DreamingofRoses
Rosa Indomitus
The leaves rustled through the still-green trees whose branches overhung the walls of the park the girl happened to be walking by. It was a nerve-itching sound that was surprisingly loud on the quiet street.
Oh, to be fair it was the city and the city was never really quiet. In fact, in the background at the moment Alicia could hear at least one siren and a couple of yelling matches, but this block was, fortuitously, quiet. It was a good thing, since she was walking alone from the bus stop with at least another block of identical brown-stone buildings after getting off of shift at the hospital and the quiet would at least give her a chance to hear anyone trying to sneak up behind her. She paused underneath one of the orange street lights to enjoy the breeze that was cutting through the muggy evening, lifting up her red pony-tail to enjoy the touch of fresh air on her neck.
Oh, to be fair it was the city and the city was never really quiet. In fact, in the background at the moment Alicia could hear at least one siren and a couple of yelling matches, but this block was, fortuitously, quiet. It was a good thing, since she was walking alone from the bus stop with at least another block of identical brown-stone buildings after getting off of shift at the hospital and the quiet would at least give her a chance to hear anyone trying to sneak up behind her. She paused underneath one of the orange street lights to enjoy the breeze that was cutting through the muggy evening, lifting up her red pony-tail to enjoy the touch of fresh air on her neck.