Short Stories - Flaritza

she's a killer part 2

Flaca lead the small woman who looked exhausted barely keeping her eyes open and struggling to hold Juliana in her arms

"let me take her, you look like you're about to fall asleep any second"

Flaca says scared that Juliana was going to end up on the floor, she walks towards Maritza who was a few steps away and takes the little girl in her arm who stirs noticing that she has been moved

"thank you"

Maritza says

"yeah of course, take of your shoes, I'll get you something warm and prepare a bath for you and for the little girl"

Flaca says smiling at her, Maritza smiles back tiredly

"uhm can I take her with me? or should I leave her with you?"

Flaca says before she starts walking

"nah, take her with you she'll be safer trust me"

Maritza says struggling to take off her shoes, Flaca smiles finding her cute and heads to her bedroom, pulls out a large hoodie and goes back to where she had left Maritza

"here ya go"

Flaca says

"no it's ok I'll sleep in my uniform"

"what? not! that's not comfortable you can barely breathe in that thing"

Flaca says noticing how small and uncomfortable the uniform was

"fine, but you're being too nice"

"I'm not being too nice, it's just the way I am"

Flaca giggles throwing her the hoodie

"c'mon follow me"

Flaca says as she had a pretty big apartment

she took her to the bathroom and opened the bath tap and let the water run for a few minutes at warm temperature

"ok I have roses, wild fruit or vanilla"

Flaca says holding 3 bath bombs in her hands

"any will do"

Maritza says smiling shyly

"you look like the fancy roses kinda girl"

"I was living in a shelter how's that fancy"

"oh you just wait till tomorrow"

Flaca says winking at her

"I'll let you be if you need anything well you know my name, I'll be preparing the bed for you"

"I can sleep on the couch"

"no you can't you have a daughter"

"I'll arrange something"

"how about you just shut up and relax hmm?"

Flaca says tilting her head to the side, Maritza opens her mouth to say something but before the words leave her mouth Flaca closes the door behind her leaving Maritza alone with her daughter

"ugh that smile"

Maritza says taking off her uniform and her undergarments she looks in the mirror and sees her ribs showing, she gently traces them with her index finger, feeling herself about to break down she walks away from the mirror, undresses her daughter and slowly steps in the bath, releasing a deep breath feeling the warm, clear water, she laid in the bath and let the bath bomb work it's magic, with Juliana laying on her naked chest Maritza's sleep quickly caught up with her and after a few minutes she was peacefully asleep, her hands holding tightly around her baby's waist