Another clip from my book

. The street was fairly quiet  due to the cold, most people were either at home or in a bar looking for some liquid warmth. The lot she had parked in belonged to a pharmacy that closed by 5:30 on weeknights. It was 6:54 and the employees had long since locked up the store. Their parking area was taken over at night, it seemed, by the sport’s grill next door. Mira slowed her pace nervously as she noticed that the streetlight that was supposed to be illuminating the side area of the drug store wasn’t working. “I knew this was a bad idea” she thought aloud. “Bar alleyways, dark sidewalks, I’m just begging for a serial killer to grab me.” She got the keys to the van out in one hand and the pocket taser in the other as she approached the van. She pressed the button on the key fob to unlock the doors and made ready to sprint the last fifteen feet when she heard footsteps on the asphalt behind her. “You really need to find a better place to. . . .” the male voice was cut off as Mira spun around and lashed out with the taser. Thin blue streaks of electricity jumped between the prongs as it met with the man’s outstretched hand. Instantly, he slumped over and dropped to the ground with a thud, hitting the back of his head on the pavement. Mira stood there in a daze, watching him twitch and moan while she waited for reality to set in. Her eyes began adjusting to the ambience of her surroundings and she focused on the face of her would-be assailant. “Oh damn!” she exclaimed in a shrill voice as she looked down at Officer Eric Todd. “Omigod! I’m going to be arrested for trying to kill a cop.”