The sun shone brightly through the magenta curtains in the morning, giving the large room a lovely tinted glow that seemed other-worldly. Seagulls called outside for her to wake from her long nap, or maybe it was her alarm clock. Rising from her sleep, she rubbed her eyes tiredly and stretched slowly. Coming to her senses she turned her head to look outside, but was burdened with the short height she has always had. Throwing off the curtains and sitting up on her knees she shoved the window open to either side, allowing the fresh ocean breeze wake her eyes and body. The clock read 6:00 AM and somewhere a
soft female voice beckoned her noisily from someplace in her sub consciousness, startling her and causing her to fall backwards and on to the softly carpeted floor. Luckily she lived alone in the apartment so no one heard the racket, and she rubbed her head in confusion of who...
After reluctantly getting dressed and freshened up she grabbed her keys, wallet, and phone and headed out into the world.
Making sure to lock her apartment door behind her she slowly made her way down the steps to the parking lot, that was shared by all of the apartment building's residents; which included an owned spot for the car that she would never have. Besides, a nice walk through town always felt nice, what with the ocean's calming influence drifting through silently.
A few dragonflies fluttered past her as she made her way to work. She smiled at them and quietly said hello to them, as if they would listen and greet her in return. Her ignorant co-workers and customers almost never greeted her with respect unless required, especially the co-workers. Except for one.
"Hey!" A voice shouted at her. She knew the voice meant her, for after a while the one voice that ever greets you properly seems to stick in your memory somewhere. She quickly turned and was blinded by her friend's hair flying in her face in a soft embrace.
"Oh, hi Olette." She pried the shy girl from her and smiled weakly. Olette giggled and strided to the open/close sign that hung on the nearby window. The way the sign hing there made it seem as if it hated its job to maximum capacity. Or maybe that has her nerves getting the best of reality again. Olette spun around to face her once again.
"Alrighty. Let's start another busy day!" Olette smiled with full confidence and she envied her. She only wished that she had chosen a different town to hide in. She loved Twilight Town, but too much emotional history resided there that sometimes the memories were so overwhelming. She just wanted to burst into tears, but she stopped herself. The last time she cried was so long ago. When...
"Remea?" Olette wiggled her fingers in front of her face, snapping her back to reality.
"Yeah? Yeah, ready." Remea said unsurely, and carefully tied her green apron around her waist.