Hi guys! I'm going to try juggling two stories, and see how that works out.
Enjoy! This story will be different, because it is based on mainly on Mary,
however other characters will appear.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, and that's all I'm saying.
A Step towards the Future
"Reflecting on the Past"
Twenty-three year old, Mary Camden stood in the front of her mirror in her new apartment in Glen Oak, California, only ten minutes from her parents' house, pulling her hair back in a ponytail and sighed. She just wished she could go back in time and hope she would never make the mistakes she made. She couldn't believe one night would change her life. Sure, she knew trashing the school gym was wrong, but she had done it anyway just because her teammates wanted to get back at the coach, but that caused her to lose the basketball scholarship she'd worked years to earn. What choices did she have left? She could still to college, but the idea didn't appeal to her when she knew she couldn't play basketball. One mistake led to another, her relationships began failing, her family's trust leaving her. She wished she had kept her grades up in the first place, so she wouldn't have been locked out of the gym, and then the trashing of it. "Well," she said aloud to her self, "I'm trying to fix my mistakes now." Divorcing Carlos was the first step to improve her life. She couldn't stay married to a man she didn't love any longer. Going to college was the next step to improving her life, and she was feeling okay again. Not great, because she had a baby to worry about even though Carlos was taking care of him, but better. Carlos and Mary were still on good terms, and Carlos had offered to take their son for the next three months to give Mary to settle into her new apartment.
"Mary?" a soft knock was heard on the other side of her door.
Mary opened the door to let her sister, Lucy, in. "Hi Lucy," Mary said.
"Are you ready for classes?" Mary nodded. "As ready as I'll ever be," she replied. Her knees shook. She began to sweat.
"Hey, are you sure you're okay?" Lucy asked, as she saw her sister's face go pale.
"Lucy, just go. I'll be right behind you." Lucy nodded and turned to walk. Mary was glanced back the mirror. I hope I'm ready for this," she thought to her self, "I really hope so."
"It's a gorgeous day for a drive," Lucy said as she and Mary headed for Mary's car. Lucy and her husband, Kevin, shared a car and Kevin had to use it to get to work.
"It is," Mary agreed, finally a smiling slipping through her lips.
"When's Alec coming back to Glen Oak?" Lucy asked, as Mary began to drive to Crawford, only a five-minute drive from Mary's apartment.
Mary frowned. "Not for two months," she replied. "I miss him."
"You did what was best for you, Mary. I think moving back to Glen Oak was a wise decision." Mary nodded. "Stop," she said to herself, "Lucy is right. I made a wise decision moving back to Glen Oak. But then why do I feel so guilty?"
Disclaimer: I own nothing, and that's all I'm saying.
A Step towards the Future
"Reflecting on the Past"
Twenty-three year old, Mary Camden stood in the front of her mirror in her new apartment in Glen Oak, California, only ten minutes from her parents' house, pulling her hair back in a ponytail and sighed. She just wished she could go back in time and hope she would never make the mistakes she made. She couldn't believe one night would change her life. Sure, she knew trashing the school gym was wrong, but she had done it anyway just because her teammates wanted to get back at the coach, but that caused her to lose the basketball scholarship she'd worked years to earn. What choices did she have left? She could still to college, but the idea didn't appeal to her when she knew she couldn't play basketball. One mistake led to another, her relationships began failing, her family's trust leaving her. She wished she had kept her grades up in the first place, so she wouldn't have been locked out of the gym, and then the trashing of it. "Well," she said aloud to her self, "I'm trying to fix my mistakes now." Divorcing Carlos was the first step to improve her life. She couldn't stay married to a man she didn't love any longer. Going to college was the next step to improving her life, and she was feeling okay again. Not great, because she had a baby to worry about even though Carlos was taking care of him, but better. Carlos and Mary were still on good terms, and Carlos had offered to take their son for the next three months to give Mary to settle into her new apartment.
"Mary?" a soft knock was heard on the other side of her door.
Mary opened the door to let her sister, Lucy, in. "Hi Lucy," Mary said.
"Are you ready for classes?" Mary nodded. "As ready as I'll ever be," she replied. Her knees shook. She began to sweat.
"Hey, are you sure you're okay?" Lucy asked, as she saw her sister's face go pale.
"Lucy, just go. I'll be right behind you." Lucy nodded and turned to walk. Mary was glanced back the mirror. I hope I'm ready for this," she thought to her self, "I really hope so."
"It's a gorgeous day for a drive," Lucy said as she and Mary headed for Mary's car. Lucy and her husband, Kevin, shared a car and Kevin had to use it to get to work.
"It is," Mary agreed, finally a smiling slipping through her lips.
"When's Alec coming back to Glen Oak?" Lucy asked, as Mary began to drive to Crawford, only a five-minute drive from Mary's apartment.
Mary frowned. "Not for two months," she replied. "I miss him."
"You did what was best for you, Mary. I think moving back to Glen Oak was a wise decision." Mary nodded. "Stop," she said to herself, "Lucy is right. I made a wise decision moving back to Glen Oak. But then why do I feel so guilty?"