$65.50, the amount of money Shaniqua Washington King owned. After selling her engagement ring at the Pawn store, Shaniqua had bought a Christmas present for the owner of Forever 21. With the extra money and all of her savings, she had spent the last two months living in Motel 2, across Sunset Terrace from Castle Apartments. The sum of her wealth would last two more days, by her calculations.
Wearily, Shaniqua turned out the overhead light and crawled into bed. Home sweet home, she thought to herself. A loud crash out the window startled Shaniqua. Quickly jumping to her feet, Shaniqua turned on the light and rushed to the window just in time to see a menacing looking figure dressed in all black sprinting out of the alley between the roller skating rink and the bowling alley. "He has to be at least 6 & 1/2 feet," Shaniqua whispered under her breath. The 'man' suddenly came to a stop, and appeared to stare straight at Shaniqua. Quickly realizing her mistake, she rushed to the light switch and quickly flipped it off. Shaniqua then went over to the couch and inched it up against the door. Satisfied with a job well done, Shaniqua shuffled back to the bed and laid down, closing her eyes.
Footsteps creaked along the hallway, jarring Shaniqua from her sleep. The door handle began to turn, and then light flooded in to Shaniqua Washington King's room as the door opened outwards.
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