Chapter Six: Lunch Date
"Like your supposed to scare me..."
Veronica said, her hands laid on her hips as she shifted her weight to one side.
"Your forgetting I managed to get away last time...what makes you think I cant this time?"
"Because..."
Before she could blink she felt an immediate pain and faint warmth trickle down the side of her neck as she quickly slapped her hand to the freshly made cut.
"Ah! What the hell was that?!"
"That...Sweetheart...is just a warning."
He smirked with a slight glint in his eye.
"And just think...your only way out is just over that ledge right there...cause I know where ya live, and you bet that I'll be stopping to visit ya...everyday..."
Veronica narrowed her eyes, the stinging on the side of her neck slowly began to fade away though there was a thin stream of blood running down. She whiped the blood off her hand onto her jeans. Then she sighed, her eyes looking down as a faint breeze blew a few strands of hair in her face. "What the fuck am I doing..." She shook her head and looked back up again.
"Fine...I'll pay..."
"What?"
"Im just going to pay...theres no sense in getting myself killed for that fat ass...just tell him to give me a couple days..."
She laughed some.
"And that I'll hand himt he money myself, in person...with a nice 'Fuck You' to his face."
"Oh no, your not getting out that easy Baby-"
He couldnt finish due to being interupted. Behind him came a voice, a man dressed all in red stepped off the ledge onto the roof.
"I believe the lady just proposed a settlement..."
Veronica looked up "Oh well aint this fuckin great..." she thought, rolling her eyes.
"Look you, go play save-the-day with someone else, I have myself managed here already, yer a little too late buddy."
She said with obvious attitude, it was true...she was never really one to recieve help so easily. Then her attention was brought back to her supposed attacker as he started to make an escape. As he ran past her he brushed against her shoulder...
"This aint over with you an' me..."
He whispered before leaping off the ledge to the next roof top. Veronica turned around and had now found herself alone...
"What? Where did everyone go?"
The Corner Cafe
Veronica sat in the window of the cafe, waiting for Matt to show. This time she brought Angelo with her as he slept in her lap. "What was all that about..." She wondered, her mind racing with different thoughts only to have them put on pause as Matt came up to her.
"Veronica...?"
"Huh?! Oh! Oh 'heh' Hi Matt...sorry, you kinda scared me for a second I was-"
"-thinking?"
"...um...yea. You wanna go sit down?"
"Sure, but only for a moment...I am a little backed with some paperwork for a client..."
They both sat down at a small table for 2, Angelo now sitting on the floor by Veronica's feet.
"Are you alright..."
Matt asked, sounding concerned.
"Hm? Yea Im fine, just thinking about something is all."
"Not that...Your bleeding, I can kinda smell it."
"What? Oh yea...my cat y'know, kinda freaked out on me earlier, its nothing."
"You sure...? Something that may seem small can really turn into big trouble later on..."
"What...do you mean?"
"Oh nothing, just some stupid fortune cookie logic. But seriously...how have things been..."
"Why are you so concerned?"
"Well, you being such a good ew friend and all...the only thing I know about you is your name and that you have a funny cat."
"Things are fine...besides, I dont really know you either...so I say that makes us even."
"Oh? I understand, mom told you not to talk to strangers?"
"No, its not like that...I just...I dunno, I have a lot going on right now..."
"Are you alright?"
"Right now I am...its kind of a weird story. But you have to go back to work, so I wont bother you with it."
"Well, whenever your ready...I'll listen. just, take care of yourself ok?"
He started to stand, as did Veronica.
"I'll try to."
"C'mon, you said you could protect yourself, dont you start going soft on me already."
He said teasing. There were good byes as Matt left one way and Veronica the other, Angelo laying on her left shoulder.