"Listen to me, Mark, I..." I stopped as Mark yanked his head from my hands, and kicking out, caught me in the hip.

I staggered backwards, then watched as, kicking out with both legs this time, Mark caught the desk with his feet and succeeded in getting the chair to begin to fall backwards. Lunging forward, I grabbed the belt and kept the chair up by yanking him forward. As the chair settled back onto the floor, I reared back and slapped Mark hard in the face.

"Stop it!" I yelled in his face. "I swear, Mark, if you don't stop, I will leave you here! Leave you here all...