Brenda is the girl who is happy.  She sees no reason not to be.  She has a nice job, and a house in a decent neighbor.  She is single,but that has it perks.  This way she does not have to worry about any messy children to clean up after, or husband to cook for let alone anyone to speak to if she has to come home late.  She is busy at work when she receives the bad news her boss is downsizing.  She finds out that is not the worst of it.  

       Right after work, Brenda finds out she is being laid off as it let go, or to put it lightly f-i-r-e-d as in fired.  She can not understand, why?  Why does this happen to her?  What has she done to have come to this point in her life.   She figures maybe I can start over with a new job.  Yeah that's it.

    Only six months later, she still finds herself despite many interviews and call backs no real job offers.  She also falls behind on all her payments. As in her mortgage bill, water bill, the electric bill, and so on are all long over due.  She has no income though.  To her horror, the first thing to go is her car !   She cries when its taken from her because she can no longer afford the insurance for it.  She cries again two days later when the electricity is cut off.  A week later, when her water is cut off for good, and finally two weeks later when she is given the eviction notice.  She thinks, how did it all come to this?   She is homeless, her the top of her class in middle school, high school, and college.  

    Brenda packs her few belongings into a rental car and hooks her bicycle up to the neat little bike rack on the back. She has no clue where to go now.  She has no family.  She is an orphan girl from San Franciso, she is not sure  who to turn too.  She drives til she runs out of gas. She gets out outside a nice house.  She takes the bike off the truck and hides it in the shed out back. Then, she takes her other things out and carries them through the back door into the house. She places them in the living room area next to the sofa.  

    Meanwhile, Tim is busy at his work.  He has no idea that there is a stranger in his home, let alone a homeless woman.  He  goes about his day as usual. When he finishes he goes out for lunch with his work buddies.  Then, he goes back to his place.  It is not until he enters it that he sees her.  He wonders, where did she come from and who is she anyway?  He thinks, it is not like I could know who she is anyway, right?

     Tim takes a closer look and sees she is asleep on his couch. That is right this strange girl, from heaven knows where is on his furniture fast asleep. He dares not to wake her, so as not to scare her.  He decides it best for the moment.  Why bother to wake her?  He can tell by the way she lays all in a ball almost in cat like position she is all worn out.  This much he does know, so he lets her stay for now.

   to be continued in  Chapter  1  Brother, Who is She?