6 Not a Nice Experience

After walking for two hours while trying to remember where she comes from, Ella finally arrives at the orphanage. It's already night and the other kid probably already sleeps or helps the Sisters clean the room after dinner.

When Ella goes inside the orphanage, the Sisters sit on the chair and seem like waiting for her. When the sister saw her, she began to ask.

"Why did you just arrive at this hour?"

"When I walked around the city, I got lost."

"Then why do you not go with another kid that is familiar with the city?"

"We not close enough to ask help so...I just go by myself."

"Haaaahhhh, well whatever, next time if you want to see the city, ask other kids so you will not get lost again, understand?"

"Yes, Sister."

"Now go to your bed."

Ella walks to the room that they use to sleep in and goes to her bed. it does not take a long time for her to fall asleep, when she lay on her bed, she closes her eyes, and her consciousness fades away.

The next day, as usual, they eat hard-rock bread for their breakfast, and after that, they help the Sisters in there cleaning the orphanage.

After Ella finishes her cleaning, she goes to the marketplace like yesterday. She won't know what the other kid do after their cleaning and she doesn't care.

She walked to the usual alleyway but in the middle of her walk, a group of kids stopped her.

"What?" she asked.

"Come with us." One of the boys with black hair said.

"I don't know why I need to follow you guys."

"This girl--" another boy with golden but dirty hair walked toward her but the other boy with red-ish hair stopped him.

"If you want food then follow us." said the red-ish boy.

"...." She nods her head in silence. Ella knows it's kind of suspicious but the temptation for food makes her agree to follow them.

"Good."

Ella walked behind the boys for around 10 minutes and they arrived at the alleyway close to the marketplace. There's no one walking there and far from the soldier's patrol. But she saw a person is waiting there, an adult, he have brown hair, brown-black beard and brown eyes. Ella remembers him. He is the owner of the fruit stall that she stole yesterday.

Ella want to run but the boys didn't let her run. When Ella tries to step back, 2 of them grip her hand and make her keep walking.

The stall owner saw them approaching and he walked toward them as well.

"Good job boys. Here is the promised money."

The stall owner gives them 2 bronze coins each. it's not much but they can buy decent bread with that money. They can get two decent bread with that or they can save it for another day. The boys take the money with happy faces and thank the stall owner before they go.

"Oke then, let's do our business." The stall owner approaches her and grabs her neck and lifts them in the air. He doesn't have much muscle but because Ella is not really heavy, he lifts her easily.

With his other hand, he punch her stomach multiple times.

Her stomach feels so much pain that makes her want to puke. But she withholds it because she doesn't want the food that she eat this morning to come out of her mouth. It will become a waste and she doesn't want that.

Ella bites his hand which grabs her neck. She manages to escape from his clutch and landing on the ground with her butt first.

"F*CK!" He cursed when he dropped her from his hand.

"This f*king b*tch!" He approaches her and starts punching her with both his hand.

Ella tries to fight back but it's a waste. His power is too strong and she is simply too weak to fight back. She tries to recall the power that she suddenly gets when she kills the bandit but it doesn't come out. She doesn't know what is that power and how to use it. But she didn't give up. She tries and tries but in the end, she still gets beaten up.

After multiple punches, he finally stop with heavy breathing.

"If you steal again on my stall, I will f*king kill you."

Ella didn't say anything but just stare at him while still lying on the ground. Blood dripping from her mouth and nose. Her face was full of bruises and her breathe unstable.

The stall owner walked to the street and leave her behind.

Ella still lying on the ground, watching the sky. She can't get up because she don't have enough stamina to do so. She can feel the pain of the injury on her whole body, make her wonder why she has to go through all of this. Even though she was already used to it, still it's not a nice experience.

"F*ck."