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Weekly Contest #213
“I am no one, I am nothing. I have never been anything and will never mount to anything. I am but a shadow.” The disheveled, young woman paused and looked up at the stars as if searching for answers. She shivered lightly against the cool Pasadena evening air. The bus stop allowed for shelter from rain but her threadbare sweater was insufficient protection against the wind. And this evening was particularly windy! She looked sideways at the elderly woman sitting next to her who encouraged her to continue. In a steady, mon...
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