Prologue
I stared at the empty wall of my apartment; it was so… bland. These things never really bothered me before when I was living with Kevin. It didn't really matter what was on the walls or on the table's hell, it didn’t even matter if there was nothing in our room—I had him. Now, I had jackshit. Ever since I found out Kevin was cheating on me, I had no clue what to think or do. I was lost. I left since it was his house; I didn’t bother trying to stay. I was ready to leave. Now, I sat on my empty living room floor, stuck pondering what to do next.
As I was stuck pondering on my floor, my phone rang in the kitchen. I got up from my spot on the floor and walked over to the stool it was mindlessly placed on, and answered the phone. “Hello, Seraphina speaking,” I answered as I tried to mask the sadness in my voice with my everyday work voice. The woman on the other end sounded tired. She was an older woman and by the sound of her voice she had bad news. “ Miss Woods?” she asked, her voice cracked. “ This is she” I answered politely. She paused almost like she was holding back. She sighed, “Miss Woods, your mother is dead. "I am sorry to have to tell you this, her sickness overcame her” she paused, then began to speak again. “ Your mother asked to be cremated; she asked for no funeral.” I just shook my head and sat there. Then I spoke, my voice cracked,“ Is there anything you need to tell me?” My voice cracked as I spoke, tears welling in my eyes. She sighed,“ Yes Miss Woods, she left you everything. She owns the bakery, the house, her money, her things. I have sent you everything, including her ashes. It should be there today. "I am sorry Miss Woods, please get some rest” The phone clicked and I sat there looking at my palms. I cried. I cried myself to sleep that night.
The next morning, I woke up and called my boss, and I quit. He understood why and wished me luck.
That very same day, I packed what little I had into my minivan and paid the fee for the apartment,
And I went off the road. The drive would take hours, maybe even a day, but i was ready to start new, start over… or so I thought.