The air was frosty as it usually was shortly after dawn, the sharp icy wind blew her Aurburn hair into her eyes. She pulled her long green scarf over her face, covering her reddened nose. Shortly after waking from a nightmare that quite often plagued her sleep, lately she found the only way she could clear her mind was to go for a walk. The most popular choice she made was to go to the park. The park had been her place of refuge throughout the years in which she sought escape. Especially during her adult years, and after finding herself alone, escape from work and daily activities was something she yearned for often.
Due to the thoughts clouding her vision, she failed to keep an eye on where she was walking, she walked straight into an old man walking his dog. After apologizing to him over and over for her rudeness, she carried on with her early morning walk. Due to the disturbance to her thoughts, she concentrated her mind on the figure leaning against an old oak tree.
His face was covered with a dark blue hooded jacket, she wasnt even sure if the figure was a he. Due to his masculine shape she decided it was most definately a man. Although there are masculine females in the world.
"Balance the probability" she said aloud, but not loud enough for him to hear. She then realised she had been standing staring at the man for a good few minutes. She then continued in a brisk fashion as to hide her embarrasment.
Though she hated shopping with a passion, she made a detour to the super-market. Ever since she could remember, she had refused to go shopping, whether it was for food or clothes, it was something she had never enjoyed.
She wandered aimlessly around the super-market, picking the same things that she did every time she was there. This was a routine she had got herself into as to spend as little time there as was physically possible. As she was reaching for a carton of milk, she spotted him again out of the corner of her eye.
There was no doubt about it, it was the same man, the same dark jacket, the same slightly bent over stature. Usually she was one for confronting her problems, but this was one she would rather walk away and forget about. However, she knew it was never going to be that simple. She quickly gathered the rest of her shopping and made her way to the check-out.
There was no doubt about it, for whatever reason, this man was following her.
After walking through the Park back to her appartment on the other side, she was lost deep in her own thoughts. A presence behind her brought her back to earth. She looked over her left shoulder, she really wished she hadn't. His head lifted slightly so she could see his heavily scarres face. His dark brown eyes showed a glint of glee at her terror. Her gaze shifted towards his hand, where she saw the distinct handle of a small knife.
The shopping in her left hand dropped to the floor as she sprinted for the closest exit.
She had always been a fast runner, ever since she was little, this had caused endless torment for her mother. Panic consumed her throughts, all she could think was run, nothing else just run. She assessed the height of the closest tree, it was her only hope, she had to climb. She managed to get a firm grip on the lowest branch and pulled herself up.
The assassin attempted to follow, she lashed out brutally with her right foot. With the satisfying crunch that followed, she knew her foot had met its target. She used his face as a booster to push herself on to a higher branch. Keeping an even sense of gravity, she landed neatly on the highest branch. Her assailant did not dare follow, instead he stood there and glared at her with a bloody nose.
"I will get you for this, I swear to God, I will get you" He hissed as he wiped the blood from his nose. With that he turned and ran till he was just a speck in the distance.
Her hands were shaking as she dialled a number she had sworn she would never even think of ringing. She knew the person on the other end would answer,and so he did with the same sardonic tone that she remembered from their last meeting.
"Hello, little sister"
"Hello Sherlock" she replied through gritted teeth.