Sunshine Valley

Instead of answering the daily prompt with personal stuff; I’m gonna work the prompt into my story. Hope you enjoy.

New people

     Rebecca stormed out of the church without saying goodbye to anyone. Simon stayed behind to speak to the new couple that had attended and to coo over their baby. 

     When he got behind the wheel, she hissed, “what took you so long?”

     “I wanted to introduce myself to the new couple. And show them some love.” Simon smiled trying not to remember the ugly stuff she had said about Evie. “They have the most adorable baby. It impressed me how quiet she was.”

     “So them some love,” she scoffed. “I’ll show them love, I reported them to social services. They are homeless garbage and don’t deserve a child.” Simon pulled the car over to the side of the road. “What in God’s name are you doing?” She pointed at the road, “I just want to go home. Now!”

     “When you met me, what was I?”

     She looked at him bombfuzzeled, “excuse me.”

     “I was a homeless piece of trash that was staying with Jack Rice ‘cause he needed some work done on his place. Did you forget that? Or is it just convenient?”

    “That’s different. You wasn’t waggin’ a baby around.”

     “Different how? I chose to be homeless. So many don’t. I chose that lifestyle because at the time, I wanted to see America and what better way. But most didn’t choose it. It was forced on them because of circumstances outside of their control. You’ve never asked me about the people I met. Or the number of times what little I had was set on fire or pissed on because I was a ‘homeless piece of garbage’ no one wanted  ‘round. You never asked me ‘bout my life before us.” Simon got out of the car and started walking. Leaving Rebecca behind. 

Sunshine Valley