Sunday, October 9, 2011

Schedule, Interrupted

Petra did not know how to react to the intrusion of a mysterious girl named Eliana Rosenthal. It is rather difficult for Petra to deal with new scenarios that do not pertain to her every day life. But, she knew some where in her gut that this Eli was important. The truth with all its power lies inside me, Petra thought to herself.  They were meant to meet for some odd reason, which Petra could not put her finger on just yet.

Once Petra pulled herself together, she headed out of Apartment 2 on H Street, and made her way down one flight of stairs into Forever 21. When she pushed through the revolving glass door it was already 8:03. She was not happy that Eli had disturbed her schedule, because it altered all of Petra’s plans for the day.

The store opens at 10 AM, and the rest of the employees usually file in at 9. In the silence between 8 and 9, Petra amuses herself by folding and refolding all of the shirts in the entrance. Once she has completed this task, she heads over to Casa de Waffles for another breakfast.

As Petra was turning left onto Popular Avenue, she spotted Eli. Great, now I feel obliged to talk to her. But, she was in luck and Eli did not seem to notice Petra, for she was too engrossed in the display case of Alfonso’s Pet, admiring the miniature puppies that clawed for her attention.

Petra made it to Casa de Waffles with no trouble at all. An old man, who looked like he was quite depressed was sitting next to a brick wall. He was not begging for money, but Petra felt terrible for the poor fellow, so she went up to talk to him.

“Hello.” Petra said as she pulled out a crumpled $5 bill from her pocket.
“Good morning ma’am,” The man replied.

Suddenly, Petra felt funny. She did not know what it was, but knew that her “flow” was off. She placed the money in front of the man’s feet, ran in to get her waffle, and hurried back to the store.

Petra was not sure what happened to her moments ago, but for some reason that old man had an impact on her in that very moment. Once Petra made it back through the revolving glass doors, she sat in silence, eating her waffle, pondering the old man.

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