Introductory Arc Episode 2

"Hmmm...it feels dizzy, ahh! my head hurts",as he opened his eyes the light from the windows blinded him. It took Asher a little while to adjust his eye, trying to get up he felt a surge of pain as his whole body ached due to bashing onto the computer while he fainted.

Getting up he immediately put his hand on the couch as he felt light headed, he sat on the couch and dazed for a while after that it all started coming back, he remembered returning home from station then starting to fix Ryu's hard drive and after that it was all a blank. Remembering the hard drive he looked at the desk just to find that the cpu has fallen on the ground unplugged from the main frame along with the hard drive still jacked into it.

Asher was relieved to see that it was only unplugged and the wires were safe and sound.

Asher felt as if a rock was lifted from his heart when the computer ran smoothly after plugging in the cpu.

He switched off the computer and leaned on the couch with a hand on his forehead as he thought to himself,"Damn man! what a drag, how come I just fucking fainted without a warning, am I really sick. Surely I'm not having those low blood pressure issues now, am I? Damn if this happens at school I will surely be accessed of not taking good care of my health or not eating properly and with that the school will revoke my permission for staying at my parents' house by myself and once again I'll be jailed in the school dormitory. Shit! I can't let that happen. But really now, why did I faint? Well leave that for later let's go buy some hot chicken wings, Mmmmm..... feeling really chicken hungry."

Asher jumped off the couch, then he took his phone and changed into a tiger themed hoodie and his favourite damaged jeans. He then took off for Miss Mosley's to buy the chicken wings.

The sky was orangish pink as it was the cocktail hour with a light breezy with which sets the perfect mood for an afternoon walk. The part of the city where Miss Mosley's was located was quiet and fresh. Since automobiles generally didn't pass through that area it was much pollution free, they had a few small stores and a mini-mart and quite a few small houses here and there. Miss Mosley's was quite famous for its chicken dishes as people from all over the city came to her shop but around this time of the day it was always a little deserted.

Entering the door Asher moved towards the counter to order his favourite extra spicy grilled dragon fire wings. After waiting for a while on one of the table Asher walked up to the counter on hearing miss Mosley's croaky voice shouting,"One hot bucket of dragon fire wings", as he was reaching to pick up the bucket he heard,

"Hey you! yes you, what are you doing trying to steal my chicken wings"

\[ An unfamiliar grating female voice \]

Asher turned around to find a beautiful girl a little taller than him with curly blonde hair having pin strips in between, her eyes were hazel with thin eyebrows and her skin was plump. She was wearing a scarlet top and denim shorts.

Snatching the bucket Asher replyed lazily, "Yeah! sure, in your dreams."

The girl opened her mouth and breathed some air, then shouted on the top of her voice,"How dare you, those are mine I ordered them first, give it back immediately."

Taking the bucket behind his back Asher promptly said,"Nope I ordered them first."

Hearing the commotion on the counter miss Mosley rushed to witness the situation."What are you kids quarrelling about?"she asked while crashing on the counter desk with her big tummy.

"He/She is trying to take my chicken wings"

Both of them replyed at the same time.

Miss Mosley :"Wait! let me check the orders."

Asher :"Don't even think for a second that you will be able to put your hands on these."

The Girl :"Yeah you thief! wait till she checks the orders, then I'm going to call the cops on you."

Miss Mosley(after checking the orders) :"Well it seems both your orders were taken but at that I must must have ignored that we were running low on ingredients, it's my fault why don't one of you order something else."

Asher :"People like you, you love slandering others without proof right, see I had ordered them earlier, now stop bothering me and order something else."

The Girl :" But I ordered them too you know, why don't you give them to me, after all these are my favorite you know."

Asher :"Oh yeah! why should I (mimicking the girl)after all these are my favorite you know."

The Girl :"Enough! don't you want to help a beautiful girl like me, then I will add you to my good books you know."

Asher :"Yeah and you are already in my black list, just think of it as a blessing that I ain't filing defamation charges against you and stop bothering me."

The Girl :" Hey, why are you being so stingy about it, you know I've always dreamt about a knight on a white horse carrying me to a banquet of delicacies."

Asher :"Hmmm, and just now before coming to the shop I dreamt of a gluttonous old witch eating all my chicken wings."

The Girl :" How dare you call me old.."

Miss Mosley (intervening) :"Shut up you two, stop quarreling like babies over a ******, why don't you two just share the bucket, it should be enough for two and I will give you cold drinks on the house for the inconvenience."

The Girl :" Whaaat! sharing it with him! his face makes me feel like puking."

Asher :" Well then it's settled, you can't eat these while you feel like puking, so I will be taking them."

The Girl :" Wait wait, let me tell you the truth, actually today is my father's birthday day you know and these chicken wings are his favourite, so I was buying these to give him a surprise."

Asher :" Well after hearing that it seems like you are not such a bad girl, it seems I've misjudged you."

The Girl :"Then you are giving me the chicken wings right?"

Asher :"Well ofcourse, but you know what, when my mother was alive she loved these chicken wings, so after she passed away I always offer chicken wings at her cemetery."

Miss Mosley (angrily) :" Asher don't joke about the dead it's bad manners, and you girl, stop lying you never asked for the other to be packed in the first place, if you two don't want to share it then give it back, none of you are getting it."

The Girl :"Alright alright, I'll share it with him."

Miss Mosley stared at Asher as he nodded to comply.

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