Every Wild Needs Innocent

Noise and smoke greeted me when the bus door opened. That's it, I'm really here in Manila. I stepped off the bus. The heat of the sun immediately hit my fair skin. For sure, when I seek refuge in the wilderness, I will blush.

Before crossing to the other side, I made sure no cars were passing by until I finally made it across.

I was right. My skin immediately turned red because of the intense sunlight.

"Sister, where is the jeep?" I asked the woman selling coolers.

She turned her eyes to me when I spoke to her.

"You see that mall?" she pointed. I followed her gaze.

I nodded slowly.

"Yes," I said politely.

"Behind that mall, there are jeep parking lots."

"Ahh, is that it? Thank you."

I bought a cooler from her first, then set off.

I was drinking the cooler I bought earlier while walking to the jeep parking lot. I just realized how big Manila is. If you're from the provinces, you'll have a hard time finding parking in Manila.

I reached the jeep parking lot. I stood aside first and did not get in. I took my wallet out of my pocket to check if I still had enough fare for the boarding house.

I only had five hundred pesos left in my wallet. It was only one hundred when I took it out. A strong wind blew.

"Come on!"

Unfortunately, a strong wind blew my money away. In a panic, I quickly tried to pick it up.

"My bad luck!" I said to myself.

I managed to pick up four hundred pesos, but one was missing. I looked for the missing bill. I noticed that the wind kept blowing it towards the middle of the road. Desperate to retrieve the flying money, I suddenly crossed the road without noticing the many passing cars.

"What! Are you trying to kill yourself?!" The jeep driver yelled at me because he almost hit me.

"I'm sorry..." I apologized.

He shook his head before driving off. I turned my eyes back to the bill. I was very grateful it was now on the ground. I immediately stepped on it. But unexpectedly, a car suddenly appeared.

Using my hands, I tried to shield myself, closed my eyes, and waited for the impact.

Beep!!

I thought my life was over. I slowly opened my eyes and immediately noticed the bulky figure in front of me.

"Are you okay?" It was a man's baritone voice.

When I opened my eyes completely, my mouth fell open. A well-built man stood before me. I couldn't help but be amazed at what I saw. He looked like a sculpture, very neat and perfectly carved.

For some unknown reason, my heart started pounding.

"Hey, are you okay?"

I snapped out of my trance when he spoke again, still blinking.

"A-Ah, y-yes. I-I'm fine..." I stammered.

Electricity ran through my whole body when he held my hand to help me stand up.

"Do you feel any pain in your body?" he asked again.

I shook my head. "No. I'm really fine," I assured him so he wouldn't worry.

"Bro, let's go!"

I looked at the car of the man who almost hit me. I noticed another man in the car, wearing shades and looking obviously irritated.

I turned my gaze back to the man in front of me.

"This is my friend's calling card." He handed it to me. I accepted it immediately. "Just call him if you feel any pain in your body."

I nodded slowly.

"Thank you."

"I gotta go!" he said goodbye.

I bowed slightly and smiled as a farewell.

I moved aside because I noticed I was still blocking the road. I watched them until they disappeared from sight.

Later, I looked at the calling card he gave me and read the name written on it.

"Knoxx Cassius Wolverson."