-CHAPTER 6-

I groaned and rolled over and smacked my hand where I thought the alarm clock would be. Wrong. I hit the half filled can of Coke and it clanged onto the floor.

I raised my head and saw the large brown stain spread across the light colored carpet. "Oh, fuck it." I rolled my eyes and slowly got up.

I had to fill up my car. I had no idea that you had to pay first. Here I was, wondering what the hell was wrong with my pump until a young woman informed me about the 'pay first, pump second' policy.

I tried to screw the gas cap back on so I wouldn't lose it, but I couldn't do it.

"Damn thing." I told it, and I took it with me to the shop.

I walked shame facedly into the tiny stop shop and approached the counter. I ignored the teen who was stacking potato chips into a stand.

The guy behind the counter laughed. "Finally figure it out, sexy?"

I wanted to snap his neck. "Yeah." I said as sickly sweet as possible.

He smiled lazily. God, this country was packed with sleazy assholes. "How much?" he asked looking me up and down.

I stiffened. "I want about..." I roughly converted litres to gallons. "Ah, stuff. I want about $20 worth of Unleaded."

He just nodded and took my green bill. "There ya go."

I hesitated.

He raised an eyebrow.

"I, uh... how do I do it?" I asked, holding up my gas cap.

He just came from around the counter and motioned for the teen to take the counter. The man led me outside and to my car.

He pulled the pump out of its holder and held it up. "This is the thing which sprays the gas."

I rolled my eyes. I knew all this.

He grinned. "Then you stick it in here" he shoved the nozzle into the tank and pulled the handle "and then you let her have it. Yeah..."

I was disgusted. "What I meant, was how would I..." I held up my gas cap but backed away as he advanced.

"You're cute." he smiled.

I nearly retched. "Leave me alone." God dammit, did I have 'do me' written all over me?

"Where you live?"

I smiled roughly. "In a place far more luxurious than the pig sty you no doubt have."

He sneered and advanced again. "Snotty little bitch, aren't you?"

I looked around. This was happening out in the open, and yet no one was doing anything. They were actually watching.

He reached out and like a flash grabbed my arm. My left arm. And it hurt.

"Let go of me, asshole!" I cried, my arm stinging.

He gripped tighter. "I'm not as dumb as you think, pretty."

I took a deep breath. "Well, your dick is where you're brains are, so I'll take care of that." I pulled my leg back and brought it up right between the legs. He instantly let go and bent over double.

I went around, pulled the nozzle out of my car and managed to recap the tank. The teenage boy came out of the shop and yelled at me, giving me the middle finger.

I gave it back and drove away.