goodbyeskyharbor
grace.
Satomi Noda knew that there was no way that things would go well when she came home and told her parents the truth, but that didn’t make the fallout hurt any less. Just a week ago she was in university, barely holding on, and now she was here with no plan in sight, with nothing but the open road ahead of her. A part of it was scary, but at the same time, it was kind of… freeing. The last time she’d had nothing planned would have been early childhood, and even then her parents’ had piled things on her shoulders. Things couldn’t remain the way they were forever, but she was excited to finally figure out who she really was as a person.
All she had was her belongings from her university dorm piled up into bags in her car, and a few things she’d salvaged from her bedroom before time was up and her parents made it clear that it was time to go. Her money wouldn’t last forever, either, her only living off what she’d managed to save over time, and she was unsure about settling down and getting a job just yet. She’d have to figure it out soon, but for now, she had decided to take the strategy of saving until she managed to put a plan in order. It meant sleeping in her car most nights so far, something she still wasn’t quite used to, but it was far better than having no money on top of no connections.
Food took up most of her money at the present moment, coming second to fuel. She tried to make smart choices, though, leading to her stopping at a twenty four hour diner when the hunger got a bit too much to bear much longer. The carpark was just about empty at this hour, populated by several trucks and one or two other cars, and the lights from the diner produced an eerie glow that made her feel like she was on another planet. The inside was much the same. Several truck drivers sat together with sandwiches and coffee, laughing over something she couldn’t understand, and a mother tried her best to control her tired, cranky children in a booth in the corner. It wasn’t her usual scene, but despite the strange feeling of being in a place at this hour, it felt somewhat… comforting at the same time.
She grabbed a seat at a booth by the window, looking out at the cars in the distance and the few lights that dotted the distance. Her stomach growling reminded her of her purpose here, so with a sigh, she turned her attention to the menu. Ultimately, she ordered a tall mug of coffee and the soup of the a day. It was reasonably cheap, and she was sure it would be satisfying enough. After that, she’d be back on the road again. For now, this was going to be her life, and she told herself to go with it. Perhaps it would lead her somewhere better that she’d never even imagined before.
yoonie
All she had was her belongings from her university dorm piled up into bags in her car, and a few things she’d salvaged from her bedroom before time was up and her parents made it clear that it was time to go. Her money wouldn’t last forever, either, her only living off what she’d managed to save over time, and she was unsure about settling down and getting a job just yet. She’d have to figure it out soon, but for now, she had decided to take the strategy of saving until she managed to put a plan in order. It meant sleeping in her car most nights so far, something she still wasn’t quite used to, but it was far better than having no money on top of no connections.
Food took up most of her money at the present moment, coming second to fuel. She tried to make smart choices, though, leading to her stopping at a twenty four hour diner when the hunger got a bit too much to bear much longer. The carpark was just about empty at this hour, populated by several trucks and one or two other cars, and the lights from the diner produced an eerie glow that made her feel like she was on another planet. The inside was much the same. Several truck drivers sat together with sandwiches and coffee, laughing over something she couldn’t understand, and a mother tried her best to control her tired, cranky children in a booth in the corner. It wasn’t her usual scene, but despite the strange feeling of being in a place at this hour, it felt somewhat… comforting at the same time.
She grabbed a seat at a booth by the window, looking out at the cars in the distance and the few lights that dotted the distance. Her stomach growling reminded her of her purpose here, so with a sigh, she turned her attention to the menu. Ultimately, she ordered a tall mug of coffee and the soup of the a day. It was reasonably cheap, and she was sure it would be satisfying enough. After that, she’d be back on the road again. For now, this was going to be her life, and she told herself to go with it. Perhaps it would lead her somewhere better that she’d never even imagined before.
yoonie