Pinpoint by Sheila Mary Taylor

Author:Sheila Mary Taylor [Taylor, Sheila Mary]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: suspense
ISBN: 9781461049142
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2011-04-02T05:00:00+00:00

‘But in a confrontation situation you need more oxygen,’ Mike explained, panting and making his stomach go in and out. ‘So if someone’s got hold of you, the time to hit him is when he breathes in. And when I say hit, I don’t mean bang. All you need is this.’ He gently tapped the lean area of his stomach. ‘And down he’ll go.’

Mike smiled at each of the women in turn, a motley collection ranging in age from about seventeen to over fifty, from really skinny to seriously plump.

‘Okay. First a brief run through tonight’s programme, starting with last-resort tactics. Someone taps you on the shoulder and wants to know the time. You don’t want to break his jaw and drop him to the ground, so these are only for when you know you’re going to be physically attacked.’

‘But how do you know?’ Julia blurted out.

‘When someone comes within your own personal space and you feel physically threatened by his presence. Look. Stretch your arm out and bend it up, then draw a circle round yourself from the point of your elbow. That’s your own personal space. If someone’s in that space, they’re going to attack you. Or make love to you,’ he added, grinning. ‘So don’t wait for them to grab you. Just go for it.’

He beckoned a well-built teenager just in front of him. ‘One example,’ he said. ‘You’re walking through Sainsbury’s car park. Turn that way, please, will you, and start to walk.’

The girl walked, and Mike walked a good few paces behind her.

‘Are you feeling physically threatened?’ he asked her.

‘No.’

‘Right. Now start walking again.’

This time he walked a couple of inches behind her. ‘How about now?’

‘Yes! Oh, hell, yes,’ the girl said, grabbing the back of her head with both hands and starting to run.

‘So there you go,’ Mike said. ‘Nobody walks that close unless they’re going to physically assault you. Right. After that, posture. Your body tells the person whether or not you’re open to attack. Yeah? Two dogs facing up in the street. Glaring at each other, growling. And the first one to lose that posture is the loser. Animal instinct. And everybody’s got it. The problem is, we’re too civilised and most of us have lost it.’

Julia wondered whether her body reactions told Smith she was open to attack, and whether he would know when she was ready to attack him.

What the hell is happening to me, she asked herself. How can my thoughts be so deliberately outside the law? And would I really hurt him if I had the chance, knowing there’s a possibility that . . .

Mike’s voice filtered back. ‘After that there’ll be balance. And listening to your senses. And combating fear, which is the most important part of this course. Yeah. Does anyone know why you get frightened?’

No one answered.

‘Is it something to do with adrenaline?’ Julia asked.

‘Right. When you’re under threat, your body releases a massive amount of adrenaline. I can make adrenaline go into my body so all the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

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