"Please don't do that Melissa." He said. She opened her mouth but he put his hand across it and her scream was stifled. She tried to deliver a knee into his groin but couldn't find it. Looking around she saw no-one who could help, just distant joggers engrossed in their running tunes and focused on their morning runs.

She felt David's other hand on her wrist, pushing it down. What the hell was he going to do? This was really happening.

Then just as suddenly, she was free. David had been lifted bodily from her and thrust against a tree.

"No, no, no!" He screamed. "Don't hurt me." His hands...