I work the bar serving drinks and doing my thing. Michael doing his thing of course. Charming the ladies and I just smile and laugh. I rub my head. I'm just so tired and everytime I sleep the same type of dream happens.
"Michael I have a favor." He looks at me with a lifted eyebrow. I smile and serve the last drink. The club begins to close and everyone begins to leave.
"What is it babygirl?" I begin to wipe down the counter and take all dirty dishes put them in the dishwasher in the back.
"I know you have hookups and.... I'm going to have a art show in New York. Do you think you can get someone to get my art shown at the MoMA?" His eyes go wide and he smiles. He tilts his head side to side.
"It's hard, but I think I can do it." I smile and hug him. I go out to the mainfloor and begin to clean the floor with a broom mop. I feel Michael come behind and spin me around. He begins to dance with me to the slow music being played and I smile. Last year him and his wife broke it off. It came as shock.
"What's going on between you and Geoffrey?" I lay my head on his shoulder and I sigh.
"We fight all the time now and I feel like it's getting closer to him leaving. I had my third miscarriage today and I have no one to talk to ever since my only best friend passed last year." I look up at him and smile slightly. He looks deep at me.
"Babygirl I didn't even know your dad died." I sigh. Yeah he died to a cancer they found in his body. It's like everything just passed by my face.
"I've been trying to forget. I haven't seen my mother and sister since he has died. My sister had a daughter before my dad passed. She should be two now. I've only seen the little girl five times in my life. You want to know what's crazy?" He nods his head and I smile.
"She reminds me so much of my father. That little girl will grow up to be a very determined woman." I hear Michael laugh a little bit. I laugh along with him.
"Is he still cheating?" I nod my head not wanting to speak. Of course he is, but I've dealt with it.
"He'll always be that way and I accept him that way. I just will smoke and drink my sorrows." He looks at me and I smile again. He kisses my forehead and he spins me.
"You're strong. Call me for anything and I'll be right there." I nod my head and he just holds me. I haven't had someone hold me in awhile and it felt good. I would never leave someone just because they're not stimulating me anymore like I said I love Geoffrey and I would never leave him.
I clean the rest of the floor and grab my things and leave. It was 1 o'clock in the morning. I was glad to be driving and getting home. The lights shined on the highway and I loved them. It reminds me of hope.
I drive into my driveway and see Geoffrey's car. Oh wow SURPRISE he's home. I walk in and I walk to the back patio. I see a redhead on his lap and I shake my head.
"Aye you gotta go sweetheart." She looks at me disgusted and stands up. She gets close to my face like she's going to do something.
"Who the hell are you?" I hold my left hand up and smile at her.
"I'm the wife. It's okay sweetheart you can take him with you. I really don't give a fuck where you guys go as long as it isn't here." I hear Geoffrey laugh. The man is totally drunk. I roll my eyes and begin to walk away.
"It's my home to and I say she can stay." I look back at him disgusted and stand there.
"And I say she can't." I begin to walk towards him. He does not want to try me today. I'm tired and don't mind fighting today.
"She won't go." I stop in my tracks and watch him stand up. Do not push the limit today Geoffrey.
"You both can go." I watch him pass by me and begin to make his way to the front door. I watch him leave out the front door with the red head.
"Damn was it that hard to do that in the first place." I say to myself. Oh God I'm speaking to myself I've completely gone crazy. I walk to the room and I lay down. I begin to drift to sleep.
Why am I running? What am I running from? I look down at the sand and see a black shadowy figure. I look back, but nothing is there. I run again afraid and I see Geoffrey in the ocean.
"GEOFFREY YOU BASTARD WE'VE COME THIS FAR YOU CAN'T GIVE IT UP?" I run into the ocean and begin shaking him as his back is towards me. It's like he can't hear me at all and I feel my feet beginning to sink. I see the blacn figure show in the ocean and I begin to drown and Geoffrey isn't helping me. Why isn't he helping me.
I wake up and look at the clock. It says 3 o'clock. This is bullshit and I get out of bed and make my way to the kitchen. I go in the cabinet and take a pill. I drink some water with it and make my way to the couch. I feel myself drifting and drifting.
Darkness just plain darkness. Nothing surrounds me, but darkness. I see a drink appear on the table and I pick it up and drink it. I feel myself fall knocking the table down and I keep falling. I'm waiting until I hit the ground, but it doesn't come.
I wake up to the sound of the door opening. I sit up and realize it's morning. I see Geoffrey walk in.
"Why are you up so early?" I shrug my shoulders and smirk. I run my hand through my hair. I stand up and walk through the hall and to the bathroom I brush my teeth and wash my face.
"You didn't answer my question." I look at him and smile. I sigh not wanting to tell him.
"I couldn't sleep." I put my arm around his waist. I don't care what has happened this past year and months and days. I just need to start fresh.
"I'm making breakfast so I get cleaned up." I kiss his lips and walk to the kitchen and begin to make pancakes, eggs, and bacon. I cut up some fruit and put it into a bowl. I looked at the clock it was only 9 o'clock I wasn't up that early.
I heard my phone ring and I went and looked at the caller ID it was Michael. I answered the phone as I walked back to the kitchen.
"Hello Michael." I began to scramble the eggs and I flipped the the pancakes.
"Hey Babygirl, so I got some news." I saw Geoffrey walk out and I smiled at him.
"I got you in." I screamed and jumped up and down. I saw Geoffrey look at me confused.
"Oh my God thank you, thank you, thank you, Michael I owe you one." I heard him laugh and I rubbed my forehead. My dad would've loved to see this.
"Nah you owe me nothing. Anyway see you tonight." I hung up the phone and made our plates I went out to the dining room and looked at Geoffrey.
"What happened?" I smiled and he smiled back. I really can't stop smiling. I mean I'm almost 31 you'd think I would stop acting like a teenager.
"Michael was able to get my art shown at the MoMA." Geoffrey's eyes went wide and he stood up and picked me up and hugged me.
"Oh my God baby this is going to be huge. I'm so proud of you." he hugged me and I laughed a little before the happy tears came.
"Your dad would be so proud of you." I smiled and nodded my head. Literally the impossible just happened.
