Forest's Secrets (Book one): The Woman

Living quarters

A/N: attached picture is not Holly, just giving an idea of her outfit 

[Holly's POV]

*Beep beep beep beep* the annoying sound rings through my ears and i let out an irritated groan. rolling over i grab my phone off of my night stand and turn off my alarm, squinting to see the time through tired eyes *06:15AM*. groaning again i roll out of bed and my feet hit the cold wood floor. i slip my fluffy pink slippers on and shuffle over to the window covered by icy autumn morning frost, i wipe the frost off the window as best as i could and peer out at the bustling city before me, although it's only a quarter after 6 in the morning the city acts as though it's rush hour..That's new york for you "I'm so glad to be leaving here soon" i sigh and close the curtains. shuffling to the foot of my queen size bed i smile to myself and begin petting the black great dane on my pink comforter. his midnight dark fur and mesmerizing yellow eyes shine brightly in the sunlight shining through the window on the opposite side of the room.in between yawns i get out "Good morning....tikky" he looks at me and jumps off my bed wagging his tail as though he were a helicopter making the corners of my mouth lift into a slight smile. I continue shuffling to the bedroom door and turn to the wardrobe to choose my outfit for the day.

sifting through the hangers in my closet i finally decide what i want to wear and put the fabrics  over my arm as i walk out of my bedroom only to stop again right outside the door on the opposite side of mine, sighing...that room that once was my parents bedroom only brings me sadness now. on the day of my 18th birthday my parents got into a car accident, both died on impact. next week is my 19th birthday, although it's been nearly a year since their deaths it still feels like it was yesterday...but...I smile slightly to myself, me turning 19 means that i'm now ready to move out of new york to alaska, a long way away and a huge move but a move my best friend and I have been planning since we were 5 years old.

turning down the hall i pass the bathroom that is on my right and go straight to the living room, the large black sectional couch on the back wall, reading nook built into the curved bay window with cushions that sit just above the book shelves built into the base of where you sit to the left of it; at the end of the sectional closest to me sat a small white table with coasters for drinks set scattered on top, just below that table laid tikky in his big  black beg with gold lettering at the front reading 'Tikky'. smiling at the sight of my dog sleeping contently i tossed my clothes over the arm of the couch and turned to the left of the living room to the kitchen, walking past the large island/bar in the center of the room just slightly to the left of the reading nook if you were to look straight into the room from the hall i had just been through. once i reached the large double door; stainless steel fridge i opened it and grabbed two eggs and milk from the right door, i close the door and walk to the right of the fridge to the stove top and set the milk and eggs next to it. walking to the walk-in pantry on the far right wall of the kitchen i open it and grab the sugar. when i turn around there stands the giant great dane wagging his tail as if he's taking out a small army behind him and to either side of him, he has a huge smile on his face and stares at something behind me in the pantry, following his gaze i see the bag of his food "Oh sorry buddy i almost forgot" i say as i lean down and grab a bowl of food for him and set it down. seeing him happily scarfing down his food i turn back to the stove and continue my french toast.

After taking my time eating my breakfast another alarm goes off on my phone, disabling it i look at the time *8:00AM* my shift starts in half an hour and i live 20 minutes away... cursing to myself i stand up from the island i was sitting at and hurriedly put my dishes in the dish washer to be washed later. I jog over to the couch and grab my clothes and head back down the hall but instead of going to the room to the right of the end of the hall i turn to the left just before the two rooms at the end and close the door quickly getting into the shower.

Once im done with my shower i put on my dark high waisted skinny jeans that accent my curves, Dark grey crop top with the words 'wanted' on it and my black and white converse. looking at my wet hair i frown..i don't have time to blow dry it... I quickly exit the bathroom and jog to the front door. waving to tikky and grabbing my purse and phone i exit my apartment and lock the door behind me. Turning down the hall I jog to the elevator just in time to stop it from closing, looking to my left i see an old woman with sunglasses and a walking stick for the blind...but it wasn't just any walking stick...at the top of the stick there was a snake pattern, almost like Jafar's staff in aladin i think to myself. AWESOME.