Chapter 1
Sky rested in her bed. Her eyes surveyed the ceiling....it was fairly simple, plain with a
few swirls....but somehow she often found herself staring at it, as though there was some
revelation to be had from its appearance. She sighed and pushed herself up. It was
evening and she had wasted the whole day. "I always do that on my days off." She
smiled...everyone had to give into their laziness some time.
Carefully she pulled her coat on over her outfit. Sky was still in jeans and a slightly dingy
shirt...she had just collapsed into sleep the night before without changing. She found
herself exhausted often...simply trying to keep up with life.
"Classy" Sky thought as she tousled her wild hair a
bit..."don't want to scare the kids." At this thought she smiled to herself. She had been
running a shelter for people in the south side of town for a while now. It was nothing
much, just something to make her feel she wasn't wasting her efforts. She was fortunate
enough to share the monetary burden with another woman she met years ago
when she first came to Seattle. Her name was Annie. Annie's help with the shelter had
become essential to it's survival. Mostly it was an orphanage, considering its current
population consisted more of children than anything else.
It had become Sky's current habit to tuck the kids in every
night...she just felt the need to...for her own reasons as well as the enjoyment of the kids.
They alleviated Sky's loneliness. Each little precious face was a tiny part of her life now.
They shared much more than a friendship, they shared the bond of lost parents....and at
times Sky felt like a mother figure to them...at least they won't be alone, not
completely..she was comforted by this fact. Shivering as she thrust the door open Sky
stepped out into the cold and trudged towards her nightly destination.
Sky rested in her bed. Her eyes surveyed the ceiling....it was fairly simple, plain with a
few swirls....but somehow she often found herself staring at it, as though there was some
revelation to be had from its appearance. She sighed and pushed herself up. It was
evening and she had wasted the whole day. "I always do that on my days off." She
smiled...everyone had to give into their laziness some time.
Carefully she pulled her coat on over her outfit. Sky was still in jeans and a slightly dingy
shirt...she had just collapsed into sleep the night before without changing. She found
herself exhausted often...simply trying to keep up with life.
"Classy" Sky thought as she tousled her wild hair a
bit..."don't want to scare the kids." At this thought she smiled to herself. She had been
running a shelter for people in the south side of town for a while now. It was nothing
much, just something to make her feel she wasn't wasting her efforts. She was fortunate
enough to share the monetary burden with another woman she met years ago
when she first came to Seattle. Her name was Annie. Annie's help with the shelter had
become essential to it's survival. Mostly it was an orphanage, considering its current
population consisted more of children than anything else.
It had become Sky's current habit to tuck the kids in every
night...she just felt the need to...for her own reasons as well as the enjoyment of the kids.
They alleviated Sky's loneliness. Each little precious face was a tiny part of her life now.
They shared much more than a friendship, they shared the bond of lost parents....and at
times Sky felt like a mother figure to them...at least they won't be alone, not
completely..she was comforted by this fact. Shivering as she thrust the door open Sky
stepped out into the cold and trudged towards her nightly destination.
