From Rags To Riches.

From Rags To Riches: Chapter Forty Three

Soon enough the visualization showed that of Ralph's shoe place, with Ralph coming into view writing down some of the inventory in a book it seemed; with various worker's seen doing their own thing's in the area, Ralph couldn't help but wonder where Anna was? he knew she was supposed to be talking to a publisher about getting the book of her's and Jessie's and his own life published, or at least getting the green light for it- but he didn't think it would take her THIS long to get to work.

Ralph shook his head, as he continued to write down some thing's while glancing over towards the entryway to his shoe place wondering if Anna was going to be coming in the next few moments; before shaking his head, as he continued to write down on his book; while he was reflecting back to the last couple of days.

He remembered Anna had finished writing at least three chapters to the book of his, her's, and Jessie's life- and while she had finished three chapter's, HE was the one who encouraged her to try and get a publisher to talk about publishing the book, but over and over again she'd meet up with a publisher talk, but he'd say no- or she'd talk to someone on a computer about it, but once again it was denied; with Anna counting at least eleven rejections, which was getting her to become depressed; she was starting to think that perhaps she couldn't publish her book.

"Ralph? you okay man?" Angie's voice was heard, as Ralph perked his head and looked over noticing Angie approach him- as she soon spoke out.

"You seem kinda ...dazed there."

"...Huh? oh, fine ...listen have you heard from Anna?" Ralph asked as Angie shook her head.

"Nope, not since yesterday." She said as Ralph shook his head.

"...Okay, just ..go back to work then." He stated, as Angie shook her head and began to leave the area heading back to work; with Ralph looking over at her a moment, reflecting back onto the past couple of days again- recalling that Anna had helped Angie to focus more on her work, and prevented Angie from being fired; and it made him wonder why she wasn't getting the published book? she was a GOOD person he thought, and she deserved to get a break, but it didn't seem like it.

Finally Ralph could overhear the sound of the doors leading into the area open up, causing him to perk his head and look over; as Anna came into view starting to head into the area with a hard to read look on her face; as she entered into a room behind Ralph, which Ralph knew was the employee's room, before coming back out of the area without her purse, and her scarf (having put it away in a locker it seemed) as Anna shook her head, and began to head off to one of the shelves to do thing's it seemed, as Ralph soon stood up and began to approach.

"Anna!" Ralph said, as Anna looked over at him.

"Yeah?" She asked, as Ralph gave her a bit of a look with Anna shaking her head.