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Pay day

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The panic rising gives way to weakness.

A quick calculation giving way to more fears than expected. This is something I've feared ever since I moved to the city. With rent and food prices exploded by this move, it's hard to keep up.

Maybe, it's time to move on. But the debts of past are holding me back. Promises to keep. Plans to complete.

The end of the tunnel as of now has moved further away.

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