The light right above the bus stop gave Michelle a sense of safety, clanking her heels clutching her bag close to her side trying to muster up a little heat on this dark winter day.

“Ugh I forgot daytime is cut in half”

Masking her fear with an attitude, hoping to ward off anyone watching her

she knew how vulnerable she was

a five foot women alone at the last bus stop at 2am,

two abandoned buildings right across the street and behind her a construction site she was about 10 feet from the entrance.

Pacing back and forth wondering when the bus will make its rounds she hears a random clank

Somewhere but she’s unsure

“Hello..”

“Clank clank clank”

It speeds up getting louder the harder the wind blew

She looks down both streets, empty darkness was all she could see, the small alley between the abandoned building adjacent from her emitted a small light as if a door was left cracked open.

Clank… clank… clank clank clank. A can comes rolling out of the ally instantly calming her a little.

“ almost gave me a fucking heart attack stupid can”

She smirks to herself thinking how silly shes acting, she finally takes a seat from pacing back and forth to calm her nerves.