Miles and miles in my bare feet

Jayden called yesterday, told me he got accepted into NYU and Penn State, and pretty much every other place he applied. He's so fucking smart, whatever he wants to do with his life, he's gonna be top-notch. Mama would be real proud of him if she was alive, and I told him so.

He asked me if I ever regretted not going to college. And I told him the truth, which is: yeah, every now and again. I had plans to maybe go to a state school, but that didn't happen. And that's OK, I've made peace with it. I don't think college and I would've meshed anyway.