Just when your life seems boring and mundane,
it will become a living hell.
But if you stay positive and look forward to
tomorrow soon your troubles will become an adventure.
~The man in the tail coat~
The cold wind slapped me as I turned around the corner. Despite the chill in the air the corner felt warm and familiar. Something simple that had allowed its self to become routine. “Hm, should I even bother making dinner for myself tonight?” I mumbled unquestioningly to the sky. Before I could even begin to debate the question in my head, someone ran into me. Not just bumped into me but literally crashed right into me, knocking both of us to the ground. Not only was he rushing around like a mad man down a little street, but he was doing it in a tail coat. Worse? He was being chased by a couple dozen men in suites. To top it off? He acted like it was perfectly normal.
”Sorry ma’am but if you excuse me.” he breathed as he picked me up in a princess style hold. Next he literally jumped on top of a three story building. Sitting down he pulled me down, so I was sitting on his lap. Covering my mouth with his had he whispered ”Sorry, but can you please stay quiet for a moment? It’ll be bad If we’re caught, trust me.”
“Yes” I nodded in reply. We watched the strange men slowly leave the street. Smiling at me he apologized.
”Sorry you had to get caught up in that, but if they caught you they’d interrogate you.”
”And that’s bad why?”
”Because they’d probably beat and kidnap you.” he replied smiling. I looked down at his arm, to find it covered in blood.
”A-are you okay?!” I exclaimed. His sleeve was slit and covered in blood, implying that his arm was also cut. He glanced at his arm without any concern.
”Oh, that’s right, I as cut.”
”Don’t ‘oh that’s right’ that! We should get you to a hospital!”
”Haha, hospital might be overdoing it a bit, though I should get something on this.” he looked at me seriously ” pardon my asking, but can you help me patch this up?”
”O-o course, my apartments just over there.” I replied pointing at the little, run down, two story apartments. Much as I didn’t want to help someone as suspicious as him, it didn’t feel right to abandon him here, on top of a building, coverd in blood.
(The first chapter :P)
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