Page 11 of Mika's Heart

Taking the supplies, I sit down at the table across the room, opening the drawing pad to a blank page.

Arin walks over to the desk to answer the phone. Staring at the blank page, I let my mind go until an image pops into my head.

With a secret smile, I pick up the pencil and begin to draw.

A few hours later, I’m walking back to my hotel with a huge smile on my face.

Arin gave me the job as an apprentice. She even sent me home with some drawing exercises to work on that will help with my hands staying steady.

I finally have a job but there’s still a small issue. My first paycheck won’t be for two weeks and I’ve only got enough money to pay for a few more days at the hotel.

The hotel manager is a nice lady named Carol. Maybe if I explain that I need a little more time to get it together, she’ll let me stay until payday.

Once I’m back at my room, I make myself something to eat and sit down on the bed with my new drawing pad that Arin gave to me to work on the exercises.

I never thought I could get a job where I could draw all day. My parents hated it when they’d catch me drawing. They would always tell me that it was a waste of time that was better spent doing something else.

I’d love to be able to prove them wrong. Then again, if they are not my parents, what does their opinions about my life matter anyway?

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