Happy Again~ A Hamliza Story~

Chapter 13

"Hey, Alex?" Eliza asked as she walked towards the table while Alex was helping Pippa make a couple little pancakes.

"Hm?" he responded, sticking his tounge out, trying to make the perfect  circle

"Do you want me to go out and get some food? You were supposed to go yesterday, but we got caught up in stuff, so it's ok. Do you want me to?"

"Oh shit! I forgot all about that! Sorry, Eliza, but sure, I'll drop Pippa off at- NOOOOOO!"

"Alex?! Is Pippa ok?!" Eliza said, startled by his yell

"Yeah, but... I... I MESSED UP THE PANCAKE!!!" he screeched, making fake sad faces at Pippa.

"Oh, thank god!" she breathed. "Your such a perfectionist!" she mocked

"What can I say?" he laughed and made a funny face that made Pippa giggle

"Lord help me. I'm gonna go now. Bye!" she said. She grabbed her shoulder purse with her walet, and walked out the door. She then walked three blocks to the nearest supermarket.

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Eliza spent some time at the store, and when she saw the time, she realized Pippa was already at day-care. 

She walked down the street with her bag, and watched the commotion of the city. It was a beautiful day. Then she saw people running down the street, but they were in black full clothes.

But then she felt arms around her waist. They jerked her back and she hit a wall, really hard.

"GIVE ME YOUR MONEY!" a voice yelled

"Wha...what?" she stuttered, starting to get slightly lightheaded. 

Then she felt a pain on her stomach, and another on her side. She scrunched up and fell to the floor, where she felt a force pulling her shoulder, and a light weight being ripped of it. 

"Have fun little girl" he said, and she saw a blur run away towards north, where two others that looked just like him where running too. It was a familiar route...

She reached for her phone in her pocket and called Alex's number.

"A-alex?"

"Yeah?" he asked, making a chewing noise. It sounded like he was in the middle of eating

"Can you come pick me up at 24 Jones' Street?" she asked in a quiet voice

"Why?"

"I was j-jumped, and I don't feel good" she admitted. She heard a noise in the background

"Oh shit, Eliza, I'm coming. Hang in there, ok?" he said in a worried voice. "I'll be there in a minute"

"Ok" she said, and she hung up. Like he said, in about a minute, Alex was kneeling next to Eliza.

"Your bleeding a little, but your ok. Come on, I'll take you home" he said, trying to pick her up

"Ow... Alex that hurts..." she wimpered

"Shhhhh... I know I'm sorry. We'll be home soon, don't worry"

He brought her home and took care of her, and she told him everything that she remembered. Then it hit her. Where they were running. Why the way they were going was so familiar...

"Alex" she whispered, and started shouting words so fast and loud Alex couldn't understand.

"Eliza! Calm down! What happened?" he said as he calmed her down.

"Alex..." she breathed. "They were running towards the day-care"