Zonia woke up to the server's voice near her ear. "Ma'am? Your menu"
The pale woman rubbed her eyes with her palms, nodding at her. "Thank you. Can I have some water please?"
The server nodded but Zonia stopped her when she was about to turn. "Water bottles. I want 5 water bottles and Gatorade, if you have some" The server girl stared perplexed by the order but she nodded, moving away. Zonia brushed her hair back, looking out at the city. She wanted to leave this place. There was nothing that held her here or anywhere in the States. Tracing a finger on the cold glass window, she began to think about her grandfather. Fausto Miranda was a wonderful man. After migrating to the States from Brazil, he worked hard to provide to his family. He got the permit to stay here and became a well respected police officer until an accident to the cervix made him quit the service but he retired with dignity. He became her mother's inspiration and also hers when she joined the SWAT Force. That had been a dozy to join. She was already known as Susana Miranda's daughter and although she didn't want to think about it, she knew she got in by favoritism. Her mother and grandfather's name were highly known and her birth name, Alicia Carolina Miranda, become known just as much. She really hated the attention back then and resented the looks of envy and incompetence of all her colleagues but she made an oath to work hard, to do the dirty job and they started to see her determination and her real talent. She made many friends, mostly boys, and they treated her like one of them, even taking her to strip clubs, thinking she was some kind of lesbian. She smiled at the memory but watching the city, the buildings, the people walking down on the street, Zonia's smile slowly turned into a scowl, bringing her back to reality. All that life she created, all those happy moments, all her hard work turned into nothing when Michael appeared.
Her hand turned into a fist just as she started wondering again. That man ruined her to the point of changing her name. She could still remember how he became her commanding officer, how she failed on only one simple mission to turn her into a 'nonfunctional source', how she went to court, pleading to keep her on the team, that she was still working and her emotions were nothing to worry about but that sly b*stard had to give the jury her records, about her time in the military academy, how she struggle with drills, with authority, she wasn't sane at all... She wanted to break his face until he bled through his ears. Actually, she wanted to stab his eyes and throw them into the hottest fire pit and dance over his ashes until she died and maybe she could be happy for once.
"Ma'am, ma'am. Your order?" Zonia blinked, averting her attention to the server, who looked worried while placing the beverages on the table. She was spacing out too much. "Thank you"
"Do you need a moment?" Zonia shook her head. "I'm fine. Just thinking about the past but I'm ready to order now" The server nodded, taking out her notepad. Maybe some food could keep her sane in this crazy weather.
+ Those days will never return +
β At a dinner near Manhattan β
β Angry, Sad, Nostalgic β
β Outfit: <3 β