busy throughout the week and exhausted by the time they get home in the evenings. They attend church on Sunday mornings because

y a few waves are left. The exact shade of brown hair is thick and curly on my mother. They appear youthful for so

even begun to live. Actually, no. My parents were immigr

my catholic mother to sob for days. He and the girl broke up, but he still sees my niece, Lily, so they con

pregnant so early and considerably increased our living expenses. Given that we have her for half the we

s are adorable. I waved back, saying, "I miss you, baby, so much." Whe

ped off my mother's lap, and vanished from vie

a), who had come to visit family from Portugal by plane. She constantly has a complaint, I notic

fended him as always, and my dad scoffed. "Sleeping. S

ecause Lily complained about hunger. We all exch

me. A nightstand and a half-closet where I've crammed all of my possessions. I'm done now. There isn't even a fashio

been useful for the summer. The one window that faced the foot of my bed was covered with white blinds. I tell my parents

didn't have a babysitter, and my grandfather was in and out of the hospital, I would do something like w

in high school or going to the mall or the movies. When I was older,

my rules," not living under his roof at the time allowed me to try new

e changed colleges. He had me move out here with little else in mind because ne

There was only one. On the phone, Rose. The bedroom door for Amar and Annabel was shut. Th

ocated places in the fridge for stuff we bought for ourselves. The

and politeness. When someone approaches, you extend an offer of food. Since we shared everything, I had to learn how thin

y as her eyes slid to the side to check who had just entered the kitchen. I remain

ad saved up, but when that runs out, I will have nothing. Denton has relatively high rent

s. I was on the route connecting Denton with a neighbori

fied whether or not I got the position, I never heard back from you. Three more cal

ng to hear about

mes while keeping my fingers crosse

could steal from my roommates, but our trust and honor system is just that. To ha

put on this awful bread, I'm grateful that Rose passed me over the butter she had

as already passed since I

en island. Although it was modest, it served as the only storage space. She murm

phone, which wasn't on the counter. I squeaked out "26th" almost in whispers. It's been four days. Rent, gro

ps to herself a lot. I wanted to shout about how much I was struggling, but my family was never one w

dn't call by tomorrow. I require cash. Fast. I took out my phone and once more began searching for local employment

h and black leggings with ripped knees. It was large,

Rose, a.k.a. Brian's friend's girlfriend. I asked, "You did?!" For whatever reason

for over two years before getting bored. Right now, her golden hair was pu

or the first few months. Then people get lazy, don't they?" She prompted me. She h

ed to admit I was 20 and had only dated one guy, B

ear. I shrugged, "Really, a year and a half...well, he didn't exac

to engage in hot sex with multiple people. She said I'm not sorry that I

I felt flames coming from my face. You're shy, I see. She laughed when she realized she had embarr

notification by email. I shoved the last bread in my mouth and muttere

ed on a Sunday surprised me, but they are workaholics.

tha

because you are not qualified for the administrative

uccess; it is Bus

ssociate's degree. I didn't believe the business required a bachelor's degree for an administrative job. I brushed away my tear

e. I'll be falling to my death in the event o