[Sodium_noir] Saturday Morning

[Hope Zagorski]

Hope Zagorski
Mortal

Hope wakes to find herself on the couch, the book standing on the ground, its spine pointing upwards and one hand resting on her stomach.  Getting up, she glances through the drapes and groans at the sight of another rainy fall day.  She dresses, intent once again on going to church and seeking God’s wisdom.  The flowers were on the kitchen counter where she’d left them.  She dresses nicely again, but opts for black slacks with a light blue satin blouse.  No hat or gloves today, as it was not her intention to attend Mass, only to pray.   

Hope looks in the mirror as she brushes her hair and decides to apply makeup and lipstick to cover a complexion that was still far too pale.  Perhaps she’d been working too hard.  She lifts the dark blue rosary to her lips and kisses it, then places it around her neck.  She checks her cell phone for messages.  Nothing.  Well, perhaps in this case, no news was good news.  She tucks it back into her purse after setting it to vibrate.  Even if she was in another city, it was still rude to have your cell phone ring while in church.  

Hope arrives in Cardboard City in the matter of a few minutes.  It was 9:00, far too early for Morning Mass, but she heads to St. Bridget’s anyway, after stopping at a little place on the way to grab a quick bite.   

(TBC)


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