That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring       at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was       learning my lines. I was having trouble        my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously          giving up both acting and San Francisco.    ___had become too much for me.
As I walked down        streets under tall buildings, I felt very       and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned      , half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty.       I saw was a shining streetlight.      , the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run fast. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
     I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to       I’d heard the noise.       I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about       the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice        from the inside. “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an      look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked,     a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I        get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I      had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place     people were willing to help each other.

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