Wait for me to come Home

Chapter 10

Jennie called in sick the next day. Her stomach was aching slightly from the peanut butter, and it was Monday so she could hardly be bothered meeting with business associates this early on in the week. Instead, she'd catch up on some unfinished paperwork from the comfort of her own office. After she'd made one stop of course.

First things first, Jennie messaged Lisa. Even though she would already be on her way to work, if not already at work, Jennie still wanted Lisa to know that she was thinking about her.

Have a good first day back at work, Sergeant. I hope everything goes smoothly. I'll see you tonight x

Jennie went to shower and get ready. The earlier she got to the shop, the more time she would have before Lisa finished work. She dressed quickly and met her driver downstairs, giving him directions to the shop she'd found last night.

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The bell above the door rang as Jennie opened the door, announcing her arrival. Walking through the shelves of cameras and photography equipment, Jennie made her way towards the counter. A bored looking guy stood behind the counter, scrolling through his phone. Jennie cleared her throat when the guy didn't acknowledge her. He sighed, looking up from his phone.

"Can I help you?" he asked in a monotonous voice. Jennie raised an eyebrow at his tone, looking at him with disdain. Reaching into her bag, she brought out Lisa's camera and placed it gently on the counter.

"I'm looking for parts for this model," Jennie told him, crossing her arms as she stared at him.

"Polaroid cameras are in that direction," he pointed to Jennie's left.

"Great, so do you have any parts for this model?" Jennie asked, growing impatient by his attitude.

Sighing, the guy straightened up, looking at Jennie with an annoyed look on his face. "Look, that cameras ancient, you'd be better off buying a new one," he told her, before turning his attention back to his phone.

Jennie banged one hand down on the counter, making the guy jump. He looked up at her in shock, his phone falling out of his hands and onto the counter. "You listen. If I wanted a new camera I'd buy one," Jennie snapped, her face like stone. "So how about you do your job and help me instead of playing on your phone?"

The guy gave Jennie a sullen look, disappearing out the back and reappearing a few minutes later with a few broken cameras. "These are the same model, they don't work but if you take them apart you can reuse the parts that work," he muttered.

"Great, how much?" Jennie asked, pulling her purse out of her bag.

She left a few minutes later, the bell ringing as she walked out and slide into the back seat of her waiting car. She smiled to herself, happy that she'd been able to get parts for Lisa's camera and a packet of polaroids for the camera. Now, she just hoped she could get it to work again.

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Back at her apartment, Jennie was sat behind her desk, surrounded by unassembled pieces of cameras. There was an open tutorial on the computer screen in front of her, and Jennie stared intently at it whilst she removed the gears from Lisa's camera. Luckily the camera had dried out overnight, so the plastic pieces were salvageable. In front of her was a spread of wires and metal gears.