A Little Calm...

Lazy Day Cut Short

Tongue Tied - GroupLove

Washington DC
2014

The muffled sound of your alarm slowly causes you to flutter your eyes and accept the the streams of light pouring into your room, beam by beam.
Your attention is suddenly diverted to your door as your roommate, Alice, knocks a rhythmic and upbeat sequence.

Alice
"Y/n, your alarm."

You give a defeated grunt of recognition as you roll over and slap the dismiss button.

Alice
"I made you breakfast, it's getting cold!"

You open your eyes fully and give a little smirk. Alice can't cook to save her life, but she never gives up trying. Then again, you're not the greatest chef but you're good enough to judge hers.

You manage to peel yourself away from your bed and throw your fluffy dressing gown on over your pyjamas. Walking out to the kitchen, Alice is dressed in a black skirt and plain white blouse. The satisfying clicks of her stilettos on the hard floor echoed through the apartment as she walked around, simultaneously tying her hair in a neat bun; the perfect image of having ones shit together.

Alice works as a secretary for an accounting firm, however she is currently working towards her own accounting qualifications. I know, boring yet stable.

Plucking a banana from the fruit bowl, you grab the remote from the couch and collapse in front of the tv.

Alice
"You can't watch tv all day"

With a mouth full of banana you turn your head towards her.

Y/n
"I wasn't going to! I have to pencil in an hour of overthinking, 20 minutes of disassociating and at least 15 trips to the fridge."

Alice
"You're not funny"

Y/n
"I wasn't kidding"

Alice gracefully twirled round the rooms, gathering her bag, jacket and keys.
As she spoke, she stroked one side of your head and kissed the top.

Alice
"You know I love you. Promise you'll actually do some job searching today?"

She slowly started walking towards the door waiting for a response.

Alice
"Y/n?"

Y/n
"Shhhhhh!"

Alice stopped in her tracks and scoffed

Alice
"Did you just shush me—"

Y/n
"SHHHHH"

Can You Hear Me - UNSECRET, Young Summer

You hold up your finger and with the other hand, turn up the volume on the tv. Breaking news invaded both your eyes and ears as horrific scenes of destruction cover the screen.

Alice
"Oh my god... Is that??"

Y/n
"The Shield building. I gotta get my camera."

You run back into your room frantically trying to throw clothes on as Alice shouts from behind.

Alice
"Seriously?? You see something like that and think it's a photo opportunity?"

Tripping over your trousers as you frantically try to pull them on, you yank your camera bag and jacket off of the pegs on your door.

Y/n
"Alice, every photographer in the city is probably doing the exact same thing. I'm just trying to do it first so that they don't have to!"

You kiss her cheek as you run towards the front door.

Y/n
"Love you! See you later!"

Alice
"Be safe!"

She calls after you but you've already slammed the door behind you.
She slowly pears over to the counter to see an untouched omelette.

Alice
"Typical..."