Not Your Average Love Story

Chapter 2 : First Day

Chapter 2 : First Day

Monday rolled around quicker than expected and I woke up with a huge feeling of anxiety.

Ugh. My nerves hadn't been this bad since my first day of college.

I remembered that day just like it was yesterday. I'd gotten lucky enough to have a full blown scholarship so college was a free ride.

This was a surprise because I was never lucky.

Toxic mom, absent dad, jealous older siblings and I won't even get into my love life history. That was even worse.

I rubbed my eyes as I climbed out of bed and walked over to my closet. I yawned so widely that my eyes begun to water.

Being so anxious about starting this new job had kept me awake until nearly 3am. It was now 7:35am and I had a little over an hour before I had to leave to get downtown on time.

I stood in front of my closet with my hands on my hips trying to decide what to wear. I'd bought several business attire items over the last couple months to prepare for the job but now that the first day had come suddenly it felt like I had nothing. The girls that get it, get it.

Hmph.

Can't go wrong with black can you? I asked myself in my head.

I knew I had to choose something quickly. I hadn't even showered or had my morning coffee yet.

Argh. Whatever. I'd have to grab something on the way, no time to cook or even make my own cup of coffee today.

I reached in the closet and grabbed a black pair of slacks, a royal blue shirt and a black and white blazer. I chose cute but comfortable for the shoes so I went with a pair of black loafers.

Who knew how much walking I'd be doing? I knew for a fact the building was huge.

I chose to skip accessories. I wanted to fill out the office vibes before just showing up flashy.

I slung the clothes onto my bed and placed the shoes where I could step right into them after dressing.

I headed into the shower and told Alexa to play my morning playlist. The playlist was a mixture of old school rap & R&B, it just got me going.

It was a good day by Ice Cube played out over the speakers.

I rapped along word for word as I scrubbed my body with dove sensitive skin body wash.

As the water ran down my skin I begun to zone out and think about the future and what was to come.

I had came from nothing. Now I was able to make something of myself, I had that opportunity. I just wanted to do right by it. So I told myself that I would.

I hopped out of the shower and threw a lavender towel over my body as I walked up to the mirror to start working on my hair.

I had 3C textured hair. Beautiful but super thick. I had a serious love/hate relationship with it to say the least.

Luckily I'd twisted it yesterday and protected it with a satin bonnet. All I had to do now was take the twists out and apply some leave-in conditioner and water to it.

When I was done with my hair I applied a small amount of mascara and a thin coat of lip gloss. Keeping it simple.

I looked at the time and noticed it was now 8:15am. I always lost track of time in the shower. Now I had to rush.

Great.

I threw on my outfit and shoes as I sprinted quickly out of the house. I clicked my car remote and rushed into my drivers seat, quickly putting my purse into the passenger seat.