-ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ʀᴇᴅ sᴛʀɪɴɢ-

2 - New Friend?

I woke up early and checked out of the hotel I was staying at.

It took me a few minutes to find the bus stop and look for the city's map I found there.

I took a picture of the map displayed on the bulletin board and interrogated some locals where to find some suitable places or apartments with a cheap price to stay.

I finally found someone who knows an apartment complex near the city's main shops and diners, it also has a reasonable price. 

As I went to rent an apartment in the area, I saw a lad being bullied by some kids older than him.

I rapidly went to him, covering him in my arms, as if protecting him from any harm and danger from these people.

"What are y-you guys doing!?", I shouted from the top of my lungs, gasping and needing air.

" Isn't it obvious? We're victimizing this wuss here."  He said blatantly.

"T-that doesn't mean y-you can h-hurt him! H-he didn't even d-do anything wrong t-to you!"

"What the? It doesn't even matter, he just looks like a weakling. And what's with the way you speak? Are you a chicken too?" They snickered every time they seem to be reminded of the way I speak.

Oh no.

I'm being prompted by my traumas. My breathings getting faster, trembling hands and amassing called sweats. 

How am I gonna get out of this situation now?

Speculating these ideas makes me even more uncomfortable.

"Hey! What are you doing!!??"

Just then I heard a voice of a female running towards us, she kicked some of the guy's crotch, making them clutch to the ground holding their balls. 

"NOW SCRAM!!" 

This just makes the lad giggle in leisure.

I'm glad he's okay.

"Thanks, big sis!"

Big sis?

They don't look alike.

She helped us up and knelt to the height of her younger brother.

"Are you okay, Xavier?", she questioned her little brother in a worried complexion.

"I'm fine big sis!", he explained, making sure his elder sister was not anxious just because of him.

"That's good.", she sighed.

"Oh! This big brother also rescued me from those big bullies!", he edged.

"Hi! My name's Amora and this is my little brother Xavier. Thank you and I apologize for saving my little brother, it must have caused you a lot of trouble.", she stated.

"O-oh, t-that's fine. I'm okay." 

"But you don't look okay to me. You can visit our home and have dinner with us as thanks, for defending my little brother. If that's alright with you?", she clarified.

"U-um, I-I would l-love to dine with you b-but I have to get my h-house keys in the apartment c-complex nearby.", I explained to them.

"Which apartment complex?", Amora asked.

"U-uh...T-the *****." 

"Really! We live there too!", she squealed.

That was unexpected.

"Why don't we get your keys, take a quick shower in your apartment and come have dinner with us?", she processed.

"T-that's fine, I guess?"

"Yay!!", the little boy squealed beside me.