Aleah found herself unable to speak for a moment before shaking her head and trying again. “I...um, yeah. I’m fine. I’m a bit bruised, but...” she shrugged. “I’m used to bruises. I get them almost every day at work.”
As the young woman kept walking, the same paralyzing effect happened to the man holding her and her. Aleah fell out of the man’s arms and to the ground with a small whimper of pain.
She watched in fear at the sight of it, freezing in place as she heard another man drop in behind her. Before she could dart away, she felt arms tighten around her midsection, and she yelled out for help. Aleah kicked and screamed, hoping the man would let her go.
At the sight of the man, Aleah slunk back. Her eyes darted around, looking for any way of escape. While she didn’t want to leave this boy alone with him, she also wanted to keep herself safe. Aleah has gotten herself into a fair amount of trouble throughout the years, and she didn’t want more.
She nodded, biting her lip. “Okay...” Aleah rubbed the back of her neck. “I just wanted to make sure.” She glanced toward the entrance of the alley. “Do you know what happened out there? There were a lot of people crowding around something, but I didn’t see what happened.”
She walked toward him slowly, not wanting to scare him any more. “Are you okay? I saw you get hurt back there, and you seemed upset.” Aleah tilted her head curiously. “I’m not trying to pry into your business; I just like helping, and I know how it is to feel alone in all this.”
Hoping the boy was okay, she decided to follow him. She always wanted to try to cheer others up, even though she couldn’t cheer herself up. Aleah started to run after him, hoping that she wouldn’t lose him on the crowd. She stopped as she saw him slow in the alleyway. Taking a few hesitant steps...
Aleah kept her head down most of the time, doing whatever it took to get enough money to live by. She wasn’t proud of her most common work. Her alluring beauty allowed her to earn her pay in vulnerable ways. It was made clear in her advertisements for work that she was part of the Gifted, but if...
Aleah Lucille
Gifted
Female, 17 years old
Straight
157 cm
54 kg
Appearance: Silver-blonde hair, wavy and falls into soft curls below her shoulders, pale skin with a dusting of freckles across her nose, violet eyes