Chapter 6
The man had been watching you from the diner counter nearby. You were doodling on a napkin while sitting in a booth that was at the end of the counter, taking your time with your coffee that night. The staff at the diner knew you didn't have anywhere to go, so they let you hang out there as long as you wanted. The owner always gave you a meal a day; eggs and fruit. They would refill your coffee cup and water glass all day if you didn't go anywhere.
You kept glancing up at him from your napkin every few moments, trying to be covert, your chin down, quickly averting your eyes anytime he was looking at you. He never smiled... just watched with his steely eyes. He made you nervous, but he also drew your interest, he was stunning. Why didn't he take off his gloves?
The diner would be closing in about half an hour and with this man making you nervous you were thinking about leaving when the waitress, Lena, came over with the coffee carafe, "More, sweetie?"
You shook your head slightly, your tiny voice coming out quietly, "Thank you."
"Okay, take care. See you tomorrow.", she beamed down at you and left.
You glanced at the man again and his eyes were wider, intense.
You gathered your bag and put your hood on your head, steering yourself to the door quickly. Once you were outside, you noticed that the man stayed in the diner. You felt a wave of relief, but kept looking behind you. You had been walking for several minutes and finally relaxed, sure that he hadn't followed you.
You were thinking about where you could go that night to huddle down and hide. You didn't usually sleep during the night; you didn't feel safe enough to. Your thoughts were quickly interrupted when you were harshly grabbed, your mouth covered as you tried to scream out. You were dragged into an alley and slammed to the ground, a heavy body over you, crushing the air out of your lungs.
You whimpered and struggled as a male voice muttered something in your ear in a language you didn't understand, he then shoved your head against the pavement, scraping your cheek on the gravelly surface. The sting made you cry out loudly and he punched you in the head, growling out more words you didn't know. He kept slamming his fist into your head, face and back and kneed you with harsh blows to your side a few times as you struggled in vain.
You started to feel dizzy, feeling close to unconsciousness and couldn't fight anymore. He had you completely pinned. He yanked down your sweatpants and you heard a zipper being undone quickly.
You then felt the weight lift, the cool air of the night on your backside as you struggled to stay awake, whimpering through the blood seeping out of your mouth. You tried to move, started to reach down with a weak hand to pull up your pants and trying to roll onto your side as you heard deep grunts, groans and the sounds of a struggle. Then you heard a loud crack and a thump.
Your vision was blurry as you were still slowly pulling up the waistband of your pants with scraped fingers while you fought stay conscious, huffing in pain... only the foggy image of the sideways pavement in front of you whenever you managed to open your eyes.
You felt hands start to grab at the waist of your sweatpants again. You whimpered desperately as a voice sushed and soothed you in a foreign tongue, breath slightly labored.
"Nein. Bitte...", you barely managed with a hoarse voice.
The hands finished pulling up your pants gingerly and rolled you a bit more, "Shh, ich werde dich nicht verletzen.", the gravelly voice soothed again. Strong arms then lifted you, making you feel so weightless that you couldn't hold on anymore and blacked out.
You woke in the storage unit with a start, crying with the dim bulb still buzzing above you. Your chest heaved as you sat up and put your face in your hands, your sobs growing stronger. You wished you could stop dreaming about that night... especially now... now that Bucky wasn't there to hold you and make you feel safe.
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TRANSLATIONS▪️"Nein. Bitte..." = No. Please..., "Ich werde dich nicht verletzen." = I will not hurt you.