Hibiki

Chapter 7 | Veils And Guns

-HIBIKI-

Who in their right mind would be walking out on the streets in the middle of the night? Me.

          The streets of this area are always dark and gloomy. Only three streetlights are turned on, some are obviously broken down already. The moon is the only source of light that's actually helping me from seeing anything at all.
          I've been walking for a while now and I can sense that someone's been following me. Even though I hate myself and actually already planned to die before thirty. I don't want to die right now.

          Finally, I saw a store with open lights in the distance. It's a small thrift shop that I go to when I buy clothes. It's hidden from where people are always near so I think me and only some people know of it. I ran and hurried inside, I also heard the thing or the person following me ran to catch up.

          "Good evening," The young lady that's always dressed in black greeted me while folding down a pink colored dress. She looks like she's mourning everyday with that outfit but it really fits her. She's a little taller than me, she's pale and she has very long dark hair.
          "What's that?" I asked in curiosity. She doesn't really sell light colored clothing here in her shop. She only sells dark and white colored ones.
          "A dress obviously," She sarcastically said while she stored the dress in a box and hid it under her desk. She sighed. "My parents are forcing me to wear this on my 18th birthday," Her ears turned red from embarrassment.
          "You won't look good in that color," I replied without thinking. "You think I don't know that?" She shouted as if I'm a mile away from her. She quickly calmed herself and shooed me away.
          I walked towards a section where shirts are in, looking around her shop full of different sets of clothing. It's definitely bigger on the inside. This shop has everything. From T-shirts, pants, cardigans, sweaters, jackets, you name it.
          I stopped walking and checked out some plain jackets.
          "Hibiki, are you sure you don't want my help. You always buy really plain ones. That's too bad cuz you're handsome," She complained while walking out of the counter. "This one, that one, this one.."
          She continued on taking what looks like random stuff from around her store and handed it to me. After that, she ran back towards the counter and called me.
          "Come now," She said while tapping her fingers. That was fast..
          I walked towards her and put the clothes down.
          "How much?" I asked. She sighed and looked at me up and down.
          "You didn't even take a look at what I gave you. You really have no sense of style," She said in a deep voice. "Look at yourself. Um, yeah no."
          She took me by the hand and led me towards a big mirror from the far right corner of the store.
          "You're pale, you have white hair, skinny and overall a bottom figure."
          "Excuse me?" I looked at her sharply but she just giggled and gave me a smile.
          "That's a compliment, and you better take it," She turned her back on me and took a good look around her whole store. "I'm closing down the store Hibiki."
          "Why?" Just a few weeks ago she was telling me that she's sure to get at least a few more customers to visit. I don't think it's what she sells but more about the location..
          "Business is very slow.. my parents are rich and don't worry, all these clothing aren't going to waste. I'm giving it all away to my friends!" She said happily while showing me a T-shirt even though she has her back on me. "So right now, you better take everything you want from here," She turned a little too look at me, her smile turned upside down, her eyes closed and her hand on her chin. She looked at me again and turned her back on me.
          "Actually no, I'll pick the ones you can have. I'll be quick, wait outside," She quickly ran towards the backroom and came back with a broom. "Here's a broom, um you know, cuz it's dangerous for pretty people to be outside at night," She sarcastically said with a wide smile. Before I knew it, I already got pushed outside with nothing but a broom in hand.