Stitching the pieces back together{Open}
Aug 30, 2012 0:41:19 GMT -5
Post by Sage on Aug 30, 2012 0:41:19 GMT -5
Hannah Wickers
I wander the streets of my district, feeling sweat drip down my light cotton t-shirt and soaking it uncomfortably. I wanted water but I didn't have my waterbottle on me. I cursed silently at my stupidity and continue wandering along the sidewalk. Something floating in the breeze catches my eye and when I look to see what it is, I see that its a piece of fabric, probably from the factory where I work. I pluck the fabric from the air and rub it between my fingers. The fabric is a lovely shade of blue that I would love to make a dress out of and the material I instantly recognize as silk. I put the piece of fabric into my pocket, making a mental note to bring it with me the next day to work and see if someone lost it. I continue walking until I come to my destination; the small bakery in the district. I open the door and a windchime tinkles sweetly, announcing my arrival. The baker, a middle aged man with a few burn scars on his face from working in front of the oven, comes to the front of the store to see who it is that's arrived. "Ahh, Hannah, how good it is to see you. Running errands are we?" He asks, his voice slightly rough from age. I nod and smile. "What'll it be today?" He asks. "I'll take one of your french loafs and two bagels please" I say politely. He smiles and wraps up the baked goods. "I just got in an order of cheese buns, would you like one?" He asks. I think for a moment, remembering the sweet and delicious taste of the cheese buns, before nodding. He puts one into the package and rings up the price. I hand him the money, thank him, and walk out into the hot air.
"Hannah, is that you?" My mother asks as I close the door behind me. "Yes mum, its me" I call. My mother, with her hair still in a bun from work that day, walks into the living room. She smiles when she sees what I have. "Oh, good, you got the french bread and the bagels. We'll have those for breakfast tomorrow" She says, taking the loaves from me. I keep the cheese bun but offer her half. She declines, mumbling something about the dairy not agreeing with her and I head into my room. Once I'm alone, I take out the fabric again and examine it closer. Its a fairly decent scrap of fabric, maybe six or seven inches by about three inches. I ponder over why this peice would be flying in the breeze for a little while before going back downstairs. "I'm going back into town" I call to my mother as I head out the door.
I walk along the street of the district and decide to stop by the local trading post. I don't have much on me but its always interesting to see what they have to offer. I wander over to one of the stalls and notice a fairly good piece of fabric thats a fuschia color and know that I have to get it. "How much?" I ask the woman who runs the counter. "Ten" She replies. I nod and pull out the money for the fabric. "Thank you" I say as she wraps it up. She nods. On my way home with my fabric, I run smack into someone and look up to appologize.