UNTIL THEN

Chapter 2

15th November, 2015
New York.
Waking up every morning, I prayed and hoped that I didnt have any episodes or that the day would run by fast. I dreaded the mornings especially with the check up routines, the vitals check and all that medical stuff.

"Hey Mark, can you go the company for me?" I asked while Mary took the thermometer out of my mouth

"Sure" he said said while serving himself some cereal

"Are you okay?" I asked concerned

"Yeah, I just couldn't sleep" he said settling at the other end of the table

"So what do you need at the office?" He asked

"Just some documents on the new investors" I said and continued reading the newspaper

"Okay" he said dropping his plate in the sink and then headed back to his room

Nissan served my breakfast of eggs, bacon and bread with freshly made juice

"Eat well sir" she said

"Lexis is fine" I said no she nodded

I had breakfast and then went ahead to review some document. The rest of the morning I watched the news before going into the studio.

I was looking at the empty canvasses when Mark came in

"I'd be on my way, see ya" he said and I looked at him carefully, he was fully dressed and held his blazer in his left hand

"Are you going to give me a kiss?" I asked

"What?" He asked confused

"You never say goodbye" I stated and he shook his head

"Remind me not to be nice next time" he yelled from the hallway and I chuckled

I say by the closest empty canvas and then stretched to reach out for the palette, before squeezing out the colors. Mixing skin tones brought me joy and the smell of the paint was enough for the rest of the day to go well.

I had not realised how long I had been in the studio when Kiara came in, she was a bundle of joy. She always made sure to put a smile on everyone's face.

" Lexis!" she yelled from the entrance of the studio

"Hi baby girl, is it 5 yet?" I asked and she nodded smiling

"Are you just going to stand there, come and give me a hug" I said with my arms opened wide to receive her

She walked in to give me a hug and I wrapped my hands around her back squeezing her in a bone crushing hug

"You're going to break my back if you keep hugging me this way" she said and I chuckled before releasing her

Kiara was Marks youngest sister, she lived two blocks away with her parents, sne had made it her job to come visiting everyday by 5 for the past six months. We usually hung out, go for rides, have dinner and talk about random stuff, half time she's mostly ranting about the guys in her class that were to blind to notice her or the ones crushing on her she didnt like but one story caught my attention, the one she's dating to please her friend.