Victim/Kidnapper

The street was dark

Dark enough to hide under
Dark enough to wear like a cloak

I didn't mean to be alone

I was supposed to meet a friend 

My friend was late

Too late

A car pulled up

Headlights streamed into the darkness

Like two eyes penetrating the mask of the night

I squinted into the lights

Trying to catch a glimpse of the driver

At instinct,

I thought it must be my good friend coming to pick me up

But no

A figure opened the car door

I turned away

I started in the opposite direction

I could hear the swishing of heavy pants in the pitch black

I began to run

Rough, dry hands caught my arms and pinned them behind me

I started to scream

One cracked hand covered my mouth, muffling my words

The night air was a blur

The ground spiraled towards me and I hit it hard

I began to fight with everything I had

I was on the ground

My attacker above me

I slung my fists 

Headlights poured through the night

My friend rushed from the car door

Phone in hand

Police on speaker

My attacker took off into the night

Driving away from the police being called

Two headlights 

Disappearing

Through

The

Night

~ New point of view ~

He needed money desperately

He couldn't hold a job

He couldn't make a living

Ransom, he decided

He was desperate

He spied a woman in the darkness

She walked all alone

He pushed down any guilty thoughts

He needed money

He wondered how much he'd get 

How much her friends and family would pay

To get her back

Probably a pretty ransom

He saw the woman turn and run away

He had to act now