I had dreams once.

Plans.

A future that I thought of once.

What happened to all of that?

Ever since I graduated, everything changed. My way of life became different. All the dreams and plans I had once, are lost now.

I wanted to become an artist.

I had no support though.

So I work in front of a computer typing for eight hours. Well five now because work was slow and they picked me since I was the newbie still.

I also dreamt of being an actress.

Yeah nobody supported me on that either.

And by nobody I mean my parents.

I wanted to be famous but seeing what I do for a living...well good luck for that. That ain't going to happen anytime soon for me.

While others that graduated with me at the same time, go to college becoming doctors and engineers and others shizz, I'm simply here.

In the same.

Lame.

Old.

Stinking.

Ass.

Town.

"Man I'm starving." A lady walked in the break room and savagely started to attack the fridge.

I laughed quietly and munched on my goldfish.

Her name was Ceci and she worked with me, two cubicles in front of me. She worked in the client service department though while I was in the processing team. The first time I arrived there, she was excited she wasn't the youngest anymore. Since then during lunch breaks or passing by, she will greet me and do a quick chit chat with me. Now that Jimmy was gone she was the only acquaintance I had.

"Mmmmm now this is the good stuff." She pulled out from the fridge a jar of pickles. "Want some?" She offered me.

"Um no thanks." I politely smiled.

I hate pickles.

Even so I never tried them...

"More for me then." She started to eat and sat on the company massage chair which was next to my table.

Just then my phone buzzed.

I pulled it out from my backpack and saw it was a video call from Damian.

Odd... He never called me during my lunch break before.

I quickly answered it and his face appeared.

"Princess!" He flashed me a smile.

He was in his room with his door wide open. A bunch of men were in the background in the kitchen. He had his work clothes on full of cement and his black hair was full of dust.

"What are you doing?" I laughed. "Shouldn't you be working?"

"I am working. Just in our lunch break. We were close by so I told the other guys to make food in the house instead of wasting our money. Just wanted to see you so I called. Didn't expect that huh?" He winked at me.

"No definitely no." I couldn't hell but to giggle.

"Ughhhhh I'm cringing so hard right now." Ceci out of nowhere spoke.

I lifted my gaze just to see her scrunching her face.

"Why?" I nervously asked.

"All of this smoochie stuff. Makes me sick."

"What?" Damian was laughing in the background hearing our conversation.

"Ugh all of your hehe here and flutter eyes there...I think my pickles are coming back up."

"Ew gross." I laughed. "Then just go back to work."

"I might as well do." She got up and was laughing. "Please do continue." She made a kissy face.

"Jealous much?"

"Heck nahhhh." She walked away.

"What was all of that love? She your friend?" Damian asked.

"No she just works with me."

"She sounded happy." He laughed.

"That's because she just ate."

"And what are you eating?"

"Goldfish..."

"That's it?" He frowned.

"Yeah?"

"Ay Princesa," he face palmed. "That's not food love. You have to eat more."

"I do eat a lot. Just when I get home. I usually skip lunch and wait until I get home to eat a proper meal. By the way why do you have a freaking lonely balloon in your room?"

A red heart shaped balloon was stuck on his ceiling.

"Shoot!" He laughed and blushed. "That was for you for Valentines. Haven't seen you since then. Close your eyes please!"

"Okay okay okay." I cracked up.

His expression was just so cute!

"Okay Princess. I have to get back to work. I love you."

"I love you too." I waved at the camera.

He waved back and winked at me before I ended the call.

   ******

March 18, 2018~

I just randomly got in Wattpad when I saw a private message notification.

Hey

I checked the profile and finally remembered after a while of contemplating who it was.

It was Alisha and she found me again.

The last time I talked to her was legit the day we graduated. Since then it was as if we lost all contact of each other. Which was true since I got my own personal phone after years of using my mother's phone.

So Alisha was back and I was like super excited to hear from her again. I mean she has been my friend since third grade of course I was excited.

~*~

"Excuse me." I caught a worker from Walmart her attention.

She looked at me with an expression that read, 'I hate my job.'

I told her what I needed and she looked at me briefly before telling me to follow her. I followed her and she took me to the pharmacy section.

"They have it in there." She sounded like she wanted to strangle someone.

"Um o-okay t-thanks."

I stood in line waiting anxiously for my turn. I lied earlier to my parents I was coming home late because I went to buy a pair of ear buds. In reality though I was buying something else.

Which they didn't need to know...

After some time the line was gone and it was finally my turn.

And old lady looked at me.

People at Walmart seem....nice...

"What you need?" She slowly blinked her eyes and let out a long sigh.

Freaking people couldn't fake being happy at work? Geezus.

I told her what I needed and again I got the same expression like the other one when I said the thing I needed. The old lady went to the back and got my thing.

"That'll be $46.99." She simply just stared at me.

I got fifty dollars from my backpack and handed it to her. I couldn't help but feel people watching me. My eyes looked around my surrounding and I anxiously just stood there fidgeting on the sleeve of my jacket as I waited for the lady to hurry up and give me my change and my item.

Minutes later she finally handed it to me and I quickly ran off. Just when I was about to exit the alarm went off.

"Ma'am." Another old lady came up to me. "Can I check your bag?"

"U-uh s-su-sure." My hands slightly shook as I gave her my bag to check.

Yeah go ahead and show it to the whole world what I just freaking bought....

"Okay you're good to go. Have a good day."

I didn't say nothing back to her and ran the hell out of there.

No one must know what I just bought...

~*~

Damian: I'm going to finally meet your parents.

Me: Oh my gosh when???

Damian: Today. 😉

I gasped as I read his text. I've been waiting for this for a while. Today will be the day Damian will meet my parents.

The last time I brought a guy over was Jimmy. My parents loved him but he was only a friend. They were shipping me with him but when I told them he was thirty one they were like "yeaaaaaa friend sounds great!"

Joe was the first and the last boyfriend I brought to meet my parents.

He came and left.

Damian won't do that though I just know it.

That day he borrowed a friend's truck and came over to my place. My parents weren't so happy I just told them an hour ago but still they accepted the idea of finally meeting him. His hair was neatly spiked up and his chin goatee that he had was finally gone.

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His goatee was my favorite part!

He still looked great without it though. In fact he looked much younger.

It took a while for the awkwardness to go but eventually my parents talked with him calmly and the day went by great.

Damian seemed sincerely happy and that made me feel better of myself.

If you can handle being surrounded by my crazy family, then you are definitely worth it.