Miss Fortune

Chapter 8: Abscond

Sylvie sighed as she looked at the two metal rings around her wrists. She had managed to keep them hidden until she got into the bathroom and had hidden in one of the stalls. She then took a deep breath before grabbing one of them and beginning to pull. Sylvie pulled with as much force as she could and just as she was about to give up she felt the metal give slightly and bend. When she felt this she looked at her wrist and saw that there was now a bit more room between the cuff and her wrist.

She slid her finger under the cuff seeing this and once again began to pull and she slowly felt it bend before she eventually heard a loud snap and her wrist felt a bit better. When she looked she saw her wrist had been freed from the metal that was around her wrist and then heard a slight cling against the ground. When she looked she saw the piece of the cuff she had broken off and reached down to pick it up. Sylvie smiled seeing this and reached for her other cuff and like before after a minute of trying she was able to break it as well.

After she did Sylvie smiled and looked at her wrists, it was clear that she was feeling much better as she began to move them now free of the cuff restraint. Sylvie then picked up the metal piece that had fallen to the ground and walked out of the stall and over to the trashcan tossing the metal cuffs away before leaving the bathroom. When she did Sylvie began walking towards the area that she knew Ashley would be at.

It didn't take her long to locate the small section of the store that was selling guns and ammo and she could see Ashley talking to the male in front of her about a box of bullets in front of her. Sylvie smiled as she looked at the female in front of her. They had been in the mall for a few hours now and Ashley had spent most of her time trying to gather as much money as possible so that she could buy as many bullets as possible. "Thank you," Ashley said with a smile as she took the box of bullets she had purchased from the male and he smiled with a nod. Ashley then turned and began to walk away with a smile.

"So now what?" Sylvie asked as she looked at the female in front of her.

"Let's get something to eat," Ashley said as she looked at the female in front of her. Sylvie nodded and followed the female to once of the several food stations that were littered around the mall. Sylvie as much as she didn't like the idea of trying to relax until they were safe, was rather hungry and she knew this might have been her only chance to eat until the next morning.

"Hello, how may I be of service?" The male behind the counter asked with a rather enthusiastic smile, however, the male's tone betrayed him suggesting that he really could care less about his job or the two female's in front of him.

"Yes, I'd like a salad, and if you don't mind could you also mix in whatever berries you happen to have? Oh, and some avocado if you have any?" Ashley asked as she looked at the male in front of her. The male nodded hearing this and Ashley turned to look at the female next to her to see what it was she wanted to eat. Seeing this Sylvie looked up and scanned the menu they had on display before looking at the male in front of her.

"I'd like your chicken fajita," Sylvie said as she looked at the male in front of her and the male nodded as he looked at the two in front of him.

"What kind of drinks would you like?" The male asked as he looked at the two in front of him.

"Bottled water," Ashley answered almost immediately.

"Apple cider," Sylvie said as she looked at the male in front of her. As soon as he said this the male nodded and looked at the two in front of her.

"That'll be twenty-five, sixty-two," The male said as he looked at the two in front of him. When he said this the two both reached for their wallets and began to pull out the money he had requested. Usually, Ashley wouldn't even bother asking Sylvie to help pay but since she had just spent most of her money on some ammo to help them escape she thought she could make an exception this time.