black - Chris Cornell

Black; b4

Narrators POV;
-------- May 11th, 1991.
3:09PM

VALERIE ACTUALLY WASN'T BORED.

Chris had invited her to go look at jobs since the day prior. She mentioned she needed one.

•••• FLASHBACK

"Yeah, I need to move out of Eddie's soon," Valerie laughed as she talked with Chris.

"Do you have a job lined up?"

She shook her head, "Eddie keeps saying he's gonna take me but gets busy the next day."

Chris hummed, "I could take you."

Valerie looked at Chris weirdly, "you would take me?"

"Yea, you're cool."

"But when?"

Chris shrugged, "Tomorrow?"

Valerie shrugged, "Sure, Eddie probably will be busy anyway."

•••• "END OF FLASHBACK

She was really excited to go out with Chris. She felt a joy she hadn't felt in so long.

"Hey val," Eddie came walking into Valerie's room, "I gotta head to the studio again, sorry."

She shrugged. She wasn't mad this time.

"That's okay, Chris said he's gonna help me find a job today," she smiled as she put her belt on.

"Chris?" Eddie said, confused.

"Yea! He came by yesterday looking for you, but you obviously weren't here, so he just hung out with me, but since you came back so late, he left before he could see you."

Eddie gained a smile, "How do you think he is?"

"I mean, he's sweet, and he listens. He's really co- wait," Valerie turned on the heels of her boots, looking at eddie with a side stare, "what are you getting at?"

"I know he thinks you're cute," Eddie started, "I know you think he's cute."

"Eddie."

"Okay! Okay! I'm leaving!" He smiled, walking out the room.

Valerie waited to hear the door shut before she let out a long waited breath. She ploped down in her bean bag chair, letting her eyes shut.

She was already ready. She just had black jeans with her boots and a tight black fitted tink top.

It was a body suit technically, so it did tuck into her jeans.

She had her classic rings, the friendship bracelets from eliza and Rose, a necklace with the death dates of Rose, and eliza and mini hoop earrings.

You could tell she really missed them.

"Oh, Valerieee!" Chris's voice rang in her ears.

"Christoper," she called, opening her eyes with a smile.

He walked into her room, smiling, "ready to find a job?"
....
6:17PM

"Chris, nobody is hiring," Valerie said, her feet hurting from walking everywhere.

"You like music, right?" Chris asks, ignoring Valerie's words.

"Can you not tell?"

"Just gotta make sure you're not a poser," he puts his hands up before opening a record store door.

"Chris, they won't be hiring," Valerie protested.

"My buddy works here, I know they're low staff."

Chris walks up to the counter, immediately smiling at the guy at the counter, "david!"