Episode 1
1207 Words
"I'll see you tonight, at 7 p.m.! Don't be late! I need my nurse buddy to keep me motivated through the night!" I say as I walk out of the double doors to the hospital employee entrance.
I'm tired! What a night! As much as I love my career as a nurse, these night shifts are rough....I'm ready to get home, get my kids off to school and have a good nights sleep!
As a walk to my car, I take in the crisp morning air. Its late September, which means October is near and Halloween. One of my favorite holidays ever since I had my kids. Now that they're a little older, Halloween isn't such a big deal anymore. I think I get more excited about it than they do.
The cool air is so refreshing, just enough chill to wake me up enough to not just completely crash when I get home. I love this time of the year. The colors of the earth are slightly changing along with the up coming autumn season. The scent of the falling leaves as the wind takes them on a little journey of their own. The sun slightly rising, getting ready to warm the earth and tell every one that its time to get up!
As I make my way to my vehicle, I get a text from my husband......well my soon to be ex-husband. I never would of thought that I would be getting a divorce. After everything that we have been through, I would have for sure thought it would last forever. It should anyway, like I said, it should BECAUSE of everything that we have been though!
"I will pick up the kids from school this afternoon. Its my weekend." As I read his text, I sighed.
"It wouldn't be YOUR weekend of you wouldn't have done what you did to me!" I thought to myself...
I hop in my car and head home. Oh how I miss my kiddos when they are with their dad. It seems like the weekends they are with him last forever, even when its a weekend that I have to work.
As a neared the driveway, I come into view of my beautiful home....our home. This was supposed to be our forever home. The home that we grew old in, where our kids would leave us when they went off to college, our home that they came home to during school breaks, a home that OUR grandchildren would run around in. It was perfect in every aspect, my husband worked hard as I went to nursing school so we could fulfill this dream......my husband.....I've GOT to stop saying that.
My home, located just outside the city. Maple trees covered the yard, my favorite trees all because of this season. Each leaf was speckled with yellows, oranges, and reds. Letting it be known that autumn is near. During this time, is when my white, wrap around porch, farm house's true beauty shown. It was something so beautiful but it pained me to know the heartbreak behind something so beautiful.
I pulled up to the garage but did not park my car inside, instead I parked my car there in the driveway and walked up my steps and sat on my porch swing. This porch swing had so many memories. It was my grandmothers and my dad actually made it for her when I was only about two years old. She kept it all this time and took care of it so well, just so I could have it when she passed. That's the main reason I wanted a house with a wrap around porch, was just for this porch swing. So many people, family and friends have sat on this swing. Some family I've never even met because that's just how big my family is. So many stories came from this one item.
As I'm lost in thought, my alarm goes off on my phone, reminding me that its time to wake the kiddos.
Here we go! Time to wake these gremlins that I call teenaged boys! Lord help me!
"Boys! It's time to get up for school!" I yell as I enter the front door. I can hear one of them grumble from their bedroom upstairs and the other one in the bathroom. My boys! My 13 year old twin boys! Born the same day, but two completely different individuals.
I remember the day I found out I was having twins. That was it for me! No more babies! Our first pregnancy.....twins! I almost died, and I think their daddy died too and then came back to life. We were so scared. As if our pregnancy wasn't a slap in the face to begin with, we were having twins and after we found out they were boys, I knew I had my work cut out for me. We thought about trying for another but after I got into nursing school, the thought of having another baby...we wanted to but it just never seemed like the right time.
Of course, I head up the stairs to drag Luke out of bed. I'm so thankful that Landan was an early bird, at least one of them didn't mind getting up and getting ready without my mom monster coming out.
"I hope you two packed your bags for this weekend because your dad is picking yall up from school!" I shouted as a rounded the corner into my sons room. This is a never ending cycle with this one....
I started the car is Luke dragged himself into the backseat. Still looking like he was still asleep.
"I bet he falls back asleep." I thought to myself as a pulled out of the drive.
"Bye boys, I love yall! Have a great day at school!' I shout as they scoot out of the car. I hope I somewhat embarrass them because that just what moms are supposed to do!
Now to head back home and get some sleep for myself because its back to work for me tonight.
I drag myself out of the car and into the kitchen. The exhaustion is hitting me now as I grab a banana and scarf it down.
"I just got to make myself take a shower and then I can go to sleep" I say to myself.
I pull off my scrubs and the rest of my clothes and glance at myself in the mirror...I'm so run down and tired. I look like death, I don't know if its because my new night job or if its this divorce or maybe a bit of both.
As I go to get in the shower, I get a text on my phone. Its my strengthening and conditioning trainer.......oh this man! How he gets on my nerves. If there was anyone put on this earth just to piss me off, its him! He does this to me just to mess with me. He knows I'm just getting done with my shift and I'm ready to go to bed.
"7:30 am tomorrow, don't be late" I roll my eyes as I toss my phone on my bed.
"I'm not even going to text him back. I'm done for today"
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