01-04-2015, 10:56 PM
Marta smiled at the woman when she said she was pretty too. The gesture felt so weird. She didn't remember the last time she had really smiled. Vague memories of her brother Rafael came to her mind, but she couldn't really place them. She remembered he was kind though and always smiled and his eyes were really bright - kind of like Ricky's.
Rafael was gone though and so was mommy, and the friendliness from Ricky - well it was fake. She knew it. He would hurt her and then she'd get the pain in her heart and stomach too. Men just weren't nice anymore.
Marta wondered why Ricky had taken her to the zoo. Seeing the animals had been really fun. She remembered the pandas the most - especially the baby ones. She had actually been surprised when Ricky had given her a stuffed one. Inside she had smiled, but part of her was unsure. Ricky was hard to figure out.
Marta also hadn't known what had brought her to the woman. It was like some force just told her that this woman was okay. When Marta approached, she didn't know what to think, just that this woman would be nice - maybe even understand what Marta didn't understand herself.
Marta held up the bear and her smile widened. "We went to the zoo today and saw baby pandas."
Her tummy growled, and she looked up at Ricky who gave her a smile. What was he planning? He turned and came back with a couple pieces of chicken. "Which one do you want?"
He asked her, and she wondered why.
Marta pointed at the smaller one and Ricky began dicing it up. She was hungry and Ricky always made sure she was fed. The doctor had even said she was gaining weight.
![[Image: Marta_zps1a4758b6.jpg]](http://i1334.photobucket.com/albums/w643/thefirstage/Marta_zps1a4758b6.jpg)
Ricky started making dinner for Marta. She had gained quite the appetite recently. The doctor told him that she had been malnourished. Marta had put on some weight in the time she had been with Ricky and looked significantly healthier than she had when he brought her in.
Right now, Marta seemed happy, and it was a relief. Ricky took the two pieces of chicken and turned to his prep area to begin dicing the breasts. His mind was on Marta though. Seeing her smile like that really brought him joy.
"Ow...shi-oot."
Ricky said, censoring himself at the last minute as pain went through his hand.
During his daydream, his knife had slipped and he had a gash above his thumb. Inside, he cursed himself for his stupidity. Miguel said something about getting a bandage and headed off. Ricky turned his head to the woman at the bar. He had noticed she had not introduced herself or shaken the hand he had offered, but had shrugged it off. Some people were more guarded than others, but hopefully she could at least help him out.
"Excuse me, Señorita. There are some towels in the cabinet right inside the door of the bar. Could you get me one please?"
He hoped she would help - he didn't want to get blood all over his bar.
Rafael was gone though and so was mommy, and the friendliness from Ricky - well it was fake. She knew it. He would hurt her and then she'd get the pain in her heart and stomach too. Men just weren't nice anymore.
Marta wondered why Ricky had taken her to the zoo. Seeing the animals had been really fun. She remembered the pandas the most - especially the baby ones. She had actually been surprised when Ricky had given her a stuffed one. Inside she had smiled, but part of her was unsure. Ricky was hard to figure out.
Marta also hadn't known what had brought her to the woman. It was like some force just told her that this woman was okay. When Marta approached, she didn't know what to think, just that this woman would be nice - maybe even understand what Marta didn't understand herself.
Marta held up the bear and her smile widened. "We went to the zoo today and saw baby pandas."
Her tummy growled, and she looked up at Ricky who gave her a smile. What was he planning? He turned and came back with a couple pieces of chicken. "Which one do you want?"
He asked her, and she wondered why.
Marta pointed at the smaller one and Ricky began dicing it up. She was hungry and Ricky always made sure she was fed. The doctor had even said she was gaining weight.
Ricky started making dinner for Marta. She had gained quite the appetite recently. The doctor told him that she had been malnourished. Marta had put on some weight in the time she had been with Ricky and looked significantly healthier than she had when he brought her in.
Right now, Marta seemed happy, and it was a relief. Ricky took the two pieces of chicken and turned to his prep area to begin dicing the breasts. His mind was on Marta though. Seeing her smile like that really brought him joy.
"Ow...shi-oot."
Ricky said, censoring himself at the last minute as pain went through his hand.
During his daydream, his knife had slipped and he had a gash above his thumb. Inside, he cursed himself for his stupidity. Miguel said something about getting a bandage and headed off. Ricky turned his head to the woman at the bar. He had noticed she had not introduced herself or shaken the hand he had offered, but had shrugged it off. Some people were more guarded than others, but hopefully she could at least help him out.
"Excuse me, Señorita. There are some towels in the cabinet right inside the door of the bar. Could you get me one please?"
He hoped she would help - he didn't want to get blood all over his bar.