Stone Heart

Wake Up Call

Evangeline woke with a grumble as someone shook her out of her peaceful dream-filled slumber. "Come on Eva you have to get up and get ready." A man whined from the side of her bed in the direction the hands were coming from. "Why?" She asked in a pathetic whine trying to escape to hands that were hell-bent on ruining her morning's rest. "Because dear sister you told me yesterday that you had a job interview this morning and that if you didn't go it would be the end of your life." Her brother Sean grumbled out causing her heart to stop as she practically leaped out of the bed tearing out of her room toward the bathroom for a quick shower.

"What time is it?" She yelled out from behind the closed bathroom door hoping her brother had managed to wake her up in time. "It's almost seven thirty." He called back from the other side of the door as she started the water. "Thank god." She muttered as she stripped out of her closed and hopped in before making sure the water was even warm. "I need to get Sean to check with the landlord about the water heater." She hissed fighting the shaking as the cold water seemed to claw at her small body. Shaking her head at the thought she hurried through her shower getting dressed nearly as quick in the clothes she had worn to bed. "Breakfast is ready." Her brother said only sparing her a small glance as she swung the old wooden bathroom door.

"Thanks." She breathed taking the only other seat at the table. "No problem, are you nervous?" He questioned as he stuffed a bite of pancakes into his mouth causing Evangeline to scowl and shake her head at his non-existent manners. "Not really." She answered taking her glass of orange juice in her hands thankful she had decided to brush her teeth after she was done eating as to avoid the unpleasant mix of toothpaste and the juice. Sean chuckled rolling his eyes at her playfully. "Wow someone is confident." He mused taking another bite of his food. Evangeline glared at him rolling her own eyes. "I'm confident in my past experience in the field in which I have applied." She spoke her tone leaving no room for anymore teasing but Sean could tell she was, in fact, nervous of the interview that laid in front of her.

"Sure." He said simply taking a long drink from his coffee cup watching his younger sister carefully. "Stop looking at me like that I'm fine." She grumbled without meeting his gaze finishing her pancakes taking the time to ignore his eyes and finish her juice. "I'm not looking at you like anything." He teased chuckling at her sour expression. "You are so annoying." She breathed as she stood from her seat taking her plate and cup with her to the sink setting both inside. "I'm going to go finish getting ready." She called over her shoulder as she vanished into her room closing the door behind her. Sean laughed to himself as he sat in silence finishing his own food.

"Okay." She muttered to herself showing her best dress over her head brushing the cream colored lace dress smooth against her body smiling at her reflection in the mirror. 'Good enough.' She thought to herself as she turned around to grab a pair of simple black heels slipping them onto her feet. "Hair and Makeup and I'm out the door." She told herself trying to calm the growing sense of nervousness that was settling in her gut making her feel slightly ill. Flinging her bedroom door open startling her older brother with the sudden noise as she rushed to the bathroom to brush her teeth, curl her hair and add some pink nude lipstick and a small cat-eye on her upper lids. "Are you almost done in there I have to get ready too," Sean complained as he leaned in the bathroom doorway watching her put the finishing touches on her face and hair.

"Yes, Sean." She sighed out giving herself one more glance before leaving the bathroom sticking her tongue out at her brother as she brushed past him. "Good look." He yelled as he closed the bathroom door. "Thanks." She yelled back shrugging her large black coat over her tiny five-foot frame. "Let's do this." She whispered aloud as she walked out of small two bedroom apartment locking the door behind her before hurrying down the long hallway and into the old elevator pressing the button the lobby biting her lower lip and she watched the doors close in front of her.