The Cry Of Silence

Chapter 2

     "Good morning Laf," Laura said with a smile when she walked into work the next morning. "How was your night?"  To which they replied, "It went well. Perry and I had a date night so we went to a movie. How about you?" they asked.
     "Well honestly, I've had better, but let's not get into all that. You'll have to tell Perry to make me some cookies soon. I could have ate a whole box."
      "That bad huh? You know you can come to me about anything right, Laura?" They said as they monitored her facial expressions. They observe everything, even if nobody notices. They knew something was up with Laura, they just didnt know what it was yet.
      "It's fine dude, I swear. Now fill me in on the new girl so I can know what to expect." she said and they knew she was done talking about it. They sighed.
      "Her name is Carmilla. She's coming all the way from California. She had to move here for some reason and needed work and she had all the experience she needed from her previous job. We've been short staffed since Janie left and she seems to know what shes doing."
        Just then the door opened and in walked in a gorgeous dark haired woman. She was pale (who cares) and tiny and had a way of carrying herself. She had a Metallica shirt on and some ripped jeans and some green converses that stood out like crazy. Laura just stood there with her mouth slightly open.
       "Hey," the girl said to Laf as she came up to shake her hand. "You told me I could start today? I know I'm early, but I really don't have anywhere else to be at the moment. Can I come in a little early?" she asked.
      "I don't mind if Laura doesn't. She's gonna be the one showing you the ropes, which you seem to know already so she's pretty much just gonna be following you around today to see how you do. What do you think L?'' They asked as the nudged her in the side, her mouth still open.
     "Yup, yup. Sounds fine to me. Come with me to the break room and I'll show you where to clock in. There's also always coffee in there. I'm pretty sure I'd die without it." she said as she led the girl to the room in the back.
       "So you're Carmilla, right? How long have you been in Memphis?" she asked as she poured herself a cup of coffee.
      "Not long really," the new girl replied. "Only about a week or so. Just long enough to get settled in. How long have you lived here?" she asked.
      "Oh I've lived here my whole life. Can't say I'm not ready to get out of it either. My girlfriend doesn't want to move though. She works for the MPD. I guess she's needed there more than I do. I don't understand why she's so pissed I won't quit my job....But anyways.....Coffee?" She said as she offered Carmilla a cup.
       "This is totally none of my business," Carmilla said as she took the cup and nodded at laura as a thank you, "but I think if you want to work, you should be able to. It's always good to stay employed even when in a relationship. It keeps you from becoming dependent on someone. That way, if things don't work out you'll have something to fall back on. Just an opinion though and I don't know your situation so don't take that personally."
     Laura thought about what her new coworker had just said. She was totally right. If things didn't change between her and Danny soon, she would need money to live off of.  Which wouldn't be an issue if she keeps her job. Now Danny letting her leave.... that could be an entirely different story.
     "You're right. It isn't any of your business. However you have a valid point, and I thank you for bringing it to my attention. I have a feeling you are going to be very outspoken," Laura replied as she sipped her coffee.
     "You have no idea, cupcake." she said with a wink. "Now where do I clock in?" she asked the blushing blonde.
       Laura made a hand gesture towards the far left wall and watched the girl walk over and clock in. She had a nice butt, she had decided immediately and then just as fast felt the guilt for looking.
       "You ready dude?" the dark haired girl asked. "Yeah, come on. I'll give you the tour and we can get started."  she replied as they went off to start their first day of work together.