The Paper

The weather remained cloudy leaving Lulu feeling quite gloomy. The constant gray sky did not help her feelings of utter despair and failure to earn some sort of living. Flower sales had not picked up in the last couple of days and Lulu would have to look for some other means of income. It was time to pull out the classifieds and search. Lulu sat down at the table with her cup of coffee and pulled out the paper. Sinclair as usual was by her side and she slowly patted his head as she read the descriptions of different jobs in the city. So far nothing sounded all that promising. Most of the jobs required higher education or did not pay well enough. Lulu came across a job as a checkout clerk at the local grocery. It could be promising and at least it would be some sort of constant pay but Sinclair would have to wait at home for her to come home everyday. Lulu would hate to leave her best friend and only friend at home all day. They are so close and she did not know if she could part with him for such a long time. She did not know if he could part with her. They had been together every second of the day since she adopted him six years ago. They were never apart and lived off each other's company. Still Lulu needed the money desperately so she decided to check out the job. She would drop by an application later that day, after she had finished selling flowers by the park. Lulu folded the paper and put her empty mug in the sink. She then grabbed the flowers for today and called to Sinclair. As she was heading out the door, she remembered the boy that she had seen in the park the day before. He seemed to be homeless and all alone. Even though money was tight, Lulu could spare a loaf of bread for the boy. She walked back to the pantry and pulled out the loaf then headed toward the door to start th gloomy day. Nothing seemed to be looking up for Lulu.