Chapter two

    "You promised Eliza, you said you won't steal again", turning her back on Eliza, she was hurt,  Elizabeth promised her she won't steal and now she stole to get her a gift. She felt it was her fault.

"Vee?" Eliza place her hands on Vee's shoulder.

"I am sorry", she was sincerely sorry. She couldn't survive without taking other people's stuff. She tried getting a job but it was either she was too small or an orphan, she was tired of it.

Sighing, Vee brought out something from her bag, She held Eliza's hand, her dark skin contrasting Elizabeth's white ones.

"Here, take this" she wrapped a thick scarf on her body.

" You will need it, you are looking too tiny", Vee frowned.

"Elizabeth, what have you been doing?", She crossed her arms tapping her legs on the ground.

"Surviving", Elizabeth shrugged, she moved away from her heading to the fence.

  "Hey vee", Elizabeth called.

"Yes", Vee answered 

"You are the the best", sounds of footsteps approached. Eliza jogged to the fence .

"See ya later", she climbed the tree swinging her legs,she jumped.

   

" That was easy", she brushed down her dress with her free hand as she came to her feet. The other hand loosely holding onto her hoodie.

 Bouncing on her feet, she hummed happily to her favorite tune.

  Night in the city, Eliza looked at the stars as she rounded the corner of her home. She heard some distant yelling and a woman weeping. She curiously neared the direction of the voice. 

Hiding behind a garbage truck, she listened to them peeping to see their faces. Three guys circling a young lady.

" What do we have here?", The tall one among them spoke pouring the content out of her bag, shaking it to be sure there was nothing left.

"Boss, she has no cash", he complained.

"You sure you got nothing on you?" The boss asked.

" No-ooo", the woman trembled. 

"Please let me go", she pleaded.

 "What will you give me in exchange of your life?", He asked, his hands moving dangerously low to her tits.

Eliza decided it was time to intervene. Standing up from where she crouched.

 "Let the woman go", she demanded deepening her voice to make her sound fearful.

The boys look at themselves laughing.

"Little girl, are you lost?" The talk one asked.

"Shoo! Go meet mama", they laughed at their reply.

"I am not little", she yelled throwing a small stone at the boss., It hits him right across his head.

"Get her", he commanded.

Eliza brought out her dagger she kept safe for days like this. 

" Time to be used by mama", she said twirling the danger, she ran her fingers over it testing how sharp it was.

"You know, I could easily knock that out",the third one said rolling his sleeve up.

Eliza scorned, holding the dagger a bit more tightly and widening her stance so her feet weren't too close together.

  " Why don't you come and get it", she smiled tossing the dagger in the air before landing perfectly on her hand 

 The talk guy strike, swinging a punch at her which she swiftly dodged. She landed a punch on his face.

 The other guy held her from behind locking her hands behind her. She slammed her foot on his feet. She grabbed his wrist and punch him in a swift motion simultaneously breaking his jaw, he screamed in pain.

"You motherfucker", he screamed .

"Enough of this child play", the boss spat.

"I will finish you",he approached her.

"Let me see you try", Elizabeth smiled.

He ran towards her, he pushed his knife toward her, Elizabeth weaved through it landing a punch on his knee.

  "Have you had enough or you want more?" She cocked her brow at them wiggling her fingers.

   "Scram!", she shouted watching how they ran with tails between their legs.

 Smiling, she dusted her hands helping the young lady up.

" Are you alright?" She asked watching the woman trembled. Eliza was sure this was her first time of been robbed. She patted her back gently.

"Deep breaths okay", she advised.

"Thank you-uu", the lady breathe.

"You are my saviour", she added. Eliza chuckled.

"You are lucky today was a good day, I would have robbed you myself", she said. The woman eyes widen on hearing the words.

"Relax, I was just messing with you", she laughed.

 The lady stared at her, she murmured thank you before running away on the street.

Exhaling, Eliza put her hands in her pockets, she was feeling exhausted..

   

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Flashback......

   Eliza walked through the corridor with a dim touch, her sleeping gown raised up as she was unable to walk with it. She was curious, moving closer to where the sound was heard, she peeped through the key hole seeing the orphanage owner and two strangers discussing.

  " Which girl do you want?" The owner asked.

 She got to see the man's face well when he turned to the direction of the light. 

He ran his hand through his moustache,

" The small girl, the one with the curly hair", he described. 

" She is beautiful and will be good for my clients", he added.

The details he gave was the same as hers,he was talking about her. She held on to the touch steadily, her palm sweaty, beads of sweat forming at her nape. She pressed her eye to the door listening.

"She is very expensive and I intend to keep her for myself", her master replied. 

"Alright then", the moustache man folded his legs, he signalled to the boys to bring the box containing cash.

" Will this do?" He asked her Master.

Seeing him hesitate, he scratched his chin pondering for some moments.

He replied," add some more, I will sell her if you add some cash".

"Okay then".

Elizabeth stumbled in shock, covering her mouth with a scared look, she must leave the orphanage.

Moving backwards, she ran into a body, panicking, she trembled on her spot.