The Troublesome Tale of Robin Tyler

..::< New Places, New Faces - 10 >::..

Once again I woke up to some savory smells that made my stomach growl like a wild wolf. Taking off my covers, I threw my legs around the bed and hopped off. I exited my room and found myself following another set of amazing smells to the kitchen. On the dining table was a classical plate of pancakes, bacon, and eggs, with a note next to it.

I sat down and grabbed a fork with one hand, and the note with another. As I took a bite of my eggs, I read the note.

Robin, 

I woke up late and had to hurry to work, but I will be returning home around 2pm. The house is all yours till I'm home. Or if you'd like to go out, there's a bike in the garage so you don't have to walk everywhere.

Hope you like the breakfast!! There's milk and apple juice in the fridge. Have a good morning!

~ Uncle David

I hadn't realized I was smiling until I finished reading the note. David was a really great guy, and so far a really great guardian. While holding up the note, I faintly noticed text on the back. Flipping it over I realized it was a flyer for the photography club David had mentioned to me the previous night.

"Foto Fun Club? Sounds pretty dorky." I sound aloud to no one in particular. Reading on through the flyer, I read that the club met on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5pm-7pm. David seemed really persistent on thinking I'd enjoy this. I read the address, still knowing I wouldn't have any idea where it was.

You can take a guess on what the only address I'd had burned in my brain was. Which reminded me I had no idea what my address now was. Wouldn't be hard to figure out though, I'll just check the next batch of mail that comes in.

My stomach rumbled again, begging me to continue eating the delicious food in front of me. I completely disregarded the flyer for now and stood up to make myself a glass of milk. Returning to the table, I dug into the rest of the food David left for me. A little cooled off, but delicious nonetheless. 

When my plate was nearly licked clean, I put my dishes away in the sink and checked the time on the oven. It was already 11:47am. Guess I slept in a bit too.

I walked back into my room and took a look around. Still pretty empty of decor, but I'd have to wait for David to get home in order to change that. I could just go back to sleep, but that would be boring. I decided maybe it was finally time to unpack my belongings.

Sadly that only took 15 minutes. My clothes were now organized nicely in the dresser, and then my camera and binders set up on top of the dresser for now. I had put 'bookshelf' on my mental list of furniture I wanted.

"Alright," I announced to myself, "Time to take a shower."

My showers were always lengthy, anywhere between forty-five minutes to an hour. It wasn't my fault I had thick hair to take care of. But I guess it was my fault that I enjoyed laying down and taking naps in the tub. The way the steaming water fell onto my skin was somehow so relaxing, couldn't help but get sleepy.

I stood in front of my bathroom mirror which was insanely fogged up. That's another thing about my showers, if the water wasn't on the verge of melting my skin, it wasn't hot enough. I have a problem.

I wiped a portion of the mirror so that I could see myself. My hair was longer than I remembered, then again, I never was one to spend time looking at my reflection. It fell a couple inches past my boobs, making me feel like a mermaid with the way my hair covered myself. Standing back, I took a moment to appreciate my body. I wasn't bulging in the chest or butt, but I was a nice average. I did a little bounce in the mirror, then laughed at myself. My body was good enough for me and that's all that mattered. I never needed to impress anyone, and I wasn't starting now.