The Richardson's

window opposite the room crept in, to reveal a woman in her early 20's, laying on the be

aid the guard who s

st the door amused her. She knew that she would have to serve extra time at the men

dy a little sway as she walked towa

king your nose"

ard standing behind a glass frameless counter hands out some

rs ago, her mom had just abandoned her. she was young then and peopl

rent now, s

e just a backpack and some clothes. They looked at e

un rays on her face. she hears the faint laughter of children around the corner as she moves

Sarah smiled, looking at the c

the smell of street food made her hungry. But what could she do? She had no money on h

man got out with hands clutching his belt. She noticed the tattoo of three dots on his

r head looking at little Sarah whose eyes were red f

d the road, approached Sarah, and handed over a phone to her. Sarah reluctantly answered

any cash on y

atched as Sarah crossed the road with a smile on her face munching on the snack

* * * * * * *

there he reached for the suitcase i

everything you need," said the

she's been hiding inside her shirt since she to

s head, blood splashed all over

said Sarah pulling her hoodie over her

ered if she had missed her way or the address written on the paper she saw in the briefcase doesn't exist. The houses she passed w

he fun starts

an wobbled, leaning on the man. she stops them and shows them the address, th

s the

ched the two of them st

asn't there before. Would he search her? He hadn't seen her before surely he wi

one was coming, she lifted the window carefully and threw her suitcase and backpack inside. She slowly entered so that she

Sarah e

n hanging from the door but there was no response, tired an

ened the door and e

apartment, modest but

am and the sound of something hitting the floor. Sarah

the woman moves to get a packer avoiding th

m' said the woman as sh

till startled by what jus

re col

ple

es Sarah

ow me," Sarah

ng here, I'm Peggy by the way". Peggy takes Sarah's suitcas

. She leaves Sarah alone in the room. Sarah

ve a thing for

d and starts eating. She engorged the food as this was the first meal she's had all day. Suddenly