After finishing my meal, she finally spoke. "Perhaps some new clothing will do you some good? Maybe I'll even find something for myself?" I looked down at what I was wearing. Torn jeans, filthy hoodie, disgusting shirt and putrid socks. (I won't even go into details about my underwear.) It was obvious that I was in need of some new attire. "Would you be willing to spend that kind of money on me? You've already done so much for me." I asked. "Only if I get to see you in it." she said, smiling. I took it as another one of her jokes, and gave her a slight smile in return. We left the room, making sure to lock it behind us. I didn't realize it at the time, but that hotel room would become my new home.
We walked out of the hotel lobby. It was still as misty as it was before. The snow that recently fell was still lying on the ground and by the looks of the clouds overhead, I wouldn't be surprised if it snowed again. We made our way to a nearby clothing store, not far down the road from where the hotel was.
I remember the unpleasant eeriness of that day.
I noticed there weren't many people around; There weren't even any cars on the road. The thought bothered me a bit, but it was even weirder inside the store.
We walked into the store and I instantly admired how large it was. It was also pleasantly warm and pretty clean (for the most part). I looked around and saw a few couples shopping together; Always staying within arm's length of each other. But that's why it was strange. I noticed the same pattern with every shopper; They were never alone and always remained so close to each other. As Kurumi walked off to go look at clothing, I noticed a local newspaper rack by the entrance of the store. And of course, right there, on the front page headline was the title "Stay off the Streets!" I picked up the newspaper and skimmed through it a bit. As it turns out, the local police examined the scene of a recent murder; The murder I helped take place in just the day before. With the mess my cannibalistic companion had left, I wasn't surprised the police would soon find it.
I felt like such a piece of shit.
In any case, it at least gave me an explanation as to why there were so few people out and about that day.
