Simon's thinking was a bit different from James' own, he didn't have the belief that Mr. and Mrs. Lewis cursed him. Instead, he felt like their anger towards him was the cause of their little misfortune. He stole money from Mr. Lewis' briefcase, and definitely, he'll be angry at him...so the effect of the anger was following him about.
People stared at the both of them as they knelt on the ground, but after that, they looked away and continued walking...that's how it kept going. But that didn't stop James and Simon as they continued begging, how could they stop? When they were feeling this hungry? They begged some more people, but none was willing to help them, none was willing to give them money.
With that tiredness and weakness, once again, the both of them made their way to a chair along the street and sat on it. Hunger, weakness, frustration, tiredness, anger, that was how both of them were feeling. They didn't know what else to do, no one was willing to employ them, and no one was willing to give them money. What in the f**king world were they gonna do now?
One thing was for sure, the both of them were really angry, they were angry at everyone, they were angry at the world. It had come to the extent whereby people now lack empathy to the brim. While they were begging, some people thought they were crooks and they were feigning their hunger, that's why they didn't give them money. But some knew that they were truly hungry, some knew that they weren't feigning their hunger, but they didn't just want to help them...they lack empathy and sympathy.
"My worms are already feeding on my intestine, that's for sure". Simon uttered to James, he managed to make that statement. They had become so weak that speaking had become a hassle for them.
"Mine are almost done finishing my intestine. I'm as weak as f**k". James added, who knows, maybe the worms in his stomach were almost done finishing his intestine...maybe it was true.
"No money, no food, no water, serious hunger, no one wants to help us. Let's start saying our last prayers, we'll soon join the spirit world". Simon stated, and from his facial expression, he meant what he was saying.
"No Simon, we won't join the spirit world, we gonna do something we did in the past". James said.
"And what could that be?".
"We gonna steal".
"Steal?".
"Yeah, steal, according to what I'm seeing, there's no other option. If we don't do this, we'll truly join the spirit world".
"James, who knows, all these things that are befalling us are probably 'cause we stole before running out of the places we found ourselves in. And you want us to go into stealing again? Do you want the so-called curse to double?". Simon expressed.
"Do you have any other option on how we can find something to eat before death takes us away?". James inquired.
"No, I don't".
"Then we'll have to steal, seems like no one is willing to help us even if we beg from now till tomorrow...that's just the fact. If truly there is a so-called curse following us around, that curse would have no choice but to flee away from us in the future".
"No, I won't steal". Simon uttered folding his arms together.
"You won't steal? Then, let's sit down here and die together".
The both of them sat down there for two minutes not saying anything to each other. Within that two minutes, Simon's stomach continued rumbling, his eyes continued turning, he kept on getting weaker. After one more minute, Simon had to rephrase his statement,
"I would steal".
"Now, that's what I'm talking about".
"But we aren't professionals at stealing. And also, what type of stealing are we gonna engage in? Is it snatching something from someone and running away? Or entering a food store and stealing some foodstuff without anyone knowing? Or pickpocketing?". Simon inquired of James, yeah, he wanted to know all these things.
"We gonna enter a food store and steal some foodstuff without any one knowing. Or we can even snatch what someone else has already purchased and run out of the food store". James responded.
"But how are we gonna do all these with how weak we are? Like, we are feeling pains in our stomachs and our eyes are turning. Walking is even a problem".
"We'll have to manage, we'll have to force in energy that isn't available in our body to achieve those stuff. There's nothing else we can do apart from that".
James patted Simon on the shoulder as the both of them managed to stand up from the chair they were sitting on. And it seems like energy from above had fallen upon them, they didn't bend while walking. They were still weak, and their stomachs were still rumbling, but the turning of their eyes had reduced. Their backpacks were well placed on their backs as they sauntered. It was evening already getting very close to complete dusk.
"So what's the main plan now?". Simon inquired of James just to be sure.
"Locating a food store, entering it, stealing some foodstuff, and escaping". James retorted, such a simple explanation.
As they sauntered, they sighted a young couple sitting on a chair along the street and discussing. They had smiles on their faces, and from the look of things, they were really in love with each other. They were both dressed in blue jeans jacket, a white T-shirt inside, jean trousers, and white sneakers to match it all. It was a matching dressing, a couple dressing.
But one thing that was missing was their caps, their jean caps. It was part of their dressing, but they weren't putting them on at the moment. It was on the chair they were sitting on at the side of the lady. The chair was a long one, and there was space for other people to sit on. The moment James and Simon set eyes on the couple, James uttered to Simon,
"You see those caps close to that lady?".
"Yeah, I can see them vividly". Simon retorted.
"We gonna steal them without the both of them knowing".
"Why?".
"That's 'cause we need to hide our identities. We are about to do something illegal, that's stealing. Who knows, the food store we are about to enter might have cameras in it. So we are gonna steal those caps and wear them in a way that our faces would be hidden". James explained.
"But how do we do that? We aren't experienced at stealing. What if they catch us trying to take their caps?".
"They wouldn't, they are so engrossed in their conversation, they are so engrossed in themselves, they are lovebirds. Okay, this is what we'll do, don't join me in taking the caps so you wouldn't fuck up. I'm not a professional, but am gonna take those caps without them knowing. Am gonna do this though my eyes are turning a little. Watch me". James uttered.
The both of them kept sauntering until they got very close to the young couple, then Simon stopped walking so he could see how James would take their caps without them knowing. James got to the chair where the both of them were sitting on and sat on it. And men, they were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't even notice that James had sat on the chair.
They'll discuss for a while, then slightly kiss each other, then discuss for a while once again, and slightly kiss each other. How could they be kissing in the public so comfortably? Men, their love for each other was really strong. James moved closer to where the caps were, and still, they hadn't noticed him. So what if the person sitting close to them had the intention to kill one of them? He could have achieved it without much hassle 'cause they were so engrossed in their conversation and show of love for each other.
James then looked around to make sure no one was watching him, and no one was. To be wholly sure, he looked around once again, and no one was watching him. Then he took the caps carefully, stood up from the chair, and started sauntering as fast as possible. Simon wasted no time as he started moving also. Stealing from the couple was easy 'cause they weren't aware of their environment. They were so engrossed in their show of love that nothing else mattered.
After James had sauntered some meters away from the couple, he decreased his walking pace so Simon could meet up with him. And so Simon did, he met with James and uttered,
"That was cool".