Finding Me

Chapter 9

Melle
I get up and check the time and its midnight

Jiji stumbles into my room  she feels sick

I go to the kitchen and make some hot water and bring it to my room and make her some tea then she pukes it up,

She starts complaining about fever and my head starts hurting so I dip a folded towel in icy water and put  it to her head she moans a bit the drifts off to sleep,

I don't sleep for a while cause she keeps tossing and turning so I just stay awake and by the time I can even check its seven then I fall into a restless painful sleep.

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Beep......beeepp.... Beepp I wake up to the sound of Jiji's phone buzzing

I look at the time and it says 1:53pm

I jump out of bed and pour water all over me and pick a pair of jeans and a loose grey jacket with sneakers

I spray on perfume and give one last look at Jiji and run down to Starbucks

I reach the place at about 2:01pm and see Chris sitting at a table patiently

I look at him and give a full smile, I walk up to him and sit in the chair opposite him

“I thought you weren't going to show up”

“oh come on just a minute late”

We order Coffee and cupcakes and he hands me a gift

I open it and see chocolate covered strawberries I smile and take one and feel the sweet explosion in my mouth,
I drink the coffee and noticing I made a terrible mistake too late the bitter taste makes me gag Chris laughs at me and I start giggling

“So I don't really know much about you sooo... ”

“Well I live in an apartment not so far from here Im taking up a job at La Belle and yeah thats pretty much me”

I left out the part about me being an orphan, the date went well and we ended around four by then I had been showered by compliments

“let me walk you home”

“ok”

we walked in silence  when it was suddenly broken

“You might not know me, but Ive not had such a good life”.

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we reached the apartment

“I had a nice time”

“me too”

He leaned in and kissed my cheek

Then I heard a loud cough from the doorway then I saw Flynn standing at the door I waved Chris and went upstairs.

“who was Mr Kissy over there”

“Jealous much? ”

“Nope... Just that he should keep his lips to himself”

I almost dont hear the last part then I walk past him with a slight smile and enter my room and let my bed consume me.