Saturday, December 18, 2010

Cuatro Parte

Snow? Kalenna was amazed at the sight of it, but not with the sights the snow left behind. Snow in Mexico was not something she grew up with. Kalenna did not and could not let the snow debacle stop her from continuing her job search because she could not afford to. Remembering the young girl leaving Second Chances counting a stack of money the night before, Kalenna had serious intent to see what kind of employment she could find there.

Walking into Second Chances was like walking into a blurry world where everything was so surreal for Kalenna. As she walked in, she felt a rush of hot air smother her face. Young girls and old men filled the place. What seemed like tons of dollar bills flew everywhere. The atmosphere was so intense and the only thing Kalenna could do was run back to her apartment. As she was quickly walking into the Watershed Heights building, she couldn't help but overhear two neighbors laughing about an old man crying in his apartment. She heard one the neighbors calling the man crazy and gossiping about the man needing psychological help. Americans and America. How much longer would she have to deal with them went through Kalenna's head as she entered her apartment.