Chapter 47: Are You Alright?

With Mrs. Warth holding my hand, I shouted, "Get lost, or I'll call the police!" "Call the police?" The square-faced man was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter. "What the hell!" One of them, Carter Hauk, suddenly swung a punch at me, as if certain I wouldn't fight back. I rarely fought, but I knew what "self-defense" meant. When your life is threatened, you have to fight back to protect yourself. Seeing Carter's fist about to hit me, I quickly shielded Mrs. Warth with my body and swung...