Her Stained Lips (GirlxGirl)

Chapter 4: Stained lips

I could feel something pressing against me but as I opened my eyes only a blanket was wrapped around me. I could of sworn someone was leaning over me. I ran my hand down my face and looked around, did I really have another episode? It's been years since the last time I had one. I thought I was done with it. I let out a breath and looked around at my surroundings. I laid on a leather couch wrapped in a wool blanket next to a fireplace. The high ceilings raised above me like giants, everything was marble. It was chilly in the room and the cackling of the fire place didn't help me at all.

"I see that you're awake?"

I looked over the couch to see Lila walk in with black leather jeans and a over worn t shirt that came down past her knees. I had to look away as she raised her arms stretching. God why am I turning red?! This is ludicrous, I stood up quickly and faced her. I would not let this get to me.

"Can I leave now?"

"Oh no, no you can't. My boss wishes to speak to you"

She walked over and sat down in a chair diagonally from the couch, I watched as she crossed her leg and closed her eyes. A piece of her hair fell into her eyes, I so wanted to just walk over and brush it away but a loud bang echoed across the room I looked over to see a man stalking over to Lila and kicking her in her shin. She sat up quickly and glared up at the intruder. Before I knew it she began to smile, the man glared at her before letting out a breath and retreating to the chair across from Lila. Not once did the man look at me.

Lila ran a hand through her hair and leaned back, "Danielle this is Jared, my boss"

He shrugged his shoulders and lit a cigarette. "Was I missing something here? What just happened?"

"This idiot turned in her sketches late and made me get my ass handed to me."

Lila chuckled, "hey not my fault I lost interest in it too soon"

"You're gonna run this business into the ground, Lilian"

"Shut the hell up, I know what I'm doing anyways I found a new model for our job"

Finally after some time Jared finally looked over at me. I looked down at the ground nervous. Wait why was I getting nervous?! As I was lost in thought, a hand stroked my cheek gently. Jared stood in front of me staring me in the eyes. "You're gorgeous but do you have the body?" His hand slowly started making its way down to my chest. I was frozen, please just stop...

"That's enough Jared leave her alone.. now."

The air in the room chilled as Lila spoke directly at Jared. I let out a breath as he retreated away from me and sat back down smirking. "Guessing you like her"

"No, just don't like seeing our models being touched like that."

Was I being protected? How peculiar

Jared stood up quickly and made his way to the exit "have her report to the company tomorrow morning 8:00 sharp"

Lila nodded at his words then looked over at me "you heard the man so you better be there" I nodded my head and looked away from her, Jared left after saying that leaving me and Lila alone.

"Hey so umm thank you for that"

"Don't pay no attention to him he gets to be like that a lot of the time but he's a good guy"

I stared down at my hands, was this what I was going to be doing for the rest of my college years? I thought I would become a journalist or at least a librarian. I guess dreams don't come true and life isn't what you expect it to be. I clutched the bottom of my shirt trying not to shake.

"Listen are you leaving or are you staying? Either way I don't care"

I looked up as Lila walked over to a closet and got some clothes and a pillow. She quickly shoved them towards me not looking me in the eye. I graciously took the offerings and looked around.

"Bathrooms that way, second door on the right"

I followed her directions admiring the many pictures on the wall, a little girl stared back at her face turned up into a huge smile. She clutched onto a teddy bear as her dress seemed a little to big on her. She looked some what lonely to me, I stroked the picture trying to see if I could see something more within the picture

"Little ole me"

I dropped my stuff at the sound of Lila's voice breaking the silence. She stood behind me leaning against the wall and staring at the picture.

"You look sad, was this a sad day?"

Her eyes went wide but quickly went back to normal, was I seeing things? "Doesn't the smile give it away? I look happy right?" She chuckled half heartily

"Your eyes says it all" I said running my fingers over the girl in the pictures face. A hand fell over mine as I started to pull away from the frame.

"My mother died that day, my grandma forced me to smile no matter what"

I gasped at her words, a death?! She chuckled lowly and stepped backwards. I turned around to face her but before I could look at her, her body slammed against mine. My body was flat against the wall, her chest pressed into my back. I could feel her head resting on the back of my neck.

"Please don't turn around, I don't want you to see me like this"

But before I realized it, I turned my body and embraced her tightly stroking her hair as we slid down to the floor her sobs becoming louder. She wouldn't show me her face but it was clear enough that she was a mess.

"It's okay..."

"Please... Don't leave like the rest.."

She whimpered slightly as I moved my body "I promise I won't leave, Lila"

I could feel her body relax, we stayed in the floor for what seemed like hours slowly drifting off to sleep. What have I gotten myself into?