Athena owns and runs a beauty salon downtown. One day she started receiving random calls and texts from an unknown number.
At first, she brushed it off until they became threats and her best friend, Bethany, urges her to file a police report.
What...
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Today Zack and I both are back to work, he dropped me off this morning at the salon while he went to the station. Over breakfast we went over the case more on what the DA is wanting to do. With the small time that was our time off, Zack is anxious to see what progress has been made with the court date.
I know that for the trial I have to be there for a part of it, but I also kind of feel like I have to be. Just to testify and see what they do and hear the sentencing the jury and judge comes up with. Part of me is sick that the DA is going for the death penalty but those other women deserve justice.
My station is set up and I have been going over colors that need to be on order. There always seems to be several that are the most asked for, but it varies throughout the year with the seasons in a way.
"You're here early." Bethany smiles just as Chasity walks in.
"Yeah my car had been left here so Zack dropped me off on his way through to the station."
"How is that going?" Bethany smirks.
"Oh, it is going great! Do you girls want to have your socks blown off?"
"Girlie you know it! Spill!" Bethany puts her bag down and jumps in her spot.
Chasity is all but doing the same. My smile can't get any bigger as I hold my hand up in the air. Screams fills in around me and I am thankful I done it here in the salon, because now I got good screams in my mind and not the bad ones that has happened here before.
Although one rock brought me to Zack and another is tying my down to him for the rest of my life. Ironic in a way.
"Bubby done it and he couldn't find anyone better than you! Welcome to the family." Chasity hugs me.
Bethany joins the hug and we form a group hug.
"There is quite a bit that we need to go over and you have to figure out what all you want." Bethany claps her hands.
"Down girl." I laugh some. "We are actually just going to the court house. I want it short and simple."
"You never was one for the big fancy stuff." Bethany giggles.
"Not at all and I got enough of that growing up with my parents."
"What will you wear?" Chasity smiles.
"Oh, just something out of my closet that is nice." I shrug, that is one thing I never even thought about.
"After we close up the three of us can go see what I got?" I offer, which they both agree on.
"Good because I sorta need to have it because we are going tomorrow." I smile.
That earns me some more happy squeals from the both of them. We calm down when a client walks in and soon enough we are all three busy with more people sitting waiting their turn for walk ins.
Sadly no one got any color done today but Chasity has got a great amount of clients for perms. Which she enjoys doing and I am more than happy to let her have them all.
Zack calls during his lunch break just to check up on everyone here. He said that they got a new case they are following on again, so he seems happy. Then again it is something he loves to do.
During his lunch he mentions about moving more of my things over to the house since I am going to be there with the girls after we close. Which having my car makes that simple and honestly I could fit everything I own in it. Through the years of living here, it is not like I bought much and what I had bought got broke in the break in. The furniture isn't mine it was a fully furnished apartment when I moved in.
I am sweeping the floor as the last client is checked out and leaving happily from Bethany's chair. Chasity got set on folding towels from the dryer from the midmorning wash we done.
"I am so ready to go through your closet again." Bethany seems to still be full of energy.
"Do you have a lot of things?" Chasity looks up.
"Yes and no." I shrug.
"Girl, you should see some of the dressing she has from things she had to wear for her parents. She has a whole section in her closet ful of things like long fancy dresses and the shoe rack you will die over." Bethany laughs.
"You both are more than happy to help yourself to some shoes. I do have more than enough and honestly the few pairs I wear all the time I am more than happy with. The last thing I want to be standing in four or six inch heels if I don't have to be."
"But they give you some height!"
"I don't want to be tall, and love being short." I snicker.
We all drive to the apartment and I open it up only to head straight for my closet. Between Bethany and Chasity, I am down to finally picks. Out of all the dresses they liked four of them, which are all long but thankfully not the major pop 'here I am' types.
I look over and sadly can remember the boring dinners I wore them for, but one of the four will be a lucky dress that will have better memories. The satin blue is the one speaking to me the most, so I hold it up and they both nod with smiles.
"I can pair it with the two inch silver heels."
"That sounds perfect!" They said together sounding more like sisters, making me laugh hard.
I get the dress and shoes placed in a bag carefully and in the front passanger seat.
"Now, I am going to load up the rest of my things here too. That way I can just tell the landlord that I won't be renewing my lease, since I already paid up to it a while back."
"We are here to help." Chasity steps up with Bethany.
The three of us get to work placing things in open boxes and right into my car. It doesn't even take a full hour with all of us and the most trips was due to clothes. I barely give the apartment a look over because after the horrible break in nothing felt right since and my life now is so much better.
A/N--- Hey Hey Guys!!!
Wedding isn't to far off! Who's excited?
Zack is already on the next case but could it be paused with court looming overhead?
