Chapter 1
1935
My eyelids were sagging as I forced to keep them open. I leaned against the brick wall of the alley. I had no clue of what alley I had wandered into. I tightly gripped my side in pain, heaving with every breath. My arms and legs ached from the cuts and bruises. The rain wasn't helping at all. I was soaked through my clothes and my hair was soggy. I trudged through puddle after puddle as the rain continually fell. I was perpetually leaning against the coarse brick alley wall which was scratching my arm through my sweater. The rain was causing me to begin to cough. My eyelids were nearly closed and my breathing became lighter. I heard someone stop at the end of the alley which I was so close to. A younger man's voice yelled to me, "Hey! Are you alright?" My eyes shut and I slipped off the wall, lights out.
Firo's P.O.V.
Argh! The rain was falling hard and I was running home. I was getting soaked. I was dashing past alleys, when I stopped at one alley. There was a girl about 16 or 17 leaning on the brick wall of the alley. She gripped her side. I yelled to her, but I got no reply. Then she collapsed into a puddle. "Hey!"I yelled to her again. No reply. I walked over to her. I knelt down to her she was on her side partially in a puddle. I shook her shoulder "You should get up." No response I shook her more vigorously. No response, she didn't move when she slumped back onto the ground. I noticed she was lightly breathing, even that didn't change. She was out cold.
I couldn't just leave her there to eventually die, that wouldn't be right. "Maybe Maiza or Ennis will know what to do." I muttered. I lifted her up so that she has sitting while leaning on the wall. I gasped. I realized her side was bleeding through her white and crimson striped sweater. I looked back to where she must've wandered from, I could clearly see she had been bleeding for a while by the blood behind her. Her arms were also bleeding. The rain was no help just draining more blood. I swung her limp arm around my shoulder to lift her up. I was able to stand her up but since she was unconscious she couldn't walk so I sort of had to drag her feet along.
I knocked on the door and Maiza answered. "Hey Firo you must be-" he gasped. He noticed the unconscious girl. He hurried me inside. "Firo what happened to the poor kid? She looks like she got beaten up." Maiza asked. "I dunno… I saw her stumbling through this alley while it was pouring then she just collapsed." I explained. "She's not dead, but nearly." Ennis remarked. "Well, we should bandage all those cuts she has probably wash them out with alcohol too." Maiza said. "But won't the alcohol burn?" Ennis questioned. "Nahh, she's out cold I tried snapping her out of it." I remarked.
Ennis took of the girl's white and crimson striped sweater that was stained with blood. Maiza cleaned out the wound on her side that had cut through her crimson red blouse. Then Ennis wrapped gauze bandages around her wound while Maiza cleaned out the wounds on her shoulder, hands, and wrists. "Ennis, you should take her up to your room. She's been soaked through her clothes so she should have a blanket or two for her." Maiza ordered. Ennis just nodded and lugged her to her room. I wonder who could've done that to that kid.