16. Myla

A few days had passed since Zayne told me about the news. I feel happier than ever and excited about whatever awaits me, but I'm also sad and depressed because I'll have to leave Alex, Sarah, and June. Although now the café is doing good and I trust they will make it even better, I will miss working with them.

Today is my last working day at the café and when I step inside the place, balloons are everywhere and Sarah approaches me with a cake in her hands.

"A goodbye party?" I say jokingly but it's my coping mechanism. I'm actually about to cry. "Are you happy I'm leaving?"

I watch her as she smiles bitterly at me, knowing for a fact that none of them wants me to leave. Am I selfish for choosing this path instead of staying by their side? I question myself, deep down feeling guilty although I know I'm doing it for my mother.

She's getting older and her dream is slowly fading away with time, but I know that it will never really go away. She'd always remember the dream she couldn't