Two Years Later

I exited the subway with my shoulders slumped and my body aching from all the running I have done in the kitchen today but I love my work and I can handle all the other consequences which come after it. I love cooking and helping other chefs even though I have my job to do but it helps my head from wandering and the ache in my heart stops when I am in my zone baking and cooking.

It's been two years since I left home and not even visited once in these two years for which I am grateful. Mom and dad visited me a handful...