An Angel
Jake was walking back to his apartment. He had a very tough day at work, he was insulted in front of his colleagues. His software assignment had a lot of bugs in it and he couldn't finish it on time. It's been a few months since he took a day off, he worked all seven days a week, and he never had a life outside work. As he was walking along the pavement, he heard someone running towards him from behind as it was late night and there isn't anyone nearby he got a bit alert, as it could be a thief. It was a girl, she ran past him, after taking a few steps forward she stopped. She turned and asked Jake, "Are you alright?". Jake was surprised, never ever have a strange girl asked him that question. He replied, "I am fine. How are you?" She replied, "I am not bad." They took a few steps forward, the girl looked a bit unsteady, she was moving from side to side. "She is drunk," said Jake in his mind. He felt sad, "she might have some...