"Get up, you have to be ready in a half hour!" I heard my cousin Lexi yell as she knocked on my door.
It was Saturday morning, time to go to work. I look over at the little three year old lying next to me. "Vanna, it's time to get up sweetie," I said half asleep. Luckily she doesn't throw a fit and wakes up peacefully. I don't know where she gets her peacefulness from coming from two crazy teenage parents. "Sweetie, you're going to go spend the day with Uncle Jay and Aunt Manny today. Get up," as soon as she heard that she sat up and screamed "Yay!"
I got up and got her clothes and handed them to her. She managed to put her shorts on and socks, she's smart for a three year old. I helped her put her shirt and shoes on and then sent her off to the living room to let me get ready. I put on my pants and ran around looking for my uniform shirt. I stopped at the full length mirror and looked at the tattoo on my hip. I sighed & looked towards the door leading to the living room. I missed him. I snapped out of my thoughts and saw my shirt in a corner on the floor. I grabbed it and put it on quickly as I ran to the wash room to do my hair and makeup.
Ten minutes later I came out and went into the kitchen. I saw my little girl on the dining room table eating cereal and Lexi eating some toast. "hurry up, we have to go Lexi," I stated as I did Vanna's hair. I took handful of cereal in my hand, shoved it in my mouth and ran to get Savanna's toys and such. Lexi ran to the car and turned it on and we headed for Manny and Jay's house. I only knew them through my cousin, but they were like family. Manny was on break from a movie spending a few weeks in Toronto. Lucky for me, she loved my daughter like her own and took her in whatever chance she got. I dropped her off and as I left Jay asked curious like always, "so, have you heard anything on the appeal?" I stopped and turned around, trying not to cry I responded, "no, not yet. As of now it's still seven years." I ran to the car and Lexi drove me to the Dot.
On the way, memories flashed through my mind. My life back in Ajax, my life when I got here to Toronto, the father of that beautiful three year old I had just dropped off, the fact that she had his eyes, those stunning blue eyes. I was once again snapped out of my thoughts when Lexi interrupted them by stopping the car. "ill pick you up at four?" she asked. "Yeah, pick up Vanna before me though yeah? I don't want to explain everything to Jay or Manny right now," I responded as I got out. "alright, see you later," I closed the door and she drove away.
I walked into the Dot and was greeted by Spinner, "hey, check in and then were down a waitress today, mind covering?" I glanced around; it was just me, Spin, Fitz, and some annoying blonde I didn't associate with there. I missed it when more friends worked here, or hung out here. Now everyone is off to college without me. Everyone with the exception of one special person, my boyfriend, the father of my child, who was not away at Toronto U but serving time for a crime that very-well could have been avoided. His ex-girlfriend found out about Savanna and ratted him out. Now he's serving seven years thanks to her. His name, Andrew Torres.