Takes place between Season 2 & Season 3…
Kathy's POV:
"Did you find everything you needed?" I asked my customers. It was a question we were required to ask, but I had no idea how people were able to find anything here. Despite the fact that we had racks & tables, everything seemed to get mixed into a heap…
"Yep…The perfect gift for my perfect woman." he said, pulling the girl who was with him into a little hug. I guess she was his girlfriend.
"You don't have to do this." she protested. "We need to save money for food, remember?"
"Maybe…but I want my pretty girl to have pretty things." He leaned in & kissed her.
If that's how he truly felt, there were tons of other stores in Paris that he could've taken her…Not this little discount clothing store on the outskirts of Paris…
Then again, those of us who live in this area typically can't afford anything better. I was lucky that my manager lets us take a 100% employee discount…
"Hey, don't I know you from somewhere?" the girl asked.
"I don't think so." I said as I scanned their purchase. It was a set of those Best Friends necklaces.
"Wait, yes I do." she said. "You were a DJ at that party Kadic Academy hosted earlier this year, right? You were awesome!"
"I'm sorry…I don't know what you're talking about…" I said, even though I did. But that was part of my Old Life, the one I left behind…
"That'll be three Euros." I said, trying to change the subject. The sooner I got these people out the door the better. "Have a nice day." I said after they paid me.
I watched them go, trying not to think about everything I left behind…especially a certain boy who had made me feel that way…
Trying not to think about how a great evil had been released into the world, & my friends & I hadn't been able to stop it.
I headed home after a long day at work. I was pretty sure I still had some cereal at home, so that meant I was able to head straight home & see what was on the two TV channels that my apartment had…at lest until I got too tired & went to bed, so I'd be able to get up for work tomorrow…
As tired as I was though, I knew I was lucky to have this job. There were people in this town that were much worse off than me…
I turned the corner & there she was. It was the girl from earlier this afternoon, the one who had recognized me.
I quickly turned back around, but it was too late. She had already seen me.
"Hey, wait up!" she called, but I just kept on walking. She kept calling after me, but I ignored her as I hurried on my way. I might have been able to get away too, if she hadn't called out my old name. The one I thought I had left behind…
"Alita!"
Don't worry if you're a little confused…I didn't want to give away too much in this first chapter, but hopefully it's just enough to prove that this isn't really an OC centric story…Everything will be explained…eventually…
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