Legend

2. Trespassing

They came for her when she was in the supermarket. They never approached her in public before. It was always when she was alone. So when Makena saw them, she was startled.

   What were they doing here? she thought as she moved down the aisle, trying to avoid a conflict.

   But they followed her down the aisle and to another. They weren't doing anything bad, but she knew that it wouldn't last long. They would do something sooner or later.

   Makena ran when she turned the corner. She heard the others curse, and then they were after her. There was a commotion as they ran, people dodging and jumping out of the way, but not doing anything to stop it. That was the way here; mind your own business, and no one would hurt you.

   Makena pushed past the people in front of her and turned into different aisles to confuse her pursuers. She didn't have much luck as they seemed to split up and regroup later on.

   All through the chase, Makena worried that she was not looking professional enough for the Silent Warrior. Soon, she realized that it didn't matter because she was not in her disguise, and people wouldn't recognize her.

   But the men who were chasing her thought that she was an accomplice to the Silent Warrior. They hated the masked man, and if the girl could get them close to the hero, they'd tried to get their hands on it. But little did they know that she was the Silent Warrior.

   She found the exit of the supermarket and headed for it. She was almost there when someone else stepped from seemingly nowhere and blocked her path.

   Makena had too much momentum to stop, so she ran straight into her captor's arms. His grip tightened once she was there, and she heard the other men approach

   The chases had become so frequent that she knew their names. There was Peter who was holding her, James who was the leader of the group, and Hopper who was just...there. He didn't seem to do anything but stay there.

   "Well, well, well," James said, his breathing hard. He tried to breathe normally to show that he wasn't tired, but his breathing gave him away.

   Makena, however, was fit, and the workout hadn't affected her much. Her hands grabbed onto Peter's arm and she tightened her grip. Using the machines in her arms to her advantage, she lifted Peter from his spot and threw him into James who was standing there dumbfounded.

   It was like a domino effect; Peter crashing into James, who in turn took Hopper down with them.

   Makena bolted out the exit and into the cool morning air. She hurried out the way of the supermarket, and glanced behind her to make sure that no one was following her. She was glad that there was no one behind her, but she couldn't relax just yet. She had to be absolutely sure.

   She walked around for a while, turning here and there, stopping and going into different shops, looking and buying things to make it seem that she wasn't just hiding from someone.

   As she walked around, she couldn’t help but notice the state in which the place was in.

   Although some places were very clean and civilized, there were other spots where people were living in the streets and rubble was strewn everywhere. The contrast in the two places was just so enormous that it seemed to be two completely different locations merged together to make one world.

   When she was sure that there was no one following her, she started to head home. She opened the door and put the groceries on the table. She packed them away and grabbed her backpack with her Silent Warrior clothing. She then proceeded to go to the weapons room and walk to the place where the bow and arrows were.