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Chapter 3
'How could this have happened' Red thought as she sat in her armchair facing the window in her flat, 'Five years I managed to run, to run away from that day.' She sighed as she stood up and pinned her hair up into a bun. Red smoothed the light blue dress and the brown pinafore before she slipped on a long black coat that came down to her knees. "Well off to work, I guess. No point moaning." She lightly slapped her cheeks and stepped out the door.
She walked into the bookshop with a pleasant smile on her lips. She bid good morning to the owner of the shop and took her place behind the counter. Red liked the bookshop it was quiet and the people were generally nice. In this town everyone new her as Rowan, she always liked the name Rowan it was her favourite tree. "Hey Rowan, can you go to the back and stock the shelves we're a little low on the mystery section," Red smiled and nodded and went to the back. In this form Red was sweet, innocent and well all round lovely.
Her Dolly shoes lightly tapping on the floor after she had finished restocking and was heading back to the counter when out of the corner of her eye she noticed a familiar face. "James," She said quietly as she walked over to the young man. He looked up from the book he was reading and a wide smile broke onto his face. "Rowan, how you been?" He asked as he gave her a hug, Red hugged back.
"Well I've been a bit busy lately but I'm good, you?"
"Same, I've missed my one and only friend," This made Red blush, she smiled weakly and flattened down her dress. This had become a habit she picked up to make her seem more innocent. The bell on the door went.
"Well James I've got to go and man the counter," She quickly game him a hug and quickly walked away. James was left watching the way her dress slightly swayed as she walked.
Wolf walked down the main street when he noticed a small rather dusty looking shop. He thought it looked intriguing so he went in. The shop was brighter than he expected on the inside. There were rows of books on every surface imaginable except for one counter with a cash register on it. Soon he heard the sound of someone walking from near the back of the shop.
"Hello how may I help you to..." Red started to say to the customer before she looked up and saw who was standing in front of her with a confused look on their face. "Wolf..." she said quietly avoiding shouting so that James who was still near the back of the shop wouldn't hear.
"Red? What are you doing here?"
"Wolf I don't have time for chatting, I'm working," She huffed as she crossed her arms. Wolf new that she wanted rid of him but he could not think why. Then he heard footsteps coming from near the back.
"Hey Rowan I'm going to go but I'll drop by your place later. When do you get off work?"
James came from the back of the shop to find Red talking to a guy with wolf ears. 'Who is he' was the only thought that came into his mind. Red turned round to face him, "Ok I get off at four so drop by after then, bye James," She game him a quick hug and smiled as he left. Wolf was staring at he when she turned back to face him, "What?"
"Who is that guy?" Wolf questioned quite loudly. Red looked like she was about to snap. She huffed loudly as she walked to the back of the shop with Wolf in tow.
"His name is James and he was the only person that I was able to make friends with, so don't go and scare away my one and only friend here."
"Well I'm here so can I stay at yours for a bit, please and I won't tell people about your night job," Wolf smirked. Red had had it she pulled the small dagger that was hidden in a pocket in her pinafore, pined Wolf against a bookshelf and held the dagger at his throat.
"I will let you stay but if you put one foot wrong you will be dead." She hissed. She let him go and went to clean up in the back before she left to go home.
