Something About Alice Murphy: BOOK 1

P A R T - T H I R T Y

Chapter Thirty; The Finale.
Saturday, 23rd February; 10:45am
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Alice sneezed loudly as she applied her make up, nearly smudging her mascara as she held the wand in her hand. "Oh my god," she mumbled, thanking her lucky stars quietly since she was already running a little behind schedule.

"Hey, where are you going?" The sound of Candice's voice sounded from beside Alice as she walked into the bathroom, holding a steaming cup of coffee in her hands. She was dressed in sweatpants and a baggy shirt, her hair up and still a little messy. "Okay... it seriously annoys me how you manage to make a cold look cute."

"Thanks," Alice laughed, "and I'm going to meet my parents," Alice replied, fanning her eyes briefly before spraying her face with her setting spray. "For brunch." She added, turning to face Candice as she zipped up her make up bag.

"Oh, cool," Candice smiled, "Well I'm gonna go binge watch Grey's anatomy, I'll see you later!" She continued as she turned away, waving her fingers in a lazy wave then turning the corner.

"Bye," Alice cooed lightly, running her fingers through her hair as she looked back at her reflection, then sprayed perfume on her neck. She was dressed in a thick, lime green turtle neck and high waisted beige pants, feeling warm and comfortable as she flicked her hair to lie down her back and tucked it behind her ears... her make up was subtle, with natural tones but she'd deepened her blusher slightly to make her nose seem a little less pink.

Alice's phone vibrated loudly from where it was perched on the counter, and she grabbed it quickly, feeling her heart jump in excitement as she saw Magnus's name on the screen. He'd sent her a message that he was waiting down the road, and Alice smiled as she typed her response back, saying she was on her way...

After grabbing her bag, spare make up and some pocket tissues she left the Eno's property and walked down the for a couple of minutes before she saw Magnus's large intimidating car waiting. She could hear the engine rumbling as she approached, and could almost giggle at how his car seemed to stick out like a sore thumb on this residential road.

The day was bright and crisp again, with a soft breeze that tickled Alice's face and no sign of any rain clouds, that Alice was quietly thankful for. She climbed into the passenger seat and glanced over at Magnus, who was already watching her intently. "Morning," she smiled warmly, seeing his big cream knitted sweater and light blue jeans... his bright red beanie caught her eye and she smiled a little more, liking how he'd put his outfit together.

"Hi," he replied calmly, "Where to?"

"The park," Alice said softly, still watching him with a fond gaze as he put the car into gear and pulled away from the side walk.

"So you're still meeting Jasper?" He asked, flexing his hands on the steering wheel as he tried to hide his annoyance by keeping his voice level. He side glanced her outfit, irritated on how she looked so good meeting someone that wasn't exclusively him.

"Yeah, I mean that's what we agreed to last night," Alice replied, glancing at him and noticing how he was focussing intently on the road.  "About the same time I texted you," she added, looking out the window now as she decided to pretend to be ignorant towards his evident dislike of her plans. "I... read that journal, you know." She murmured, still looking out the window to make it seem like she didn't think it was a big deal. "Veronica had a lot to say." Alice carried on, her name feeling alien on her lips as she tried not to gag as she said it.