Run, Lola, Run: Universe 3: What's in the Bag?
A Run Lola Run fanfiction by Taryn "Jnco" Wander'r
tarynw42@hotmail.com
Love is just the only strain
That makes me live through all my pain
I don't know if your love is true
But I can't think of anything but you.
-Running Two 'Lola Rennt' soundtrack.
"What happened to you? Did you run here?"
Manni planted a rough, characteristic kiss on Lola's unresponding purple-painted lips.
She stared at him, disbelieving.
"Everything's all right now. Come on."
What happened to her? Everything's all right? Did she run here?
Of course I ran here, you stupid thick-headed moron! Why the hell else would I be panting like I'm in labour and sweating like a damned pig?
Manni took her hand and led her down the street, away from the Bolle, away from anything else that might go wrong. Anything else that could've gone wrong.
"What's in the bag?" He asked in passing.
Lola glanced at him. "Oh…just some money I picked up at the casino. Nearly got myself killed."
"Me, too," Manni grinned. It faded quickly. "Casino? You mean, you…Lola?"
Lola smiled at him, for what seemed like the first time in a lifetime. "I stopped in…I had a few marks. I gambled it into a hundred grand…where's Ronnie?"
Of course she had seen Ronnie and Manni stumble out of the limo, the plastic bag wrestling from the bum sitting inside. She had seen Ronnie pinch Manni's cheek affectionately. But dammit, she had run across half of Berlin, found her father in a damned ambulance, nearly got hit by a lorry. She deserved this.
"I found the bum, I got the bag back to Ronnie. He'll leave us alone. Oh, Lola!" Manni swept her up into his arms and spun her around. "Have I told you lately that I love you?"
"Only when I ask."
"Well it's a stupid question, really. I do love you. You should know that." He set her down. "What's wrong?"
The two walked down the street, hand in hand. "My father…and Herr Meyer…were hit today. I saw my father, though, almost right away. After I got the money. I hitched a ride on the back of an ambulance to get here on time, and there he was."
"Is…is he alright?"
"He'll be fine."
"Are you alright?"
Lola looked up into Manni's eyes. She had run all that way…for him. For Manni. She did love him.
She leaned up and pecked him on the cheek. "I am now."
Manni grinned at her. "Let's leave, you and I. Go away somewhere. We've got one hundred grand, Ronnie won't be after us…let's go somewhere."
"Alright…" Lola smiled broadly. "Where do you want to go first?"
"First, let's go to a soccer game."
"You know, I've never been to a soccer game."
"I know."
"How do the rules work?"
"Simply, really. The ball is round. The game lasts ninety minutes. Everything else is pure theory."
THE END.