun of my little friend. It helped scare off that asshole, didn't it?" Benny teased back.

Franklin didn't say anything, but Daniel noticed he was watching them closely. Daniel gave him a minute.

"Are you okay? Did he hurt you?" he asked.

"Not yet. Not this time."

Daniel sighed, relieved. "Listen, I don't have a good history with alleys, so would you walk with us, out here? We want to tell you about a place."

Daniel saw Franklin draw back, as if the thought of walking with them scared him.

"Hey," Benny said, "I'll let you carry the bat." They heard a snort from Franklin, but he took a step toward them. Daniel held his breath. He and Benny were standing back in the street, a little ways from the alley.

When Franklin came closer, Daniel could see the bruises on his face and arms. Damn.

Franklin stopped a few feet from them and looked them both over, and Daniel knew exactly how he felt.

How were these people going to hurt me?

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