My last story had included my character Grace. I felt it necessary to write a story about how she and Jim met, so here goes.
Running through the crowds, Jim knocks into a young woman with pale, yellow skin and deep red coloured hair carrying a load of packaged up books. As he hits her the packaging splits open and the books all tumble to the ground.
"Oh I'm sorry" says Jim "guess I didn't see you there."
"Well could you please watch where you are going" The young woman replies, kneeling on the ground and picking up the books.
"Here let me help you with those" says Jim picking up some of the books.
"No, no I'm fine thank you" says the young woman picking up the last of the books and standing up to face Jim.
"Please just let me" Says Jim smiling
"Oh very well then" the young woman replies, gland of some company.
The two of them walk through the crowds together.
"By the way, my names Grace" says the young woman "Grace Parley."
"Jim Hawkins" says Jim smiling at her.
"Could that happen to be the Jim Hawkins, who discovered Treasure planet?"
"It sure could be" says Jim looking at her.
"Wow, I'm impressed" says Grace smiling "seems like I've actually met someone worthwhile around here."
"Speaking of which, what is all this stuff for?" asks Jim glancing at the books he's carrying.
"Oh, it's all information books for the ships. Stuff the captain takes you know. And it's my job to hull all these books around from dock to dock. Yippee!" Grace says the last word in a sarcastic tone.
"And how long are you doing this for?" Asks Jim
"Well that's the thing, I just don't know. We have boxes of the stuff back in storage, any information you ever need on ships. But as soon as the employers find someone stronger to hull all these around then it's in with them and out with me and I'm left to find some other measly job in this universe."
Jims glances at Grace and sees her, head slumped, looking down. Jim looks away and feels sorry for Grace; she's been knocked up and pushed around. Grace looks up above her and sighs.
"You know when I first got here, to the spaceport; I was so full of hope. I thought that I might actually get employed on a ship and be able to sale my way out of here. But who am I kidding."
Grace sighs again and looks at Jim "You're a lucky man, Jim Hawkins, never forget that."
The two of them arrive at dock number 12 where the books are to be placed. Jim and Grace load the books into a crate. Then Jim pulls out a shinning gold pocket watch. Suddenly realising the time he gasps and looks around.
"Oh, I gotta get home."
Grace's face falls "Ok then" she says giving a small.
"I'll see you around" says Jim turning away.
"So long Jim Hawkins" shouts Grace waving a hand after him.