Some Vices

Over the course of three days, I had entirely become a beggar, I dressed like one, slept like one, right at the alleyway. But I didn't really eat like one, and I depended on Brody, my begging buddy.

Mind you, I depended on Brody, because I barely got enough to hold on to, the days I got $10 were very great days, and it was just once, I wondered what made them give Brody money, and not me. Maybe because I was young? And a girl? And they thought I was digging a beggar? Hmm, maybe… I couldn't tell either.

"Damn it, I'm tired of this shit" I snarled in despair. It was a hot afternoon, a mildly busy one, I hadn't gotten any dime on my coin bin but Brody had his own getting filled up as the day progressed.

I shouldn't even worry, because literally, he was getting money for the both of us. We had breakfast, Lunches and sometimes dinners, if the money was enough of course. And it was all from his own pocket.

"You shouldn't even complain" he said, with a cheerful face