She had always been prone to worry. It was a natural instinct that came with her particular lifestyle, something always buzzing fretfully at the edge of her mind, disregarded at length with a cheery disposition. Perhaps it was a result of her lifestyle, the effects of living as the lower class. More than likely, it was because the hours tended to stretch 'til sunrise, and Bill wouldn't yet be home.
Worry kept her awake, pacing the small apartment with feigned busyness, despite the late hour. Three o'clock, as proclaimed by the chime of the clock. It was unreasonable to still be awake at such an hour, but the bitterness of building panic kept a yawn from escaping past her lips.
Really now, where was he? Surely he wasn't still up and about at this hellish hour, for a drink or for a job, it didn't much matter to her. But he was a smart man, an able man, capable of brutality. As odds went, it was doubtful he could have come to any harm. And yet she worried, glance training persistently down towards the door.