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BITTER SWEET 2

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             It was 1am in the morning when the girls came in from one of their parties. Mary had gone to see Nick earlier before the girls had left. After which she took a nap when she came back. By then the girls were gone. Nick was a guy she met in her second year in school. Initially she had ignored him for his loquacious and excessive jokes. There was nothing physically striking about him not to mention he was skinny, except for the fact that he knew a lot of people in campus which was strange for his reputation. But there was something about him; he was free-spirited and cajoling. Her mom had called her on her trip to Nick’s house, coaxing her to come visit. But she was adamant about it. Her last visit didn’t give so much hope. It rather made her have the feel that she was insouciant to the current family situation. Besides, nothing would come out of it except seeing her younger ones and mother.  She wanted things to change. She wanted a Job. And that wouldn’t happen by visit