New York City.
Jay Z's Empire State of Mind comes up, doesn't it?
One of the busiest cities in the world. Probably is the busiest. Probably.
All you see in the metropolitan glory of the city is people running around all day, everyday. To my luck, I also got a chance to blend in with the city. Unfortunately I got that chance on the day of the most important interview of my life. I was running late for said life changing interview and that too, in heels.
Jesus, there should be Olympics for running in heels. I would win. Hell, I would own it. While I rushed along the sidewalk, trying not to crash into pedestrians I checked the time and almost lost my shit.
Why couldn't I ever be on time? Oh right! Because traffic chose to be a bitch on the very day of my interview and made situation worse than it already was. Long ass traffic jams in one mile radius of my apartment. Cherry on top? Taxi drivers were insufferable, refusing to drive me to my destination. That left me with my only choice, albeit not the best.
"Stop worrying mi amore! We will reach in time. You'll see." Gus, the annoying half of my two best friends tried to calm me down.
Tried. Put emphasis on the poor word because let me tell you, I was about to snap. My near perfect makeup could only do so much to better my mood.
"Gustav, you better shut that pretty mouth of yours and drive." I said too calmly. He didn't object.
Oh I was a good person. Don't take my scary into consideration. The scenario demanded that I behave like a mad woman.
"I can't believe all of this had to happen today of all days. Today! I'm pretty sure someone up there is pissed at me." I muttered as I took in the clear skies.
First, the dress I had decided on got a big rip in the side, courtesy of a stray cat sneaking in my room. Then to my surprise, I found out that my favorite gloss had run out. On top of that, my stiletto heel had given out when I had set foot outside. But by some miracle, I had been able to make things work. Changed the dress, wore my second preferred gloss and went back in to change my shoes.
"Its alright mia fiore. We all have one of those days." He chuckled. The nerve! He knew how important this was to me!
"Hey, hey. Its alright Violet. Calm down. Breathe, okay? Forget him." Nora cooed from the back. Nora was the intelligent half of my two best friends. The mother hen of our trio. Gus was the annoying uncle and me? I was the pissed off teenager.
"How can you forget me? I'm the freaking driver! You guys don't make sense." Gus protested. Nora pinched him. Okay. Not that motherly.
"Ow! Hey! What was that for?" He rubbed his arm.
"Because you can't shut it. Now silence!"
"Guys you're not helping." I sighed.
"Don't worry Vi. We'll be there in five minutes." Nora gave me an empathetic smile.
"This is so unfair." Gus started. "She tells you to calm down and you listen to her? What about me? You girls can't keep doing this to me. This- this- ganging up on me when I'm only trying to help." He said with a pout.
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False Pretenses
Fanfiction"Its a weird on and off thing going on between us. Go on, read it. You'll find it just as mind boggling as me." - Violet
