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0.2 » Mathilda, Mathilda

'LOST LOVERS'

It was a little past 12:00 in the afternoon, it was a peaceful and quite Saturday. Finn was up in his apartment watching cartoons eating the sandwich he made himself. But soon getting up as he heard a few light knocks at his door, being cautious as Benny advised him to do so, now knowing that there were some pretty bad people in New York.

"Who is it?"

He asked through the closed door

"Please.. let me in"

A girl, who was crying spoke softy

'No robber could fake a voice like that' Finn thought to himself, as he opened the door up to see a short girl with a tear stained face who couldn't be any older than 14. She let herself in as he opened the door and sat down at his table, across from where he was eating. He sat across from her, first trying to think of how to handle this situation.

"What happened?"

Was all he could get out

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you"

The girl muttered, making Finn chuckle

"Oh, I can say the same about myself. Now come on, I'm listening"

Raising an eyebrow at Finn she sat up and summed up her life, or more so, the past couple of months

"Well it all started a few months ago when these guys came in and killed my family because my dad cut some of their dope for himself. I couldn't care less about my dad, he was a selfish prick anyways, my mom wasn't even my real mom and my sister was a fitness junky that was always bitching at me. I was pissed because they killed my brother, he was 2 years old! He didn't do anything at all and they still shot him. Well after that they guys who killed my family realized I was still missing, and were now on the lookout for me. But someone amazing rescued me, his name was Léon. He taught me how to 'clean' and long story short, after he taught me how to kill those bastards who killed my brother, I was on my way. But I screwed up, but yet again Léon rescued me. I was in love with him, we were lovers. However, not everything lasts. Deciding that if they couldn't kill me they'd kill my lover, Léon. I knew I had to run away from it all before I'd get hurt, physically at least. That was all about a month ago, I tried going back to school, but once they found out my family was dead they tried to send me to foster care, so I ran away. And here I am."

The girl, who still remained nameless, said finishing her 'life story' breathlessly. Instead of assuring her that he believed her, he offered her some helping words

"I've lost a lover too"

Nodding, the girl offered her hand for him to shake

"Mathilda, you?"

"Finn"

He said shaking her hand and giving her a warm smile

"So, how'd you loose your lover?"

She asked kindly

"Well it all started when..."

—

"So, are you still looking for her?"

Mathilda asked, feeling bad as now it was his face that was covered with dried tears

"Yes, sort of"

"Sort of?"

"I'm an adult Mathilda, getting my life back together. I don't exactly have the time to search the entire country for some girl I haven't seen in over 5 years"

Mathilda slammed her head onto the table, making Finn furrow his eyebrows

"You're a dumbass"

She said simply lifting her head back up

"Why?"

"Look you're what, 25?"

"23.."

"Okay, 23 years old and trying to fix up your life. But it sounds like this girl, Millie, she's something special. And I just think that you're dumb as shit for practically not even trying to find her"

She spoke in a snarky tone, making Finn angry

"Now listen here little girl I didn't let you into my home so you could criticize me and my life decisions, now you're going to follow my rules, agreed?"

He said slamming his fists down on the table, scaring Mathilda. She nodded slowly as he got up, throwing his sandwich away.

—

Yes, a very strange experience. A 13 year old girl with a backstory like no other and a 23 year old ex-juvenile delinquent who's trying to get his life back on track and find his teenage love all at the same time.

They shared their screwed up stories and exchanged words, some kind and some mean. But in the end they'll find out that they're exactly what the other needed. Mathilda needed someone like a father and Finn, someone to not only watch over, but to talk to. Sure, he could talk to Benny but that just wasn't right, Benny was his boss.

The next day Finn and Mathilda would come to an agreement.

Finn would be like a father to Matilda, and reluctantly agreed to letting her call him 'dad'
Mathilda would watch over Finn, almost working for him in a way as she knew New York well and how to handle the crime

From the little things that Mathilda would do that reminded him of Millie to her pulling guns on intruders, they'd live a good life together, for now.

A/N

Also, I barely read through this so please ignore any grammar or spelling mistakes :)

Oh look, another short chapter!

If you haven't seen the movie 'Léon the Professional' then 1, you're missing out and 2, that's obviously what was incorporated into this chapter/book.

So uh, Much Love!

—Skyler