Please R&R
ZZZZZ-! The zipper pull on my suitcase stuck in the middle like it always has. I pulled it back and forward again until I hit that sweet spot that makes it pull forward again. "That means I'm done." I muttered as I stood and pulled all my bags into the hallway.
"That's all you're taking?" My little sister's voice piped up from the end of the hallway.
"Yeah," I muttered. "I'll come back for the rest in a bit."
Prim smiled. "That means you'll have to visit for a little."
"Yep,"
I lugged my four bags, one large suitcase, a good sized duffle, a carry-on, and another, smaller suitcase, down the hall and out the door. The walk down the stairs was cumbersome and awkward. I got down the metal fire escape nontheless. Piling everything into my car, I closed the hatch and ran up the stairs again. "Give me a hug, Little Duck."
Prim's skinny arms wrapped around my waist in a bone crushing hug. "I'm gonna miss you, Catnip."
"As will I. I'll video chat you when I get time, okay? Until then text me." I kissed her head and walked out the door.
The rain was at it again, pouring down in buckets as I climbed in my car and was on my way to sunny California. Windshield wipers going crazy, I fight my way through traffic in the spaghetti bowl that is the interstate freeway. The weather outside matched my emotions, and I began to cry. Leaving the only adult life I had ever known was the hardest thing I'd ever done. It was tearing me apart.
My fingers gripped the steering wheel tighter and tighter until my knuckles turned white. The anxiety biting at my heart made me unsure of my decision. What if I'm not good enough for the Santa Cruz firm? What if the others hate me because I'm the 'new kid'?
Mentally slapping myself, I put a new though into my head: What if I impeccibly well and make hundreds of new friends?
This new thought gives me a little bit of confidence, just enough to make it to California.