Rowena didn't have much time for small talk. She just took the apple in a hurry.
"You're welcome, Grandma. Next time, please be careful!" said Rowena who immediately got up and continued her mission to chase the thief.
She looked around and with her very sharp eyes, she could see the thief was walking leisurely at the corner of the market, counting the money in his pocket. Ha. He thought he had got away from her.
"You can never run from me, you thief," Rowena muttered.
She started running again. Hearing Rowena's quick steps towards him, the thief looked back and widened his eyes in surprise to find the girl still chasing him.
"Fuck!" cursed the thief. He didn't expect the teenage girl would chase him so relentlessly. At first, he thought Rowena was just a rich girl who wouldn't have the energy to run that fast. After all, what for? It was just small money. Surely she had more at home, right?
And that's how Rowena met Julian. I know this story is quite complicated at this stage, but I promise you everything will make sense.