Project K-324

Chapter-3: Living a normal life

I woke up looking at the same ceiling I saw last time I pass out. (I can't believe I cried in front of strangers.) (sigh) I get up from the bed and habitually look at the calendar to see the date marked to be ian. 14Th 2015. (Is someone marking that calendar? And if yes that means that I am more then one year before the story.) If it was true those would make the best news for now.

I look around to see a piece of paper on top of a set of clothes, I take the piece of paper to read the message. 'Good morning, I prepared a set of clothes for you for when you would wake up. Find me in the living room or in the kitchen of the coffeeshop at the first floor. Sign Ashley Winters.'

I look at the set of clothes to see what she gave me, there are a pair of black jeans, a black and orange shirt, a black zipper hoodie and some underwear. (Right, I am a girl now. God, Its not going to be easy to get used to this.) A little red-faced I take the clothes and go to the bathroom to take a shower, she even lent me two towels to dry myself.

In the bathroom I put the clothes down and the towels on the towel rack and made the battlesuit, that yes I wore it the entire time, disappear just like it appeared, in a blinding light. After the shower that I tried not to stare at my body, I dried myself with one towel for the hair and the other one for my body. I sit down on a chair in the bathroom and found a hairdryer and use it the finish drying my hair and then dressed up.

Exiting the bathroom I put the towels in the basket and got to the living room, seeing the room empty I go down stairs to look for the kitchen but end up entering the coffeeshop trough the back door. I look around to see they have a lot of customers having breakfast so not wanting to bother anyone I try to go to the kitchen but I'm stopped by the cashier.

"Hey! Customers aren't allowed there, employees only." he is a man in his early 20s wearing a dark green apron with a black shirt underneath.

"Sorry but I was told go there." I said not giving much of an neutral expression. But he was looking at me like 'Right, and I'm gonna believe that.'

"Rules are rules, I can't let you." he said giving me an stern expression. (Damn, I did something to him to be so aggressive towards me?).

"Then can you as an employee call Ms.Winters please." I ask in the most polite voice I could muster at the moment. I was a little embarrassed because of the bathroom incident and didn't patience to go head to head with him. But he just rolls his eyes.

"Sera can you take my place at the cashier for a few minutes?" he called a colleague,

"Sure." responded Sera before he left to the kitchen.

"So, who are you? A new cashier or an new waiter?" she asks me with a smile, nothing like the dude who goes full aggressive in the first second he sees me.

"I am.. Diana. (I almost forgot this name.) I am just looking for Ms.Winters since she asked me to meet her in the kitchen." trying not to say too much I responded leaving her a little confused.

"Diana come here, its ok." Ms.Winters said opening the door. While walking into the kitchen I pass the cashier giving me a glare. (just what is hes problem?)

"Good morning, thanks for the clothes. How can I repay you?" I don't want to leave any debt when I leave, its not like I can stay here, the room I slept is clear that is someone else's.

"No need, the clothes already started gaining dust of they were not used, so no need to pay us back." she smiled a little sad saying that. (Did something happened?)

"But, how about their owner? I need to give you at least something back." I might be insensitive now nothing will come good from not knowing were the mines are.