Our Month:Cupid's Promise

Boosie Woosie (II)

"MY PRIDE AND JOY! WHERE ARE YOU BEBE PRONOUNCED BEE-BEE?!" yelled Sarina from the basement.

Sarina felt that the basement was ominously quiet when she clocked in this morning. Still, her nose was too deep inside her research to bother investigating the absence of noise till she finally got up at lunchtime to feed her hamster, Bebe, only to see that he had gone missing from his cage.

Rim and Aki rushed downstairs to check on her, once they got down the stairs they found Ileana consoling a screaming, sobbing Sarina, who was lying flat on the floor. The two looked at each other and prepared to hear the nonsense Sarina was about to spout out.

"MY BEBE, HE'S GONE," she screamed like a heretic. "HE WAS RIGHT THERE YESTERDAY!"

Rim and Aki shared a quick glance before swiftly leaving the basement. They already had enough chaos to handle and didn't want to add a schizo's madness to the list.

Sarina, still in her manic state, suddenly sprang up from the floor and rushed to the wall, where a large board displayed various rival companies and the people connected to them, all linked by red string.

She then stood motionless, staring blankly at the board, as if struggling to form a thought. It was like constipation but for the brain, a brain fart if you must call it. Ileana glanced between the board and Sarina, her expression a mix of concern and confusion. It was Ileana's first time seeing the board in full detail and she was taken aback by how much dirt Sarina had found on Cupid's Creations competitors. Before she could finish admiring the rest of the board, Sarina then suddenly slammed her fist full force onto a picture and glared at it with pure malice.

"You're done for now Salem Witch Trials Seams. DONE FOR!" Sarina blurted out with full rage.

Ileana glanced at her confused once again, and just as she was about to ask what was going on, Sarina suddenly darted toward her chair, grabbing her cardigan and an oddly shaped duffle bag.

"I'm coming Bebe, pronounced Bee-Bee, I'M ON MY WAY!" she exclaimed with Ileana trailing right behind her.

As she climbed the stairs, she had to pause halfway to catch her breath, but then she continued on as if nothing had happened. When she entered the office, a few people gasped at the sight of her and quickly scurried away in fear. Ileana, however, was skipping along behind her with a peaceful smile plastered on her face. She passed by Jay Woo working in his cubicle, but then abruptly backtracked and let out a muffled laugh.

"Is that a boosie fade?! Why is it atomic!? Aw hell naw!" she cried, shaking her head in disbelief.

"Did someone set your hair on fire Jay?" Ileana asked with a serious expression.

"It's worse than that smash bros haircut you had in middle school!" Ene laughed. Several giggles were heard around the office.

Hayden then walked towards the group with his hands in his pockets. After he got a glimpse of the boosie fade, he froze and stared at it.

"Hayden, I know you're not like these guys. The cut's not bad right?" Jay Woo whined as his voice cracked out of desperation.

Hayden remained frozen in place, a singular tear slipped down his cheek as his gaze shifted to Jay's face.

"Kill yourselves. ALLLLLLLLLLLL OF YOU!" he screamed, causing everyone in the office to fall silent and stare at him. Without another word, he bolted toward the stairs and ran out.

Althea broke the silence with a smirk, saying, "Heh, he had a Boosie fade." Laughter broke out again, but it quickly stopped as Enes, mid-giggle, told everyone to get back to work.