Annabeth Willis Apt. # 0502E

As the sun beams rose above the horizon, Annabeth’s high heel clad foot pounded on the sidewalk. In fact, Annabeth hardly noticed the rising sun as she rushed to work. It wasn’t usual for Annabeth to be in a rush for work but it was unusual for her to be trying to get to work at this hour. A scheduling mistake left Annabeth rushing for a 7:30 appointment. It was at that moment that Annabeth’s stomach growled reminding her that she forgot to eat breakfast this morning. She glanced at her watch, it read 7:02. She had time to pop into Alice’s and order some breakfast.  Alice greeted Annabeth with a smile and handed her a menu as she walked in. Deciding that sitting at the booth by herself would look depressing, Annabeth settled at the counter-top that wrapped around the kitchen. The smells that floated from the kitchen were enough to make her want to order everything off the menu. A voice in the back of her mind reminded her of all the hard work she put into losing weight in high sch...

It was impossible to see anything. Annabeth peered out her apartment window, an action that seemed to happen everyday. A thick fog had completely covered the entire town. Laughing to herself, Annabeth thought about the contrast between the illuminating event that only occurred days before and the fog that left everything dark. It was ironic really, how the shooting star lit up the town bringing hopes and wishes with it, now the town was in an opposite state. It was almost as if someone with a larger look at life was laughing at the town for thinking that our problems could be solved by simply wishing on a star. With that positive note in mind, Annabeth got ready to leave for work, giving herself a few extra minutes due to the fog. Her hand was on the doorknob when she noticed the newspaper that was delivered that morning. When it was delivered earlier that morning, Annabeth wasn’t awake enough to actually read the cover page. Now, as it sat on the table by her front door, Annabeth got ...