I saw the boys come closer and I took a hesitant step back from them. I didn't want any trouble while I was here. I just wanted…to go home I guess. I also have the problem of wanting to stay for a while to see how I would be able to survive.
"now now goily…we just want to talk" One boy said, he had black as night hair, big blue eyes filled with mischief and dirty clothes with a slight accent I couldn't quite place.
"How about no?" I questioned off handedly biting my bottom lip moving back more. I stepped out of the alley and then they stopped persuing like they had a limit of what they could do.
"How about youse change yer clothes? Youse aint a man goily.." One said smirking and licking his lips, I could see so many rotten and teeth that had fallen out. It made me want to gag, but I held back.
"I prefer these clothes, I can move faster.." I mumbled turning around and went out of the alley plus a couple steps. What I saw amazed me, carriages, buildings that were fresh; People milling about of different classes, but it was easy to spot the differences between them.
I brushed some hair from my face not sure which was to go in the first place. I saw a newspaper on the ground to my right before walking over and picking it up. I looked at the front page about some war or another that I wasn't interested in. I looked at the date instead. September 12, 1888.
I felt the air bare down on me as my hands shook insanely over the thought of being so far into the past. I guess I was only grateful for not being in the middle of a battle or even during the slave trading. I sighed softly looking around myself feeling overwhelmed.
"Hey! Injun! Yer sister is mighty pretty" A man said making me flinch a bit as I looked back seeing two native americans buying food. A man was harassing them, I noticed the boy being the one from the photos.
I bit my lip wondering if I should intervene at all. He was wearing some sort of clothes as a laborer as well as the girl. I saw the man was pushing and touching the girl which made me angry.
I didn't know what to do though, I was one girl, lithe and dancer like figure, I couldn't go against them. The girl was yelling at the man to let her go before I snapped. I looked around grabbing a stick and ran over smacking the man in the face. I thought quick and kicked him straight in the nuts bringing him down. I could smell the alcohol radiating off of him as I stood there.
"run!" I said to them both not caring what happened to me, I had indian blood in my veins and knew the suffering they went through on a daily basis in the past it made me sick. The man swaggered up shakily with his friends help, he looked at me curiously as he pulled his friend away who had a bloody nose. I turned away and walked down the street ignoring the annoyed stares of the woman who were walking past me.
"extry extry read all about it! Grisly murder takes hold of 2 women!" a boys voice yelled and I couldn't help but become curious. I worked my way over through the sea of people and went to the boy who had a thick manhatten accent. I must be in manhatten then. "ello there lady" He said softly and I handed him a nickel before taking the paper.
"No change keep it" I mumbled distracted seeing photos that hit something in my brain. I bit my lip looking through about the grisly murders of a prostitute and a working girl. I sighed softly still close to the boy and tapped my lip in thought.
"mum?" the boy asked as I looked over at him curiously while he looked uncomfortable. "may I ask who you work for?" He asked softly making me blink in surprise before looking at my clothing.
"no one..i don't have a job right now" I whispered softly looking at him with a tight smile. I put the paper in my bag looking at him. "can you help me find a place where I can get a journal and pencil? Ill give you a quarter if you do" I said smiling at him. The boy contemplated before nodding at me.
"Names Racetrack" he said holding his hand out, I shook it and smiled at him gently.
"im Aria Montgomery.." I said softly letting my hand drop. He nodded leading me down selling papers along the way. We stopped outside a shop and he smiled at me tipping his cap.
"Alright miss this is mr. martins place" he said gesturing to the shop I took the quarter out handing it to him.
"thank you racetrack.." I said softly before going inside the store looking at different journals. I finally found a leather bound one I liked and paid for it. I was already feeling poor as I paid for pencils as well. I left the shop and sighed softly looking around. It was getting dark as I took an apple out eating it as I walked the streets.
I looked for a good place to sleep as did everyone else. I just couldn't seem to find a good place yet, its only one night, but it was already getting cold. I shivered slightly as the breeze hit me hard in the face. I sighed and found a small restaurant where tons of drunks were, I bit my lip finding a seat and ordered a burger.
I opened the newspaper and started to write down certain timelines, it didn't make sense, I never saw anything like this in history. I rubbed my face a bit as I wrote, I got weird looks from a lot of people,but didn't really care to much.
"Ah aria!" a voice said and I looked up seeing racetrack with a cigar in his mouth. I wanted a cigarette but couldn't afford it right now. I mean I have 80 dollars, but until I find a job there isn't much I can buy.
"Yeah?" I asked softly as I jotted down all the information from the paper that mattered and closed my notebook putting it into my bag.
"you shouldn't be out, goils are getting killed" racetrack said with slight worry as I took my hat off. I set it down and smiled at him.
"thank you for your worry, but ill be fine, they wont want me" I said smiling up at race as two boys were behind him. One had an eyepatch with blonde hair and a blue eye, the other has a cowboy hatm bandana and longish brownish blonde hair.
"you sure dollface?" the cowboy hat boy said while the eyepatch one laughed at his joke. I rolled my eyes and smiled as my burger was set down.
"Oh im sure, im not good enough sport, im boring" I said softly before taking a bite of the burger and a sip of the sodapop.
"I doubt that" He said with a grin on his lips and sparkle in his brown eyes. I looked away licking my lips after I swallowed.
"Im cowboy, the blonde is kidblink, and you already met racetrack.." Cowboy said smiling as he sat down across from me making me nervous.
"Nice to meet you all" I said softly before I continued eating ignoring their curious looks.
"where are you from?" Cowboy asked and I sighed rubbing my face from drowsiness.
"Far far away…montana" I whispered off the top of my head as I looked at my hands, it wasn't a lie, I went to montana twice so I know the area.
"Whats it like?" Cowboy saked intrigued making me roll my eyes at his questions. HE rolled up the sleeves of his button up shirt and raised an eyebrow.
"Green…rolling hills and pastures where the horses roam, quiet, relaxing.."I whispered drifting off for a second before shaking my head of the thoughts.
"sounds amazing" Cowboy said smiling at me, I smiled back a bit more relaxed as I looked at the three getting into discussions of different places. It was quite interesting getting their takes of different places. I smiled and everyone went quiet when someone came in, he had a cane, top hat, and a black cloak. It was eerily quiet and the boys in front of me were even uneasy.
I bit my lip as he sat in the back where everyone moved. I raised my hand pointing to my food to save it for later. I was quickly given another paper plate before putting it on top tying it closed. I left unseen and went into the streets. I looked back and forth for a moment before the boys followed me.
"come on your staying with us, its too different then montana, we don't want you hurt" Cowboy said softly and I was flanked on either side to where? I honestly had no idea.
I looked to my right seeing the indian boy from before smiling and left back into the shadows. I was incredibly confused at that point. I swear I saw him two more times, but he was gone before I could figure things out.
We made it to a building that said 'lodging house' I bit my lip as I was led inside, everything moved in a blur as I signed my name and was brought upstairs to the girls bunks upswept with questions and I was out like a light.