We Found Love

Shopping

          “Wake up!”

          My ears were ringing as I shot up, hair flying. I tried to roll off of the bed, but my legs got tangled in the sheets and I fell flat on my butt with an “oomph”. I heard a giggle from the other side of the room.

          “Rise and shine.” Amadi smirked at me and leaned against wall. She was wearing purple sweats with a white t-shirt, and had her hair pulled back into little pigtails. She looked different from yesterday, friendly and…bubbly.

          I rubbed a spot on my rear. “What are you doing here, Amadi?”

          She looked confused. “Oh, I’m not Amadi. I’m her twin sister, Akuara.” Oh great, there are two of them. “But you can call me Akua. So, you’re the doppelgänger, huh? Funny, you don’t look like Katerina as much as I thought you would. But then again, I haven’t actually met-“

          “Um,” I interrupted her. Did she even breathe? “I don’t mean to be rude, but…what are you doing here?”

          She straightened her shoulders and smiled proudly. “Master has assigned me to watch you.”

          “Watch me?” I asked. He was kidding.

          “Yes,” she said. “He doesn’t trust you to obey him.” She paused for a moment. “Yet.”

          Master can shove it up his… “Where is he?”

          Her smile vanished. “He cannot speak with you right now. You’ll have to wait.”

          I wanted to argue with her, but even as stubborn as I am, I knew it was a losing battle. If I wanted to talk to him, it had to be on his terms. I was no longer running the show, not that I ever had before.

          I sighed and looked for my bag – it wasn’t on the trunk, or anywhere for that matter. Akua seemed to figure out what I was doing and answered my unspoken question. “I put your clothes in the closet while you were sleeping.”

          “How long have you been here?” I asked, beginning to get a little creeped out.

          She put her finger to her chin and thought for a moment. “Since midnight.”

          My eyes widened. “You watched me while I was sleeping?” Now, I was fully creeped out.

          “It’s my job.” She shrugged.

          I bit my tongue and walked into the closet. It was very large, and, along with the few clothes I had brought, several sun dresses and ball gowns hung on the rails. I ran my hand down one of the gowns – blood red silk, with beading on the bodice. It was beautiful, and must’ve cost a fortune.

          I shimmied into skinny jeans and black t-shirt that said: Here are your options. 1) F*** you, I’m Spiderman. My flip flops were hidden in my duffel bag – I had a feeling Akua didn’t like them – and slid them onto my feet, before walking back out.

          Akua was in the same place I had left her, looking at her nails. She looked up when I entered the room and scowled at my apparel. It only deepened when she saw my flip flops but she didn’t say anything about it.

          She grinned at me, hazel eyes gleaming in excitement. “Guess what we’re doing today?” I opened my mouth, but she beat me to it. “Yes, we are going shopping!”