"Monny where are we?" the child whispered. Even at the age of five he knew ti was dangerous to attract attention.
"Shhh, baby, we'll be home soon." She kept walking, her pace fast and uncertain.
Loud crashing behind them made her jump. She stopped to pick up the boy, then began to run. She screamed as a had caught in her hair and jerked her backward. Dropping the little boy, she turned and lashed out, catching someone in the face with her left hand.
"Fuck!" he yelled, stumbling backward.
The womans scalp burned where a patch of her hair had been ripped out. She pushe the pain aside and focused on the man in front of her. Shifting her weight onto one foot, she kicked forward. The man screeched as her knee connected hard with his groin. He sank slowly to his knees and rested his head on the ground.
"Alright, bitch, that's enough." She whirled to find two large men blocking them from the way they had come.
"Mommy!" the little boy wailed as the other man stood, clutching something in both hands. Lights exploded behind her eyes as something hard smashed into the back of her skull. The last thing she heard was the loud crying of the boy as she fell into darkness.
"Get the fucking brat," the man yelled at his companions as he leaned painfully against the stone wall.
The boy was still wailing loudly as one of the others came forward and knelt in front of him. "Don't worry, Kid," he said, his voice soothing. "You'll be alright has long as you behave. Okay?" He picked up the sobbing child and held him close.
"Let's get the fuck outta here, Reg," the last man said, slinging the unconcious woman over his shoulder and exiting the alley
Reg followed close behind, still trying to calm the frightened child.