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Piper
I just finished setting up my apartment in San Diego. I have a beachfront view thanks to my new marketing job at Bright Future. My future is bright indeed. My first day for the athletic wear brand is tomorrow. I have always preferred higher fashion, but active wear can be cute too. I sit down on the couch in my living room and just gaze longingly at the water. The push and pull of the tide under the glow of a setting sun. I find a sense of peace while I stare. My new life begins tomorrow. I don't have to worry about bratty sorority girls or seeing my ex everywhere, or the looming sense of loneliness I've felt since I left swell view 4 years ago. I'm not truly lonely. I talk to my parents, Henry and Charlotte.
Henry and Charlotte have been dating for the past 3 years. A surprise to no one. I knew from day one. Henry loved Charlotte always has and always will. I wish I went to see them more in dystopia but there was never time. I was always busy and so were they. We only saw each other on Christmas and occasionally during the summertime. I love my brother. He's always been there for me whenever I needed him to be. I'll always be thankful for that.
*DING*
A notification from my phone pulled me out of my trance. It was my mom asking me how moving in had gone. I told her it was good and sent her a few pictures of my place. A nice kitchen with a long kitchen island with tall stools. A living room decorated with a dark L shaped couch, a deep purple rug with a glass coffee table on top. My bedroom is a bit of a mess, I'll admit but I was still decorating in there cut me some slack. For now, I move on to my office. I have a 2 bedroom, so I decided to use the empty room as a home office. I pull my picture frames out of the box ready to put them on my desk. One of me and Henry. A family photo, A few from graduation. When I get to the last frame in the box it gives me pause. The photo is a bit old; I'm about 14 in the photo. I look so happy and carefree. I quickly noticed the other two people in the photo. My brother of course and one jasper Dunlop. My brother's best friend. I haven’t spoken to Jasper in almost 3 years. My brother mentioned that Jasper had moved to San Diego when I took the job with a bright future. I doubt we’ll ever run into each other. San Diego is a big place. Jasper and I aren't even friends. I need to pull it together. I set up the photo on my desk and go to take a shower.
My bathroom is decent. A bathtub that is also a shower, a toilet, and a sink all you really need. I turn the shower on to the hottest I can get the water to be. I want to burn off the feeling of my past. I get to start over tomorrow. I am happy to start over tomorrow. I turn off the water and towel off. I put on an old Swellview high t-shirt and some cotton pj shorts and crawl into bed. I drift off into a deep sleep. Ready to start over again.