The Marine's Angel~

Chapter 23:

Wake up.

Take a shower.

Grab some breakfast for show.

Leave the house till evening.

Come home.

Eat a snack.

Go to bed.

Listen to "Babe by Styx" on repeat and other breakup songs, till I passed out.

That had become my routine now. Except when I left the house, I spent my day at the park by the swings. Watching the summer leaves turn red-yellow.. falling on the ground like my tears. The lone, whistling wind was my friend. It rippled through my hair, giving me a sense of peace. It was like breath of fresh air, after constantly living underwater.

But that still didn't calm the turmoil in my heart. Remembering I had a relationship hurt too much, let alone thinking about who it was with.

I wasn't going to wallow around in my own sorrow and self pity for long, no. It went against all my values about being an independent woman. But, I had a right to be sad for a while, I mean it had only been a week.

I think Missy started to suspect something was up, because we hadn't seen each other since the day Damon left. But I didn't care..I liked being alone.

And today it was going to be the same.

I woke up, groggy as ever, brushed my hair, showered in steaming hot water till it became cold. Stepping out of the shower, I looked at my reflection in the mirror for a good whole minute, stuck in a daze.

"CLACK."

I snapped out of my daze to see my phone had fallen off the sink from buzzing. Sighing, I bent down to pick it up, checking it for a cracked screen.

I sighed in relief when I found the screen intact and answered the call.

"Yolo." I tried sounding as cheerful as I could.

"Yo, Amy. It's today."

"Sandra?"

"No, it's Mimi, the mouse. Yes, it's me!"

Sandra was my partner from my CAD class. She was a petite, redheaded doll, with a Fat Amy sense of humor.

"Right, so, um, what's today?"

Man,I was really out of it. I heard her sigh dramatically and muttering about the lack of appreciation she gets before clearly answering me.

"I swear you smoke weed for breakfast; our shed presentations are due today."

Oh shit, that was due today? Panicking, I racked my brain for an excuse.

"I, uh, have a gyno appointment today?" I blurted, face palming myself.

Sandra blew a raspberry into the phone, causing me to wrinkle my nose.

"Suuure. Pap smear or accidental artificial insemination ?"

I laughed dryly at her reference to my favorite "telanovella"; Jane The Virgin.

"Tu estas loca, Sandra. I'll email it to Professor Lee tonight."

"Sometimes your stupid mouth has great ideas, Ella."

"You mean stupid brain?" I grinned.

"Yeah, yeah, don't be a smart ass. See ya later, alligator."

Chuckling, I disconnected the call, and got dressed.

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I sneaked into the kitchen, trying to get my car keys, without ma finding out. Entering from the first door, I pressed myself to the side of the refrigerator, and stealthily ran across the kitchen floor to grab my keys from the microwave.