The Kiss

Angels?

   It's been a few days now, and this new AC unit has been heaven. Sometimes I even have to turn it off because it gets too cold. What a time to be alive!

   One thing is weird though. Starbucks has been closed for two days now and I've seen three or four beautiful women come and go from the store. I am not sure what's happening but maybe it will bring some life into the business again.

   Today is also grocery day. By grocery day I mean dumpster diving. Not the most glamorous way to find and get food, but it's the best thing I've got, and I like to use what I got to its fullest.

   From my perspective, I have three guaranteed choices, besides the Starbucks here I mean. The sandwich shop about a 10-minute walk from here, the Italian restaurant across the ally, and a few minutes walk down, or the subway roughly the same distance away. All three are good options that will have something for me to eat, but it all depends on the amount of energy I wish to expend getting the food.

   It's been a while since I've had Italian, so I figure it will be a good meal for sure. I mean, who doesn't like pasta in some format or another?

   The walk to the restaurant is only a few minutes but I have to say, it's not the most enjoyable one. There are a few other homeless people who sleep around here, and a couple of them aren't what I would say are nice people.

   One is an older gentleman, who if I remember correctly is an old veteran who lost his marbles. He isn't a bad person per se, but he is kind of crazy and tends to have what appears to be flashbacks. During those flashbacks, he can get a little, rough? He hasn't ever laid a hand on me but I have seen him lash out at a few other stragglers.

   The other two who sleep here are a couple by the name of Rodney and Selina. Selina isn't so bad, she's actually attractive in a way but Rodney, that guy is bad news. Not only is he an ex-con, but he also used to be high up in drug trafficking. I know for a fact, that based on the bruises I see on Selina that she is his victim, but there isn't much I can do about it. I just try to avoid them at all costs, afraid he would hurt me in some way.

   Today seems to be a clear day. No one in the ally, not even the business owners. Which is a little weird I admit. Normally, there are always people throwing out their garbage, or cleaning the business or something.

   My worst fears are brought to life when I walk up to the restaurant. "Damn, they picked this day of all the days in the world to be closed?". I huff and lean up against the wall in defeat. Now I gotta put in the work and head to another place to eat.

   As I get up to leave back to my house, I hear some noise coming from the restaurant. I quickly run and hide behind the dumpster, ready to pounce when needed. But when I watch the doors I see four beautiful women come out and start looking around.

   "Did you guys hear someone talking back here just now," I see a red-haired beauty speaking to three other angels? "I swear I heard someone talking back here." I see her look around but the distance between the fence and the dumpster is pretty thin, most people wouldn't fit in here but I can perfectly squeeze in.

   "You're probably just hearing things again Saph, besides this is a public alleyway, people walk by here all the time." The raven-haired angel shrugs and heads back in with the other two girls as the redhead continues to look around for another moment and heads in as well.

   "Damn, those four could dominate the world if they wanted, sheesh. What's a girl gotta do to get arm-candy like that?"

   Putting my hand on my mouth I begin to run down the ally towards my house, hearing the door open again behind me and a voice saying "hey, get back here!"