Chapter one

It was a chilly afternoon in September.The wind was howling and it was starting to rain on Bolton Street.It was starting to get dark, the city was cold and the lights were down.

Michelle Cook ignored the rain.She was walking on Bolton Street near an alleyway walking towards the checkpoint as she was shivering in the cold.

Just as she walked into the checkpoint,she could see a tall man checking people’s passports before they could enter.

‘’Come on I don’t have all day.’’ shouted the man.He held out his hand and Michelle gave him her ticket.’’Where are you going little girl?’’ said the tall man staring into Michelle’s nervous eyes.

‘’I’m taking a gift to a man for my dad’’ Michelle responded as she was nervously smiling.The guard just nodded his head.

A few moments later,Michelle was walking on the streets. On the streets there were lots of people chattering and Michelle became more nervous walking through them.

Walking down Bolton street,Michelle had a hood over her head making sure no one would see her. Michelle’s dad always told her to be careful when she is walking on streets alone.

She fell back, and a man grabbed her that she hadn’t seen before.

Immediately, the man whisked Michelle away and pulled her to a corner in an alleyway.

‘’I’ll have that thankyou very much’’the man said.There was silence.’’I’ll have anything else you have got’’ he added. Michelle kicked the man in the face,stamped on his foot and sprinted up the alleyway.Although there was a big wall blocking the exit.

The man’s shadow was getting closer and closer slowly.Michelle was looking for something to hide behind when she spotted a door and hid behind it.Then a few moments later she was inside.