THE NEXT STOP

NIGHTINGALE

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I had to sleep in a park because there was nowhere else to go. I wasn’t alone though, there were other homeless people occupying various positions around the park. I stayed away from all of them but not too far away just in case. There was safety in numbers, even if every other person here would rather run away to save their life than stay to help if there was actually danger around. The money I left my former neighbourhood with was hidden somewhere, I couldn’t risk keeping it with me to avoid getting mobbed. I only kept some spare change that I could get food with. Luckily for all of us, it hadn’t rained since I was here, but I knew that luck would run out soon. I didn’t plan to stay here for long anyway.

After leaving the butcher’s club, I contemplated going back to Destros to seek some additional help, but then I thought better of it. He had warned me never to set foot in his territory again. Despite his help with getting me into the butcher’s club, I knew that he