Rosie ran home as quickly as her short legs could carry her immediately Steve relayed the message from the call. Thankfully, he was on call duty today. She was running out of breath, so close to collapsing, but the thought of her sister out in the cold streets gave her the strength to run even faster.
She met Kate on the ground, her clothes wet and dirty. Their little belongings thrown out on the wet floor.
“Katie are you okay?” She wrapped her arms round her 9 year old sister.
“I'm so sorry. I'm very sorry”, she kept repeating as she fought back the tears.
The storage container was shut with a heavy padlock. It wasn't conducive living in it for the past three weeks, but it provided a bit of safety for herself and Kate. But now it's gone and she didn't know where to go, nor what to do.
Her salary came at the end of the month, just a...