Free Fight With Me (Fight and Fall) by Unknown

psychopath. I didn’t give him enough credit before. I can tell he is one seriously sick fuck who enjoys inflicting pain on women. I gulp, my body shaking with fear. I feel like I’m going to have a panic attack, right in front of him. I see a few people walking around us, so I know that he won’t pull anything. If I don’t move now, he might pull me back behind the bar and fulfill his threats.
                  I dart around him, walking quickly away, my breathing labored. I still hear him chuckling behind me and I start to shake. Don’t panic, Emma. Calm down and just keep walking.
                  “Run to Lucas’s, Emma. I’ll see you soon and we’ll finish our conversation. Next time you might want to be a little friendlier,” he says yelling out to me.
                  My spine stiffens as I walk even more quickly away. I round the corner and find myself at the boardwalk near the water. I walk to the edge, looking out at its blue depths, focusing solely on the waves.
                  Breathe and calm down. That’s it, try and relax, Emma. So what if he knows where you live now? It’s probably public knowledge because it’s a small town. Don’t read too much into it. He’s not stalking you. He’s just trying to intimidate you, that’s all.
                  I focus on breathing in through my nose and out my mouth.  I close my eyes, trying to think about happy things; puppies, ice-cream, balloons, cute kitten YouTube videos, anything to block out those inky black, fathomless eyes staring back at me. 
                  I let out an unsteady breath, finally able to breathe somewhat normally. I run my hands through my dampened hair, brushing the short locks away from my forehead. His words shook me more than I care to admit.
                  Where do I go from here? Who do I tell? Aiden’s pretty much out of the picture and has too much on his plate already. I can’t go to the police because they won’t do anything. I have no proof of his threats and they probably wouldn’t even believe me. I get chills just thinking about going to them for help. It would be like Arizona all over again. I won’t put myself through that. The situation with Marcus seems a little too eerily familiar for my liking.
                  I know I need to tell Lucas tonight and maybe even Leo. I know they’ll both look out for me. From my understanding, Leo and Aiden have an agreement about looking out for me.             
    I hear laughing coming from behind the boardwalk, a group of teenagers sitting outside and drinking from paper cups. I glance over at the sign that says Astoria Coffee House and Bistro with a cute red mug of steaming hot coffee that proudly says OPEN within it.
                  I was going to go to the other coffee shop, the one Aiden and I went to, but I don’t think I can. I need something to calm me down and take my mind off of anything unpleasant. Being there without him might just make me fall apart. I definitely don’t want to be the sad and pathetic woman crying into her coffee cup.
                  I forcefully will myself to walk over the café, still shaken and rightfully so. Get it together, Emma. Hang out for a bit and then go back to Lucas’s and make dinner for him. Anything to take your mind off of what happened.
                  I walk inside, noticing that the espresso bar is in a separate room from the lounging area.  A few people are scattered around, some have laptops, others novels that seem to have them fully engrossed. I notice the light blue walls, instantly reminding me of Aiden’s house. Same fucking shade of blue too. My eyes are drawn towards the ceiling of the sitting area, the boarder of the wall adorned with dozens of world globes. Hmmm…weird, yet creative. I like it.
                  I am greeted at the counter by a curvy woman,