The Lonely One by Richard Laymon

Author:Richard Laymon
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Horror, Short Stories
ISBN: 9780130245243
Publisher: Globe Fearson/Pearson Learning Group
Published: 2004-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

She raced down the pier, dodging people in her way, and didn't look back until she reached the stairs down to the beach. There she grabbed the railing and spun around. Her eyes searched the crowd for a moment. She didn't see Ron.

She dashed to the bottom of the stairs. Her shoes sank into the sand. She stopped and bent over, gasping for breath.

With any luck, she had lost Ron. But she couldn't be too careful. If she stayed in the open, he might spot her.

So she rushed under the pier. She made her way into the darkness, hurrying past pilings the size of telephone poles. She saw no one. The only sound was the rush of the surf washing against pilings and the shore off to her side. She crouched behind one of the thick posts, and stared out at the beach.

From her hiding place, she could see the foot of the stairs. She watched, but nobody came down.

Even if Ron searches the beach, Doreen thought, he'll never look for me in here.

He'll give up.

She caught her breath as a man stepped off the bottom stair. But this man wore shorts, not jeans like Ron. A woman followed him. They turned away, and trudged through the sand toward the parking lot.

"Gotcha!"

Hands clutched her shoulders, yanked her away from the post, and flung her backwards. She tumbled onto the sand. A man stood over her. A big man with wild hair and a thick beard. Before Doreen could move, he kicked her in the side. He bent down and grabbed her wrists. He pulled, dragging her deeper into the darkness.

"Mine," he growled.

Doreen jerked a hand free. She twisted over, knees digging into the sand as she tried to get up. The man let go of her other hand. He gripped her hair and tugged, flinging her sideways. She smashed against a piling and fell flat on her face.

"Hey!" someone shouted.

The man quickly turned around. Doreen lifted her face from the sand. She saw a dim shape racing toward them, darting past the black posts.

The man roared. Hunching over, he pulled a big knife from a sheath at his side.

The shape kept coming through the darkness.

The bearded man waved his knife. "I'm gonna cut you up!" he yelled.

Doreen pushed herself to her hands and knees.

"Run!" called the rushing shape.

It was Ron's voice.

"Get back!" she shouted. "He's got a knife! He'll kill you!"

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