THE PERFECT BLOCK by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Jessie gripped the wooden shaft of the plunger and jabbed it at the man as she dived forward, keeping low as she aimed for his midsection. She felt the tip drive into something soft and knew she’d poked him in the stomach, even as the plunger tore from her hands.

The pained grunt from above confirmed it as her right shoulder collided with his legs, sending him sprawling over her toward the tub. She heard a loud thump as she rolled over and looked back to see that he’d slammed into the edge of the tub, almost exactly where she’d been seconds earlier.

He was groaning loudly and the knife had skittered away from him into the corner of the bathtub. Jessie scrambled to her feet as the man tried to do the same. She saw the plunger lying at her feet and grabbed it again, this time by the handle. As the man attempted to stand, she shoved him hard with the rubber end, sending him tumbling backward into the tub on top of the skeleton.

As he flailed about, Jessie grabbed her phone off the floor and rushed from the bathroom, still holding the plunger. Behind her, she could hear flailing as the man tried to extricate himself from the tub. She dashed out of the apartment and down the hall, glancing back only when she reached the stairwell door. The man was there, just exiting the apartment at the other end of the hall. He caught sight of her and began to half-run, half-limp after her.

Jessie shoved open the stairwell door and dashed down, yanking open the door at the bottom just as she heard him rip open the one a flight above her. She sprinted down the back hall, almost slipping on the dusty floor as she rounded the corner near the elevators.

As she ran through the lobby, she could see a sliver of dim daylight slashing through the chained front door. She shoved her phone back into her pocket, knowing she’d need both hands to get out.

When she got there, she dropped the plunger and yanked the doors as far apart as the chain would allow. As she started to shimmy through she heard the heavy breathing and even heavier footsteps of the man getting closer.

She had just passed through and was sliding her left arm out when she felt something grasp at her left wrist. As she pulled away, she saw the man’s dirt-encased fingers clasping her tight. He dug his fingernails into her skin as he tugged her back, slamming her body against the exterior of the door.

A new wave of adrenaline surged through her system as she tried to rip herself free. It didn’t work. She had managed to create some space between herself and the door but he was still holding on tight. She looked around desperately and her eyes fell on a shard of window glass lying near her right foot.

She reached down and grabbed it before he could tug at her again.

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