"So. You're going to settle in today. Into your new home downtown?" Bailey asked. She was Mo's coworker, but they had known each other since high school, and she was the one who got the job for Mo when she heard that Mo was going to move to Miami. She was always a good friend of her. "Yeah. Thanks for taking me in these few days." Mo answered. She crashed at Bailey's place for a while before moving to Jason's. She needed to check in to her new work place first, and she already did that at her first day. Luckily Bailey had taken care of everything. She was a really good friend. "Are you sure you don't want me to drop you off there? What if you get lost? What if~" Suddenly Bailey's voice got distant. Momiji's thought trailed far back to her mother. Few days ago, the separation was emotional. She had never been that far apart with her mother. And the memory of the good-byes was still fresh, like a movie played back and forth inside her head.

"Don't cry, Oka-san" Her own voice was trembling, holding the tears down that her neck hurt. She still called her mother traditionally. She taught her that way, to keep tracks of their root. Always remember and proud, she told her daughter. "I will be okay. And you will be okay too. You have Steven by your side." She smiled to the man who changed their life, he then smiled back and patted her shoulder. "We finally get a hold of our lives. Now I need to get mine. This is the perfect time, Oka-san, I knew it." She stared closely at her mother's watery eyes. She then flung herself into her daughter's arm, hugging her tightly like she would never let go. But she knew she had to. "I know it too, sweety, I know it way better than you." The old woman said softly. Her body was small and fragile, but her hold was strong and sturdy. Life had gotten the best out of her. She had been struggling alone raising her daughter before Steven came in. The struggle had made her into the strong woman she was now. "I can't be selfish and keep you for myself. All I want is my baby girl to be happy. Therefore I give you my blessing, Momiji. Be good. However far you will go, I will always be here for you." Momiji couldn't hold her tears anymore. The two incredibly strong woman cried in each other's arm, silently savoring their last moments together. "I promise I'll be good, Oka-san. I won't let you down."

"Mo? Hello? Are you listening?" Bailey said while waving her hands in front of Mo's face. She had just realized that her friend was spacing out. "Hmm? Yeah, I'll be fine. I'll just take a cab or something. It's not like its far away from here, right?" Momiji was back on her ground now. Her stuff was standing in front of them, ready to go to their new home. It wasn't much at all, just a purple backpack filled with minor essentials and one big neon-colored luggage full of clothes. "Now go get me a cab, Bay. I think I'm late already. My room mates should be there by now." She bossed out while staring at the shocking-pink watch on her wrist. "You... Yes, m'Lady." Bailey said, irritated.
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"I guess this is it." She walked into a huge building which was her new home. She dragged her neon-green luggage behind her, the purple backpack sat on it. She followed a guy and a petite girl who walked together towards a room, silently hoping that they were heading the same place as her. "Uh.. Hello? Are you guys friends of Jason? If that's a yes, I'm your new room mate." She said to them, scratching her short-bobbed brown hair. She hoped it will be a good start of some wholesome life, a life she had been hoping for.