"Hope For The Hopeless" (Episode 5)
A couple days passed, and Monroe remained in the small office in the motel. The small amount of money that she was using for meals began to run out. She had twenty-five cents, not even enough to buy herself a soda, or a small bag of chips from the vending machine. Although she was very thankful that she had a safe place to stay, she was ashamed to ask Blue for food or money. Blue was not a wealthy man, however Monroe knew he would spare some money or leftovers from his lunch. She decided not to ask him for anything, for he had already saved her from having to sleep in the streets, and that was more than enough. Monroe got up and ready, she planned on looking for a job or a task that paid and would at least feed her. She had already asked Blue if the motel was hiring, but without much business the motel owners did not have money to pay for another employee. She went through retail stores, restaurants, dry cleaners, and so on. She filled job applications until her hand was cramped. She used the motel's lobby telephone number for a call back; she didn't have any other way to be contacted.
On her way back to the motel she cut through a suburban neighborhood, she heard a boys voice. "Hey! What are you doing around here princess? Shouldn't you be smashing heads in a riot or something!" Said the boy. Only to taunt and mock Monroe and her appearance.
Her black pants with red suspenders hanging and red and black striped shirt with a black leather jacket on top didn't exactly say "Princess". Not to mention her tattoo, piercings and died pitch black hair. "Screw you!" Monroe yelled as she walked away.
"You're not from Boston are you?" he asked.
"No! Now leave me alone!" Monroe yelled as she shoved him.
"Come on! I'm bored, talk to me!" the boy yelled.
"I'm not your clown, ass! And unless you have a paying job for me, I'm not interested!" Monroe yelled as she turned around to look at his face. She then continued walking towards the motel.
"I have a job for you right here!" The boy yells as he makes a hand motion by his crotch while Monroe walks away.
Monroe went back to the motel. "Hey Blue, any calls for me?" Monroe asked desperately.
"No, sorry honey. They'll call sooner or later Monroe. Just you wait." Blue replied as he attempted to instill hope into Monroe's hopeless self.
That was when Monroe noticed that Blue was beginning to turn into a father figure. She like no other appreciated that. "Thanks Blue, you are a good man." Monroe replied. Blue smiled, and she slipped into her office. Monroe layed on the couch and hoped to get a call back sooner than later.