Friday Five: Ego Pier Freight Pace Solo

Welcome to this week's Five Word Friday writing prompt. The challenge this week, should you choose to accept it, is to use the following five words: Ego Pier Freight Pace Solo

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She combed her fingers through her short red hair - would she ever get used to the breeze on her bare neck? Not only was her hair different, but her clothes, instead of the classics she loved, looked like they had been rejected by a freight-train-jumping hobo. She hated it. Her ego certainly took a hit when she didn't get the second look from men she was used to, but after all wasn't that the whole idea?

Her backpack sat uneasily on her shoulders as she headed to the pier. If she could just get to the ship before her pursuers found her again, she would feel a lot safer. The sooner she passed the painting on, the happier she would be.