A New Day (pt. 1)

As Shawna woke up on her birthday, she said to herself, “Ok Shawna…today is the day. You said you would try some new things when you turned 30, and today is the day.” So, today was going to be first day that Shawna took the bus to work, instead of driving or carpooling. It would save some money, and she could get a little reading in. And it’s not an ordinary, run of the mill bus trip…she’s taking the 210 to the 40, a very “fun” trip, especially since she works 10am-7pm. Crenshaw Blvd. to Downtown Los Angeles can be scary sometimes. Not really the morning, but at night crazy folks come out of the woodworks. Of course, she couldn’t do this too often, since she was the personal assistant for Jenisa Karl-Williams, editor at Info Magazine.
“Ok girl, here’s to new things”, Shawna said as she got on the 210 going towards Hollywood. She got on the bus by her apartment in Torrance, right by El Colorado College. “It’s not that bad, people are crazy”, she thought as she sat down and got out her Us Weekly Magazine. As soon as she got to the 2nd page, she got a call from her sister in-law, Amanda. “Happy Birthday Shawna”, Amanda sang to Shawna, who laughed. “Thanks Amanda, how are you guys doing?”
“Good, can’t wait for your party tonight. It’s still at Kenley’s house right?”
“Yep, and she called out of work just to get stuff together.”
“Why didn’t Mrs. Karl-Williams let you have the day off? Scared you might not be able to give her good ideas or something?”
“Girl, she is not that bad. She might even show up tonight at the party.”
“Why did you invite her?”
“She is cool. I really like her and I admire her. It’s not a lot of Black Editor’s for LA Magazines.”
“If she’s cool with you…Oh, I gotta go and get this food for your niece and nephew.”
Right as Shawna hung up the phone, she saw she had a text message.