“Hey there,” he said slowly: “Where you headed?”. Emily looked at him. Something about him made her skin crawl. “Um, just into town”, she replied hesitantly. The man looked her up and down, his gaze lingering. “Why don’t you hop in and I’ll give you a lift?”. Emily hesitated. Her instincts were telling her to decline, but how else would she get home?
“I don’t know…”, she mumbled. “Oh, come on, it’s late. I’ll get you home safely”, he said with an unsettling grin. Emily took a small step back, thinking it might be best to keep walking. Fear gripped her as she nervously scanned her surroundings, hoping for a better option to appear in the distance. The man eyed her eagerly and quickly added: “Tell you what, I’ll do something for you if you do something for me”.