Cinderella my Ass【COMPLETED】

Chapter 5: Mama-bear Jasmine

It was early in the morning. Actually, no, it was late at noon, but for Ryder, this was called early on Saturdays. The heavy dark curtains of her room were pulled closed, not a single ray of sunshine broke through. The bedroom was in total darkness. That is until the screen of the phone suddenly lighted up and furiously vibrated.

Brrr... Brrrrrr... Brrrrrrrrrrrrr...

Why do you hate me so much?

Groaning in annoyance and with her eyes still closed, Ryder answered the phone. "UGH... Hungh... Hmmm." Which roughly translated into: what do you want, leave me alone.

"How are you still sleeping?" Jasmine sounded too energetic for Ryder who hadn't fully woken up yet. "Meet me at the café in front of the school in an hour."

"I don't wanna go." Ryder sleepy answered. She had planned on sleeping until four in the afternoon and maybe... MAYBE... start a new project or just watch some anime. She didn't make any plans for today so she can't just... unexpectedly make plans out of nowhere. Where will she find the time to mentally prepare herself if Jasmine drags her out without a warning?

"Please!!!!" Jasmine pouted. "I want to coincidentally meet Remy but it won't be a coincidence if I'm alone. If you're there, you can tell him you dragged me there."

Ryder glowered at the phone. Finally, sitting up, she ruffled her messy hair. "Are you hearing yourself? You know you're not making any sense, do you?"

Through the phone, Jasmine's very well-performed weeps, made Ryder pull the phone away from her ear. Her sleepy mind couldn't handle these noises. "But I wanna see my cinnamon roll."

"We agreed to give him some time to get used to you." Despite refusing her, Ryder had already gotten off the bed and started getting ready. She opened the curtains and the window. The room looked as if it had been holding its breath and it now could finally breathe, coming back to life. Yet Ryder glared at the light that suddenly attacked her, for a split second empathizing with vampires that start howling and screaming when exposed to the light. She deadass hissed at the sun.

Ruffling her hair again, Ryder picked some jeans and stared at them wondering how many times had she worn them. More than five days in a row made them dirty... hmm... she wore them for four days and a half...

"But... the last time he got bullied at work, and now I want to be there before that happens."

Ryder threw the jeans in the pile of dirty clothes and picked a just-washed pair. Not even bothering to change the sweatshirt she was wearing at sleep, Ryder walked out of the room. "Why is he getting bullied anyway?"

"I don't know... those bastards aren't from school and they look like college kids," Jasmine explained. From her tone, Ryder figured out she was frowning. This girl really likes to get herself involved in all kinds of shit just because she takes a liking to someone.

"Inside the café or outside it?" Ryder walked inside the bathroom and frowned at her hair. Putting Jasmine on speaker, she brushed her teeth.

"Outside," Jasmine said.

With the brush still in her mouth, Ryder muttered. "And where exactly are we going?"

"He works in a convenience store. We're going to sit in the café in front of it."

"Mhm... 'kay. See you later then."

"I love you so much." Jasmine beamed. That brought a smile to Ryder's still sleepy face.

"Hehe... Who doesn't."

Ending the call, Ryder stared at her reflection in the mirror and frowned. What happened yesterday repeated in her head like a movie, memories in chaos, entangling with each other.