OMG.
I'm SO SORRY.
I know it's been forever. I feel so bad v.v
But I've been busybusybusy...
Plz forgive me:(
Anywho, here's another chapter. I hope you enjoy it:)
Fang woke me up early the next morning by nothing else but freezing cold water. He said that I was a heavy sleeper and nothing else was working. Of course, I flipped out on him, but we hit the road-I mean sky just a few minutes later, and I was quickly dried off by the cool morning wind.
"Where are we headed?" I asked him. It seemed like we were heading east, and I felt the warmer air soak through my feathers.
He looked back at me for a second. "South Carolina. There's a city I wanted to check out-Myrtle Beach. We might be meeting somebody there."
I nodded. The idea of meeting another person in a strange city was slightly nauseating to me, but it seemed I could only grin and bear it. I trusted Fang, and I needed him, too. He was the key to my survival. And possibly my sanity.
The two of us stopped only a couple of hours into our flight at what looked like a clothing store. Fang shoved a wad of cash into my hand.
"I noticed you needed some new clothes, so take the money and buy yourself something a little more decent." He noticably looked up and down my ragged attire of only a gown. "I'll be over here at Mickey D's." He pointed his thumb over his shoulder.
I clutched the cash in my fist. "'Kay." And then he was gone, and I was all alone in a huge store full of clothes.
Now, I'd lived in a terrible lab my whole life, where everyone wore nothing but white lab coats and white gowns. So, all in all, these clothes looked amazing. I wanted to try on everything I could get my hands on. Dresses and skirts and jeans... I was this close to Heaven.
After trying on numerous amounts of clothes, I finally decided on something that fit my lifestyle a little bit better than a pencil skirt: denim shorts, a fitted white T-shirt, and some nice sneakers. I smiled-I thought it looked cute.
I reached inside my pocket as if to grab the money Fang gave me-only to realize that it was gone. I frantically searched the dressing room, looking under frilly dresses and leather pants and a fur coat. Only to find nothing but dust. A lump rose in my throat. Fang was going to kill me...
So, I didn't have any money. But I needed the clothes. A lot. There was no way I was putting that dirty old pillow sack back on.
First making sure no one was paying attention, I casually strutted out of the dressing room, and made my way towards the door.
I was almost out when I heard, "Hey! You no pay! Get back here!" I glanced back at the furious Chinese woman, and then ran as fast as I could through the front doors and out onto the sidewalk. Security guards chased after me, as well as the woman. I was scared. I didn't really know what I was doing. But I needed these clothes, and I was going to have them, with or without money.
I made sure to go the opposite way the restaurant where Fang was. I went through an empty alleyway, then took a sharp left, disappearing into the crowd of people and heading towards the McDonald's.
Out of breath, I sat down at the small table Fang was seated at. A drink and a couple of empty burger wrappers sat in front of him. He handed me my food and raised an eyebrow.
"I'm guessing you had a nice shopping experience."
I bit into my burger and shook my head. "Not really." I glanced outside, just to make sure they hadn't caught me. They hadn't. I sucked down some drink then said, "Okay, please don't get mad, but I lost the money you gave me. So I had to steal these clothes, and then this old Chinese woman and some other people started chasing me, and I ran all the way over here." I looked down, afraid he would yell at me for being so stupid.
Instead, I heard a little chuckle. I looked up, slighly confused. A big smirk was placed on his olive-colored face.
"That's great. Now you're becoming a real bird-girl," he said. Fang patted my shoulder once, which gave me little goosebumps. "Now you've gotta eat like one." Another five cheeseburgers were dropped in front of me.
Oh, joy.