Assistant manager- [M.S]

4

I start to walk back to my hotel room but i stop and turn to walk to someone else's instead.

My head starts pounding and I'm too scared to knock. I start walking away, thinking it's a stupid idea.

No. It's not stupid. Suck it up. Baby.

I stand infront of the door, knocking 4 times because 4 was my lucky number. I do everything in 4's.

The door opens as i sigh of relief.

"Alyssa, baby what's up?!" Eve smiles and steps aside, inviting me in.

I didn't really know why I'm there, but I didn't want to be alone. New York City is such a massive place i'm a bit scared to be alone.

"Nothing much, i just got back from the interview, there was really no need for me being there I had no clue why I had to go, and then I didn't want to be alone for the rest of the day so I came here " i explained.

Eve closes the door and sits on the bed as she collects some papers.

My eyes widen as I stand up "oh! I'm so sorry I didn't mean to interru-"

"No no! No you weren't I wasn't doing anything important it's okay really" she reassures me "I wasn't going to be doing anything today so it not a problem really" she smiles at me "do you want to go out? We can go get lunch" she grabs her phone as she looks at the time "it's kind of early but we can shop then go for food" she says, looking at me for a answer

I nod and i am glad she wants to do something with me

"Okay cool, just give me 5 minutes to touch up and I'll be out, meet you by the lobby?" She asks as I nod.

I message my mom to let her know we are going out as i walk down to the lobby, waiting for eve. She comes down the stairs nodding to me as she signals she's ready to go.

"We can go to this store a few blocks down to get you 'work clothes'" she nudges me

"I'd rather die then wear one of those suits she wears" i laugh

We walk for a bit and eve leads me into a clothing store, as soon as we enter a young colleague instantly bombards us with questions like my size, my budget, my style.

I start to get dizzy, the people crowding us giving me a sudden increase in my anxiety, Eve notices and pulls me away from them, telling the workers she's got it under control.

"You good babe?" Eve asks as she slings a arm around my shoulder.

I nod "I'm okay I'm just a bit overwhelmed" i murmur

"I don't mean to pry but do you have social anxiety? Or any kind of anxiety" she asks nervously, not wanting to upset me

"No don't worry, yeah I've got social anxiety I don't know crowds just low-key freak me out" i say

"I'm so sorry I had no idea" eve says, instantly blaming herself. She's so humble this was really not her fault at all

"Don't apologise you haven't done anything wrong eve" i smile at her.

"How's this?" Eve says changing the subject as she holds up a green satin wrap dress with small flowers scattered across it, im not a dressy kind of girl, I prefer sweats and tanks but since I'm a certified 'worker' you gotta do what you gotta do

"What about this?" She holds up a pale pleated skirt "oh and this" she hands me a small fitted blazer, my lip goes up in disgust not knowing if she's joking or not "no hear me out, this with a black body-con dress. H-O-T" she explains as she raises her eyebrows

"I don't kno-" i get no input though as she chucks it in the basket anyway, along with a body-con dress

I try on all of the clothes eve suggests, eve insisting I buy them all, as we walk to the cash register I pull out my wallet but she stops me

"Girl no! I've got it" eve says as she taps her card on the contactless machine

My jaw drops "Eve I cannot let you pay for all of this" i say whilst holding 5 bags, all full to the brim

"It was my idea to bring you here, im paying"

"Eve you shouldn't-"

"When's your birthday?"

"August 3rd" i reply

"Happy early birthday" she grins

I thank her profusely and tell her I'll pay her back because it really was not necessary, we walk to a small restaurant next, having lunch before we go back to the hotel.

Im back at my room at 1, flipping through the channels of my television, settling on this 90's tv show

After watching a couple of episodes I feel myself drifting off, I kept the tv on in the background and rested my eyes. Eventually falling asleep.

I didn't even realise I did fall asleep untill I heard a knock on the door

"Coming!" I shout, assuming it's my mom

I open the door, my eyes meeting with those who we're definitely not my moms.

There's a smirk on his face

"We're going out. You coming?"