Breathing fire

Chapter three

The station train honked loudly.Not many people were there.It was almost empty.Dry brown dead leaves flew with the air and then fell on the train platform.

She kept a step forward.Her heels making a clicking sound when in contact from the floor.The click noise made everyone sure of her arrival.

Ruth got down from the train,adjusting her coat and tie.A cigarette in between her lips,white clouds of smoke coming out from her mouth.

She carried a briefcase in her hand nothing else of her belonging.Ruth told Alfred to stay home and not to come on this journey with her.She only brought Eugene with her,with some other men of her gang.

"Let's go Eugene"he followed right behind her and they walked out of the station together.Cold air immediately hit her skin,turning it slightly red.

"This town is dump"Eugene looked around with his nose scrunched by the smell of horse shit and his eyes squinted

"Well no shit"Ruth mumbled and flicked her cigarette away,walking up to the Bentley parked in the corner.

"Get used to it Eugene.We're going to be here for some time"Ruth sat down on the back seat with Eugene beside her.Their driver asked them where to go

"How bout a drink first eh?"She smirked turning at Eugene who clearly looked uncomfortable by the place he was in.

"Take us to the nearest pub"the driver nodded and started the engine.Ruth looked out of the window and saw a large green field,far behind.

She had no idea wether she was dreaming or not but she saw a shadow of a man moving around there.It wasn't clear,it was blurry

All she could see was that he wore a long coat that fluttered loudly in the air,with a cap covering his head.He looked like a ghost.What she was seeing was not a real man.

By the time she could see his face the driver drove the car away from the station,leaving her to wonder what it was that she saw

Ruth opened the doors to the pub with both her hands.When they heard the sound of the door colliding with the wall,heads turned to her.Ruth stood still at the doorstep and stared at them

She moved her coat a little to show a gun kept inside making them all turn there heads again and go back in there conversations.Ruth rolled her eyes and walked to the bar counter.She tapped the counter getting the bartenders attention

"Two whiskeys,Irish"Eugene was standing beside the chair kept in front of the bar counter.He made a weird face and then wiped the chair before sitting on it.Ruth chuckled at his behaviour and looked back at the bartender

"What is a lady like you doing ere?"Harry asked.Ruth raised her eyebrows and turned around to face him

"What do you mean by 'a lady like me'?"she smirked ruffling in her coat pocket and taking out a cigarette.Harry watched her movement with suspicion

"Let me tell you something pretty lady,the group of men who roam around this town,are not going to leave you alone if they find out that a woman whose clearly not from around ere' comes in there pub"

"Well that's great then,I could use some company"she blew out smoke from her mouth and it fell on Harry's face.He waved his hands in the air and walked away from her to bring her drinks.

Ruth turned back around and leaned against the counter again.

"Eugene,arrange some cars after an hour,our men are not going to walk all day,let's save our own time.Arrange a Bentley for me,make sure it's fancy,we have to get the gangs attention"she placed the cigarette in between her lips and handed him the cash.He immediately put it in his coat making sure no one saw