The Dry Cleaner

Chapter 3

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There's a picture of Kalisa, Keyna's sister

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She arrived at her apartment a few minutes later and ran a hot bath. She washed her hair and wrapped it in a towel and she got into her pajamas. She went to her living room where she switched the lights off and turned the tv on, settled on herself on her couch with some popcorn and started watching grey's anatomy, one of her favorite series. Three hours later and a couple of toilet breaks later, she heard a loud knock on her door. She cursed under her breath she dragged her feet to go and open the door. As soon as she did she was engufled in a tight hug and she felt all the air in her lungs get squeezed out.

"Too tight," she said.

"Oh I'm sorry its just i haven't seen you in months," said Kalisa as she pulled away from the hug. "Oh sweetheart look at you."

"Kalisa, I've missed you.Come in."

Keyna led her into the house and locked the door behind her, she turned on the lights and went into the kitchen to get her sister a glass of wine. Kalis had settled herself on the couch and when she saw her sister come back with a glass of wine her face lit up.

"You shouldn't have. I would have been fine with water,"she said as she took the glass from her hand. She took a sip and placed it on the table. "So how have you been?"

"I've been okay."

"Work?"

"Good."

"Boyfriend?" asked Kalisa with curiosity.

"Kali you know I don't do the whole dating thing anymore."

"Oh come on Keyna. Don't tell me you're still not over him."

"I am Kali. Its just that I'm not ready to go through what I did again. Call me stupid or too emotional or whatever but it wont change my mind. I'm not ready."

Kalisa sighed before she took another sip of her wine."You're hopless sometimes."

"I know. Thanks for pointing that out." Said Keyna as she rolled her eyes and walked into the kitchen. "Hows your fiance by the way," she shouted.

"He's fine. We're having this small get together in like two weeks time. Will you come?"

"Offcourse I will. Who's coming?" she asked as she sat back on the couch with a cup of coffee in her hand. She knew she would need it because she was going to stay up all night talking to her sister and since it was really cold.

"Our families off course, a few of his friends and my friends as well. Its going to be like a small ball so get a nice gown. And show some skin please don't come looking like some nun okay."

Keyna rolled her eyes."Fine."

The two stayed up almost all night talking, gossiping, laughing and crying together wrapped in thick blankets and drinking hot cocoa.

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"You look horrible," said Troy as Keyna walked into the store at four o'clock.

"Why thank you," she said sarcastically as she made her way to the locker room.

"What are you doing here?" he asked curiously as it was not her shift.