System, are you messing with me?

Ark 2 - Happy Ending. ....for some

Wu Kang silently scurried through the deserted streets of the town. Only his laboured breathing could be heard in the dark night and from time to time another pair of feet sounded on the rough asphalt behind him. 

But Wu Kang didn't care about others following him at the moment and only kept his eyes locked on the path ahead. He didn't stop for even a minute to take in some well needed air and quickened his pace instead. He was already running by now and threw caution to the wind as he pressed past dimly lit restaurants and brothels full of activity. His goal was already in view and it didn't take more than a fast sprint for him to finally leave civilization. 

Wu Kang breathed a sight of relieve and pressed the bundle of clothes he had been carrying the entire time closer to his chest. His steps also slowed down by a lot, when he finally saw a rundown cabin appear in front of him.

It was a broken hut built out of wood. The door was only leaning agains the entrance to keep out unwanted animals. The glass of the windows were broken and scattered on the floor inside and parts of the wall were already crumbling because of the rot. The roof was luckily still mostly intact, except for the many holes that couldn't keep the rain out, even if you tried filling them.

"I'm back Zhou Feng."

"Oh. Finally. You were gone for almost the entire night. I thought you have run off."

Wu Kang grimly looked at his furious girlfriend and secretly sighed in his heart. The woman was getting more and more frustrated by their new living situation. It has already been a few weeks since the two of them escaped from the military base and found this little cabin to hide in. It was the best that they could get at the moment as their faces were known to all the people living on this planet. Even finding food and clothes was a taxing task.

Wu Kang had to do some odd jobs here and there to earn even a little bit of money, but he had to try his best to take care of his love to the best of his ability. Even if these abilities were not enough to fill her constant growling stomach.

"Come here and see what I got us. There is some bred and cheese. I even got my hands on a fresh apple. Just for you."

"An apple. ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS? Do I look as if I care about some stupid apple? Didn't you bring back anything worthwhile at all? You have been gone for hours and THAT is what you actually dare to present me?"

Wu Kang flinched as soon as Zhou Feng started to raise her voice. It sounded like the screeching of nails on slate. Even the birds in the distance panicked from the sudden assult and flew off.

"Please calm down. That is sadly all that I could get today. The wage that I get for my work is only enough for the basics. I wasn't even able to get some new clothes from it."

"THEN WORK MORE. See what I have become. I'm a sceleton, my hair is greezy and my clothes are dirty and ripped. Do you enjoy looking at me like that or what? Is it fun for you to see me detoriate like this?"

"Of corse not. Honey. I'm really trying my best. I promise that everything will turn out alright, ok? I will take up some more work for us, alright?"

"You better. This life is hell. I don't want to live like this for a second longer."

Zhou Feng staggered over to the cloth of food held out to her and stared at the stuff in disgust. In the end her hunger won though and she took the entire piece of bread for herself. The apple stayed completely ignored.

"This stuff tastes disgusting. How could anybody bare to eat it. Is this really all you have brought back? Or are you just feeding me the leftovers of your pricely dinner?"

"Of corse not. Zhou Feng. This is all that I could buy. I'm sorry."

"Cut the crap. Who are you trying to fool? You never eat much of the food you bring back yourself. I bet it's because you already ate your fill beforehand. But I'm sick and tired of this. You useless piece of trash have tossed me around for too long. I can't take it anymore. I am so hungry."