Paul after finishing up, walked straight towards the exit of alley, his eyes locked in on a figure standing there — Mia.
She is wearing black colored track pants with three white strips lines on the side, a light blue colored hoddie, its zippers undone, reveling her white colored t - shirt which looks smaller to her size is tightly attached to her body, and also the slight peek of her belly.
Waving her right hand slightly towards Paul, making sure that even if Paul doesn't recognize her form afar, she knows him, her left hand tucked inside hoddie's pocket also holding onto plastic bag, inside are probably some groceries or cosmetics, maybe she was out shopping.
As Paul reached her, he suddenly yanked her left hand, turning his body to the side and pulling her forward at a quick pace while speaking in a low, frustrated tone -
" Wthaa fuck you doing here? "
Mia was taken aback by his strange behavior. Her hand slipped from her pocket and her cellphone fell out, hitting the cold street with hardly a sound. As she was dragged along, she quickly glanced back at her phone and exclaimed, "Wait... my... my cellphone..."
Paul slightly turned his head for a quick glance looking backwards, but his footsteps didn't seem to stop or slow down for a moment as he replied -" I'll give you new one."
" Hhaa....? " Mia didn't catch what she just heard.
Paul slightly looked at her face for a second, and Mia get it what those eyes telling her " shut your face for a moment, will you ? " and she shut - up her mouth, dragged out by Paul suddenly there's a lot thoughts brust into her sea of thought, like in some calm sea someone throwed hundreds of big rocks and calm sea started to rumble and sending weaves left and right.
For a minute or two, they both are walking straight ahead, side of the streets, at first Mia was startled and losing her only cellphone was just plus point in that, she glanced at the sideways opposite the streets she noticed few of the people took notice of their scene and glancing towards them she felt slightly embarrassed internally and truned her sight towards Paul, looking at the his side of face, thinking how long he gonna keep walking like this and she had out dragged out like this, like some lost child, until Paul footsteps stopped.
Paul looked back at where he had just walked out, not even realizing he was still gripping Mia's hand tightly.
What....
He looked at her and about ask question when Mia said in a slightly low - voice - " Could you let go of hand, please.... It hurts.. "
Paul looked down at his hand which still holding something, and let it go like some dirty clothes, he is been holding onto.
" Aa.. It might drop. " Mia said looking at plastic bag.
Paul thought enough is enough, first in that fukin jail, and now outside when he is busy doing his own matter, his gaze locked onto Mia with little cold gaze as he said in a slightly low voice but hard, pressureing her -
" Now, could you fuckin tell me, tha!!!! hell you doing here ? "
Mia at first little nervous gulped her slavia, taking his face little backwards and said - " I.. I can ask you a same, what you doing here ? I thought , I said it clearly in school?. "
" Whaat?..... What nonsense you spitting now ? "
His expression didn't change but inside his mind thoughts are bursting to one another, which is far more then starts that are invisible for naked eyes, but he still didn't recalled anything releted to this matter.
" What? You forgot already? " Mia suddenly felt little irritation in her voice " Didn't I told you, I'll give back your money tomorrow ? And you..! can't even wait a little and wondering around my home and, asking me ?!!! what am I doing here ? For god's sake, I can't even go buy something from store, arghh.. "
And she starting taking her footsteps forward .
" Did she told me ? maybe she did , I can't remember, shit.. Did you remember something like that, were you there when she told me? I do remember she said, she leaves around here in Dryden streets but... This doesn't add up, suddenly appearing right on time this can't be some random coincidence, can it ? "
Paul too slowly walking behind her, trying to recall something as he asked - " Where's your place ? " His tone didn't seem to change a bit.
Mia didn't stopped or turned back, and just responded -
" For what reasons should I tell you now ? " Paul could feel little irritation and mix of " If I knew you..... " emotion in her voice, but Paul didn't care for that, he hurriedly took a one step forward and grabbed her left hand, pulling her hand backwards as he said -
" just fucking answer.... " The plastic bag which Mia holding fell off from her hand, as she spun around, looking at her face Paul's words stopped, and he said inside his mind
" Tch.. I messed up, didn't I ? "
Looking at her face and eyes which is filled with tears, Paul's head suddenly cooled down little but irritation is just raising upwards, his eyes also caught the sight of opposite the streets, two bitches standing there looks around middle of 20s , clearly watching them, whispering to each- other and also probably enjoying the scene too, he turned his eyes back to Mia and to the stuffs which has fallen off , slightly sighing internally he thought -
" Why tha fuck am I even feeling guilty about , I didn't do anything wrong did i, she just feels.. "
He knelt down to gather the fallen items, placing them one by one into a plastic bag: face wash, a shampoo bottle, cup noodles, and more. Once he had collected everything, he picked up the bag with his left hand and stood up, encountering Mia's gaze once more. He quickly averted his eyes and focused ahead as they walked down the street.
He took her hand gently, enough to feel she was still with him, and began to pace more slowly than before. She turned to match his slower stride, and he could sense her beside him.
As they strolled, the sounds of traffic became clearer, the night breeze caressed them gently, and the stars along with the moon kept their watchful eyes. With his left hand clutching the plastic bag tucked into his hoodie pocket, Paul took a few more steps, exhaling softly and said calmly -
" Where's your home ? " this is the most he can do and also it was enough, she heard it clearly and responded faintly -
" Just up ahed... "
Paul lightly nodded internally, after walking like six - seven meters, Paul could clearly see the black metal bar gate, besides the gate white light coming from street pole illuminating the entrance. After reaching to the gate Paul truned towards her, and saw her face looking much like before , but there's a sudden silence fell between them for few seconds, words didn't reaching his mouth clearly, finally he said -
" About.."
" About my cell phone. " she interjected.
" Yeh.. About that cellphone of yours " he answered clamly " I'll buy you a new one, dose that helps ? "
"Hmph.. " She said slightly taking her hand to grab the plastic bag.
" There she is "
Paul pulled out his hand form hoddie's pocket and giving back her things as he said -
" Also, about what you saw earlier in that ally, don't tell anyone about this, okay? "
" What, you threatening me again? "
" Again? "
Paul could see her eyes turning back like before, he said hurriedly in a casual manner -
" Threatening ? No... It's just a... Request that's all. I remember you said , that you are very good at keeping secrets , right ? Could you keep this too , just between us , hmm... ? "
Her eyes looking straight at him, as she slightly pulled the plastic bag towards her, Paul slightly let go of it.
" Yes then " He said slightly inside his head , watched her walked towards the gate, she slightly truned the gate lock, unlocking it and pushed it slowly with the light sound of metal, gate opened and she stepped inside turning around to lock the gate again , as she gives the final look to Paul before turning around and walking towards her house.
Paul slightly took few steps towards the gate, watching her go slowly, her figure slowly disappearing in the darkness like she was being eaten by endless abyss but he could also see the light waiting for her, inside the house and everything around her will bright again.
She finally rechead the door of her house, and she didn't truned back to watch that Paul is still here, watching her from afar, she took out the keys from her pocket, unlocking the door.
Paul saw the door closing finally, ( haa...) exhaling slightly he thought
" Looks like I need Julian to check in on her. "
As he truned back thinking of calling Julian after he reaches his apartment, his home.