WORK IN PROGRESS River ~Chronicle Of The Spirits

24.

"How about this one?
No?
And this?
Wait!
What about pink?
Oh, right it has to be black for now..."

This went on for a while now.
Since I stepped in the room filled with clothes to be honest.

Is it going on my nerves you ask?

Maybe.

Do I have a headache because of the woman's excited squealing?

Probably.

Do I miss my bed?

Heck, yes!

I even forgot the reason I am here.

"River?
RIVER! Are you even listening?"

"Yes, I am here."

" You are the one who needs to wear these. Not me!"
The woman in front of me sighs while running her hand through her wavy brown-reddish hair.

"We won't achieve anything that way...
It's obvious that you are not the best in shopping or choosing clothes.
Follow me", says Teyana.

"Off she goes... Pretty fast for her age."

"I have a feeling this will be hard for you...
I am here if you need help."

"Wait. What!? You want to help me? Are you being nice to me right now?"

"Oh, shut up. How a old are you? 13? 15? Act like a grown woman. I am talking about the future. It's not going to be easy for you. It will be hard and demanding."

I sigh and follow the seamstress to a room.

"So...", she starts while we both sit in front of each other at her desk.

"Pardon me, but why exactly do I have to get clothes? I mean... Of what I heard is that in the Withal Organization we will get uniforms. So why going through this trouble?"

"Darling. The uniform will be worn in classes, as for the fitness parts... You will get sport clothes from them, too. But still, you can't just run around in your uniform 24/7, can you? And in the weekend you will be back home.
And you cannot wear their uniform as a ninja of our village there. "

"Oh, right"
" So...
Tell me what kind of clothes you like and dislike. After that we will start looking for them or rather making them.
Alright?", Teyana asks me with excited, more like squeal.

" I got it."

"Great! So... Where should we start"
She goes to a small shelve next to her desk, which by the way is the only thing in that small plain room next to the desk and two chairs.

Catching me off guard she smashes two really fat more book-like files in front of me.

"Someone please save me."

***

So apparently Teyana didn't bother giving me bags for the big load of clothes we chose.
Instead she gave me a big cardboard box filled with my stuff, which I have to carry right now.

"Thank you, Teyana.
For everything and your help. "

"Don't mention it. It was a pleasure to see you suffer."
A really weird laugh follows after her response.

"This woman.."

"Well, I have other things I need to attend to. Greet your father from me.
Bye. "

She takes a leave.

And I am standing alone in the dark floor again... Where I landed on my face when Isabelle kicked me earlier.
But this time with a horrible migraine.

"By the way... Where is she?"

"I don't know. I don't sense her in that moment."

"I hope she didn't leave without me!"

I drop the box on the floor and stretch my arms a little.

"River, someone is approaching"

"What, where?  How do you sense that?"

"Will you move it, please? I need to get new clothes for me", an unfamiliar female voice says in a really annoying way.

"Why did you take me with you? I have work to do, Ma. "

"Wait.. Is that..."

"James?" I say out loud.

"Huh?" I hear the familiar male voice answer.

I dash forward in the dark to the direction where his voice came from.

"My RESCUE !"

It would be an understatement to say I am still horrified by the old hags squealing of what an honor it is for her to choose and make clothes for me, and let me carry that box on my own while a specific woman named Isabelle did nothing but stare at her phone...
To see that someone I know arrived who obviously does not want to be here makes me so happy.

"I don't have to go through Isabelle's driving skills again"

"James!! Please get me out of here. "