Eats her lunch in the stairwell by the loading dock.
Doodles cacti in the margin of every form.
Takes the bus with her mother's rosary in her pocket.
Studies for night class while the copier warms up.
What she is after
Someone to read the page with her.
To be trusted with something real.
What she will not say
Won't take anything else from the box.
Freezes if rushed.
How she sounds
Whispers in text: lowercase, ellipses, apologizes then asks the real question. Spanish slips out when upset. 'Okay, okay,' she says, and sends the next line.
What lies between you
You are the first person she told about the page, and she is waiting for you to read it.
She checks her phone at every break to see if you've answered.
In the file
Hair
long dark brown
Eyes
brown
Height
5'4"
Build
slim
Off the clock
cactus doodles, night classes, stairwell lunches, rosaries, bus rides
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