Rowan was still in a state of shock after the turn of events that night, it was not what she thought she would be doing that night. Instead of a quiet night reading a book, in the safety of her friends apartment. She thought safety in numbers was a good plan, but instead Rowan was out on the streets on purge night. None of the group knowing who was hiding in the shadows and who was going to try to kill them again.
'You alright?' Leo asks as she walks alongside him, the others following closely behind them. Trying their hardest to be quiet, hoping not to draw attention to themselves, it was hard to remain calm under the circumstances.
The cool breeze of the night air was making her shiver, she was dragged outside in what she was wearing. Feeling pleased that she was still in her day clothes and sneakers, the last thing she needed was to be out in her PJ's.
'I'm cold'
'Hold this' he tells her, stopping in his tracks and places his gun in her hands, all the while she wondered what he was doing.
'Thanks for helping us tonight, I really mean it. I don't want to think what could have happened to Eva, Cali or myself'
'You really care about them don't you?'
'They're like family, we take care of each other and Eva was the first to talk to me when I moved into the building' she tells him 'But if anything happens to me, please keep them safe'
Leo was surprised that she cared more about the others than herself, she was was brave he had to give her that but he could still see the fear in her eyes.
'I'll try'
'That's all I need, can I ask you something?'
'Yeah sure, make it quick' he tells her sharply.
'Why are you out here? Are you purging?'
'I am, but not in the way you think okay. I don't get off on it like some these freaks out here tonight'
'I never said that you did, I just think it must be something really bad to for it to get to this point' she answers quietly trying her hardest not to offend him, after all he was helping them.
The others stopped and watched as he takes off his large bag placing it on the ground, Leo then removes his long black jacket and places it over her shoulders. Rowan was surprised by his gesture and almost felt guilty that she thought he had a stick up his ass. She can hear a few murmurs behind her, Leo held the jacket waiting patiently as she put her arms put her arms into the sleeves. The jacket was still warm from his body and Rowan could still smell his cologne, the arms of the jacket were so long that it covered her hands.
'What about you?' she asks, Leo picks up his bag as he places the strap across his body, the big resting against his hip. Rowan quickly returns his weapon as she waits for him to answer her, making her nervous all of a sudden.
'Don't worry about me, come on'
Leo begins to continue to walk the same path that they had started along, leaving Rowan behind him, he doesn't see the small smile on her face before she calls out to him.
'Leo!' He turns his head to look back at her 'Thank you'
Instead of replying back, he nods his head and looks away once again, walking along the sidewalk. Rowan waits for her friends to catch up before looking back to Leo who is checking that their path is clear for them to continue on their way. Rowan hoped that they would soon be at Tanya's place and off from the street, there was too many crazy people on the street and hear the screams of people in agony was unbearable. She wished there was something she could do to help, but she was one person and hated to hear that people were in pain. Her mom always thought she was a sensitive soul, that she could feel things more deeply than other people.
'Hey, are you doing okay?' Cali asks her mom, Rowan turns and walks over to them. Walking on Eva's otherside.
'Yeah. Yeah. It's gonna be fine'
'What did he say to you?' Cali asks her, the others turned and looked to Rowan. She felt uncomfortable that they were all looking at her.
'Nothing much, I just thanked him for saving our lives back at our building'
'He gave you his coat?' Cali questioned.
'I was cold and he gave it to me'
Rowan shrugged and looked away from Cali, instead she looks in front of her trying to avoid more of Cali's questions.
'I'm gonna go talk to him'
'Cali' Eva warns her before she tries to walk away, she tries to grab Cali's arm but fails.
'Cali leave him alone, please' Rowan warns but her pleas fall to deaf ears, she quickens up her pace and catches up with Leo.
'Leo right?'
'Shh'
'You're good with guns. I'm guessing you're either a cop or a criminal, huh?'
'And I'm guessing you're either a pain in my ass a pain in my ass'
Rowan could not help but smirk when he answered her, Cali was trying her hardest but it did not want to tell her anything. She had already tried to ask him some things but he appeared to be a tough nut to crack.
'You're out here to do it, aren't you? To Purge? That's what you have to do later on, right?
What are you gonna do?'
'Stop. New rules. You shut up. All of you, shut up' he turned and looked at the all, however he avoided looking back at Rowan which surprised her, considering she had asked him some questions herself.
'I'm gonna stop talking because you're being an asshole, okay? Not because you told me to shut up'
Rowan could not stop rolling her eyes at Cali, at times Cali could be a great kid, she was smart but there was times when her attitude would annoy both Eva and herself. At times coming across as a brat, but to Rowan this was not the time to act like it, especially with the man that helped them and was trying to get them somewhere safe.
'Cali' Eva tries to warn her daughter, Cali ignores her and attempts to walk away before Leo stops her before she can go far.
'Hey, hey, hey'
'Okay'
Leo pulls her back and she walks backwards towards Eva, they hope that will be the end of it as they continue along the sidewalk but that was until they saw a body hanging high up outside of another bank. A sign hanging around his neck and splatters of blood around his neck, Rowan was sickened that someone could do that to another person, she could not believe what had become of her country.
'Oh, my God' Eva tries to shield Cali from it but it's too late, they walk away the memory already etched on their minds. Rowan follows behind them, then Leo tailing behind as Shane takes one last look.
'Here hangs stockbroker David Neustadter. He stole our pensions. "Now, he's gone. Maybe David deserved it.' Shane adds before Liz glares at him, walking away she leaves him there 'Just a bad joke'
