I'm so confused.
I was only shoved out here yesterday, no knowledge of who I am or why I'm here. I have a few things with me, but nothing that'll be of use in getting answers. Hell, me wandering about isn't going to get me answers either. I can't really interact with people, can I? I'm a- or was a criminal. Or at least that's what I was told yesterday. My head is hurting again. This is unfair. What did I do? How can I reflect on my past sins if I don't even know what they were! It hurts So much that I forget about my ankle. Am I a murderer? A thief? Fugitive? It's just pounding. Why did I feel like I needed to protect that little girl? My ears are ringing. Why did I say "Tyk" back then?!
There's the boy again, and the little girl. They're still holding hands. The little girl still looks scared, yet the boy- her brother -has his jaw set and his eyes looking forward like a set of stones . The people around them look.... busy. So engulfed in themselves that they don't even realize the two children. It feels like I've been watching them walk for twenty minutes now. Neither of them have said a word. I didn't even notice that their surroundings changed. They're no longer on a bustling city street, but in an ugly, dirty-looking alley beside a towering apartment building. The two of them walk up about three sets of metal stairs (likely a fire escape) before the girl reluctantly lets go of her brother's hand. He reaches in his pocket and pulls out a key, unlocking the door in front of them and throws it open. He looks to his sister and briefly sets a hand on her head before stepping inside. She walks after him. I try to follow them in, to see what's inside, but the siblings have disappeared into what seems like a smoky abyss.
And....There's a spider on my hand. I shake it off immediately, then use my arms to push myself up. There's a lot of dirt on my face. Of course with my luck I fell forward. I try to wipe it away but it smudges. I blink a few times, and I can see the clock. There are roman numerals as the hours. I keep blinking but is goes away. My head doesn't hurt anymore. Well, not like it had been anyhow. I stay still for a second or two, feeling odd, somehow. My bottom lip is numb, that's why. Frustration comes over me. "Crap. This stuff is poisonous then? Is that why I fell? No more forest fruit I guess." I say to myself.