Friday Five: crosswalk, background, absence, address, hope

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: crosswalk, background, absence, address, hope

Sister Mary Francis stood at the crosswalk glancing at the address in her hand. Her gaze darted around and she licked her lips. The absence of background noise made her uneasy...but what did she expect at four o'clock in the morning? She just hoped she wasn't making the biggest mistake of her life. She straightened her shoulders, stiffened her back, and walked across to the apartment building.