Chapter 2-The Unfortunate Encounter

On the floor of a ramshackle, in the outskirts of Allum City sat a lonely young girl. Her hair was dishevelled and in need of a wash, her clothes had several holes revealing patches of her fair pale skin. Her eyes emitted a look of loneliness and self pity.

She was looking out through the broken windows at the dark clouds, watching as raindrops poured endlessly from them. She was starving. She hadn't eaten that day and it was already past noon.

On a normal day, the orphan of 17, would have been out in the sun doing odd jobs for pennies to buy some bread or whatever meagre food she could afford. But today was different, it had been raining so heavily since she woke up, making her unable to go outside.

Allum City, located in the Florida, USA, rarely saw the rain. It was usually blazing hot for almost the whole year which made it a sub-desert region.

Eventually, the downpour ceased close to dusk. Rosa stepped outside for the first time that day a few minutes past six o'clock. She walked aimlessly through the streets wondering how to get some food.

The night was cool, too cool actually and the shorts and oversized shirt she wore didn't do much to keep her warm. As she walked past a dark alleyway, she remembered that her friend, a male friend to be precise, lived behind some bags and boxes in the alleyway

She went into the alleyway, straining her eyes to make out the figure of a man

She called out,

"Chic, is that you".

"Nope", a raspy male voice answered from within the darkness.

The owner of the voice turn on a lighter, revealing his face and slightly illuminating the alley. He said,

"My name is Noah Brighton, but you can just call me Noah. May I know your name?"

"Rosa, my name is Rosa".She replied the man.

Noah was wearing long black trousers, a shirt and a large coat. He was a huge man with a slight pot belly and a poorly maintained beard. His hair was short and rough. In his left hand was a freshly lit cigarette, he put it between his lips and sucked in some air.

"Nice name", said Noah

He continued, "What do you want? You know this area isn't really fit for little girls".

Rosa looked up with an amused look and said,

"Am not a little girl, I can handle myself. I was just looking for some food, am really hungry. Can you help me out?"

Am evil glint appeared in Noah eyes, and he quickly replied,

"Of course, I have a friend who lives a few blocks away, he would give you some food for nothing. Just follow me".

A wide grin appeared on Rosa's face, she quickly thanked him and followed him without suspecting a thing.

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