Leather Jackets and Brooches

Chapter 6

The Next Morning

Cheryl was woken up by the sun streaming through a small gap in her curtains, she rubbed her eyes and stretched her arms out in front of her.  She was starting to feel the hangover from last nights drinking, she slowly sat up and moved herself to the edge of her bed. She then stood up and went in to her bathroom to look at herself in the mirror. She had slight rings around her eyes from the lack of sleep, she took a hair tie from her wrist then put her signature red hair in a neat bun. Cheryl went to her shower and turned on the water, she removed her nightgown and felt the water to check it was at the right temperature. She entered the shower and let the water run down her toned body. Cheryl felt so relaxed by the water and it seem help with the hangover feeling.  

After her shower, Cheryl got changed then went downstairs to the kitchen, where she found her mother at the table where she was drinking tea and reading the Register.

"Good morning mother" Cheryl said happily

"And where was you last night Cheryl?" Penelope said sternly from behind her paper

"I was round Midge's house" Cheryl went in to the fridge to get some of the prepared fruit she bought earlier in the week

"I heard you come in this morning. I don't appreciate you waking me up with your noisy footsteps"

"I'm really sorry mother, I was trying to be a quiet as possible" Cheryl put the fruit in to a bowl then went in to the drawer to get a spoon.

"Lucky for you, you didn't disturb my guest" Penelope drank from her tea cup.

Cheryl felt sick to her stomach and it wasn't from the hangover. 

"I think I will eat this later, I'm suddenly don't fancy it" Cheryl re-opened the fridge and placed the bowl inside it then left the kitchen and went upstairs back to her room.

Cheryl sat down at her desk and opened her laptop, the presentation that she had been working on was still open. She lent back in her chair and stared at the screen, hoping something would come to her. Cheryl sighed and shut her laptop then tapped her nails on top of it. Cheryl feels her jacket pocket vibrate, so she reaches in a takes out her phone.

1 New Message - Midge Klump

Cheryl unlocks her phone and opens up the message.

Midge - Hey Cher, have you eaten breakfast yet? If not do you fancy it at Pop's? x

Cheryl - Not yet, sure sounds great x

Midge - 30 mins ok?

Cheryl - yeah see you in 30 x

Cheryl put her phone back in her pocket, and left her desk to grab her purse. She headed back downstairs, as she passed the kitchen she saw her mother was clearing up from her breakfast.

"Cheryl where are you going" Penelope called out

"I'm going out to meet up with Midge" Cheryl continued to walk to the front door

"Cheryl come back here" Penelope shouted

Cheryl walked out of the front and slammed the door behind. She didn't know how much more of her mother she could take. Cheryl enjoyed the fresh air as she made her way to Pop's, she felt so free from all the trouble she was experiencing at home. When Cheryl arrived at Pop's diner she saw Midge through the window sitting at a booth reading the menu. Cheryl walked through the door and sat down opposite to Midge.

"Hey" Midge lowered her menu to make conversion with Cheryl

"Hey, I was so glad to get your text, my mother was being a fire breathing dragon again this morning" Cheryl took and menu and began reading it