"Hi Walz! what are you doing here?" Dinah tilts her head to emphasize her confusion. 
"I thought it be nice to give my best friend a surprise visit! I've missed you Cheechee" I say with a genuine tone and a smile, which Dinah returns. 
"Aw, I've missed you too!" she coos "Let me finish with that table over there, and I'll come back and sit down to chat. My shift is almost over." Dinah explains and I nod. She hurriedly heads to finish her work and I sit there patiently waiting. Dinah has short shifts on Saturdays and her day off is Sunday, that's another reason I thought it be a good idea to drop by. Not that she minds if I drop by any other day, but I didn't want to disrupt with her work. Twenty minutes later Dinah is heading back to the table I'm situated in with two coffees and doughnuts. My eyes sparkle at the sight. I love food so much. 

"Here you go Walz" she says handing me my coffee and the doughnut. I hum appreciatively at the sight and scent. My mouth waters so I dig in. 
"Thanks Cheechee!" I say excitedly. She smiles as a you're welcome. 
"So what's been up with you?" I ask my best friend. 
"Well, besides work, I've been pretty much the same." she shrugs. "Well, actually, I'm going on a road trip." Dinah says with a shy smile. I lift my eyebrows in surprise. 
"Wow that's really cool Dinah, where to?" I ask interested 

"I'm going to visit my family in California, I miss them a lot. Things haven't been going great here in New York. I mean yeah I'm on the cafe and it's great here, but this is not what I want to be doing for the rest of my life. I just think I need some time to find my place again you know? Not that I'll be leaving New York or anything, I love it here! But I'm not exactly happy. I miss my family so much it physically hurts. And even though I have you, my friends here at the cafe, and Will now. I just feel something is missing." Dinah takes a pause and I stay silent for her to continue. I feel horrible I didn't know my best friend was feeling this way. But I'm glad she's sharing with me now. Dinah starts to speak up again "I mean I came to New York to study at NYU and I didn't make it. Which was fine by me, I still studied arts that is what I wanted. Thankfully I graduated with honors, and started working at the cafe. But I still have no studio, and I'm headed nowhere yet. I know it takes time for me to make it, but I'm scared of failure Mila. I'm really scared. I'm scared I wont make it as an artist. That I wont be able to do what I love and share it with the world. I don't want to give up just yet, but I'm starting to feel I'm giving up. That's why I need to go back home. You know, where everything started. My old room. My family. My friends back home. I just think the sense of familiarity will bring back my spark. I at least hope it will. Besides, I haven't been with my family since junior year in high school, when they sent me to Florida with my aunt. It's been what now? Five or six years? That's too much. I loved it in Florida and I love it here. I met so many cool people. Heck I met you, you're my best friend in the world. I just hope you don't get mad at me." Dinah mumbles the last bit, and her eyes seem watery. I quickly scoot closer to her and held her hands "Dinah look at me." I say firmly, she lifts her gaze to meet mine and she seems distraught and about to break down. "Take a deep breath" She follows my instructions, so I keep talking "Listen Cheena, I know this is hard. And I'm deeply sorry I haven't been here for you lately. I had no idea you were feeling this way, and I'm endlessly sorry for that. But I'm here now, and I want you to know that is okay. I have no reason to be mad at you whatsoever. I can't be mad at you for not telling me before, and I can't be mad at you for wanting to leave. Besides like you said, it's not forever. It's only like a vacation. And even though if you decided to stay longer, or even permanently, I'll support you to 'til the end. Because that's what friends do, we support each other. I just want you to be happy Dinah. It doesn't matter if it's here close to me in New York, or all the way to the other part of the globe in Thailand. What's important to me is that you're happy, okay?" I smile reassuringly at her and Dinah crashes me with a hug. I can feel her tears and I caress her back, while I whisper comforting words to her. 

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