Chester Bennington - Unusual Neighbor

Professor

The rest of the week was dreadful. Chester and I had a lot of workload because of the university ceremony the next weekend. We barely saw each other during that week and when we did, we were so tired that we basically fell asleep as soon as our heads hit the pillow.

When I woke up alone in bed in the early hour of Saturday morning, I groaned in frustration. I was getting used to sharing my bed with Chester and when he's not there, I feel incomplete, alone, cold even. The only thing that got me out of bed that day was the fact that my work was done, Chester's work was done and that day was the ceremony. It would start around 6 P.M. and I just needed to go there during the morning to make sure everything was properly finished.

I jumped out of bed, dressed up in the first set of clothes that I could find, grabbed something to eat on my way to the university. If I was lucky enough I would be able to see my gorgeous boyfriend.

First things first: the entrance of the university was meticulously cleaned and there was a red carpet on the floor, all the way to the auditorium where the ceremony would be held. White roses were spread through several vases along the way, combined with artificial glittery golden flowers to give it a fancy look. On the door, there were two vintage columns on each side of the main door with similar ornaments and flowers. Basically all the flower arrangements were white and golden, just as the university requested. We added a little touch here and there, which was very well accepted by the people coordinating the ceremony.

On my way to the auditorium, there were still people fixing stuff, but the flowers were in their proper places. I noticed a white piano on the side of the stage and furrowed my brows. I had access to all the plans for the party and I could swear that no piano was there. Shrugging, I walked through the staff and asked if there was anything else I could do for them. Last night, I already overstayed because I offered my help because I really wanted everything to go according to what was planned. If it does, mine and Janice's name would be highly spoken, which is good for her business.

For a couple of hours, I helped the staff preparing whatever was out of place and even helped make the final cleaning to the whole place. 

"Ana?" I heard a familiar voice. I turned around and smiled at Patrick, the headmaster. "Aren't you supposed to be getting ready? Spend hours in a saloon, like women usually do?"

I laughed at his statement.

"I am not that kind of woman," I confessed. "Saloons are really not my thing."

"Oh, I wish my wife could say the same," he chuckled. "Isn't your work done already?"

"Yeah, yeah," I said, cleaning the stairs to the front stage. "I just volunteered to give a hand to the staff."

"We don't pay extra hours," he laughed and I smiled at him. "Have you seen Chester already?"

"No, I've been here the whole morning. Isn't he rehearsing"?

"He is. Do you want to see him before the show?"

I nodded my head.

"I'd love to, but I know he is nervous. He needs to stay focused," I said, finishing my work.

"Well, then, you should get something to eat and get ready. The next hours will fly away."

Without any more conversations, I said goodbye and walked out of the university, back home. I grabbed some food on my way and got into the shower. When I dried my hair, I used my curling iron to make curls and pinned them up to let them cool down and set while I put on makeup. I used a bright silver eyeshadow to match my accessories and a thin black line on my eyes. I couldn't go out with putting on some mascara, concealer, and blush. I'm no expert, and it did take me a while to put everything together, but once I was finished, I was satisfied with the outcome.