Story takes place in the 1920s
This is the story Zorell Dupree, a young twenty year old nurse who moves to the city working for a prestigious hospital. She is a small time girl thrown into the fast-paced world of the city.
Her childhood friend Lel...
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Leland's bathroom was small, but adequate for her daily morning ritual. All she needed was a hot shower. When she walked in she saw a round sink with an oval shaped mirror hanging above it next to a white porcelain toilet. It was adequate, much better than the cheap motel they stayed in the night before.
She noticed the green and blue peacock design, and it didn't seem like Leland's taste and wondered if it was in fact Shanee who influenced the décor. Perhaps he had come back to his parents' home because it was too painful to be in this apartment and be bombarded by all these memories constantly.
She turned on the shower hoping for some hot water. It took a while, but it did warm up. She slipped off her robe and nightgown and stepped in and stood under the water. She washed her hair with the bottle of shampoo she found in the small cabinet by the toilet.
Once she was satisfied that she was clean enough, she stepped out and used one of the towels to dry off. She thoroughly dried her hair using one of the bathroom towels, which made her hair curl up even more. She used her comb to smooth the curls down and pinned her hair back to the side.
She had brought a change of clothes in with her and slipped on her silk stockings and undergarments. She decided to wear her blue dress which was casual but still dressy. It was a simple style that was knee length with a belt around the waist. It was embroidered with a flower design that traveled across the front and down to the belt that was sown in at the waist. It was sleeveless, but she had a blue jacket that complimented the dress perfectly.
She walked out of the bathroom, when she smelled something delicious. She just wondered when Leland had learned how to cook. "Something smells good," she said as she walked into his small kitchen. She was barefoot in her stockings and the slick floor made her slide right to the table, where he had to plates set down with freshly cooked bacon and an omelet on each plate.
"So where did you get the food?" she asked, thinking that he didn't have the time to take a trip to the market.
"My neighbor down the hall," he said and poured two glasses of juice. Zorell sat down in the wooden chair. "Somehow, it's all over the building that I was back and she came to my door with a bag a food. She is like a mother to everyone in the building."
"It must be nice to have someone to look after you like that," she said and took a sip of the juice that sat in the glass that was placed next to her plate.
She didn't realize before now how hungry she was and devoured the food in record time. She saw the clock hanging on the wall. She could hear the faint ticking with the pendulum swinging back and forth within its wooden and glass case. She loved the design and thought it looked like a miniature grandfather clock.
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"It's almost nine," Leland said as he turned to see the time. There as an anxious look on his face, even more so than the night before.
"Then we better getting going," she said and looked at her plate to see her omelet was only half eaten. She took another bite and quickly finished it off. Leland had waited long enough to see his beloved Shanee, and she didn't wish to delay his reunion with her.
She walked into the living room where she found her shoes and quickly put them on. He waited for her to finish off her dressing for the outing. She grabbed her purse, and they both left the apartment together. Leland was suddenly nervous as they reached his car and hesitated opening the door to enter.
Zorell walked over to the driver's side door and touched his hand. "I'll drive."
He looked up at her and saw that sympathetic look in her eye. He didn't argue the fact and simply handed her the key. She opened the door and got in and waited for him to enter the car. They drove off, their journey almost coming to an end.
This is the end of chapter five, but be here next time for Leland's reunion with Shanee, and Zorell is about to meet someone new.
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