On the next block, they caught up to poor Muse, and, with a simple grab of her arm they turned her into a narrow alleyway. Muse was startled. She’d ...ever gone into the alleys before, having always been warned about them, that bad things happened to girls like her in the alleyways. Her mouth opened to yell for help, but one of the men jabbed something into her side, and all that came out of her mouth was a long, low moan before she crumpled to the ground.When Muse awoke, she first became aware. .A new set of hands began the same process... separating out a lock ofhair, pulling it with rubber gloves, and painting it with the brush.Then flipped to one side, and the next lock of hair was done.It took nearly 20 minutes to do one half of my head. Dozens and dozensof separate steps. Separate a lock, paint from top to end, and flip...repeat...The shop owner, based on her coaching, I now realized was a professionalstylist, said, let me do the other side so we process evenly. In herexpert. ”The jarring music faded as the pair made their way down the corridor. Through a hidden door, they passed into another set of hallways, making their way to an elevator. The man put a card in a slot and doors sprang open. The woman moved into the elevator rolling her hips in rhythm to the distant music. The man followed, like a wolf on the prowl.Jason Griggs reached out and pushed LL10. The elevator gave that little dip letting the pair know it had begun its decent. As the elevator dropped to. ‘You just carry energy drinks around with your? Are you a caffeine dealer?’ He eagerly accepted my offer. ‘No I have a baby girl, she has night terrors and I usually don’t sleep much at night. Most days I just sip on over sugared coffee but it didn’t cut it this morning. I bought two cams thinking I’d need them both.’ ‘How old is your baby?’ He had already finished the whole can. ‘Ten months. Your’s?’ ‘Five. I’ve got to go but good luck with your girl.’ ‘You too.’ I started to think that.