-1Chapter 2 Train Ride

"Do you need to get anything?" Asked 2-D.

"Um… yeh, just some clothes" said Roxi sarcastically.

"Oh right. Where's your apartment?"

"155, Longs Rd."

"Ok"

And with that they were on their way in the big yellow taxi.

After they had picked up Roxi's stuff, they headed to the train station. They bought their tickets and went to wait in the caf'e.

"So…" 2-D wanted to ask her questions but he didn't want her to unconfutable. "Were are you from?"

"Australia" she said it like it was nothing.

"Do you ride kangaroos to school" he asked with a smile on his face.

"Um…" Roxi had a confused expression on her face.

" 'cause like people say that with all the animals and all…." her expression didn't change "Don't worry."

For a little while they just sat there silently sipping their coffee.

" I ran away from home a little while ago…" said Roxi still staring down at her coffee.

"Oh," said 2-D surprised. He hadn't even asked her. "May I ask why?"

"Well" Said Roxi looking up at 2-D "family problems."

"I can relate to that" said 2-D. "I never get along with my family. Especially my mum"

"Same" said Roxi.

Then they heard a whistle blow.

"Oh crap, that's our train!" said 2-D. " Come on." He grabbed their luggage and pulled Roxi up from her seat.

Luckily that was only a boarding whistle.

Before long the train was moving and they went silent.

Then Roxi pulled up her bag and pulled out her iPod.

"Can I listen to?" asked 2-D.

"Sure" and she handed him a ear phone. "It's probably something you won't want to listen to.."

"Hey" he said "this is our old c.d" said 2-D, for they listening to their 'Self Titled' c.d.

Then some thing came up on Roxi's face that 2-D hadn't seen. A smile.

"What I don't get," started 2-D "Is that you can afford an iPod, but you can't afford to pay rent"

He guessed this was the wrong thing to say, because the smile on Roxi's face turned into a frown.

"I'm sorry" he said "I didn't mean to.."

"That's ok" said Roxi. "It was from my dad"

"He seems like a pretty cool dad" said 2-D, trying to say good things and not bad.

"He gave it to me just before he passed away."

Wow talk about depression. No wonder she doesn't smile that much, he thought to himself.

"That's the reason I came to London."

"What about your mum?"

You asshole, STOP ASKING QUESTIONS! He thought to himself.

"Well, lets just say her and drugs just don't mix" she said staring at her feet.

Although it didn't look like it on her face, you could tell she just wanted to cry.

"It's good to talk about things and get them of your chest" said 2-D.

"You know, you're the first person to actually listen." she said. "I just hope I'm not boring you with my misery."

"Not at all." he replied.

Before long they were in a long conversation about families.

"And because she's so addicted, I had to start paying of her debts."

"Well, she doesn't seem as bad as what Murdoc does to me sometimes."

"Yeh but there was this one time.." she began.

"Go on.."

"She had come home from a party. And she had had to much to drink. I was sleeping and she came up to my room and woke me up. She started screaming at me and calling me names. I was used to that. It's just then, she started slapping me, and punching me. Then she got an extension cable…"

2-D knew were this was going.

" She started whipping me and then she tried to strangle me." 2-D placed a hand on her back. He saw she was crying.

"I know how you feel.."

Roxi looked up at him as if to say yeh right.

"Murdoc did the same to me, just not as bad, but I just needed a break. So I came to London."

They hadn't realized it, but the train had stopped.

He picked up their bags and they headed towards the exit.

Then they called a taxi, and before they knew it, they were at Kong studios.

"So Roxi" he said as they stood at the gloomy gates of Kong Studios. "Welcome to Kong!"