Lilith's House

You shuffle across the parking lot to your car, exhausted after working all morning, but excited because
it was finally April 2nd . A friend is coming to visit. He drove from Gable Mel, Georgia, and you cannot wait
to see him.
Your boyfriend Lander has taken the day off and is waiting for you to get home. As you drive down the
road in your busted car, you catch glimpses of your emerald eyes and the puffy white clouds in the
rearview mirror.
The sky is turning grey as you pull into the parking lot of the Pinewood Village Apartments. You let your
hand caress the gear shift and push it into park. When you swing open the door noises of the outside
flood in, and you pull yourself to your feet.
You slam the car door, close your eyes, stand next to the white lines dividing the parking spots, and
listen to the birds sing. You feel alive. It's been a long time. All the shit you've had to endures tries to
come crashing down on you, but you shake your head and push it away. Smiling, you start to walk
toward the apartment that you have called home for the past few years. When you come to the steps
that lead to your apartment, you take a deep breath and pull yourself up one step at a time.
An old doormat greets you with the word "Welcome." You sneer at it as you rub the dirt off your shoes
and dive into the thin pockets of your dress pants to retrieve the keys to the door but discover it is
already unlocked.