Post by kendall on Mar 5, 2014 17:14:11 GMT -5
A L E X C U R T I S D I S T R I C T 1 2 |  The sky darkens by the minute and the flickers of candlelight are in the distant windows of the nearest neighborhoods. I used to live in the lowest neighborhood to this alley. Full of good people in bad situations. Most of then anyways. That's how my mother was. She was a good person but somehow found her way from the high life to the lowest class of living. I never really mentioned my father ever to my mother ever since I was a little girl. I vaguely remember myself asking mother why all the other girls and boys had a father and I didn't. That was the first and last time I mentioned father. Luke was like my father more then a brother. And he taught me that nothing is ever free. I knew that everyone always wanted something in return and he's been right every single time. It's funny that you don't realize that everything is a trade. Money for nice things. A squirrel for goat cheese. Friendship for friendship. And in this case, a cookie for a favor. And that's why I think I took Freedoms surprise. But I think she realized she wanted something from me and of course it was going to be my stupid name. She obviously didn't think how I did. I stared at her while I reached out to take the soft muffin. Holding it in my hand I backed away and slid back down into my sitting position. I tore a piece off and looked at it. I hadn't had one of these for a very long time. I put it in my mouth and I try not to smile. My grumbling belt wouldn't be aching tonight. My eyes pierce hers. I didn't want to tell her my name but I owed her in payment. "Alex." I say looking down at the muffin in my hand. I didn't tell her my last name because I didn't trust her with that information. Once you knew someone's name you have power over them. "Thank you." I grumble. I don't usually thanks people because no one does anything nice to me. Why would she be nice to someone like me? |
