After a hard day of work I was heading home. The meeting with the client had been awfully tiring but it served as a learning opportunity for future endeavors. I usually took the bus, after a long day I could use some rest and walking home would also take a lot of time from my already short personal hours.
The meeting sucked up a lot my time and I ended up missing the last bus by a lot. I ruefully decided to walk. The moon shined above me and the path was empty as far as I could see except for a group of homeless people huddling around a dumpter fire. It was 1 in the morning and nobody wanted to be out there in the cold street.
I sucked in the cold air and continued down the road, a little cautious as I passed the group. I was taught by my father to always watch his back as I usually came home late. All sorts of situations passed through my head but the worries were for all naught. The group were harmless and quiet asleep.
I walked past a lot of different stores that I never noticed when I rode the bus. It was like discovering the place all over again. Most of the buildings were closely packed, probably because of the rising property prices.
The long lane of stores were a brief respite from the surronding darkness. The neon lights shaded the roads in a cacophony of colours. The only thing that remained unchanged was the lack of people. The stores were all locked except for a convenience store that operated late into night.
” Might as well grab something to eat since I’m here anyway.”
The door slid open and announced his presence with a chime. I looked at the counter and saw a teenager browsing through his phone. The guy gave me a glance before shifting his attention back to his phone.
I picked up some of my favorite late night snacks and paid the disinterested teen in cash. Somehow the street looked even more stranded when I stepped out of the store.
After a long walk in silence, I finally reached my doorstep. I have been living in this house for an year but due to the daily travel I have started thinking about moving somewhere closer to his office. I checked my pockets and after finding the keys, unlocked the door.
Normally, I would shower before eating but today I just changed my clothes and went into my blankets. I swiped through my college friends’ group chat to keep up with them. As I was getting drowsy, I recieved a message from an unknown number.