Page 17 of Sexy SEALs

“Well, at least you had choices. I only had one,” Amanda said.

They both giggled, probably realizing that they had more in common, then they’d both realized.

“Yeah Lucy, you had three, now you’re down to one.”

She waved her finger. “Remember Kiara I told you, that once I’m out of here, I’m down to none.”

“That’s tough girl, your parents having your life mapped out like that,” Amanda said and then she nibbled on her toast.

“My parents have been talking about law school, and me fitting into the picture that they’ve painted of my life, since the day I was born, but and there’s always a but. My dad has softened up over the years and said that once I graduate, if I want to go to designer school, then he would support me.”

We were listening to Lucy and then I realized I had nothing to complain about. If I called mom and told her I was flying to the moon, she would be at Nasa waving me away. If I told Nan that I had three sexy Seals, well Nan would most likely ask for their phone number, and call them. My family were flexible, and I knew they loved and cared about me and I could tell them whatever was going on in my life and they would be there to support me.

Amanda asked, “How could you live like that? Having your life all planned out for you like that.”

“The joys of being Japanese. Some families are more flexible, and modern and some like mine are so old-fashioned. Saying no, and standing up to them, means never seeing my family again, most of all my sisters. I couldn’t imagine life without them,” Lucy summed her life in a nutshell, family was more important to her than anything else in the world.

I shook my head, thinking that we should think of fun things to do. It was our last year, and we should enjoy it. Not worrying about the rest of our lives, that part would come later.

“All I know is that I don’t want to go back home. Now, he’s dead. I know that I’ll be going back home to mom,” Amanda sighed. “Not an option.”

“How comes?” I said.

“Because she has a drug and drink problem. I used to feel sorry for mom, tell her she should leave my narcissist dad, until I discovered she loved the money more, than the torture that she was putting herself through by living with him.”

“Damn, that’s rough!”

“Yeah, I’m not going back to babysit her. No way!”

Amanda was ready to go out into the world, even if it meant that she would do it alone. I had a family waiting for me, yet I complained about them constantly. It made me realize that I really had to grow up and realize that I was fortunate. That was what Lucy had done, which was why even if we felt her parents had her in chains, she saw it as a bright future.

I knew that I would have to go home soon, but until then I had two friends, not just one. I realized as we sat down and talked that I’d not enjoyed my college experience how I should have done. But, as they say it is never too late, and I intended to enjoy the last few weeks with my two friends.

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