Somewhere in your city💫

✨New Beginings✨

Traciyon - Age 23
" Boy you better act like you wanna see tomorrow, get ya ass up! I'm not paying tuition for nothing" said my overly paid yet under appreciated mother from her home office she's still a little bitter about the move since her and my dad's divorce, she's been working a lot so it kinda shocked me that she was home this morning. "Make me say it again" "I'm up ma I'm just gathering myself " I say shaking my head as I get out of my bed and head towards my bathroom I take care of my hygiene and get dressed for the day. My first class starts at noon and since this is my first day at Brooklyn College so I decide to wear real clothes " I'm glad I got a cut yesterday" I say to myself in front of my full body mirror. I was now dressed in some black joggers a crisp white t-shirt, grey hoodie, and this dark grey denim red flannel duster jacket I found while trying to find my shoes. I decided to wear some air max I don't know the name of and have never worn but they go with my fit so I'm satisfied. I finish cleaning up my room, put on some YSL cologne grabbed my keys and headed out of my room towards the kitchen, I smell food and instantly start smiling "Good morning ma" " Good morning handsome, "you want some breakfast?" I look at my mom a little suspicious because she hasn't cooked since the divorce "ma you okay?" I say with a raised brow and light chuckle as I kiss her on the side of her head "Yes why wouldn't I be?" She says fixings my plate as I sit at the table. "Your home and cooking" "Its your first day of your senior year why wouldn't I be here and with this beautiful new kitchen I'll be home & cooking a lot more plus I missed my baby" I spent summer break in Los Angeles with my dad while my mom was handling the move and feeling the feels of her divorce. She needed her space although she refused to admit it and if I'm being honest it seemed like my dad needed me more he was really tore up bout their divorce I mean pops was a wreck. "well I like the sound of that" I say with a smile pulling myself out of my thoughts as we bow our heads for prayer and dig in. I'm on my way to class thinking about the conversation I just had with my mom it's been a while since we've talked but we really caught up today, she barely talked about work even though I know she's been doing well in that area the main thing I noticed is how bad she misses my dad she brings him up a lot ...

***********

Payton- Age: 44
"Today of all days you'd think he'd at least call what happened to ..we'll always be friends ugh Lorry I'm stuck feeling like I walked away from the life I want and fantasize about for whatever this is, Brenton apparently has moved on and I truly can't handle it" I roll my eyes to the ceiling, confiding in my best friend about my now ex husband for the millionth time since the divorce " Pay tell that man how you feel, he's always been open to fixing things, you guys both know what went wrong in your marriage, he's not going to be a second option to your career and you have to learn to be more open minded in your personal life" " so what it's all my fault now why are you just telling me this" "oh no I didn't say that Brenton is a good man, he ain't perfect but he's the closest thing I've seen to it ..you have to let him be the man, pay do you even know what submissive means" she says while laughing, I was submissive or at least I tried to be, I found myself overwhelmed with the thought. Had I done all I could've done to save my marriage? "No" should I try to fix it? "Yes" I do miss that man "your man" it's only been 7months, 2weeks, and 3days since my divorce has been finalized "I can't believe I'm keeping count"  I haven't heard from Brenton in 3 whole weeks my mind has been wrecking "biiitch" I've been slipping at work and my son looks at me as if he doesn't recognize me at all as a woman I'm hurting and I have no idea how to explain it "..umm hello earth to pay pay ..helllooooo" " girl I'm here I just don't know what I'm gonna do I don't even feel like me anymore somethings missing" I say snapping out of my thoughts walking out of my bedroom and down my new unpainted stair case and into the living room, we never actually sit or hangout in here it's really just apart of the decor. "take this time and learn more about Payton then go get your man back you know I'm right" " ugh why can't I just marry you" " umm ew and Reese & Traci would kill us plus BRENTON & MARCUS would never forgive us, did I mention ew cause that's just nasty" " uh uh old hoe don't play me I'm a catch" I say as we bust out laughing "true but you need to go CATCH your man girl" " and what about your man lorry!?" "Oh see we're making up as soon as he gets home if you catch my drift, by the way Reese is staying with y'all tonight I'm already packing him a bag" " that boy is 22 years old why are you packing for him!?" I ask in confusion "because he's my 22 year old baby slash best friend ......and he has to work after class and if he comes to do it after that he's gonna run right into Marcus and I don't need that so ima need you to send my nephew to pick up this bag at 3:30pm SHARP! Pay" "I'll let him know" I say laughing as my doorbell rings "Good and can I wear your open toed hot pink red bottoms for tonight?" " yeah girl I'll send them with traci, don't forget my Moët, let me call you later I think this is the painter coming to finish the house" I say approaching my door we say bye to each other before I open the door for who I thought was Tony the painter I had been working with, I stopped once I realized it wasn't him. "umm who are you?" I ask confused " I'm Miles I work with tony, he had a family emergency so he sent me to finish your uhh one second... he says looking into my file I recognized the folder from when tony was here "..your stairway, master bathroom and guest bedroom" he says eyeballing me with a fair smile that showed me his perfect white teeth, whew this man is fine. I didn't expect this tall , chocolate, brown eyed big lipped handyman to be at my door I found myself staring and so did he "Um yes right uh right this way" I say snapping myself out of my thoughts.
***********