Hopeless Shopper

Inktober 2016 Day, The Twenty-Sixth: Any other day, walking by that strangely fun dress in this wretched city was reason enough to keep her chin up. It was as though she saw her 'Optimal Self' in it, on her way to the good life. Then today the 'incident' occurred at her now former place of employment. And she couldn't bear to look upon the garment which she would now never ever be able to afford and she screamed, savagely beating upon the glass as though she wanted it to feel as bad as she felt. And she sank slowly down the cold window into her old familiar abyss, content to stay there forever. But... this haunted dress had other plans. Sometimes the Optimal Self works in Mysterious Ways indeed...