The sounds of my alarm clock was echoing across my pale blue bedroom wall. I didn't want to get up but I knew I had to . I knew that we would have a new manager at my job so I had to be there right on time or I would get fired. The café down the street from my small apartment complex was where my presences was needed . Finally getting the courage to shut off the annoying sounds of my travel alarm , I reached over to my nightstand to grab my book that I was reading the night before , The Amityville Horror , and make my way downstairs to my kitchen where the smell of coffee was filling through the air .
" Hey, Valerie you're up . Good morning . I made you some coffee , to get this party started !"said my new brunette roommate that was wearing an oversized blue flannel which complemented her blue eyes and tan skin really well . It was just now 8:00am and she's already screaming , I need this coffee more then anything . Walking towards the kitchen I spotted my blue -jean off the shoulder bag on our couch. Gently pushing my book at the bottom of my bag , I noticed a little note that Jackson , my ex ,gave me yesterday that had an address on it . The thought of just seeing his blue eyes , brown hair , amazing structured jawline walk into my café made me feel warm inside . I didn't bothering reading the note so I just stuffed it back into my bag and looked up at my new roommate.
" Sage ? Are you going to put on some clothes ? Or are you just going to walk around in Hyde's shirt all day long ?" I asked with a smirk on my face while getting up and walking to the kitchen . Hyde has always liked Sage , but Sage never had feelings for him in that way . It hurt me to see how sad Hyde would get every time Sage broke his heart .Hyde was the type of guy that everyone found attractive because of his brown eyes , chestnut brown curly hair , his height of 6'4, his black inked tattoos, and even his sense of style . I will admit his personality isn't that great , he could be rude and cruel sometimes but I think that's what made Sage and Hyde become such great friends .
" Hyde and I are just friends , nothing more . He just gave me his shirt so that I would have something to wear around the house and still be comfy ." I knew I wanted to believe her , but I just got her as a roommate not even a month ago. I needed her to prove her trust to me and so far she hasn't done any good with that section of our friendship. " When is Douglas going to give you his hoodie ? Girl you need it ." She puts her cup of coffee right beside of mine and walked into her white themed bedroom leaving me all alone with one and half cups of coffee .
After finishing my coffee I rushed into my room , to put on my uniform for my job . Which it was really just a white button shirt , black skirt , and a blue tie . The little comment that Sage said about Douglas giving me his hoodie made me think about how full his lips are, how his brown locks of hair laid perfectly messy on top of his head, and how he's so sweet to anyone he mets .I will admit that Douglas and I have a tension going on between us but I don't know if it's friendly or sexual . I would love to have a relationship with him it's just after the whole scene of seeing a girl kiss him while him and I were having fun in the mall I decided that was a sign that we shouldn't end up together and that I had some feelings towards him .
Slipping on my white Vans while walking into the bathroom . I brushed my teeth, put my hair into a messy but cute bun, and put on a little bit of my Coach perfume. After everything was done I took one last look in the mirror , making sure I look pretty decent even though I hate the way the blue tie makes my eyes seem even more grayer then they really are . I needed to hurry up and leave so that the new manager at the café won't fire me on the spot . Making my way back to my bag , I realized that there was an old newspaper that wasn't there before , so I grabbed ahold of it and started walking towards Sage's room seeing if she put it there .
I walked into the room without knocking and she quickly put a book away under her pillow . I couldn't read the title but it looked like Fifty Shades Of Grey , not that I would know.
"Dude , did you put this newspaper on my bag ? I have to get to work soon , So make this answer really simple ." I asked her kindly but strictly.
"Newspaper ?" Sage asked while getting off of her bed and coming closer to examine the newspaper." I don't use these anymore . I don't know where it came from ."
" Nobody else has a key to our apartment do they , besides us ?"
"No one but Hyde has one key , I gave it to him just in-case he needed a place to crash . But let's open it , since it's folded in half . I wonder what's inside."
I gave the mysterious newspaper to Sage , having her deal with all those old politics , sports , and drama alerts that are always inside of them. Now that I think of it that's probably why she stopped reading them . There was so much drama from the Prince in England marring a Princess from Egypt or some made up stuff that young brainwashed citizens would believe .
"Valerie , you have to see this .." she said like someone just scared the hiccups out of her . She held up the paper which was now unfolded there was a picture in the middle of the page with Jackson's face all tapped up , he had ropes tied around his ankles and his hands behind his back . The room he was in was completely dark expect for one light above the camera , there was red writing under the picture saying : if you ever want to see Jackson again , find him before it's to late.
"We have to find him ." We both said at the same time , with the same moods in our voice .
Sadness , worry , and fear .
