Stockholm Syndrome

3. Market day

one reminder, the plot isn't the same and there are other people too everything seems more real iykwim

tw: swearing

So i'm moving in temporarily with strangers. They could be murderers or a cult or just bad people. But i didn't think like that. I can't let my own mom do this to me ever again. Will she miss me? Should i have written her a letter before i left? 

All these thoughts are going on in my head while we're walking from Phils house to the market place. It's Sunday 2nd of December. I don't think anyone has ever been so happy about knowing the date.

"So Nova there's a thrift stand over there just take anything you need, i'll pay for it." Will says to me. 

"No i can't use your money!" I tell him. 

"Well you don't have any money or clothes so i think it's my responsibility to take care of you now." He says.

"Ellie this is Nova, Nova this is Ellie. Can you help her find something to wear?" Will asks Ellie and then leaves me alone with her.

"So you're new here?" She asks me. "Also what size are you? She continues.

"I guess you could say that and umm i'm xs or s but i like bigger clothes." I tell her and she starts to browse the rack.

I look around now now when sun is up and i actually can see everything. People. At least 20 actual living human beings. I've never felt this kind of comfort in my life. Just looking at people. I must look like a creep. But i don't care. Everyone looks so beautiful in their own way. 

I catch myself seeing a mom and his small son, maybe 7 or 8 years old buying some fresh strawberries and beans. He has a very big smile on his face that makes me smile too. Deep down i wished that was me.

"Here!" Ellie says with a pile of clothes in her hands that makes impossible to see her face behind it. "You can look through it and leave stuff here you don't like." 

"No it's fine i don't really care what even is here it's just good to have something on, right?" I say to her and she just smiles at me. 

"Oh and Will already paid for these so you're free to go." She tells me and we say byes to eachother. 

I feel bad. I don't want to use his money. He doesn't even know me.

I wonder around for a while trying to find Wilbur but i can't see him anywhere. 

"Boo!" Someone says and grabs my shoulders.

"Wilbur you scared the shit out of me! You can't just leave me alone here to look like a really lost tourist." I say to him and playfully push his chest.

Oh he's built oh myyy..

"Sorry i didn't mean to be away for this long but i went to see Niki in her bakery. She told me to say hi to you from her." He explained while holding my hand walking me around.

I don't remember when was the last time someone held my hand . I'm not the fan of physical touch but i probably couldn't keep up with him and his long fucking legs otherwise.

"Where are we going?" I ask while trying to keep up with him. 

"We're going back home." He answers me. "I have nothing important to do here anymore and i'm pretty sure you don't want to be left alone here with a bunch of strangers." He says.

I mean he's not wrong.

"You're a stranger too." I remind him.

"I'm trying to get to know you Nova." He says.

No shit we're living together now. This is my chance to get friends for the first time in 5 years. 

We arrive to the house that looked more like a cabin.

"YOUR HOUSE LOOKS LIKE A MUSHROOM!" I blurt out without thinking at all.

"Haha yeah it kinda does." He admits and opens me the door. "Ladies first."

"Aww what a gentleman!" I thank him.

"It's a pretty small place for 4 people but Toby and Tommy are sharing a room so you'll have some privacy." He tells me. 

"I could have stayed on a couch or something i really don't take anyones room." I answer quickly to change his mind.

"No it's totally fine don't worry." He comforts me. "You can take the clothes to your room, it's the first door on the left."  

I walk in a pretty small room, which was more then great for me. I put down the pile of clothes on the bed and walk back to the area where's kitchen and living room.

"So who are you Nova?" Asks Wilbur.

This is a shorter chapter bc i was in a hurry. The next one will be longer :)

Also we'll meet our axe man in the next chapter

Luv u <3