I was nervous and cold. My nose felt like it was blocked with a snow ball and I sneezed every second. I wasn't the only one in my miserable. Gera's pale skin was red due to all the sneezing atleast my slight tan hid mine. Sarah unlike us actually had a running nose and she hated it wiping her nose at every interval.
Parking the Ferrari like it was an egg I pulled my coat tighter not that it gave any solid protection. "Let's ahshooo! get this over with" Gera sighs eyes watering from the constant sneezing. "We are stopping at the sweater, coat or whatever this people use for protection shop first. I fucking hate this!" Sarah groans before climbing out the back seat. I followed suit locking the car when Gera came down. The mall was huge and since non of my cousins could follow us we were left on our own. Good thing for GPS but GPS could only take you this far.
"Stop daydreaming and move Lizzy. Do you want us to freeze to death here?" Sarah grabs my hand and I pulled away instantly. "Your hand is so cold" I shivered rubbing my palms together. "I'm aware that's why we need get in that mall faster" she rolls her eyes but walks faster. Once inside where is was warmer due to the mass of bodies and heating. The girls and I pushed through looking at the displays to find the right shop. We would have postponed shopping till we were better but Sarah insisted we get it out of the way and start looking for jobs. She was right and I preferably would want a distraction I was running on little to no sleep. I had to tire myself out before I could sleep a wink. I kept it hidden ofcourse under layers of concealer. It's not like I was a virgin to makeup so my friends didn't question why I was wearing it inside the house.
"Found it" Gera whines before pulling us into the store. "Hey there how may I help you ladies this beautiful morning?" the lady beams. "We need your thickest coat and sweaters" Sarah answered glancing around. "New to town I see" she chuckles before gesturing for us to follow her.
Five stores later and an extremely tired muscles we made our way to the Ferrari. Sarah's mercedes came in two days ago same with Geraldine's jeep but they insist on making me their designated driver. "Let's eat out" "eating out is exactly what put us in this situation" I sneezed to prove my point. "Yes but we have proper clothing now and seriously do you have the strength to cook?" Sarah raised a brow at me smugly. I had to agree she had a point so I just turned the car on typing in the name of restaurant Gladys recommended for good soups. I needed to warm up my system before it freezes over, dramatic much my subconscious mocks.
Parking in front of the restaurant by the road side. "What is this?!" Sarah glares at the small building with peeling paint in disgust. "Gloria said they made the best soup I didn't expect it to be so......" I strail off asking myself if I could eat from such a place. "Let's go home and order takeout because there is no way I'm eating here" Gera waves off. I agreed turning the car back on before driving off. "I'm ordering pizza it might get there before us" Sarah says from beside me. "We are not that far and if it does get there before us who will pay?" I glanced at her quickly before looking straight ahead. I don't plan to land myself in an accident with such an expensive vehicle. "We need a guard and cleaner!" Gera voices out. "Who's going to pay for those?" "We will. We can find jobs and pay for our helps it's not like we used our previous earnings anyway" Sarah scoffs. Such a small connection brought back all the memories I kept my emotions hidden though I'm done being a bother .
"You guys have a point there" I chuckled shocking myself at how real it sounded. What I'm I?
Fortunately Sarah was wrong and we got home before the delivery boy. We sat at the dinning with Gera's laptop in front of us searching for jobs. "Lizzy I think you should work closer to your profession this time" Gera says and Sarah hums in agreement. "I was thinking the same thing but what position can I possibly hold I haven't started my first year yet" I whined. "We'll think of something we always do" they smiled assuring. This girls had my back and I theirs and nothing could ever change that.
Few hours later and still nothing, "I'm tired and I'm heading off to bed" I groaned. "Me too" Sarah pushed up and Gera shuts her laptop taking it under her armpit. We all walked upstairs before separating, "goodnight Lizzy" they chorused, "goodnight" I replied back. Forcing my limbs to cooperate for a quick shower I ended up in a bubble bath. It's being too long since I allowed myself relax. I was nowhere near fine but in that moment I wanted to pretend that all was well and that was exactly what I did.
Bright lights creeped through the spaces in the curtain and landed on my eye lids. Turning on my other side facing away from the window I tried to go back to sleep. But then loud music had me flying out of the bed in shock. Landing on my ass was the least of my worries Geraldine was going to hear an earful that's for sure. My fears of living with them where coming to life. "Gera!" I pounded on her door, "Geraldine open up!" I yelled louder. The music lowers before the door swings open revealing a sweaty Gera. "What's up Liz?" She sounded breathless. "Can you do you exercise more quietly" I sighed. "Not every one prefer to run in the morning that reminds me you don't run anymore". "Just keep the music down" I frowned before matching back to my room. My morning run was another thing I gave up to work with William kwin but I don't regret anything. I covered the curtains properly so I could get some more sleep and once my head touched the bedsheet I was out like a light.
♥️♥️♥️♥️Can I say this chapter is the calm before the storm? Maybe. But now it's left for you to guess the form in which the storm will approach. Love Yas, vote and comment it keeps me going.
