♤CHAPTER TWO

-a d d a n n a-

I woke up friday morning in an unusual buzz and excitement that I haven't felt in........well never. Something new had come over me and I was wondering if it was enthusiasm or nervousness from the fact that I agreed to Cia and Justin to make an appearance at the annual christmas party hosted by the hotel I worked.

It had been a little over two weeks and we were fast approaching the date of the party. As expected I was one of the first volunteers to work on thanksgiving, both morning and evening shift. I didn't mind because I needed the extra cash to put in my savings and my co-workers deserved to stay home with their families and since I didn't have anyone waiting for me at home I was more than happy to work.

It was my first christmas alone and I wanted it to be a memorable one that I set the tone for.

After much internal battle, I got out of bed with renewed consciousness and walked towards my bathroom which was neatly organised in a lime green theme. It had a small bath tub, a face basin, toilet bowl and enough space to vomfortably move around. It was acceptable condition and far better than what I could have been forced to handle. To say I was grateful was an understatement.

After brushing my teeth, gorgling with listerine and washing my face, I sat on the toilet bowl to do my daily routine as I grabbed my phone from the toiletry basket I fixed on top of the toilet tank. As I was releasing my bodily waste, I busied myself to see if I had gotten any messages from any of my bosses or my co-workers. I also checked my instagram account to see if my parents had left any messages on any of my social media accounts and just like every other day, no one remembers me.

As soon as I got up from the toilet seat I stepped into the shower and gaged the temperature as hit as my skin could handle. As the hot waternbeat on my back I just felt somewhat better as the burn of the water somehow distracted me from the burn inside my heart. I finally came to realization that I was indeed a lonely person and I literally had no one.

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I heard my alarm go off and I immediately knew that I was spending a little too much time in the shower. I quickly washed out the remaining shampoo from my hair and took a quick spin under the shower just to ensure that I was completely rid of soap. I quickly dried myself and headed towards the kitchen where I turned on the coffee maker and reached into the refrigerator for a bowl of left over steamed vegetable that I prepared two nights before and I popped it into the microwave to re-heat.

I poured out my coffee and began to drink while waiting on my steam veggie to heat. After about another five minutes I quickly took two slices of bread from my food cupboard and made a veggie sandwich placed it in a dish and packed it in my handbag and then ran to the closet to put on my suit for that day.

I was already late and it was thanks to heaven that I am always a pre-prepared type of person. Every weekend I would prepare my clothes for every day of the week in advance so in case I should fall back late one morning then I wont be too off course.

I quickly took my keys from the entertainment stand which was right in front of my bed and grabbed my handbag while brushing my hair and tieing it into a pony tail with my black hair band.

My work place was walking distance from my apartment so I quickly locked the door and ran out the front entrance up the walk way towards the hotel.

When I reached at the front desk I was just in time to release the receptionist that worked the other shift.

"I was actually getting worried when I didn't see you half an hour ago because I know that you don't normally get here late" Alane said to me. She was packing up her bags and signing out her shift so that I could sign in. She was alot like me and I think that this was the first time she made an attempt to hold a conversation with me. She was always with drawn and quiet like myself.

"I had a really long and unnecessary shower this morning. I was overthinking my agreement to go to the christmas party," I told her truthfully.

"No need to get so worked out Suga, it's gonna be great!" She exclaimed. Alane was from texas and most times when she spoke you could hear the texas accent and grammar coming on strongly.

"Thanks Alane, I just wish I had friends so I could have some expert opinions on what I should wear" I mumbled more to myself and crossed my fingers that no one else heard my desperation.

There was no remark from anyone about the comment I had just made so I settled with the thought that no one had heard me.

Alane had signed out and did all the preparations required before she left the premises and brought to my attention the guests who checked in or made reservations.

When Alane was finished and was about to leave through the large glass based double doors at the entrance, she slightly turned to be and smiled.

"Have a great day Addanna and I am happy to fill in as that friend you need anytime if the position is still vacant"

I was beyond mortified that she had heard me speak about me and my lonesomeness. It was also surprising enough that she wanted to actually be my friend. I mean she could have ignored what I said and continue to pretend as if she hadn't heard and no one would have been the wiser.

But she actually expressed real interest in being my friend and though it may seem naive and immature to some, I felt like letting out a squeal because I now had my first potential friend.

And they all know nothing about my life so it wasn't as if there was any ulterior motive that I could think of and even if there was, the only thing I had to offer was my pay cheque and savings for the past year or my body parts so they could auction it on the black market.

Yeah, I know that thought escalated real quick but it was just reality. I literally had nothing except my personality and physical appearance which wasn't much to me. But regardless of all those facts, I now had a friend. Well, potential.....

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Hellliiioooooo its meeeee!!! Okaiii my lovelitas tell me, tell me how did this chapter goooo???

Like I know it wasnt much as in no real drama or nothing but I mean she might have a friend and this calls for celebration❗❗❗❗

I mean we need to call down excitement and crowd for this one here. Yes darlings.......I cant wait for all these lil things to play out. I am super excited for this book to be honest.

Stay tunedddds guyssss ANDDDDD

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