In safety and finally out of the reach of those hoods, Alicia takes a breather and sits on one of the many rooftops to gather herself. She lifts her head to the sky and sighs thanking her lucky stars that she made it away from those crooks as thing could have been worst. But the cool breeze brushing against her foot reminded her that this could have gone down a heck of alot better.

Not only did she lose a boot while trying to avoid the clutches of those thugs, but she didn't get a chance to tag and bag atleast one for effort. Clearly this is not her night as her flustered look would clearly tell. Salvaging what she could, all she could do was dust herself off and try again another day. She could go back to retrieve her boot, but fear they may still be down there or surrounding the very building she's in to trap her, keeping her boot like some weird trophy. Or heck, all the above.

As she stands up and feels the cold ground at her bare sole, one thing is crystal clear; this is gonna be a long awkward travel home....

Once again, here's a sock version http://sta.sh/01eerk4rj8za .

Artwork ©  zyote
Alicia Acorn © Archie Comics (?)