I went straight to the bathroom sink and looked into the mirror at myself, my face was a mess

I splash my face with water and rubbed it with my hands but when I looked into the mirror again my face had some specks of blood on it now 

I look down and my hands they had blood on them, not mine but others blood

I washed them properly before cleaning my face again and looking in the mirror one more time

The longer I stated into it  the more I seemed different I was changing not much physically but mentally, I know that after losing every one that I once knew had left a few screws loose but the more time went on the more easier it got for me to be violent even tonight after doing all that shit I didn’t feel anything at all like it was normal

Like breathing in air

Now that I think about it, I couldn’t even remember my original face anymore

I was now truly the man I was seeing in the mirror or I was becoming him slowly but surely

“Ahh, excuses me sir” the guy outside called out

Yeah, now was not the time for philosophical thought

I wiped off the water from my face and got out

I took the phone from him once I got out

“Yeah, it’s me”

“I have her we make the swap outside the city, I text you the location”

“No, not outside we make it somewhere public like a busy street or a mall”

He paused for some time then finally agreed “Ok”

We set up the location before I cut the call

“Does he have a car or something” I ask the guy again

He goes through Lance’s pockets once more and manages to find a pair

I loaded the unconscious guy in the passenger seat and drove the spot

After I reached, I took him out and proceed to carry him to the place

I chose the lobby of a crowded mall so that they would not just outright kill me before I even got a chance to escape

I stood there in the middle of the lobby with people walking by, I was surprised by the amount of people still here this late but I welcomed it the more the better for me

It didn’t take very long as I soon saw someone approach me with a kid in his arms

He stopped right before me

“Show me her face” I demanded with my breathing becoming heavier, I had to be sure

He turns her face towards me and it was her, it was Alice

I let go of the body I was carrying and take her into my arms

I checked to make sure she was ok she was breathing and had no bruises as far as I could see

After that I didn’t look back, I got out as fast as I could I could hear the guy say something most probably a threat like you'll regret this or somethingbut I didn’t stop to listen

By the time I reached home again it was past midnight

I carried her up the stairs as she peacefully lay in my arms

In age where she was supposed to have a carefree life with no worries, she was having to go through all this bullshit because of us adults that lets face it even most adults couldn’t cope with

“It’s ok it’s all over now” I say to her and to myself as I enter the apartment

As soon as I got Clara jumped up from the chair she was sitting on, the one that I had left her on, looks like she hadn’t moved since 

“Alice!” she ran over as soon as she saw I had someone in my arms

I gave the kid to her as she reached me

She started to cry again as she kissed her and asked her for her forgiveness 

I decided to not interfere and let her vent those feeling out, after she finished we decided it was best to lay her down on her bed

“You should get some rest too” I said to Clara as we tucked Alice into her bed, she looked tired, the stress of the situation must have taken a lot out of her

“I don’t think I can be able to leave her side tonight” she says as her gaze stay on Alice

I stay for little bit more before i too got up to leave “Well, I should probably leave it already very late”

“I’ll walk you out”

As we reached the door I walk out and turn around

“It doesn’t look like she has any physical trauma but just to be sure I’ll bring someone to check on her tomorrow and if you need anything just give me shout”

“ok”

“Well, goodnight then” I say and turn to leave when

“Wait” she called out and I turn again

“Thank you, Cain, for everything I don’t know what I would have done without you” she said pulling some strands of her hair behind her ear as she leaned in

And suddenly a pair of soft lips touched mine

It was like a jolt of electricity but soft at the same time, as I breathed in, I could smell a sweet scent

Time seemed to pause and the gentle pressure of her lips had a magnetic pull

She moved back slowly as we separated after some time

“Goodnight” she wished me with a smile on her face before she closed the door

Leaving be dumbstruck and without words not fully understanding what had just happened

 

(somewhere in an abandoned building)

A guy was tied up in a chair and he looked badly beaten up broken limbs bruised face and he was breathing heavily he looked like he was in a lot of pain

But he wasn’t alone there was someone with him

“Now are you talk or do I need break some more bones”

But the guy did not say a word

“Looks like the long way it is” after getting nothing but silence the other guy did not wait any longer

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”

A painful scream echoed through the night