NEW YORK CITY...
Police siren blew all over the vicinity, gunshots was heard from a distance. The whole city was in chaos as people ran Helter-skelter seeking coverage.
It was them again. The deadly Mafia group that operates in the city causing chaos and taking the lives of people.
A young lady of about 23 years was seen running alongside the freeing crowd. Heels on her tails.
She glanced side to side and on making sure no eyes was focused on her, she started dipping hands into pockets taking out purses, phones, and money.
She opened her bag, pouring in the contents hastily whilst running along side the crowd.
When she was sure she had picked enough, she diverted to a secluded dilapidated building where she stopped, breathing in air.
Taking off her shoulder bag, she poured out the contents on the floor, wearing a gluesome smile.
Happy that she picked enough things she could sell to feed her mother and younger sister, she pocketed the money and rearranged the bag leaving the dilapidated building.
The once disoriented vicinity was now calm as the gunshot had subsided. People had started moving about as though nothing happened minutes ago.
The girl stopped at a local market going straight to where she normally sells her stolen stuff.
"You are here again today" a fat dirty blonde man smiled showing off his dirty incomplete teeth.
"Yeah today was wonderful" the girl returned the smile pouring out the many phones she picked.
"Woah I can see that here" the blonde man laughed pointing at the phones.
The man took time to examine the phones and when he was done, he brought out a stack of money, counted it, and gave the girl who collected them with smiles.
Leaving the mobile shop, she trotted towards the bus station where she boarded a bus back to the slums.
****IN THE SLUMS***
"Aurora when did you leave the house?" A shabbily dressed woman called out to the girl as she walked into the shabby-looking house where she lived with her mom and younger sister.
"Early enough, Good morning mama" she greeted the woman and walked into the house.
"Such a smooth day" she whistled, climbing the almost worn-out stairs that led to the rooftop where she used as a room.
In the tiny spaced room which was small, her foam mattress with a worn-out spread lay at the corner of the room.
Her clothes were packed in a sack bag and a few hanging on a rope just above the bed.
There was nothing else in the room apart from her clothes which are very few and a bed. She took off her leather jacket then collapsed on the bed breathing heavily.
"Sis Rora" she heard and looked up to see her kid sister peeping by the door. "Maya come in and stop peeping" she scolded the little girl of about 8 years who sauntered into the room.
"How are you doing? Had something to eat?" She asked and the girl shook her head yawning.
"Why haven't you eaten," Aurora traveled her eyes down her sister's body and her little sister came closer to her then bent and whispered into her ear.
"Tsk, tsk!!, Here, go give this money to Mama and tell her not to question where it's coming from" she said and the little girl nodded running out of the room.
Aurora sighed and stare at the closed door. She would do anything in her capacity to make sure her kid sister was fed well and start school just like her mates.
She brought out the money she made from selling those items and counted it. "Quite good" she muttered and stood up, climbing a little stool, she stretched her hands and shifted the side of the ceiling, brought down a piggybank then folded the money, throwing it into the box from the small hole made at the top of the piggy.
She returned the piggy and made sure to cover the ceiling well before climbing down and falling back on her bed.
It's been 9 years since her father died. No one knew her father was involved with a mafia group till the rival of that group came to their house one faithful night and shot him dead.
They were once rich and living comfortably in the city before the death of her father. Then her mother was five months pregnant with her kid sister Maya.
That night, she had gone to her mother's boutique as her mother had gone to the hospital late in the evening and was yet to return.
When her mother finally returned, they went back home together only to see her father laying on the floor in his pool of blood, a bullet hole on his forehead.
"No one messes with the boss" was boldly written on a paper with his blood. That night was the worst night of their lives as everything came shattering.
After the burial of her father, all his properties were confiscated and taken away by the group that murdered him. Her mother had nothing and feeding became difficult.
Luckily she has graduated before his death and used her certificate to search around for jobs but couldn't find one even to the lowest of a cleaning job, she didn't get.
Her mother had wanted them to return home to their pack but Aurora vehemently refused, she hated the fact that she wasn't a human but some kind of creature her mother calls a werewolf and the fact that she has some wolf in her which often pops up to talk to her irritates her even more.
She hated to share her privacy with the so-called wolf but couldn't do anything other than yell at the wolf who said her name was Aliya anytime she talks to her.
She had never gone to the pack and wasn't planning to do so anytime soon so she would rather stay and die of hunger rather than return to where she believed wasn't a good place.
Since her mother loved her so much that she wouldn't want to force her to go where she doesn't like, they had to relocate to the slums at the end of the city where they started feeding by farming on people's land.
When it's not farming season, her mother would borrow money and get fruits that she sell in front of their house.She had given up on searching around for a job when she couldn't find any then she got introduced to picking pockets on the day hers was stolen.Her kid sister who was now 8 hadn't gone to any school and could barely speak English.She has been saving for her school and now she could register her in the school near their house with the money she had gathered from picking pockets.She knew it was a bad thing to steal people's money but she doesn't care. No one deserves mercy.Those people killed her father and made them feed from hand to mouth, Those people refused to give her a job to help feed her family so she would never think twice before stealing their things."Mum, I'm taking Maya for registration today" Aurora said to her mother
"Come on Rora you won't even spend up to an hour, just to say hello and keep me company" he kept pleading till she accepted.They parted ways when they got to a junction, Aurora bid him goodbye and walked towards their house.She got to their house and met her mother sampling her fruit on the little table in front of their house.She collected the basket of fruit from her and started setting it. "Go in and rest for a while mama, I'll stay here for you till evening," she said and her mother thanked her before going into the house to rest.Aurora finished setting the fruits and sat under the shade looking across the street to see a man sharing food to some kids. She sighed and shook her head on seeing the kids struggle to get hold of a plastic bag.She could remember the time when she used to come to areas like this with her father when he was still alive.&nbs
"Yes, how may I help you both?" a plus-size woman on huge glasses behind the counter asked peering at them from under her glasses."We came to enquire if this bar still hires workers," Craig said and the woman gave them a long stare before clearing her throat."Who among you is looking for the job?," she asked and Craig pointed at the less concerned Aurora who was busy scrutinizing the bar and looking for a target."Aurora focus" Craig tugged at her sleeve bringing her back to her senses. She blinked and stared at Craig who glare at her."Can you focus and tell her you're the one looking for the job and stop being silly" he whispered under his breath and Aurora nodded before turning to the woman and giving out one of her fake smiles.Ever since her father died, she had seized from smiling and only smiled whenever she was with her family or her best fri
The guy he was gawking at had raised his heads and stared at them when she said those words.Craig felt like running out of the bar in embarrassment. "Rora!! I'll revenge" he whispered in her face.The lady at the counter saw them and frowned. "Hey there, are you here for the job or to play with your lover?" The woman called out to Aurora who looked at Craig to see him pouting."Haaaa!!!! What kind of thing is this? First I'm trying to act cute for that guy and you interrupted me and then this lady thinks we are lovers. Damn me and you, lovers? Wtf!!!" Craig cried out in frustration."Why would she think of such a thing? A sissy like me lover to Aurora the bully? No, she must be joking" Craig whinned."Do I blame her? You look cute whinning so I think she must have thought you're my boy" Aurora laughed and turned around heading to the counter."Yeah I think s
"Uhhh?" Craig looked dumfounded. "You know how much I hate doing dishes Rora especially washing pots""I see you aren't ready yet, I'm going then" Aurora said and began walking away."No no... I will do the dishes, I will make sure the pots are sparkling Don't do this to me Rora" Craig ran after her.Aurora gave a lposided smile and winked. "Good, that's why you're my boy" she replied and Craig frowned but quickly shrugged it off.As long as she does what she promised then he could be her boy for now and do anything she wants him to do.He can't afford to lose that cute dude."I still can't believe I got a job and I'll be resuming tomorrow" Aurora muttered with a small smile."I told you, You just have to keep pushing till you get what you want" Craig said and Aurora chuckled."You just have to push till you get what
Next Day...Waking up to remember she was meant to start work today, Aurora sprang up and took her toiletries, and ran down from her room to the bathroom they use which was outside the house.She quickly took a bucket and ran to the little water wall at the back of their house and fetched water before rushing back to take her bath.She rummage through her bag which contained a few clothes that are worn out, looking for a suitable one to wear on her first day of work.After searching for a while and about to give up, she finally stumbled upon jeans that were faded a bit and a black polo that was quite bigger than her size.She dried her body and applied her body butter. It was cheap but she doesn't mind, her skin was great and she doesn't need so much to care for it.Putting on the cloth, she folded the hem of the polo and tied it,
They got into the cafeteria and Aurora ordered a burger and juice while Jenny ordered hers."Let's go sit over there" Jenny pointed to a free table and Aurora nodded following her over to the table.She settled down on the plastic chair and uncorked her mineral, taking a bite from the burger, she closed her eyes to relish the heavenly taste."Are you going to be okay with just that or would you mind joining in my pasta?" Jenny asked pointing at her plate of pasta which aroma was wafting through Aurora's nose.Pasta has been her favorite meal ever since she was a kid but she needed to save so she had long stopped buying food other than snacks and juices from outside and she's not a person who would share food with someone especially when she isn't yet familiar with the person.She looked down to the pasta which was calling on her to devour, swallo
They got to the school and Aurora sighted her sister standing with a boy who looks younger than her and smaller."Maya" she called the attention of her little sister who turned alongside the boy she was sitting with."Oh, that's your sister? She's so beautiful and the boy is my kid brother" Jenny said getting more happier.Rora's sister knows her brother and they seemed to be friends too."Ooh..." Aurora drawled waiting for the kids to get to them."Big sister" Maya squealed hugging her sister tightly as she got to her, Aurora carried her up and spun her around further increasing the girl's happy giggles.Jenny stares on, her eyes widening as she stares at her colleague. She never knew Aurora could be a playful type and she even smiled. Her smiles are so beautiful and she wonders why she acts