MY LITTLE ANGEL

CHAPTER TWO

     After a three minutes walk from the alley i finally reached my building. It was a dilapidated high-rise structure with no paint and stained walls. Water pipes leaked, the electricity connection was really bad with no back-up generator which is why i never use the old rusty elevators at all. Getting stuck on those metal confinements and being forever trapped is not my idea of how i want to die. So i avoid them at all costs. Besides, it's not like i live on the top floor or anything. My apartment is located on the fifth floor and i always take the stairs. For me it's a win-win situation; i don't get to rot in one of them elevators plus doing all the exercise i'll be needing in this lifetime.

     As i make my way up the front steps i met Mr. Chan, he's the owner of the building and also my neighbor from across the hallway. I like to call him Old Dirt, ofcourse he doesn't know that, but that's how i refer to him in my head. I am not being cruel to the old but Mr. Chan is not innocent either, he's  the one who started with the name-callings. Over the two years we've been neighbors he never once uttered my name. He's been calling me names after names and after a while i just got tired of trying to correct him. I used to think it was because of his prime age, but i highly doubt that. I mean,  he can remember Weirdo and Confused Element and not be able to remember Sophie? Yeah, those two just so happen to be his favorite nicknames for me. Meanie!

"Hello There, Confused Element! " He said in his usual flat voice. Here we go again.

" Hi Old um, i mean, Mr. Chan. " I replied quickly. Phew! That was really close. Who knows what he'll do to me if he finds out what i call him, maybe he will tell me to evacuate his premises with immediate effect. I really have to be careful since Old Dirt is always in a sour mood. Such a grumpy fossil.

"... and now you've stolen a baby? " Wait, what?

"What... stolen baby? Where?! " Who steals a defenceless baby? Just because babies can't protect themselves doesn't mean they should be targeted and...

" Lord, you never cease to amaze me. And what are you searching for,eh? " Old Dirt asked with a hint of amusement in his voice. What's so funny about babies being kidnapped? I swear i'll never understand old people. And since when does  he like to make small talks, especially with me?

"Mr. Chan it's really late and i have to get some sleep, um, maybe we can talk later? " i told him. Wow, he's either bipolar or sleep deprived because Old Dirt doesn't have time for others and he hates talking, he once confessed it to me.

"I pity the Silly woman who trusted you with her child . You can't even take care of yourself how can you look after a baby? " he spat resentfully.

"Goodnight. " I replied curtly. I am not going to stand here and listen to this dinosaur degrade me. "Hey, that came out harshly. But why do you have that baby? " he asked while clearing his throat awkwardly. I looked at him and he seemed  genuinely curious. That's a first. Considering he's usual bored demeanor. But why is he interested in the baby?

" Um... i was... you know.... " As i was trying to come up with a plausible explanation i caught a glimpse of his eyes and froze. In the dark, i could see how his eyes were glinting. And there was something almost evil about them.

Oh God, i think Mr. Chan is a baby eater. And a hungry one at that.

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