Trying her best not to look homeless, Jessica made her way down the street past several stores. It was early enough in the morning that no one saw her come out of the alley where she had slept. She thought the nice woman had given her enough money yesterday to buy her breakfast at the little place three blocks from where she’d slept. If she could just get a good breakfast maybe she would have the energy to go for another interview today. She might even be able to get a job at one of the stores which were on the next block. She knew the clothing store was out because she looked too bad, but maybe they would hire her at the hardware store or the pet store on down the street. She’d even take a job cleaning up one of the stores if they’d hire her.
Soon she saw the little place where she planned to eat breakfast. She noticed that several people were standing outside the place. What was going on? As she got closer, she realized there was a long line waiting to get in. They must have really good food. As she got in line, some of the people seemed to move away from her, making her think she may have smelled from not having a bath lately. The line moved slowly, but finally they got in the door. Smells of delicious eggs and bacon were evident inside the little restaurant. People were talking to one another now, asking what they were getting to eat. After what seemed like another half hour, she was at the counter ready to order. “What would you like?” asked the lady at the counter. She looked up at the menu and realized that there was no item that the five dollar bill in her hand would buy. “Oh, I don’t believe I need anything this morning,” said Jessica as she turned away. Just as she turned around an older looking woman in the line behind her looked up at her and handed her a five dollar bill. "Here honey," she said. "Why don't you and I have breakfast together?"
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