Betrayed trust

A sense of loneliness washes over me as i get up to collect my degree at the podium after my name is called.

Not having anyone scream for you in support other than your college mates on such a special day makes me feel alone,dont get me wrong i have special people in my life ,its just that duty calls and they could not be here to celebrate me.Alex my fiancé is in France finalizing a new merger for the firm he works for in DC which is where i am going to start my internship on Monday since i have my degree now.Well Candice is visiting her boyfriend in DC to also go ring shopping with her cousins who just got engaged,so both of them cant be here and the other girls are at their work and cant come to New york for my graduation and my family ,well lets just say thats a very long painful story for another time because right now this queen just want to get her degree and go home and celebrate my achievement alone until my man comes back,and i am thrilled to be going back to DC and say goodbye to New York.

I collect my degree and my fellow graduates scream for me as i lift it in the air beaming with joy and pride and their joy for me melts my heart.I guess getting along with everyone has its pecks because i don't feel so alone without any family around to cheer for me because of them .

I walk back to my chair and collect my handbag and smile blowing kisses to my mates as a goodbye.

'This is it Si,you are now employable and ready for life even if you are a bit late but you got the degree' ,let's just say i am the oldest amonst my pears.I thought to myself as i make my way to the vast parking lot where my porsche Cayenne is parked with all my belongings packed in there ready to go back home and say goodbye to these past amazing four years in New york.

I get in my car and start the almost five hour long journey back home ,i have my snacks for the road and i take it slow since i have got time ,no need to rush.

I have my music playing loud enough so that i can sing along and keep boredom at bay,because i know i am not great with long drives and i know it enough to keep myself entertained with bob Marley,nina Simone,camilla Cab and abdullah ibrahim plasting through my stereo.

I try calling Candice,Thandeka,Racheal and Bailey my friends on audio just to tell them i was coming home but no-one answers ,so i continue with my music.

It takes five and half hours to reach home in George Town ,i was driving slow but did not feel it at all,my heart warms up as i get onto p street ,i can literally smell my home ,bed ,clothes and my garden,this has become my favourite place since three years ago i moved in with Alex from my small shared apartment in columbia heights.

I get home and park my car next to Alex's and there is one other car i have not seen before maybe he decided to get himself a lexus i think to myself as i exit my sit and go around to the passenger sit picking up my valuables and i put my key in the door but its unlocked so i opend and get in .

I think the cleaning lady is still here since its not yet four in the afternoon.I walk straight towards my bedroom as i am in need of a shower before i go and fix myself food.

As i get closer to the bedroom i hear"shit,she is here"i am not too sure i heard correctly so i listen again but i cant pick up the exact words because they are now a whisper.

'I hope she does not bring her boyfriend here when she is suppose to clean only.Wanting to be certain ,i push the door open and boy,i couldn't have been more wrong.