""Emma! You coming?"
I slowly flutter my eyes open and focus them on the alarm clock across the room. It's too early on a Saturday for Maddie to be yelling. I shut my eyes and nuzzle my head against the pillow. Ten more minutes.
"Hello!!! Wakey wakey..."
I yawn and stretch lazily in my bed. Soreness from moving shop boxes lingers in my arms, and I wince slightly from the pain. Not only am I exhausted from a lack of sleep, but now I'm sore. Great.
I push back the covers and sit on the edge of the bed, rubbing my eyes tiredly with my hands. I can feel the flakey mascara on my cheeks, and I instantly regret not taking my makeup off the night before. Had I of known that Kyle would be bugging me, I would have just stayed up and watched television with Maddie and Jake. I'd been up half the night anyway mulling over how easily he'd gotten my phone number. I guess money does buy you whatever you want.
"Emma!" Maddie yells out from the other side of the door. The knob turns, and she sticks her cheery face in through the doorway. "Are you just now getting out bed?" she asks after a minute, disappointment radiating across her face.
"Yes, I overslept."
"Do you want me to wait for you?"
"No, go ahead."
"You sure?"
"Yea...I'm probably just fixing to roll right back over and go back to bed."
"Didn't sleep too well?"
"Nope." I sigh and shift my body toward the doorway. "Do you have your cell phone just in case I need to get ahold of you?"
"Yea."
"Is it on?"
"Yes."
"Good. You still planning on heading into Knoxville?"
"Yea, but I may run by Anne's Boutique before I head to The Fresh Market. I wanted to see what all they have as far as clothing and designs. I thought maybe we could put some of her clothes in the shop?"
"Sounds fine to me." I stand from the bed and slowly make my way across the room. Unfortunately my arms aren't the only things that are sore. I reach for my..." http://wattpad.com/story/1737175
