Chapter 2 – Rude Awakening
Time is irrelevant when it's mostly always dark. Riddick attended her wound as best he could and managed to stop the bleeding. Now he waits a fair distance away hoping she'll wake soon and go home.
Don't get involved. You've seen stranger things. Just walk away. She'll be fine. And why am I trying to convince myself!?
Riddick gets up as if to leave then promptly sits himself down again. He decides to hang around just a little longer. It's not like he has anything better to do.
It's not much longer when the girl stirs. She opens her eyes and gives them time to adjust suddenly remembering the alleyway.
Instinctively she remains quiet and studies her surroundings but is distracted by a mouse scurrying across the floor.
She gets up and heads for the door not even putting her broken shoes back on. The door creeks open and she makes her way down a short flight of stairs until she reaches the entrance.
It's a lot brighter outside than before. She squints her eyes and moves outside keeping very close to the wall.
That's it, keep walking.
The girl looks around, confused, head hurting, cold and unaware of her onlooker.
She stands there for a moment before sinking to the ground holding her knees close to her chest.
No, no, no. What're you doing woman. No! Is she? Crying!? Why me? Why do I care …
Riddick sighs a heavy sigh and makes his way down to street level. He slowly approaches the girl trying not to startle her.
Her head springs up and she declares, "Stay away from me!"
Riddick shows her his hands as a sign of trust and calmly speaks to her, "Only trying to help, you seem lost."
"What's it to you!" She proclaims suddenly realizing how loud she said that and quickly curls her shoulders in remorse. "Besides, how do I know I can trust you?"
Riddick crouches to her level but remains a safe distance away, "You don't."
The girl leans and inch forward. "Let me see your eyes." She asks.
Riddick takes a deep breath, "I don't think that's such a good idea."
"Please," she asks, "it's the only way I can tell if I can trust you."
Riddick leans forward and removes his dark glasses but keeps his eyes almost closed and warns, "just don't get a fright and remember, you asked."
She looks closely and almost forgets to breath as he slowly opens his eyes. So strange, no pupil. Illuminating.
Riddick takes this opportunity to look at her eyes too, perhaps he'll find some answers to her mystery.
Nothing, only pain and fear. That's to be expected after what she's just been through.
The girl is so engrossed at Riddicks' eyes that she's forgetting to blink and is unaware that he has moved right up to her.
Hmmm… that's strange.
Suddenly she snaps out of her trance only to find Riddick right up in her face. She gasps and snaps her head back hitting the wall that's holding her up.
"Awa!" She whispers.
Riddick stands and steps back, "Careful now, don't want another concussion do we?"
The girl pauses for a moment realizing that this man could have had something to do with her attack but she really feels like she can trust him, to a degree.