THe ONe Called Ava Chappie 3 part 1

by WESTIE in Maryland

Ava was cold.  even the leaves of the tree she was sitting in didn't keep her warm. The icy rain fell in heavy sheets and slapped against her pale skin.  She was huddle on a branch close to the top of the oak tree she sat in, shivering and clutching her bag to her chest.  "What are you doing?" came a voice. Ava looked down and saw a boy standing below the tree. The boy looked about 16 and he was holding what seemed to be a strange black shield.  "What?" Ava asked.  "You're not suppsed to be up there.  Especially when it's raining, you'll freeeze to death," he said. "Aah" Ava said. She scrambled down the wet slippery trunk of the tree.  The two stood face to face beneath the shield. "Do you need an escort home?" the boy asked. "No, I'm running away," Ava said. "Oh, well you can stay at my place, at least until the rain stops," the boy offered. He grabbed her wrist and dragged her along the old cobblestone streets. The rain sounded like nails falling on the shield. "What is this shield?" Ava asked. "You mean the umbrella?" the boy asked slowing down. "Yeah," Ava said. "It protects you from the rain," "aaaah" Ava replied.

to be continued...