Creative Writing: Baby And The City
Baby and the City
I run out of the building, sling Alana into the car, scramble to my side and we are off. I have 45 minutes to get from Franklin University to Zola without getting lost on Columbus roads, and figure out what I am going to do with Alana. There is no way Chaz, my boss, is going to let me take off and even if he did, we need the money. I immediately rule out Stephanie because she has a big date with Alex tonight and he has been on the fence with her so I can't jeopardize that. My next thought is Courtney, she has Aiden tonight and should be free. I call her and I get a dial tone. I call again. I know she has her phone, she literally always has it. I do not have the time to wait on her leisure so I call Melissa, “Hello?” Answers …show more content…
“I have to go into Zola and I have no one to watch Alana and I never do. I miss my mom and my house and having all of my friends around me. I don’t always want to bug you, be a nuisance to you. ” I start sobbing harder now. “ And my child is going to grow up without a dad and I have to go to college and… I don’t know, it all just came crashing down. I am probably going to get my period soon or something.” I said and let out a great sigh.
“Yah, I feel yah this all sucks. When I first moved to Ithaca to go to Cornell I cried after every class because I missed doing homework in my old …show more content…
I remember it more and more fondly every time I think about it. I am so nostalgic and prefer to live in the past these days rather than look toward my bleak future. I would do a project at night and go to sleep before it was done, then when I would wake up in the morning it was on my desk with my clothes all nicely ironed and ready to put on. I would walk down the stairs to the smell of whatever delectable delight Mom had on top of our stove, and Mandi would do my hair. They took me everywhere and picked me up. I would go to cheer, and track right after school. My friend Jackie would give me a ride home every night. When I arrived home, there would be a organic creation ready to eat. My mom always made it seem so easy.
I run out of the building, sling Alana into the car, scramble to my side and we are off. I have 45 minutes to get from Franklin University to Zola without getting lost on Columbus roads, and figure out what I am going to do with Alana. There is no way Chaz, my boss, is going to let me take off and even if he did, we need the money. I immediately rule out Stephanie because she has a big date with Alex tonight and he has been on the fence with her so I can't jeopardize that. My next thought is Courtney, she has Aiden tonight and should be free. I call her and I get a dial tone. I call again. I know she has her phone, she literally always has it. I do not have the time to wait on her leisure so I call Melissa, “Hello?” Answers …show more content…
“I have to go into Zola and I have no one to watch Alana and I never do. I miss my mom and my house and having all of my friends around me. I don’t always want to bug you, be a nuisance to you. ” I start sobbing harder now. “ And my child is going to grow up without a dad and I have to go to college and… I don’t know, it all just came crashing down. I am probably going to get my period soon or something.” I said and let out a great sigh.
“Yah, I feel yah this all sucks. When I first moved to Ithaca to go to Cornell I cried after every class because I missed doing homework in my old …show more content…
I remember it more and more fondly every time I think about it. I am so nostalgic and prefer to live in the past these days rather than look toward my bleak future. I would do a project at night and go to sleep before it was done, then when I would wake up in the morning it was on my desk with my clothes all nicely ironed and ready to put on. I would walk down the stairs to the smell of whatever delectable delight Mom had on top of our stove, and Mandi would do my hair. They took me everywhere and picked me up. I would go to cheer, and track right after school. My friend Jackie would give me a ride home every night. When I arrived home, there would be a organic creation ready to eat. My mom always made it seem so easy.