Haruhi awoke in a dark alleyway; her memory of the previous night came back to her in flashes. Her saving the child, being dragged into the alleyway she was currently sitting in, the belt, the rope, being pushed onto her back as he loomed over her and the blood pooling out of her as Mr Hitachiin only laughed.
She tried to shake the memory from her head as she stood up, bringing a hand to her forehead in attempt to prevent her head from spinning. She no longer felt like a respectable student attending Ouran High School, she felt like a used tissue, unwanted and disgusting. Haruhi began to brush herself down, wiping away the dirt from her clothes. Before exiting the alleyway she gazed at the woman to the left. She had red hair tied in a bun and several piercings on her face. The stranger noticed the stunned look on Haruhi's face and introduced herself.
"I'm Narumi, first night huh?" She asked raising her eyebrows.
Haruhi nodded "Yeah."
"I saw Sir Hitachiin bring you here, you okay? I heard he can be tough with his workers" Narumi stated circling her, gazing intently and continued when Haruhi didn't reply." Specially a girl as delicate as you. Look take my number, ring me if you need advice on anything about the business. I am here every night so you can always come to me and I will help find some customers but that wont be hard for you, men are always looking for someone different." Narumi placed a post-it with her mobile number inscribed into her palm and sauntered off, stumbling in her high heels.
Haruhi sprinted in the other direction clutching the post-it. She passed many people on her way. Each person staring at her eyes wide, Haruhi tried to ignore it by pulling her cardigan closer to her body, keeping her head down and placing her ear phones into her ears as soon, as her iPod turned on she was deafened by the screams from asking Alexandria, 'perfect' she thought as the music blocked out all other noises from the world around her. 'Just me and the music'.
The key turned in the lock and Haruhi ran straight into her bedroom slamming the door behind her. She striped into her underwear as quickly as possible feeling as though her clothing was a memory of the night before. As she began to undo her bra from behind the screen she noticed a piece of scrap paper lodged in her cup, Haruhi removed it and gazed at the writing.
Come today at 16:20 and we will get you ready for tonight. If you don't come or are late then your father wont get his medication and we all know what will happen then. Don't we?
Haruhi swallowed, she dreaded the thought of working the streets again but her father came first and she would do anything to help him no matter the cost.