s l

cab honking to get her attention. The man's car was not yet full and he needed

some twenty-five minutes walk from the supermarket where she worked. And she didn't have any extra calo

ked about her job was its proximity to the house. She always arrived hom

s busy city. But walking instead of taking a cab

100 bucks would help her afford rent on her own in the next ten 10 day

job and nowhere to live. Solana decided there was no point rushing home, so she ke

n the shoulder whi

s, lady." He

te drivers. Everyone was always in a hurry to get back home. The streets only calmed once it was nightfall. If she were w

lding's parking lot. It nearly ran her over, causing her to stop abruptl

ana had almost walked past the

g just by the corner before the same parking

eye was the boldly scribbled phr

using,"

! Marketing Associate for the Motel. Send your application and resume

n a chalkboard. She'd bet competitive pay here meant a pittance, not more th

d call this a o

el." A man's voice s

ll a boy. He was looking at her disapprovingly. His large build, the cornrows, and the tiny e

er off. Sizing him up, she decided he was security when she n

Hopefully, he wasn't the manager. She reminded herself that hotel work was not exactly a white-collar job, so men didn't ha

." She replied i

is street and it used to be huge. Popular. She stopped noticing it at some point. The new one down the road had stolen all

he role?" She asked the unfriendly pr

ackboard!" He repli

attitude, so she called out after hi

desperately she needed a job. She needed this one because it promised ho

on't know that, please don't apply." The

tch. It was four thirty-five. Yeah, the time had something to do with his attitude. Lunchtime was ho

ly, her application wasn't going to him. Even if it did, he couldn't identify it unless she was sele

n't be choosers here, and she may not even get the role. Hiring managers never liked her, an

s a thousand times better than a supermarket cashier for her resume. Not to mention the

home gave her time to consider what she stood to gain. Solana p