Hey, I Know You (One Direction)

Chapter 12

Caelie's POV

"-we aren't ready for another child, I'm sorry. We have to do this. Just know that whatever happens, I have and always will love you. Please, never forget me," I saw a blurry picture of a woman probably in her late 40's, but did not exactly see who it was. Wait a minute, that kind of looks like-

I woke up panting heavily, with a pile of my bedsheets at the end of my bed. Who was that woman? I thought. She looked familiar for a split second, but in that split second, her picture was gone. I took a deep breath. It was probably nothing. I dismissed the dream with a shake of my head and started to crawl out of bed. I sat down on the edge of my bed and stretched my arms and legs a little bit. Yawning, I stood up and shivered when my feet touched the cold, wooden floor. I walked up to my dresser and picked out some clothes: my undergarments, a light green v-neck, and blue pajama shorts that ended just above my knee. While walking to the bathroom, I checked the time on the analog clock on the wall in the hallway, and it said that it was 8:30 A.M. My eyes went wide, because that's pretty early for me to wake up. I smiled a little to myself on the way to the bathroom. Once inside, I took a shower, brushed my teeth, and changed into the clothes. I skipped to my room to dry my hair and stuff. When I finished, I grabbed my phone and walked to the living room.

"Hey, Aves? Are you up yet?" I asked, walking around the apartment.

There was no response.

"Aves? Where are you?" I walked to her room and knocked, since it was closed.

"Avery?"

I pushed the door open, and saw that her room was empty. I mean, she wasn't in it, not that there was absolutely nothing in the room. Just...yeah.

I was about to call out again until I walked into the kitchen and saw a neon blue note [that was very visible] on the black counter. I picked it up. In Avery's neat handwriting, it read:

Got called to Ciselo. Be back at about 5:30 PM. Don't do anything stupid

~ Avery xx

Excuse me? Me? Stupid? Haha, no. Well, maybe sometimes. Avery and I have our moments.

Ciselo is the fashion company that Avery sort of works at. I say 'sort of', because she is more of an intern. Or at least she's an intern from what she's told me about what she does at her job.

Avery and I usually only work on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, but I guess Ciselo was short on employees, so they called her in. So now, I have the apartment to myself for the rest of the day. What to do, what to do, what to do. Well, the apartment is pretty clean, since it's usually [or most of the time] only me and Aves in here, so I don't have to clean anything. Let's see...

I walked over to the calendar that was taped to the wall, and realized that it was December. December, the month of Christmas, hot chocolate, winter, Christmas lights, snow, and blankets! Okay, I'm a December enthusiast. I don't know why I feel so unnaturally happy during this time of year. In fact, my favorite time of the year is the time period from Halloween to New Year's day. I think it's because it's the season of giving and family. Yeah, I think that's why.

Anyways, the decorations that Avery and I have are kind of...insufficient, with only a few sparkly garlands, so I guess I could go Christmas shopping. Since I got my paycheck last week and I haven't spent it yet, I'll have an ample amount of money to spend. It's a good thing that I saved up, so now, I can buy enough Christmas and winter things to fill up the house! I AM SO EXCITED! LET'S GO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.