Even though the sun was starting to come up it was still quite dark in the shop, and it did not help Cid know what time it really was and how long he’d been there.
…Exhausted, Cid got down from the roof and sat down against the wall.
Closing his eyes, he told himself that he had tried enough and that he should get some sleep. One side of him agreed, but another didn’t. What if someone came and left because he did not reply to them? What if he kept thinking and would think of a way to get out of here, that all he needed was another hour and he’d come up with another way? But if he were asleep…
He wanted to be awake for when Benjamin might come, or David, but considering that he had worked so hard to try and get out of this pce, he was really tired…
“Mmm, this might sell.”
Frowning, Cid looked to a certain spot, wondering if he really had heard someone speak.
In another instant, a noise cttered outside, and Cid found light coming into one of the windows. Getting up quickly, Cid raced to the window and opened it, seeing someone outside, looking at the scrap metal.
When that person saw him, they stopped and Cid smiled at them when he was fully out of the window, “Thank you.”
The person looked at the scrap metal and Cid could see a huge difference in them all of a sudden.
Holding out their hand, they said, “Money!”
Astonished, Cid stood there in a daze…
“I haven’t got all day!”
It was a woman’s voice and Cid, who was still relishing from being let out, was having trouble holding back a smile.
The woman in front of him put her hands to her hips and angrily looked at him, and that was enough for Cid to ugh.
He had been in such a terrible state before and now felt like he had another lease on life, to see that the person that saved him, who didn’t mean to, must be a thief!
Before he knew it, the woman came to him and started to go through his clothes, making him go stiff.
“Hey!” Cid stated, trying to get away from her.
“Pay up!” She stated, obviously not caring for normal space between a man and woman.
Cid tried harder to stay away from her, and they ended up going in a bit of a circle, then headed away from behind the shop, “Keep your hands to yourself!”
“I’m only trying to obtain what I deserve! A life is priceless so I will not only take your coat and your hat, but you must give me even more!” The woman stated, already holding the coat and hat, making Cid extremely angry.
What a demon!
“Have the metal, didn’t you want that first anyway?” Cid pointed, not just because he wanted her to change her direction of thoughts regarding payment, but also that of wanting to get his stuff back from her!
It hadn’t worked though, she kept a good hold of his belongings, not letting him go near them. “No, thank you. I’d much rather money.”
Cid frowned and put a hand to his money pouch, that was attached to his waist now.
Getting out a few notes, Cid held them out, to which the woman tried to snatch them straight away, but Cid didn’t let her!
“Give me my clothes back and I’ll let you have this money!” Cid decred, keeping an eye out on any tricks that she might have.
The woman narrowed her eyes at him, not moving for a moment.
Clearly, she was thinking, and Cid hoped that she would just take this opportunity that he was giving her and stop giving him a hard time!
Finally, the woman moved but not like he wanted her too!
She had smiled, then went to the window and pced his clothes back inside of the shop, making Cid extremely angry!
He had just gotten out of there!
Cid put away the money, making the woman frown, “I’m not holding your things anymore, why put away something that you are just going to give to me!?”
Cid stood up straight, having enough of these stupid games of hers and started to walk away.
He was not going to go back in there! So…He will just have to pick up his coat and hat up another time! Well, if they were still there…Besides, he had the certain suspicion that the woman would lock him up again, wanting to milk him dry of all his worth!
She really had a lot of guts!
“Wait, you haven’t paid me yet!” The woman stated, following after him.
Cid had already walked to the front, to see his horse gone, and sighed.
He closed his eyes for a moment and tried to calm himself down. What does he expect? Of course, Steven would take his horse so why was he so surprised!?
Cid stopped a hand trying to reach into his clothes again and turned around, showing this woman his anger.
The woman stepped back, trying to pull at her hand but Cid didn’t release it.
“Ok, I won’t steal, alright! Now let me go!” The woman stated, still pulling at her hand.
Cid took a deep breath and could only come up with one solution, and that was that he’d have to walk all the way to his home.
It would most likely take an hour or so, but he was all pent up with anger right now and decided that it might do him some good!
“Hey! Let go of me!” The woman yelled, getting Cid’s attention once again.
Looking at the woman, pretty sure that she will only cause him more troubles, Cid picked up some broken rope and tied her hands to one of the pilrs outside of the shop.
“Hey…Hey, what are you doing!?”
Cid tightened the rope and looked at her, “I don’t want you to follow me.”
“What are you, some type of hermit!” She stated.
“So, what if I am.” Cid stated, showing her some notes, then pcing them into her clothes.
“Hey! You!”
Making sure that the rope wouldn’t fall lose at any time soon, Cid dashed into the shop and quickly got his clothes, unable to leave without his gifts. He was scared of being locked in there once again that his heart was racing upon coming back out…Gd to see that the woman was still roped up to the pilr.
Breathing out in relief, ignoring her further, Cid put on his dirty coat and hat, already looking in the direction that he needed to go back home.
Then, Cid started to leave and even started to jog, feeling better already to be on his way home. He was tired, that was for sure, but he was also very gd that the woman had come, even if she was a thief.
He had paid her willingly, as he was that grateful to be gone from that pce…
It wasn’t long after that the woman rubbed her hands after she had freed herself. They weren’t bleeding but they felt itchy and were a bit red.
Mumbling, she sighed and got out the notes that had been pced into her clothes.
Smiling, she put away the money and took a deep breath, “Today seems to be such a good day already!”
“Who are you!?”
The woman turned, seeing three men in front of her…Smiling, she took a step back and turned.
Hearing the words, ‘catch her’ from behind, the woman used people, shops, houses and other things to get away or put more space between her and her pursuers.
On the process now of getting on top of a roof, where she knew she could jump from one roof to another, the woman had yet to stand up before she saw someone standing in front of her.
“That’s an interesting talent you have there.”
The woman sighed and quickly wondered how she was going to get out of this mess!
Within no time, a big hand went around her wrist, and she mumbled, acting out her grievance, as she tried to use her other hand to go into the man’s clothing.
Taking out something, seeing now that she was on the ground once again, she hid what she had stolen and lowered her head, as it seems they were walking back to where they had found her originally.
She’d been caught a few times before, if she acted like she was sorry, she had better chances of getting away with it!
“Did you possibly see someone here, a young man, about this tall?”
The woman looked at the middle-aged man and blinked…They weren’t going to cim her as a criminal? They weren’t going to lock her up?
“Did you or did you not?” Came words from beside her, who she guessed was the one holding her wrist.
Looking up at him, her mouth fell opened a bit in shock…
“What, lost your nerve now?” He stated, but she was a bit in a daze to how handsome he was…
A blush formed on her face, and she looked away, only to look back at him and smile, “Hey handsome.”
He’s so clean…
