Not what a hobo would choose, Alita, Mia and two other girls that escaped from Rocco had to stay where they won’t have wanted to stay even if they had the choice. But since there was no choice in this case, they had to stay.
In the alley or an outskirt area of where they had escaped from, The girls found an abandoned mall. The mall should have been abandoned for one or two years because most of the goods are expired.
No electricity, no good ventilation system, bad smell or rather stuffy smell, and the whole place had spiders. For a person that opens his or her mouth while they sleep, it’s possible to have this insect crawl into your mouth.
Relax! Now imagine that having a spider in your mouth can be creepy but yummy!
With a can of Pringle, Alita sat still and let Mia apply healing balm on her back. She didn’t move nor make any sound, even when Mia would apply a little pressure on some part of her body only a soft and very low groan escaped her throat.
Her eyes were fixed at one Of the girls from the two that escaped with them. She didn’t blink as if she was monitoring every of the girls’ moves.
“I know you are wondering why she looks so beautiful just like you” Mia interrupted the silent peace “Her name is Alitalia” She paused for a while and started at Alita’s face before continuing what she was doing “Her sister died while saving you, you don’t have to mind her cold nature towards you even when she has attempted to kill you twice” she added with a small frown.
“Poor thing!” Alita said dryly.
for a brief moment, Mia stopped to stare at Alita’s face, Her fingers still moved absent-mindedly on Alita’s back.
“Don’t stare at me as that” Alita warned coldly not even raising her head to see Mia’s face. Her face was still focused on Alitalia that sat a few meters from them eating what only God knows.
As if the warning worked, Mia shrugged before moving back to her previous position. Slowly and with lesser pressure, her fingers moved on Alita’s back before she stood up and watched Alita where she sat on the floor.
“You look better” Mia cringed at her own complement “I think?” She added unsurely.
For a person to stare at Alita, they would still be unsure if Alita was alright or sick. Her eyes were dim, still green but now has black eyes bags, her shoulders look skinny with longer neck as something that looks like buckets were seen on her shoulders not far from the lower side of her neck.
The worn-out dress she wore performed a very good job at covering the wounded parts of her body. Her wrist and ankles still look bruised, well, not too visible but it can get noticed when a person just watches a little bit more carefully.
Even as Mia worried and confused eyes stared at Alita from head to toe, the girl didn’t seem to notice any form of life.
“They say you act like a sadist” Mia announced “But I told them that you were once a girl full of life and fun” she smiled.
“Sure I was” Alita replied as she put a Pringle in her mouth and chew it noisily “I was once a girl full of hope and dreams but now I am a well-trained sadist” she looked up at Mia with a smile on her stern face.
Just as it had appeared unexpectedly, it vanished the same way, not even the slightest sign of mood swings. It was as of a candle was been lit and put out after a few seconds.
Where did the flame go?!
Still yet, Mia chose to smile and ignore the creepy most in Alita’s eyes. For long, well not really long because they had only escaped from Rocco’s place four days ago. The fear of getting seen was the major thing that held them from going out to meet people and ask for help.
Choosing to ignore the sad part of Alita, Mia bent in front of her and attempt to act lively. She took a piece of Pringle from what Alita was eating and chew noisily. Her cheeks dropped as she gave a weird and ugly face.
“What’s the expiring date?” Mia asked in a muffled sound.
“Two years ago” Alita replied casually “Relax” She waved the can of pringles in front of Mia’s face “It’s only just Two years as I said, and relax! You won’t die”
Her face lifted in a creepy smile as she watched Mia stand up and run away. The door to the toilet slammed shut as she emitted a choking sound as she throw up. Not long, she came out looking all red and wiping her mouth with the back of her wrist.
“Are you ever normal?” She snapped as walked back to Alita.
Mia dragged the can from Alita and threw it away, She ignored the dreadful glare Alita was giving and she fold her arms on her flat chest.
“There are some that are two months expired, can’t you take from those and be normal?” She raised a voice a little.
“I don’t think I can ever be normal” Alita’s glare reduced to a pitiful gaze “Well, I don’t miss being normal again”.
Mia’s heart melted, held her chest as if her heart was threatening to melt out. Her legs grew weak as she sat down behind Alita and hugged her knees.
“I always wanted to be a fashion designer” Alita started “I want to make my brother the happiest person on earth then make my parents proud” she wiped her eyes with the back of her palm “I didn’t expect to meet bad luck like Luciano” She cringed at the pronunciation of Lu’s name.
Her gaze narrowed fiercely as she moved her knees to herself and hugged herself. Her lips shrieked into a thin line as she began to move back and front like a soft log of wood on a river.
“It’s okay, Alita” Mia touched Alita’s shoulders and pulled her into a side hug “It’s all over now. Rocco is dead, all we have to do it’s make some earn by any means name leave Italy”
“Not when I have to kill someone first” Alita snapped, she caught glimpse of Mia’s scarred face and grinned “Alright, that would be if I really, really have to kill someone!” She added.
“I know Mr. Lu failed to reply to my first and only message but I still don’t get who else you have to kill especially you killed Rocco,” Mia said.
She released Alita’s shoulders and state at her face, her face lifted me to a weak smile as she nodded gently.
“What to kill both of Rocco’s friends?” She asked.
“They are too useless to be killed!” Alita blurted out.
“Are you ever nice?” Mia intoned.
Alita didn’t answer, she just stared at Mia with a cold face. It was like she never grinned or even know how to smile as her mute and expressionless face stared remain still.
“I have to kill” She stated “If I don’t do it, I will always have to force myself to forget about the person if I live long” Alita removed her gaze from Mia and looked towards the direction of Alitalia but the girl was no longer there “You will miss me when I am gone” she added.