°Weasels don't like sharing what's theirs°

Chapter 2: Exploreing the town

{Story telling P.o.v}

Maria still couldn't believe the sight she was seeing right in front of her. . .
Hollywood; right down there!
She could almost cry with joy. Her father would no doubt never find her with all those people there. She could simply just blend into the city, being no more like a mouse scurrying down the road. No one would think twice to ask her where she's going, or where her parents are!
Not when everyone is so busy there.

As Maria was about to make her decent down there, something caught her eye. Glancing over more off to the side, she saw what looked to be. . . A town?
She'd never heard of a town so close to the city before. Much less one that looks so. . . Weird.

Weird wasn't a proper word actually, bizarre seems best fit. Yeah, bizarre! Even though it was hard to make out, she could clearly tell there was something unhuman about it!
But having traveled all night has lefted the poor girl exousted and in need of a good rest.
So first thing to do is find a place to stay, a well hidden one at that!

Taking her time, Maria made her way towards the city of Hollywood. Abliveus to the upcomings that will follow at this decision alone.

{Time skips into the city- Maria's P.o.v}

As I was taking in my surroundings, I couldn't help but just edmier at how large and nice the city is. Not to mention how everyone is just so welly dressed in nice clothes! Father hasn't bought me anything nice, much less clothing in more years then I can remember. . .
But that's behind me now, time to start looking ahead for the better!

As I walked further down the road, my stomach started to the better of me. Guess when you walk for 9 hours straight, hunger will kick in sooner or later.
I decided it would be best to find a less populated place to eat, as to not drawn in suspicion to myself. Taking a quick turn down an alleyway, I sat on a fairly clean wooden cratet.
Taking some food I stached from the kitchen the night before, I decided on a red pink lady apple. (FYI those types of apples are SO dang good!) Biting down, I'd savor ever bit and sweet drop of juice that apple had to offer.

If living in that hellhole has taught me anything, it's that you'll never know when the next meel is going to be.
As I was still eating my apple, my mind began to wander around. And then out over my own will, a memory came clear as day to my mind. Unfortunately not a present one. . .

{Flashback to one of Maria's memory's}

(Maria'a father) Lawrence: "You selfish brat!" (Throws a beer bottle)

Maria: (Bottle smashes as it hits her on the shoulder) " Fa- father please, I- I- I'm sor- sorry. . ."

Lawrence: "Shut up! (Slaps her across the face) You are such a fucking pariesite! You're the reason that your mother died you unwanted bitch!"

Maria: (Holding now bleeding shoulder) I kn- know, and I'm s-s- so sorry. . . But please sir, I have n-n- not eaten a-a-anything for 3 days. So I just t-thought--"

Lawrence: "You just THOUGHT, that you could just walts right into MY kitchen. . ? And STELL some food now, DID YOU!?"

Maria: "It was just an a-apple--"

Lawrence: "An apple that I paid for, as a matter of fact. . ." (Says in an irritated and a "patient is running low" voice)

Maria: "R-r- right! My apologies s-s sir. ."

Lawrence: "Tsk, you're nothing more than a rodent living off of MY hard earned food. . . And do you know what I DO, to rodents?(Starts taking off his belt)

Maria: (Backs away in fear) "N-n- no, pl- please. . ."

All the sounds that followed after her helpless plee, was the sound of beating, blood dripping, swearing, and a faint quiet sound that could easily be mistaken for a mouse cry.

{End of flashback} (Story telling P.o.v)

The memory of what Maria's cruel father did to her sent shivers down her frail form. All because of some damn apple.
Maria decided it would be a good idea to walk around and clean her head. Wouldn't hurt to scope out her surroundings as well, and possibly find a place to sleep for the upcoming night.
As Maria got up and explored deeper into the alleyway, she noticed an odd building up ahead.
Curiosity got the better of her as she started to make her way to the building. As she slowly approached the building, Maria started to wonder what kind it could be?
'Maybe an abandoned house to sleep in?
Or a food building, with food inside. Or even a candy store! That would really be nice, father never let me have any.' Maria thought to herself. Maybe perhaps now without the consent worries of her dad, it wouldn't hurt to maybe act a bit like a child-- NO! . . No, she can't risk acting like a child. . . Much less BEING a child, not out here.

Shaking such a ridiculous thought out of her head, Maria kept heading towards the building. Stepping out of the alleyway, she followed the road that was leading towards the building. That is until she was standing right in front of it. And it was currently not what she was expecting.

From what she could make out, it seemed to be some sort of warhorse storage building? Although it looked well abandoned for who knows how long?
With not many options for a place to stay, Maria decided it wouldn't hurt to at least check the place out. Who knows, might make for a nice place for the night?

{Cliffhanger! Anyways, hope you all are liking this story of mine. I'm slowly starting to get back into writing, so the chapters will be longer and be properly written. Thanks for reading and stay toned!}