Angel Chapter 2

"But I'm not, and I didn't mean to trick you." Afraid of the infuriated man, who had seemed so nice just a few seconds earlier, Angel backed away so the trunk was between them, not much of a barricade, but better than nothing.

Brian's sudden burst of rage abated slightly. Although still incensed, he told himself "I oughta bust her fuckin' pretty face in. But she – or he or it or whatever – ain't worth it." He grabbed his clipboard off the trunk and strode angrily through the doorway and down the hall.

Still shaking, even though there was no longer any danger, Angel sat on one of the chairs in her kitchen. Thinking of the terrible things Brian had said to her made her start to cry. Nobody had ever acted like that, not even any of the boys she knew in school. They had called her a pouf too, and other names as well, but had never threatened her the way Brian did. For a long time, Angel sat, before getting up, closing the door and going to the bathroom to wash her face.

Although her first flirtation in London had turned out badly, she was not going to give up on finding the male companionship she wanted and deserved. Angel took some solace in the fact that a handsome and desirable young chap such as Brian had been attracted to her, and she was glad that she had been honest with him. If she had waited until they were out on the town, or back here, or even somewhere in between, his threats almost certainly would have been carried out.

After making her bed and hanging up some of her clothing, Angel felt pangs of hunger. She hadn't eaten since that morning, and needed something fast, maybe from the fish and chips place they had passed on the way to her flat. Not wanting to attract any unwanted attention, she covered her shiny, blonde hair with a scarf and her sexy curves with a baggy raincoat before going out.

She took the same lift to the first floor, walked to the eatery and returned with a greasy bag of food. Not knowing there was another lift for passengers, Angel went to the same one she and Brian had used before, and met the same friendly maintenance man. He smiled at seeing the beautiful blonde again.