Dreamy Fate

Chapter 1

The alarm is ringing. It's 07 o'clock. I turn him off. I don't wanna go to work...
A pillow is thrown to my face. It's Rita, my friend who sometimes lives here, trying to wake me up.

- Dory (as she calls me), get up! - she yells - your boss will be mad if you're late again!!!!
- Why do I even let you stay here? - I say, while getting up.

Me and Rita know each other since we were little kids. I'm a year older than her and I use to treat her as my younger sister, although she's MUCH MORE adult than me. She has a sense of responsibility that I will never have due to my rebel spirit. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be the person I am today. I owe her a lot.

- It's too early in the morning to be thinking about this... - I start - but what if I tell my boss that I'm completely done? That I don't wanna do this anymore? That i'm tired and I want to resign?
- ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!?!?! - I knew this would be Rita's reaction - how are you going to pay the house bills? How are you going to even survive? You know better than anyone that you need that job to be able to, well, live. If you're unhappy there, look for something else, but don't you even dare leave a work without having somewhere else to go. I promised your parents I would put some sense in your head. You are not making this easy, as expected.

Oh yes. How did I not think that she would bring this up? The "I promised your parents" talk. My parents died last year, when a plane crashed and not even one single soul survived. I had to bury empty coffins cause they weren't there. It was the most horrific time of my life. Rita promised my parents that she would take care of me because they were going on vacations for a month. They never got there. And since then, sometimes she stays at my house and we live basically as if we were sisters. Sometimes I go to her house, too, because I feel completely lonely here. I haven't been able to go to my parents room since the accident. I hate being here alone.

I'm a really complicated woman. I think the only person who fully understands me and likes me for what I am is Rita. We are COMPLETELY different people, but we get along so well and even tho I don't show much, I'm really glad she's a part of my life.
Of course I didn't answer her after that whole speech that did nothing but only annoy me even more. I just got up from the table where we were having breakfast and I started getting dressed to go to work.

- Don't you turn your back on me!!! - Rita complained.
- Can I get ready for work, mummy? - I ironically responded.

She rolled her eyes and I laughed. She doesn't know, but if it weren't for her presence, I probably wouldn't laugh in a long time.
It's not that a have a bad life, because I don't. But I have problems I can't get over.
I live in Portugal but I wasn't born here. Me and my parents came to search for a better life. So when they died, I had literally nobody that was blood related. I was alone. And that's hard do deal it. And besides that, my job is far from what I expected.

I work in a gym, and I was hired to be a personal trainer because I have a degree in Sports and the Level 1 Certificate of Crossfit (which is actually my passion). The only problem is that I'm doing reception work most of the time. And I wasn't hired for that. I already talked to my boss and she says that I have to handle it until they found a person to that position... But it's been MONTHS! I don't wanna do that! I want to help people to get better, I want to help people to achieve their goals and to have a better and healthier life. I couldn't be more unmotivated. I always say that a motivated employee is worth three or four, but in my case... They could have the reception alone and that would be the same. I don't know what to do because it's so hard to find a job these days, and I have to pay the bills...

/ Rita's POV /

Dory sure knows how to piss me off... I can't blame her, this past year has been a disaster. And she lets me stay at her house as long as I want and the only thing I have to do is cook and sometimes buy the food (even tho she hates when I do it).
I know her since I was 8, which means we are friends for almost 20 years now... Me being currently 24 and she's 25.

Unfortunately, I still live with my dad. He divorced my mum 3 years ago and I haven't seen her since, because she went to live in another country. We never got along that well, so I don't feel like a miss her that much.
I failed to finish college at 21 because of that divorce. There were so many fights at home that I couldn't find peace anywhere and my grades were terrible. I then did my best and finished my studies 2 years ago. My degree is in Plastic Arts and now I'm an arts teacher in a primary school. It's not my dream job but i'm actually really linking it, because I can teach children what I love the most and that makes me happy.
Today it's one of my days off. I only work from Monday to Thursday, so I'm gonna go for a walk near the beach.

Dory's going to be on vacations next week, and I will be too. The classes I teach are extra curricular and next week the children won't have them. I've been thinking that I want to go somewhere with her, but she's not excited at all. She says she just wants to sleep and watch series all week. I AINT GONNA LET THAT HAPPEN!

As I'm walking near the sea (cause I actually went to the beach), I see an Instagram post that absolutely AMAZES ME AND I CANT WAIT FOR DORY TO GET HOME SO I CAN TELL HER THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

/ DORY'S POV /

Rita sent me a text saying that she needs to talk to me ASAP. I'm kinda scared, did something happen? I have no ideia. I'll have to wait for the end of the shift so I can go home and see what she wants.

- Excuse me? - I hear someone saying - could you please help me?

When I look up to see who it is... NO FUCKING WAY!!!!!

[to be continued...]