Rosemary Doyle

Influence

They say that it's who you know... Joshua Penderson knew no one really. I mean, he sometimes would be recognized by the local coffee girl, because he always got a black coffee in the morning and she found it fun to say "A cup of Joe for Joe!" and he got tired of correcting her. Joshua Penderson had moved into his little apartment in Washington heights a few months ago, after he had missed the admissions deadline in his local community college, and so with the money he had saved up to go to school, he thought at least he could move out of the house. His mom was dating a new guy and what with her working all day and being out all night his interactions with her were little notes saying "Dinner's in the Fridge" or "Order something". There wasn't much to stay for.