American Girl (ON HOLD)

Chapter 8

If you still don't really understand what the apartment looks like, it's the same flat as Cal, Callux, Harry, Ethan, and Tobi's. I'm pretty sure they all posted a house tour video on their channels', so if your still confused, go check them out.
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Charlotte's POV

The next morning I wake up to the front door slamming shut. Curious, I walk out of my room, and pass by the empty entry way. I continue on the the living room and spot a note laying on the counter. It read:

Dear Charlie,
I'm sorry if I've woken you, I just went out to grab us breakfast. I'll be back soon, but in the meantime, get ready to go looking for a job and go shopping. If I'm not back by the time you've finished getting ready, just start unpacking.
Be back soon, Tye.

I crumble up the paper in my fist, throwing it away, then walk back into my section of the house. I look out the window of my room, seeing that it was sort of a gloomy day, perfect for shopping. I pull out my favorite pair of lulu lemon leggings, and a Minnesota Gophers sweatshirt.

Taking the clothes I picked out, I walk across the small hall to my bathroom. I take a shower, get out and dry my hair. I put my leggings and sweatshirt on.

I put my hair into a double Dutch braid, pulling the pieces to make it wider (picture). Satisfied with what I looked like, I go back into my room and put my old clothes by my suitcase in a pile.

Wondering if Tye was back yet, I go past the entry way and see that his shoes are there.
"Tye? You here?"

"Kitchen!" Tye's answer comes from behind the door leading to the kitchen. I open the door and see Tye sitting on the counter. "Do you want to eat real quick before we leave?"

"Yeah, what'd you get?" I go to the bag of goods that Tye bought, and pull it open to see what I was eating for breakfast.

"I just went into a grocery store and got us some sandwiches. We'll have to go food shopping, too," Tye hops down and grabs his sandwich whilst I took mine.

"Okay," I sit on the counter, Tye going back to his spot as well. "Have you gone to see your new coach yet?"

"No, he wants to see me later tonight at like five," Tye takes a big bite out of his sandwich.

I nod in response and focus on eating my chicken sandwich. I put away my garbage and clean up any mess I made, then go back to my room.

I grab black socks, then put my black nikes on. I go back to the entry way and meet Tye there, him putting his own shoes on.

"Let's go!" I grab my key from the counter and open the door, holding it for Tye. He nods at me as he leaves, and I follow him out, closing the door and locking it.

"I've got us an uber to take us to an IKEA close to here; he should be here soon," we step into the elevator with the boys I saw in the lobby the day before.

I give them a short smile, acknowledging that I remember them. They return it, then talk quietly between themselves.

We ride the elevator to the lobby floor, where all four of us get out and go outside. Once we get to the front, we stop and the boys continue on, going to the parked cars.

I see them get into a nice looking car, and drive out. We wait for a few minutes, then a car pulls up.

"He's here. Come on," Tye starts toward the car, and I follow closely behind. We get in the back and Tye reminds him where we wanted to go.

We drive for a good fifteen minutes with a little traffic, then arrive at a large IKEA building. We thank the driver, Tye paying him, then walk through the front doors.

"We'll look for you first, then we can look for me?" I nod and we head off to the bedroom section. I end up picking out a bed, bedside table, lamp, vanity, and a bean bag chair.

I help Tye with some of his stuff, and he picks out mostly the same things as me.

We pay for our stuff, letting them help us install it. They tell us that they'll install it Friday, and we agree. We leave the IKEA, then Tye gets us another uber.

He arrives shortly, and we get in. As we where driving to our apartment, we pass by a restaurant with a poster in the window saying "hiring now!".

"Oh, Tye! Look!" I point out the window, to the restaurant, and Tye tells the driver to drop us off there instead.

He follows our command, waving goodbye to us as he leaves, then we walk into the restaurant. I find out that the name is Nando's, and they are indeed hiring.

"Hi, welcome to Nando's. How many?" A girl who looks about eighteen stands behind a counter to talk to us.

"I was just wondering about the job?" I speak up, and her attention focuses on me.

"Oh of course! I'll go get the manager," she smiles at me, then disappears to fetch the manager. She comes back with a tall pretty woman, with black hair pulled back into a neat bun.

"Are you the one looking for a job?" The manager directs the question at me. I nod and she holds her hand out, "I'm the manager. My name is Quinn."

"I'm Charlotte, and this is my brother, Tye," I shake her hand, gesturing to Tye behind me.

"You can come back tomorrow for an interview?" Quinn looks at me with an eyebrow raised.

"Oh yes, that'd me great! What time should I be here by?" I get perk up, excited that I may have found a job.

"Let's see. How about eleven?" She checks, what looks like, a calendar, on the counter of the front desk.

"Sounds good! It was nice to meet you Quinn," I shake her hand once again, then leave after saying goodbye. Tye and I walk the rest of the way home, chatting about how I'll hopefully get the job.
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Sorry this is kinda short, I've been really busy and I haven't got much time to write. Thank you guys for 100 reads, as well! That's amazing! Thank you<3