Waking up in a house that you don't have to share with people who don't like you is glorious. I smell something cooking from the kitchen and sit up on the couch.
Tanika is standing in the kitchen in front of the stove and is flipping something that looks like a pancake. The smell starts to become familiar and I realize that it is pancakes that she's cooking.
I stand up and waver for a bit before taking the few steps that are needed to get to the front bench.
I sit on a stool and Tani flips a pancake in the pan. "Don't touch them" she says without looking at me and I pull my hand back.
"They smell so goooood" I whine and she puts the pancake onto the pile. "Well you'll have to wait until everyone gets here" she says and I raise an eyebrow. "Everyone?" I ask and she nods.
"I invited the others over for breakfast in our brand new house" she says and smiles. I stand up and push myself away from the table. I look at Tanika. She's dressed and her red hair is dripping from a shower.
"Oh god!" I say and look at my self in the mirror that hangs in the hallway. My hair is sticking up on all ends and I have giant bags under my eyes.
I run into the living room and see that Tanika has cleaned up the popcorn bowel and chocolate wrappers from last night. I grab the pillow and the doona from the couch and race down the hall.
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I step out of the shower and wrap a towel around myself. I walk through the door and into my room. It's a three bedroom house with two bathrooms. One Tanika and the guests use and my ènsuite.
I walk to my wardrobe and pull out the only other dress that I have. It's silver and has rhinestones dotting the top of the bodice and then it poofs out at my hips.
Tani was wearing a dress under her apron so why can't I? I slip it on and walk back into the bathroom and brush my hair. I brush it to the side so it's out of my face but still looks nice.
The door bell rings and I don't bother with shoes. I just spray some perfume and run down the hall into the arms of the first person I lay eyes on.
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"A toast" Ty says and raises his glass "To Tanika and Iris and to a new beginning". Everyone cheers and we raises our glasses.
I take a sip of my lemonade and grab my fork and knife before cutting into my pancakes. To a new beginning.
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