She walked to a street corner and hid as best as she could, away from the rest of the world.
"Serenia." she looked up and saw James.
She felt the blood burning in her veins, "What are you doing here? How did you find me?"
"I followed you." James said sheepishly.
Serenia didn't say anything. She just looked at him, waiting for him to say more.
James looked around before he looked back at her, "What are you doing here?"
"What does it look like?!" she snapped at him.S eh immediately regretted it, but refused to apologize.
James looked at her, "It looks like you're sleeping on a street corner."
"Good job, Sherlock, now go away."
James, instead, sat down next to her. Serenia wouldn't even look at him, "Look, I know I said some horrible things, and I'm sorry. I shouldn't have reacted that way, but I don't choose to be abused. My dad is a drunk with anger issues."
Serenia finally sighed, "I'm sorry, too. It's just...I have a job now. If I have another episode, I might lose my job."
James looked at her, "I noticed you have a job, but I don't know how you can do it in the middle of everything that's going on."
Serenia laughed without humor, "Yeah, crazy, isn't it?"
James shook his head, "Yeah, it is..."
"I have no other choice."
James was quiet for a minute, "My mother..." he wasn't sure if he should go on, but he did anyway," My dad-he got drunk, and my mother was ice skating. He threw her on the ice and killed her. That's one of the reasons he is what he is."
"What's the other reason?" Serenia asked quietly.
James looked at her with tears in his eyes, "He's uglier than sin. Nobody really notices, but he has a limp, and he wears a mask to hide the scars. He's jealous of ice skaters because of their beauty and their grace...