Friday was payday
Her check was 2,500
She ignored her bills and went shopping
She went to an outlet that sold expensive bags
There were people who looked like her
They shook their heads and kept walking
There were more people who looked like her
They were by the expensive bags with no shame
She went to the expensive bags and grabbed a white and gold one
It would look good with her gel nails
She goes to the checkout line
The girl who looks like her tries to buy a GG
The GG is 1,500 she only has 1,200
Her tiny square declined and she bursts with water and leaves
The girl with 2,500 steps up to buy
The cashier is named Snow
Snow smiles with pity and scans the tag
The girl’s total is 2,450
She hesitates due to her responsibilities
But decides to swipe her tiny square anyway
The screen turns green and snow turns white
She leaves the store happy with her purchase
Later, she gets a knock on her apartment door
Her landlady comes with an outstretched hand
The girl looks to be staring at the dead
She says she has “no money”
Her landlady gives her 2 hours to pack her materials and go
The girl has to live with her mother
And the only problem the mother had was with her own priceless bags
11/29/2017
-Mia J

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