Chapter 1:- side street
The attack came without warning. One moment he was walking leisurely under the shady tree; the next moment there was a knife at his throat, and someone's heavy breathing at his right ear.
"You are Damien Antony James, aren't ya?" the attacker asked in a raspy voice.
Damien nodded, and the attacker retracted the knife. "Good. Because we need your help with something, and we need you alive for it." So saying, the attacker gave Damien a push, which made him stumbled a few steps forward.
"We?" Damien asked, wondering what was in store for him.
"Yeah," Damien finally got a good look at his attacker. "We need you to talk to the principal."