Chapter ONE - Weebly

instant, Ethan charged the first man, pulling the stone
from his pocket as he closed the distance between
them.
This first man had drawn a blade, and as Ethan
stepped closer, he swiped the knife at Ethan’s neck,
forcing him to duck. The man lashed out with his foot,
aiming his kick at Ethan’s lowered head. Ethan threw
up both arms to block the man’s foot, but was
staggered by the force of the blow. He righted himself,
noticing out of the corner of his eye that the second man
had stripped off his burning coat and was now stalking
him as well.
Ethan was in the middle of the lane now, too far
from either edge to get at the grass. He tried to sidle to
the right. But the man in front of Ethan cut him off and
closed on him.
Glancing behind him, Ethan saw that the other man
was coming closer, too. Again he had to choose. This
time he went for the tough whose coat had burned. He
took a step toward the man, spun swiftly on his good
leg, and kicked out with the bad one, which couldn’t
take the weight of such a move, but worked fine as a