About

It was a rainy day, yeah. A real damp, shitty day. It was nice that there weren't any bums on the street because of the rain, though. But then I saw this tiny shadow in the alleyway leading to my place. Under a flickering streetlight that was about to go out. She was crouched there in a tattered dress, shivering so hard I couldn't just walk past. So I picked her up and brought her home. No matter how old and cramped my place is, I can manage to keep one tiny woman. I'd recently been recognized by the boss and moved up a bit in rank, too. But even though she looks as innocent as a kid, she said she's an adult. That was a relief for me. But she's sick. Asthma, I think. She's so thin it looks like she'd break at a touch, and she barely eats. Always catching something. But what can I do? I took her in, so I have to take responsibility. I'll keep working hard, getting blood on me or whatever it takes, to make enough money to get her out of this neighborhood. Fix her illness, too... Living like that, working my ass off, she eventually started to soften up. At first, she was so wary and scared, just like a stray cat. But now, when I come home from work, she waddles out and hugs me... Ha. It makes me feel like the work is worth it. Now I'm in even more of a hurry. Lately, she's always running a fever. Coughing. What else can I do? Her man just has to work his ass off even harder.