A Taste Of Freedom

Part 10

This really had been too easy, almost too easy, he kept thinking to himself as the two of them continued on through the forest. She had agreed to go with him but even after she collected herself she was still unsure, wary, but as mentioned before he did not blame her. He still wasn't sure why he was doing this himself though he knew part of that was the wariness he felt. Naturally, he was tense around people, untrusting, yet strangely calm, but for some reason he was on edge and couldn't help but be somewhat restless. This was highly unusually for someone as calm and seemingly emotionless as he was whenever he was doing work. Over the years he has gotten so much better with being so tense but old habits do die hard indeed he supposed.

The girl had been throwing out random questions and concerns during the rest of the trip. He had been too focused, lost in his own thoughts, mostly thinking about how to explain everything to her, that he blocked her out. Of course she would not know about the outside world, he thought to himself, she was stuck in that village all her life it seems. He knew escaping was hard for her no matter how much she tried to hide it and act nonchalant. She was going to be in for such a shock that he decided it would be best for her to take it all in once they were out. They would have to walk back to the hotel after a two hour bus ride, so he would show her around and explain the modern world to her then. However, Japan was so much different than Israel, so once he got her back to Jerusalem it would be like starting over again in a sense.

Again he does not want to have her take too much in at once so f or now he put those thoughts aside, like always, and refocused. They were almost out of the forest now; the sounds of cars among other things told him as much. He looked back at her for a moment, wondering how she was doing, and mentally noted the curiosity on her face. Whether she was still wondering why he helped her escape or was bracing herself for this seemingly alien world he couldn't say for sure but he would not deny that, again, he did not blame her. There was no telling what could be going through her mind right now so he decided to leave her to her thoughts and move onward. Sometimes he really could have a one track mind.

When they came closer to reaching the edge of the forest, he turned to face her again, this time speaking, "You had asked for my name, correct?" There was a bit of a pause before he spoke again. "My name is Azrai." He doesn't like to give out his name, he never really has, but he supposed it would help build some more trust between them. He was putting her through a lot in such a short time… the least he could do was give her his name. It was only fair, right? "That man had called you Shizu, so should I assume that you wish to be referred to as that?"

A fancy way of saying 'is this your name?' that was.

He looked like he wanted to continue, but soon fell silent again as he could have sworn he heard something in the distance. It seems his suspicions were correct and perhaps he had sent someone to follow them after all. Ever since he was little, he has always had a bit of a sixth sense for such things. He narrowed his eyes and looked past the girl, back into the forest. "Son of a fucking bitch," he muttered, reaching for his Desert Eagle. "I apologize, but I shall explain everything to you later, once we reach the city." He told her, speaking quietly, "It seems we may have company I suggest we make haste. The road is not far from here."

Turning on his heels, once again he started walking along the path. He walked a little quicker, keeping a firm grip on his beloved gun. Every now and then he would look over his shoulder to ensure she was still following behind. Again, what was stopping her from going back? Did she want to go back? If she did she would have done so, right? He couldn't help but keep thinking such things; he was afraid of failure. He hated failure.

It was not long before they reached the edge of the forest, stepping into the modern world. He slowed his stride a bit, walking more alongside her now, but continued keeping his guard up. Along this new path, he remembered from his way here, there was another village even this far away from the city, it was still a more modern village. It would prove helpful as he slowly introduced Shizu to modern times- along the way. He couldn't recall the name of said village but the people there were kind and he knew she and Shizu could rest there and then move on, taking whatever bus was available to the city.