the differences they would. I personally had seen the similarities in so many other places…so why was I seeing the differences now? I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do but Karen mentioned the job market down here and was confident I’d be able to land some sort of job if I decided to stay. She even offered to get me a job where she
worked but she had to deal with people complaining to her all day and there was no way I could deal with that. Of course, I didn’t know what I wanted to deal with in any respect so it didn't matter anyway. It wasn’t that I didn’t like the place because I did. It seemed to fit my criteria of being a place that was a big enough city while also having a lot going on. Plus Karen was here so there would be a familiar element which wouldn’t be overbearing since she had her own life to deal with which was going to include a baby sooner rather than later. I could be the kid’s uncle…ish. It just seemed like such a weak thing to do though. It just seemed like I’d be staying here just to stay here. But what did it matter? I was tired of having to think and deal with it all. Maybe I should just stay here and be done with it all. Or maybe I just needed a drink. Naturally Karen wasn’t in much of a drinking mood these days so I had to go out and find my own fun but luckily there was a ton of fun to be found. I quickly saw that Miami had plenty of places to go out and plenty of places with all kinds of stuff happening. It was yet another reason to stay here. I would have been happy enough to drink by myself but instead I found myself talking to a guy and his wife because they asked me if I was a tourist. I didn’t think it was that obvious but I guess I wasn’t exactly dressed like a local. Although I’m not even sure if I own any skin tight and psychedelically colored shirts. They offered to show me around and while hanging out with a married couple wasn’t exactly my idea of a crazy night out I relented because hanging out with them was better than trying to figure out this city on my own. I had already seen that strange things were always just around the corner in Miami so having them around probably wasn’t such a bad idea. Like Karen though, these two were down here just living their lives. Ted had actually moved out
here to be with his wife Elena. He was intent on having a career in the film industry so he knew he should be in LA but to make his marriage work he was willing to come down here to be with her. That kind of sacrifice though…it was considerable. Is that really what it took to make a relationship work? Is that what you had to give up to get what you wanted? It seemed like he gave up an awful lot to be with her. I had to wonder if he had given up too much. They were a riot though and you can’t beat couples who tell stories about the other person when it’s all in good fun. There’s always truth to it but joking around about how Ted thought he had good enough aim to not