FROM LIGHT INTO BEING

Wyatt’s cane clicked against the sidewalk as he walked; he could make out blurry shapes, stark contrasts in light, but this still kept him from tripping over small things. His cane bumped into the side of someone’s foot and he gave them a small smile; “my apologies.”

“No need to apologize, I’m fine.” 

“…And that will be 7.50. Come again!”

raina wiped the sweat from her brow, the diner was hot and she was working on a table with eight people. they had just finished up, and she opened their bill to see a tree dollar tip. the brunette let out a sigh, before collecting the bills and returning to her given post. thats when the winged mother was cornered by her boss. before she knew it she was nearly shoved to the ground, the tip money was taken from her and her boss had spat something at her among the lines of ‘i did you a favor to give you this job, freak. you know what i told you about taking tips—i’m not paying you for today.’ as those words echoed out, she was shoved one last time into the counter.

Rogelio had watched the whole scene and was immediately grossed out by the words of the woman’s boss. It was not right. When the visibly distraught woman approached his table and offered another round of coffee, he gave a hopefully warm smile. “Yes, please. That’s what I need right now.” Looking around, he saw her boss disappearing into the kitchen and mumbled, “You shouldn’t have to put up with this. It’s a shame how we’re treated. Just because our names are on a list.”