Christmas had been bloody exhausting. Julianna was glad it was over.
Now that the shops were open at their usual hours again, she'd stepped out late to buy some groceries. This close to the end of the year, the days were very short.
She'd had to go to three different grocery stores because she couldn't find her favorite wine. She was willing to admit that she could be too particular, but there was nothing wrong with insisting on just the right bottle of wine. But when she tried to make her way back to her complex, she ended up in an unfamiliar neighborhood, and not a very good one, at that.
The BMW's headlights washed over old brick as the Watcher looked for a place to turn around. Next time she felt like being a wine snob, she would do so in the daylight. "Bugger, bugger, bugger..."
A lone figure was meandering down the crumbling sidewalk, and Julianna's quest for a spot to make a U turn paused when she realized it was a woman. A woman, alone in this neighborhood? The only reason the brakes didn't squeal was because it the vehicle was a new model. The Englishwoman rolled down the driver's side window.
"Hello?" Her voice was uncertain, largely due to her surroundings. She wasn't a coward, but she wasn't foolishly brave either. "Excuse me, are you all right?"
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Now that the shops were open at their usual hours again, she'd stepped out late to buy some groceries. This close to the end of the year, the days were very short.
She'd had to go to three different grocery stores because she couldn't find her favorite wine. She was willing to admit that she could be too particular, but there was nothing wrong with insisting on just the right bottle of wine. But when she tried to make her way back to her complex, she ended up in an unfamiliar neighborhood, and not a very good one, at that.
The BMW's headlights washed over old brick as the Watcher looked for a place to turn around. Next time she felt like being a wine snob, she would do so in the daylight. "Bugger, bugger, bugger..."
A lone figure was meandering down the crumbling sidewalk, and Julianna's quest for a spot to make a U turn paused when she realized it was a woman. A woman, alone in this neighborhood? The only reason the brakes didn't squeal was because it the vehicle was a new model. The Englishwoman rolled down the driver's side window.
"Hello?" Her voice was uncertain, largely due to her surroundings. She wasn't a coward, but she wasn't foolishly brave either. "Excuse me, are you all right?"