Anne found her way out from her difficult situation, by going inside the waste place and do circular movement on Alex and his friends.
She ran out of the waste place back from the alley that made her get there. but she didn't know the ways through the old waste town, since she were running from Alex without thinking.
She thought that there's no much time for her to think this through, and she just ran randomly, hoping that this way will lead her out.
To her surprise, she heard some people get punched. And when she peeked on them, she found Joshua dusting off his hands after giving those men a good beat up.
She didn't know how to describe her happiness of finding Joshua. The way she ran to him made him think she were lost in the old waste town for alot of time.
"Anne!, where were you!. Why are you here?!"
"Alex!, it's Alex!"
Anne kept on repeating Alex's name, not having much air in her lungs from running made her clutch to Joshua is embrace more.
Finally, the round face came with his friends. the moment they saw Anne clutching to Joshua Jefferson, who also have men with severe injuries thrown on the walls around him.
Made them stop on their trace, and Alex didn't have the urge to say a single word.
Joshua looked Alex up and down, and Alex ran away, going past his friends who also ran behind Alex in fear from Joshua.
This sight made Anne yell at them saying how cowards they are. Joshua didn't really care about the whole situation, and the only thing that does matter is Anne's safety to him.
***
"I think I have to prevent you from going out shopping from now on"
"What?, why?"
"Since Alex is a bad boy, sure enough he will chase after you again, and maybe you will not be lucky enough and get hit by their rocks, if it wasn't for God, you were going to be in bed injuried"
Anne went silent because of his words, he were right. Alex will not stop till he get what he want or even worse.
The conversation ended with Joshua's words, Anne weren't happy about it. Since she liked to explore and walk to new places.
Joshua upon seeing her expression, sighed deeply, and Anne stopped from walking suddenly. Making Joshua get worried and look at her saying.
"Anne, please understand my point. If you got injured or will only bring me and your grandma pain"
"But... I want to go out. I want to explore the world and see the beautiful things that I didn't get yet to discover"
Anne's words send arrows to Joshua's heart. He couldn't know what to do. Not because he took care of his brothers is meals sometimes means he can handle all this now. He were on edge of backing off from what he said, but were too afraid from Anne's safety.
In the end. Anne suddenly saw herself on Joshua's shoulders, and he were walking back home, not uttering a single word.
It made Anne ease somewhat. She leaned her head on top of his, and looked at the streets as they pass by while Joshua's walking.
"Anne...."