At this point, Leena didn't say anything. She just whipped out her phone and dialed 110. It was the emergency number that would summon the police. So, just like she threatened, she was going to call the cops. She didn't think of Kevin, who was close by. But he was a soldier, and his first duty was to protect the people. She shouldn't call him every time she got into a jam. That simply wasn't his job.

  "Hey! What are you doing? Calling the cops?" One of them, a rather hairy guy, stepped forward and knocked the phone from Leena's hand. The phone fell to the ground with a bang. Luckily, it looked to be in one piece. Leena thanked her lucky stars as she was smart enough to buy an OtterBox.

  "Awesome. Now you owe me a new phone, you dick!" Leena was angry now. She even swore, which wasn't like her at all. She put her hands on her hips and glared at them. She was trembling, but not scared. It was cold, and all she had on was a skirt.

  "Ha ha! Bros! Did you hear that? We owe this bitch a new phone! Ha ha! Maybe we need to teach her a lesson." The boys all spat out their gum. Pink blobs landed on the ground. Leena frowned. She was disgusted by the display. In the meantime, she went over various scenarios in her mind. Hopefully, none of them were good at fighting. She'd learned some basic self-defense techniques, but she was wearing a short skirt, and it would definitely fly up when she kicked someone. She just hoped her pantyhose would hide enough of her to matter.

  "Now I get it. You guys think that you can do whatever you want, because your fam

  hecked the intersection in front of them. He decided to turn back and look for Leena. At first, he thought maybe she was stuck at a traffic light. So he slowed way down, hoping she'd catch up with him. But it had been awhile, and still no Leena. And now she wasn't answering her phone. He was definitely worried.

  "Did she take a shortcut?" Claire hadn't noticed that Leena wasn't behind them. When she heard what Kevin said, she began to look for Leena through the rearview mirror.

  "No way, we took the fastest way back to the apartment. And she knew I was in front of her. She wouldn't have a reason to turn off," Kevin said as he turned the wheel. The car drifted into the next lane over.

  "Did something happen to her?" After she realized what she had said, she quickly covered her mouth. She didn't want that to come true.

  "She'll be fine," Kevin said. He was really saying this to comfort himself. He was really worried. He checked out the other cars as they headed back, just in case she really was trying to catch up to him.