#{davidxkveta}

The sun had not been Kveta’s friend today. The city was in the midst of a heatwave. If there weren’t so many cars on the streets she would have sworn she saw it mirages rising off the surface of it. She’d tried to find some shade to sit in, but by mid-morning it was already over a hundred degrees even there. The library was the only place she was able to go and spend her time without fear of being kicked out, despite the looks of the upper middle-class women who shot her dirty looks-- how dare she invade their space and make it dirty?! Kveta went to the one place that felt comfortable there-- the kids section. She grabbed a magazine and plopped down on a beanbag. This is where she’d stowed away as a kid to sleep when the library closed during the winter nights. 

However, she couldn’t get away with hiding under the shelves anymore. So when the library finally kicked her out she wrapped her arms around herself. Kveta was starving. She hadn’t eaten in about two days. She’d hit a gas station for some sandwiches but she really didn’t know if she could run from the cops in this heat. It left her desperate. 

Dumpster diving was probably going to be her best bet.... Most of the time she worried about contamination or food spoiling, especially in this heat. However, if she hit one of the fancy places at just the right time she might be able to get something fairly fresh. Rich people were always throwing out good food. 

She knew of just the place. 

Kveta headed towards a particularly nice place. She stuck to the back alleys to get there. She didn’t want anyone to complain to a manager that she was loitering. Kveta hid behind the dumpster until a kitchen person came out to dump the trash. The moment the door closed behind them she was out and crawling into dumpster. 

“Oh my god...” Jackpot! Someone had thrown away almost a whole order of spaghetti. It even had garlic bread!! With no utensils she was forced to eat like a barbarian. That didn’t matter, though. No at the moment. Kveta was just happy for a box of spaghetti. She moaned. Fuck, this was delicious! “Suckers.”