Blog 3

It's 2:00 A.M. and once again, another sleepless night for Kalenna. Instead of lying in bed staring into space all night, she decides to go to the rooftop garden and sit there for a while. It's a creepy, dirty, and over run garden, but for some odd reason, it brings peace to Kalenna and it's like a meditation place for her. While sitting up there, a thought comes to her mind that frequently shows up: the boyfriend she ran away from in Mexico. She misses him, but also hates him for the type of person he was. Kalenna begins to think about all of his flaws little flaws, and realizes that was what made her love him so much. Thinking of his short stature and his fiery temper makes her shyly giggle to herself. But she snaps out of her little daydream and quickly comes back to reality. She gets up to walk over to the edge of the rooftop and looks down at the city below her feet. With only a few places still open at this time of night and few people still on the streets, Kalenna thinks to herself that what she is witnessing is odd, being that there was a mysterious meteor shower earlier in the evening. The longer she is in this country, the more she sees things that just blow her mind.

An hour later and still looking over the edge of the rooftop, Kalenna decides to go back to her apartment since there's not too much to watch down below. Before she does, she sees a young looking girl walking towards Watershed Heights from the Second Chances strip club. The girl is wearing a very revealing outfit with sky high shoes, which makes Kalenna ask herself how the young girl is able to walk in such tall shoes. At the same time Kalenna sees the girl counting a big chunk of money. Money. Something Kalenna is desperate for. Her eyes widen and a smile comes across her face. Come daytime, she will go over to Second Chances and possibly find that job she has been searching for.

Blog 2

It's 4:00 A.M. and Kalenna lies in bed facing another sleepless night. Insomnia has seemed to take control of her. She feels tired but can't sleep. A hour later with the sun rising, Kalenna gets out of the bed and walks over to the window to look out from her fourth story apartment at the city around her. Still trying to get used to her new life, she has been going around the area where Watershed Heights is located trying to meet new people and most importantly, looking for a job. Money has began to run low for Kalenna, so her need for a place of employment is critical. When she left Mexico, she left with only $3,000, which was her life savings. And she's quickly realizing that $3,000 won't last long with her paying for rent and food.

At around 6:40 A.M., Kalenna decides to get an early start to her job search and goes out in the city. As she is leaving the apartment complex, she notices one of her neighbors, Marjorie Wilkins, in total disarray. Kalenna walks by Marjorie, who is surrounded by boxes and appears to be having some personal issues, and thinks to herself how different these new people she is around are from the people she was around in Mexico. She thinks they are odd but interesting at the same time. Their demeanor and actions horrify and fascinate her. These new people that Kalenna is now surrounded by all the time confuse her, but she just can't seem to get enough of them and has a deep desire to be one of them. She tells herself maybe, just maybe, one day she will be.