[You're begging for change in the park when you first spot the men in suits. You don't wait to see if they're the ones that are after you; you just run. Unfortunately for you, they take chase.
At first you think maybe you can find some other kids to blend in with, but you quickly abandon the notion; you've been homeless for awhile and it shows. So you instead do something drastic and dash directly across a busy street, ducking and weaving between honking cars as their angry drivers slam on the breaks. It's dangerous, but not any more so than what those men will do if they catch you, and in fact buys you a little time to duck into an alley.
It's a dead end. There's a dumpster you could hide in, but that'll be the first place they look. There's no turning back and there's no way you could fight against two grown-ups. You have to think quickly. Luckily, it's hot out, and there's a second-story window open above the dumpster. It takes some doing; even from atop the dumpster you have to leap to reach it and scramble to pull yourself inside, but you still manage to shut and lock it before anyone sees you.
You wait, and soon you can hear them calling out for you. Come out, little boy. We won't hurt you. We only want to talk about what you saw. Against your better judgment, you venture a peek outside and watch one them draw his gun as the other opens the dumpster lid. Not finding you inside, they argue for a bit about where you went and leave to continue their search.
Whew. Now all you need to do is get out of here, and whoever's in this building probably doesn't want to murder you, at least not specifically.
Running from hitmen
At first you think maybe you can find some other kids to blend in with, but you quickly abandon the notion; you've been homeless for awhile and it shows. So you instead do something drastic and dash directly across a busy street, ducking and weaving between honking cars as their angry drivers slam on the breaks. It's dangerous, but not any more so than what those men will do if they catch you, and in fact buys you a little time to duck into an alley.
It's a dead end. There's a dumpster you could hide in, but that'll be the first place they look. There's no turning back and there's no way you could fight against two grown-ups. You have to think quickly. Luckily, it's hot out, and there's a second-story window open above the dumpster. It takes some doing; even from atop the dumpster you have to leap to reach it and scramble to pull yourself inside, but you still manage to shut and lock it before anyone sees you.
You wait, and soon you can hear them calling out for you. Come out, little boy. We won't hurt you. We only want to talk about what you saw. Against your better judgment, you venture a peek outside and watch one them draw his gun as the other opens the dumpster lid. Not finding you inside, they argue for a bit about where you went and leave to continue their search.
Whew. Now all you need to do is get out of here, and whoever's in this building probably doesn't want to murder you, at least not specifically.
...Maybe they have some food you can steal.]