Sayaka groaned while laying her head on the supermarket cart. She had been waiting in line for what seemed like hours, and this was just the line to buy cheese. The worst thing was she had only crossed about half the names in her groceries list.
The supermarket was full of people who where buying stuff for the star festival preparations. She on the other hand wanted something as simple as dinner but had to put up with the eternal lines and obnoxious crowd.
It had been a week since she had started living in her own apartment. Her parents gave her some money to pay the first months of rent and buy some food, until she had enough money to take care of herself. While she wasted her time in the store she couldn't help but feel a bit jealous, they were probably sipping on tropical drinks in a white sand beach or something along those lines.
The past weeks had been nothing but trouble, trying out for interviews to get a job at the same time she studied for all the upcoming exams. She was a senior now after all, though she had no idea where she was going with her life or which college to enter. For now she threw newspapers every morning, but the salary was not that generous and she needed much much more if she wanted to maintain herself.
The line moved only a step forward and her impatience got the best of her. Fuck cheese, I'm ok with some soup or microwave pizza. She grabbed the first instant lunch soup she found and proceeded to make her way towards the cashier. Finally, I'm out of here. Her thoughts went crushing down as she stared in disbelief at the next line that awaited her.
As she waited for her turn tapping her feet in annoyance, a random guy stood by the entrance and waved his hands to catch the crowd's attention. "It's already eight and it's about to rain, sorry but ill have to close early" he said in an apologetic tone.
She was finally able to pay, but as the clerk stuffed her food in a bag she looked outside and realized the shop owner was right, it was already drizzling. How was she supposed to walk home in this rain?. Using the bags as some sort of cheap umbrella she prepared herself to run, reviewing the distance she had to cover in her mind.
She hastily ran outside being careful not to slip. Her apartment was just a few blocks away so hopefully her clothes wouldn't be completely soaked when she arrived.
What she failed to see was that in her rash exit she had dropped her wallet.
An unemployed red head rambled through Mitakihara's streets with no place to go whatsoever. She was wearing a mint green hoodie, which was covered in dust, since she couldn't remember the last time she had payed a visit to the laundry. To top it off her fiery hair was tied in a wild ponytail, and her backpack had more than a couple of holes here and there.
She wondered if she looked like a homeless girl. Though right now that's what she was.
Taking a squared box out of her pocket with "pocky" printed on it, she slided the lit open and happily placed one of the chocolate biscuits in her mouth. Her eyes gave away how tired she was, due to sleeping less than four hours, but her appetite remained as unweary as ever.
She narrowed her eyes at a candy store few streets away and proceeded to delve in her back pockets in search of money. Her eyes shot open in panic as she came face to face with her empty wallet.
"Aw man what am i gonna do?" she whined, kicking the nearest thrash can in rage.
She had a tiring morning. Waking up early was enough of a punishment for her, but getting kicked out of her own apartment was a step too far. She was aware of all the debts she had to pay, and she honestly planned to pay every last cent. But it seemed that her landlord wasn't as patient, and knew that Kyouko was going nowhere with her promises of paying the rent in time.
Pissed off, she had managed to "burrow" some money from the receptionist while she returned some calls. But after buying the necessary stuff like food and a toothbrush she was now broke for the second time that day.
Kyouko muttered some curses under her breath earning disapproving glances from near passers-by. As she tried to avoid looking at the candy store, the sound of thunder startled her. She looked up, fearing that for once the weather forecast had been right. And it was right. Grey clouds completely covered the sky, leaving no clear space for sunshine to get through. She could feel the temperature falling as droplets started to stain her clothes.
"Great" she sarcastically complained, while pulling the hoodie over her head. She was forced to fasten her pace as the concrete floors started to get slippery with the nearing storm.
She skipped through the alleys hoping to find some kind of temporary shelter, until she abruptly stopped. There, laying near a convenience store, like a work from heaven, was a wallet. A lonely, lonely wallet.
She quickly ran towards it bent down to grab it. Ignoring the suspicious glances she was receiving from the shop owner, she gave him a sheepish smile and got out of there as fast as she could.
The leather was soaking wet, not a surprise seeing as the rain was about to become some kind of flood. She didn't waste much time until she found shelter in a little covered place near some abandoned railways.
She enthusiastically opened the damp wallet praying that if there was any money inside it was still in usable condition. Trying to be as careful as she could possibly muster while opening the treasure, she smirked when she saw some green paper sliding through one of the pockets. But she quickly grimaced as she counted the bills.
"One, two, five dollars" She proceeded to count again and again not being able to believe in her unluckiness. "You have to be fucking kidding me!" she shouted while resting her head in her hands, hiding the tears that were threatening to fall. Things couldn't get any worse, she was sleeping in the street for god's sake!
After her outburst she lay out her back on a wall and let out a disappointed sigh. "Seriously, I'm a total mess"
She tried to get herself comfortable, this was far from being the best place to camp, but its not like she had a choice. As she opened her backpack to get some of her remaining snacks, she realized she was still in possession of the wallet and made a motion to throw it out, after taking the money that is.
But as she was about to let go of her grasp, something plastic called her attention. "Oh, what is this?" she mischievously smiled, her fangs slightly showing. There were three cards in the pocket, and two of them where credit cards, much to Kyouko's admiration. "This could be useful" she muttered, suddenly feeling hopeful about her situation.
She stuffed them securely on her backpack and took a look at the remaining card. It was an ID. In the picture there was a blue haired girl about her age, Kyouko thought. Her gaze was fixated for quite some time, when she realized what she had been doing, she shook her head embarrassedly as she felt her cheeks turning slightly red.
"Sorry for stealing from you, but its not my fault you were stupid enough to lose your stuff" She threw the card far, where it landed in the soaked earth.
She still couldn't shake this feeling of guilt though, that maybe she could've tried to give the wallet back. She tried to ignore it as she rolled over and closed her eyes to get her deserved sleep.