Chapter 16
"Ok. You understand what you have to do? See those two old people standing at the information stand. Go up to them," The boy was named Mikael. He looked over the crowd from their recess. Lilac nodded a confident smile on her face. "Goddit Boss." She saluted him and climbed down. She dropped to the pristine grass of the museums entrance and moved towards the crowd. Just as she reached the fancy artistic fence she pulled out the broken mirror Mikael's girlfriend had given her, it killed three birds with one stone and she felt like she was already part of the team, even if today wasn't over yet.
Her reflection wasn't her normal appearance. Her face was rubbed with dirt, she had an old bandage wrapped over her left eye, her hair was cut short and rough, she had worried about what her mum would say when she saw it but soon it hadn't mattered. The team were her family too, a family that worked together for the common good. If she passed this, she'd been an official member. She smiled, she looked perfect. Then she hurried through the crowd, watching the guards as they circled the area.
She stumbled on purpose when she got close, willing for them to notice. We they didn't she stood pulling out the pan. She went to the people in front of them, holding out the pan. "Excuse me, Good Miss, would you be able to spare some money-" The woman scowled at her. "And give it to a disgusting creature like you? Hardly," She watched the woman walk away, her hands began to shake and she let the metal slip. It clanged on the cement.
"Oh, child let me help was with that." Lilac turned to the old couple, looking stunned. The old man picked up her pan and shook it. "You shouldn't be out here begging, especially to people like that. Here, I don't have much money but will this do?" The old man handed her a few notes. She took them thankfully. "Thanks mister." Then she looked down at the money and widened her eyes. "Mister…missus…this is so nice. I gotta repay you."
"Oh, no, no, charity has its own rewards." The old woman said with a smile.
"But please missus." She took the woman's hand, stuffing the cash into her pocket, and led her through the crowd. Her partner followed Lilac lean the couple pasted the fancy fence and into the garden. She hurried over to a bush were flowers were growing and picked them. Turned she held them out to her. "Here." The old woman took the flowers just as a brick hit her shoulder and she fell to the floor. The old man was knocked out by Mikael girlfriend Shannon.
"Good job, Lye." Shannon told her and Lilac smiled. "You just became a member."
"Hey, look, Shae, we hit the jackpot with these oldies." He pulled out a expensive looking set of keys, cards and other things from the woman's handbag. "Quick, guys, before the guards see us. Oh, man. Lilac, I knew you'd been a good luck charm."