Penny stretched as she woke up remembering just how much she hated cities. Cities were necessary every now and then, though because they had anonymous jobs. She was currently washing dishes at a restaurant down the street. Hey, gotta eat. She needed new shoes too, but those could wait until closer to winter. She looked around, thankful this city at least had the decency to build a park despite it's lack of trees. When living on the road, sleeping in trees was the easiest thing for her because no one ever bothers to look up. Trees are better than park benches which are better than the ground. Last night had been a park bench night. Only two more days in this dreadful city then she could get back out to the open skies and clean air. I mean, she couldn't even see the stars here. What a way to live.
She had been experiencing a sense of foreboding these last couple of days. Almost as if someone was watching her. She wasn't too worried about it. You'd be amazed what you could escape after 5 years on the streets. She had told Jasper about it in her dream last night, and he didn't seem worried. If he wasn't worried, she knew that she didn't have to be either. She closed her eyes and thought "Off to work, now. Almost done with this place." She grabbed her backpack and hoofed it the block and a half to the diner.
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