Gabriela's tale

two

I slowly drifted to sleep while in the tub and woke up hours later. The water was freezing cold. I got out and wrapped a towel around myself and went into my bedroom. 

I grabbed a warm nightgown and threw it on. Looking through the window there was low light coming from the sky. I looked at the time, Its five in the morning.  

How on earth did I come to sleep that long in the tub?  

I laughed a little to myself. I looked down at my hands and they were wrinkly. It was pretty early and my shift didn't start for a few more hours, I decided to sleep for a while longer until the sun got brighter and hit me right in my eyes. 

I got up at seven and decided to get ready. Before I started to get ready I wrote a letter to my mum.

Hello mother, 

I wanted to let you know I finally found a job. Its at the local pub, the Garrison. It's not my ideal job but it's what I've got for now. I'm all right. Mrs. Roberts wanted me to send you her regards, and she says she misses you. If you'd like I can give her your address so you two can keep touch. How's Samantha? I know she's going to school. I hope she's doing well and I hope you are too mum. I miss you both. 

Love Gabriela,

I put the letter in an envelop and added a stamp on it and put it into my purse. I went back into my bedroom and got ready for the day. I put my hair in a bun letting some curls hang loss, and put on a bit of eye makeup. I always do a wing, it makes me feel prettier. 

I grabbed my black boots and put them on. I headed towards the door, I grabbed my coat and gloves slipping them on, I grabbed my bag and brought it over my shoulder. I made my way out the door and locked it behind me.

As I made my way to the Garrison there was a mailbox near by, so I put the letter into the box and kept walking towards the Garrison. I was five minutes away when I heard a calling of my name behind me. I turned around to see John.

"Good morning, beautiful." he said, finally catching up to me.

"Good morning." I said, giving him a smile.

"And where are you going this early in the morning?" he asked. 

"I could ask you the same thing." I said. 

"I came looking for you." he said, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and pulling me into his body a little. When he did this I blushed a little.  

"Oh did ya?" I asked. 

"I did." he said, with a smirk. 

"Well. I'm heading to the Garrison for work. You can come along if you'd like." I said. 

"Why so early?" he asked, 

"Because people like to drink early." I said. 

He nodded and we kept walking his arm still over my shoulder and until we started seeing more people, he pulled himself away and pulled out a cigarette from his pocket. 

I noticed when he did this but didn't put to much thought into it, but it did made me feel like he didn't want people to see us together. Its not like we were doing anything wrong, or that I cared. I barely know him, I just find it odd. 

I shock the thought away. I didn't need to care about him. 

I started walking faster to the pub and went for the door. It was so locked, I turned and looked at John, he was laughing at me. 

"Don't laugh. Do you have a key?" I asked him. Still laughing he made his way next to me and pulled out the keys and opened the door. He backed up so I could walk in.