I Can't Save You From Yourself

I closed my eyes tightly and a scream escaped my mouth. High pitched as it pierced the cool night air. I heard argument and shouting and shoving around me. I expected a blow of some kind. To be hit or shot and killed. Because for whatever reason it was I became their target tonight, I may never know. I opened my eyes only to see a burlap sack being dragged over my face and my arms tied roughly behind my back. Practically lifted from the ground and dragged from the alley. Words I was hearing were of assurance. I had no idea where they were coming from, but one thing was very clear. It wasn't me, it was him.