𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄(gxg)

Chapter 6

ROSE'S perspective

"Erin she called me a lollygagger." I spoke to my best friend as she moved her way around my kitchen. I had just finished a long day at work and she was the only one I could truly vent to. "She had an attitude the entire day." I finished.

Erin looked to me with an amused smile, she clearly found this funnier than I did."Maybe she had a bad morning. Who knows, try again tomorrow." She shrugged.

My head fell into my hands, "She's lucky if I even go back tomorrow. I swear I've never been so humiliated in my entire life." I mumbled.

All day Ms. Scott ran errands and had meetings while I sat alone in that very dark and depressing office-loft of hers and sorted out work. I did everything from researching clients to making fabric suggestions for her upcoming projects. And when I was done at the end of the day I received nothing but a 'you may go and close the door on the way out'. There was no feedback, no thank you for your services or anything. I needed the money but I also needed my sanity before I lost it on her bitchy ass. If I made it to the end of the week It'd surely reward myself.

"Give it some time. She'll warm up eventually." Erin sat a bowl of spaghetti down in front of me along with a fork, "Eat up kiddo!"

I chuckled, "Thank you by the way. I feel like a terrible guardian for not being able to cook." I smiled up at her before digging my fork into the pasta. For years Erin has been cooking Kai and I meals due the fact that I'm the worst cook on the face of the Earth.

"No problem. That was the one thing from your mom you did inherit." She joked.

I stifled a laugh. The thought of my parents, my mom especially, made my heart sore. It had been months since I've heard any mention of them and their passing six years ago, they've honestly just become small subjects in the back of my mind.

"Geez I'm sorry Rose. I-I didn't mean to bring it up." She touched my arm but I shrugged it off, giving her a reassuring smile.

The thing I hated the most was the sympathy. I appreciated it but it never seemed genuine so I always found it hard to accept from anybody. I felt that unless your parents have died and left your younger brother for you to raise than you're not sorry. In fact you're probably happy you're not in my position.

The sorries meant nothing. At the end of the day they're still dead.

My phone vibrated against the counter, snapping me out of my thoughts, as it showed a new alert. I hadn't looked at my phone all day due to my work keeping me busy, so I was shocked when I saw who the alert was from.

Emily.
Bad day at the office?

I chewed my lip. Oh Emily, you don't even know the half of it. I began typing as I could feel Erin watching me.

"Is that the Emily chick?" She questioned.

I nodded before pressing send and turning my phone off. "She was just asking how my day went."

Erin made a gagging noise. "I still can't believe you let Kai talk you into that mess."

"I agree, but we have a date later on this week so hopefully I'll be done with the whole dating app ordeal."

She looked at me with squinted eyes. "Do I need to come with? Just in case she's a little shady."

I laughed, sticking my fork into the pasta before I took a large bite. "Erin I'll be fine. She hasn't shown any psychopath characteristics so far so how bad could it be?"

She hummed." Y'know, psychopaths have higher IQ's compared to normal people. She could be playing you." She crossed her arms. It was obvious she wasn't fond of the anonymous dating site and honestly I didn't blame her. It was very sketchy.