Alexis Alexander stood up and stretched.  She was petite, with long red hair that was tied in a loose knot at her nape.  She'd volunteered at the youth center for the summer, and tonight had been their "End of the Summer" party.  Afterwards, she had been asked by the Volunteer Coordinator to stay late to help with some filing.  She'd happily agreed, even though tomorrow was the first day of school.  She was going to be a junior.<br/><br/>She was a little surprised at how dark it was when she exited the building with Mrs. Murphy, and glanced down at her watch.  Nine o'clock.  Darn, she'd thought it was closer to eight.  Good thing she'd called her mom earlier to let her know she'd be late.  Normally, she parked in the garage near the Center, but today it had been full because of the party, so she'd parked at a meter on the next street.<br/><br/>"Lexi, you've been such a help this summer.  Thank you, dear."<br/><br/>"You're welcome, Mrs. Murphy.  I'll still try to come by once in a while on the weekends to help out.  I parked down the street, so I'll see you later."<br/><br/>The older woman looked concerned.  "Do you want me to walk you to your car?"<br/><br/>"No, I'll be fine.  It's not far from here."  Lexi gave Mrs. Murphy a hug and walked down the street, turning to wave as she turned the corner.  Her car was the only one left.  She whistled as she walked toward the little convertable that had been her sixteenth birthday present from her parents.  She took her keys out of her purse and clicked the remote to unlock the car.<br/><br/>"Hey," she heard from behind her, and spun around.  A group of men were standing several feet away from her.  They looked older than her, maybe mid-twenties.  Where had they come from?<br/><br/>"Um, hello," Lexi answered politely.  She really needed to get home, and hoped that whatever these guys needed wouldn't take long.  "Can I help you?"<br/><br/>"You got change for a twenty, pretty thing?"  It was a tall man who asked this.  He wore jeans and a faded leather jacket.  Some of the other men grinned at her.<br/><br/>"I'm sorry, I don't," replied Lexi.  As she turned toward the car, she felt someone grab her arm, and turned back, suddenly nervous.  The tall guy who'd asked for change was standing next to her and had an iron grip on her.<br/><br/>"Aw, don't go, beautiful.  The boys and I just want to have fun."<br/><br/>Lexi was scared, and her voice shook as she answered, "Look, I need to go.  Would you mind letting go of me, please?"<br/><br/>The man looked at her, and Lexi saw the coldness in this eyes.  "Naw, we're not done having fun yet," he said.  She looked at the other men, who seemed to be closing in around her.  She didn't know what to do, so she did the only thing she could think of.  She screamed at the top of her lungs, hoping that Mrs. Murphy would hear her.