Dreaming of a Blue Box ✧ Doctor Who ¹ ✓

4 - Lily (Part III)

Continuing from 'Lily - Part II'

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WHEN LILY WOKE UP THAT NEXT MORNING she turned on her side and noted that Rose wasn't in her bed. She sat up and opened her drapes, letting the light of the sun brighten up the small bedroom. Lily then looked at her alarm clock on her end table and widened her eyes when she noticed it was now ten in the morning. Rose must have turned off both of their alarm clocks so they could sleep in. There was no point in getting up in the morning anyways- they had no job to go to.

She looked back up at the sky, seeing nothing other than a clear blue sky. She didn't know what she expected to see. Maybe Rose was right. Maybe everything that occurred that night was all in her head. Lily released a sigh and got out of bed, grabbing some clothes and heading to the bathroom they shared between the three of them for a shower.

After taking another trip to her room to grab some boots and lace them up, Lily wandered to the kitchen to find the culprit of the smell in the air. She was still clasping her three necklaces around her neck when she found her mum and Rose near the stovetop. They were talking about what sounded like jobs but Lily didn't care. All she cared about was the bacon and toast she saw resting on the nearby counter- her growling stomach made her recall that she skipped dinner last night.

"Lily!" Jackie squealed in Lily's ear as she grabbed a plate- the high pitch making it ring. "I was just telling your sister to look into Finch's. They're always hiring."

After grabbing two pieces of bacon and putting them down on her plate Lily headed for the toast. She was in the midst of spreading raspberry jam on her single piece when she spoke, not trying to hide her disgust at the thought. "The butchers?"

Rose gestured to her sister. "That's what I said!"

Jackie rolled her eyes at Rose's outburst, waving them both off. "Oh, you and your sister. It might do you two good! That shop was giving you both airs and graces. And I'm not joking about compensation." Jackie followed Lily to the dining table, Rose right on her heels. "You've had genuine shock and trauma." Jackie caressed Lily's cheek lovingly- Lily found herself leaning into her mother's touch. "Oh!" She let go of Lily and exclaimed as she started towards the hallway, possibly to her bedroom. "Arianna got two thousand quid off the council just because the old man behind the desk said she looked Greek!"

After her mum's departure Lily took a seat at the table with her plate- Rose joining her to her right. Lily's nose scrunched up when she realized what her mum said. "Mum, Arianna is Greek."

"I know she is, but that's not the point. It was a valid claim!" Jackie had defended herself before possibly returning to working her hair and makeup for the day. Lily was eight when her mum started her home business of doing peoples hair- making ends meet after she was let go from her previous job. Jackie was great at what she did and was able to do something she loved while caring for her daughters at home.

Lily took a bite of her bacon and then realized she forgot her tea. Though, before she could stand to fetch some, a familiar item crossed her eyeline and made her halt. "Is that what I think it is?" Lily asked her sister, swallowing the rest of her bacon. She reached to pick it up, examining the clear capsule filled with pills of a white and mint green.

"I told her it's a bad idea."

Lily looked up at Rose. "It's probably old."

"It's a new prescription." Rose admitted, picking at the edge of the dining table. "She picked it up earlier this morning."

Lily chewed the corner of her lip in thought. "It's helped in the past." She remembered, going to unclasp the lid.

"Wait!" Rose put a hand on Lily's arm, stopping her from going any further. "I don't think you can call it that after you were bed bound for months. And when we finally got you out of bed you were in a zombie state for the rest of the month