"What do you mean you can't get it here?" Lilli practically yelled at Parker, the man she had deemed in charge of getting the food, but obviously because of his stupidity he couldn't do it.
"It's not my fault they said it was too short notice and that they couldn't do it!" Parker yelled clinging to his last defense and desperately hoping it worked, it didn't.
"Get out." Lillith said in a low and deadly whisper.
"Lilli, look im sor-"
"Get out of this building NOW!" Lilli screamed, the over whelming stress was causing a bit of a break down in her body for the time being and she couldn't feel anything but the undeniable anger that wanted to flow through her body and rip him apart.
"Okay, sorry, fine." He said, his hand's flying up as he retreated. When he was at the door he looked back, grabbing his coat off the rack. "Im sorry Lilli." He said sincerely, for a second Lillith almost felt bad for yelling, but then she remembered what he had done and any almost feeling bad was gone.
Lillith sat at her desk, her elbow's thumped on the table as her hand's gripped her head and tried to breath, desparetly needing to move past what she was feeling right at the moment. when she could breath without feeling like her heart was thumping out of her chest she sat up, her hand's moving through her hair. She glanced at the clock 12 pm.
"Okay Lilli, we can do this," She said, giving herself a pep talk. "You've done harder thing's before, this is just yet another dinner party, we can do this. You can do this." On account of the adrenaline rushing through her vein's as she believed herself from the pep talk she picked up her phone and dialed the number of the suppliers.
It went through a list of pressing numbers until finally she got to the delivery option's and a man answered it, unlucky for him.
"Hello Caleb Bynum speaking, how may I help you?" He asked through the phone, she could hear he was smiling.
"Hi, My name is Lillith Fresco, I have an order that's supposed to be filled by tomorrow. A mass order of food and drink's." Lilli answered, trying to be as nice as she could.
"Fresco, Fresco, Ahh, here we are Lillith Fresco, yes I see at the Jackson's Community Center." He said, she waited for what she knew was coming. "Im sorry but it's just not possible."
"I wonder if it's possible after most of your customers find out that you couldn't deliver for WWE, a rather infamous brand held high in the heart's of many. When they hear that a bunch of well known wrestling star's went hungry and thirsty because you couldn't find it in you to deliver on time." She said her voice going to a deadly whisper. "I'll tell you what Mr. Bynum, you get me the food here by tomorrow and I wont report this to someone higher up and I won't tell most of your main customer's, but if you don't, by Monday morning you won't have a job there and you won't be getting a job at any of the local and surrounding areas!" She ended in an almost yell, hanging up the phone. Now she knew it would be coming.
Now she had to make posters, she made them and posted one or two on the bed, telling what time they needed to be around, when they would be let in, all that jazz. Lucky for her the Community Center had a fence, therefore it gave her less to worry about. Now she called some friends, she needed security.
"Hello?" Asked the burly voice she recognized as Tomison.
"Hey buddy, I need a favor, you free tomorrow?"
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The state of thing's had improved by 5, the refreshments would be here the next morning, all the worker's who were coming would be here same time at around 7, we'd set up, refreshment's get here at 8, continue setting up, all the wrestler's here by 10, then just 3 hours later we'd be working on keeping everyone in line as they mingled with the wrestlers.
'Ring, ring ring' Her cell phone sang from the pocket of her pant's. She pulled it out, it vibrated in her hand, the id of who it was spelled out on the screen, she smiled as she saw it was Sarah.
"Yes?" She said after pressing send, her voice had a sing song happy ring to it.
"Are you still at work?" She answered with a question.
"Depend's, are you gonna give me a lecture?" Lilli laughed a little.
"Girl, when are you gonna stop working?" Sarah answered.
"Sarah, you know better than to ask me that, beside's I didn't even tell you if I was working, I could be at home watching Ice Age with Neeko right now." Lillith said, smiling even though Sarah couldn't see it.
"Really where's the sound?" She countered.
"Alright, you caught me." Lillith laughed. "Now what do you want?"
"I want you to stop working."
"Not happening." Again the sing song happy voice.
"Well, what do you have left to do?" She asked.
"Get a sound system." She answered quickly.
"Come outside." Sarah instructed.
"What?" Lilli asked confusedly, glancing at the door.
"Come. Outside." She repeated, slowly this time, as though making fun of Lilli.
"Why?" Lilli asked, glancing at the door a second time, this time more worriedly.
"Because I said so! Geeze, whats with the 20 question's, just get your butt up and come outside!" She laughed and hung up, Lilly cautiously stood up and inched her way to the door. This was like a scary movie for her, now if only the scary music would come on. She stepped outside and to her surprise Sarah sat in a blue ford truck, it's trunk facing her, Sarah leaning out the window, an unknown man driving, and a lot of electrical equipment sat in the bed of the truck.
"Voila!" Sarah said laughing, she opened the door and got out, soon after her the man.
"What is it?" She asked.
"Its a stereo system with surround sound and all that, and i've even got a dj!" She said excitedly.
"Wow." Lilli said without much enthusiasm still kind of blown away.
"Yea wow, hey Joe, get your butt over here!" She called laughing, very giddily, Lilli noted absentmindedly. The man made his way around the truck and stood beside Sarah. "Lillith, meet Joe, he's my boyfriend, the one you've been asking about for week's, but haven't ever met, and Joe meet Lilli, my best friend."
"Pleasure to meet you Lillith." He said smiling. Lilli mustered up a smile, this was too much to take in all at one time.
"Don't be offended, she's just speechless, I think we pushed it on too fast." Sarah said laughing, her arm wrapped around Joe's.
"Yea, a just a little bit." Lilli finally answered.
"Sorry." Sarah said with a little bit of a puppy dog face, then she laughed. "But we are here to help so no worries now right!"
Sarah bolted inside, she walked to her desk and grabbed the key's.
"Here Joe, could you unload the stuff then lock up when you leave, just give me my key's tomorrow im gonna catch a ride with Lilli, she needs to go relax." Sarah said when she came out, she tossed the key's to Joe who caught them easily.
"Wha- No, I can't leave, I have so much to do like putting poster's up, getting ready, picking out what im going to wear tomorrow!" Lilli complained desperately, trying to avoid leaving work.
"Lilli you always were a work-a-holic." Sarah said pulling Lilli to her car, when they arrived she called back to Joe. "Could ya put the poster's up to? Thanks!" Then hopped in the car. "Kay Lilli all taken care of, get in." She said easily like it was nothing staring out the front door.
"Sara-"
"No, get in." She said, this time her voice stern. Reluctantly Lilli stepped into the car, slowly, once she was in and the key was in the ignition Sarah smiled.
"See was that hard?" She said laughing, Lilli opened her mouth to answer and Sarah interrupted. "Don't answer that."
Lilli started the car and backed out of the parking spot, a fretful look on her face, once they were in the exit, waiting for car's to pass Lilli finally spoke.
"Im taking you home." Was all she said.
"What? No!" She started to complain.
"Yes, Sarah I can't go out and party, I can't feel and look like crap for tomorrow understood. I have to be awake, this is my chance to impress the boss." She said without smiling, finally the car's passed and she turned left, pulling out into the little traffic that was there.
"But-" Sarah started.
"But nothing." Lilli interrupted. "Soon, I promise soon we will go party again."
Sarah said nothing but sighed and shook her head, glaring out her window her face scrunched up and tight.
"What?" Lilli snapped. "What is wrong?"
"What's wrong? Your asking what's wrong?" Sarah replied a mix between disbelief and imminent anger. "What's wrong is ever since Ashley passed away you act like you can't have fun! You act like your responsible and your making fun, everything, your dream's, your life, you gave it up when she died." Lilli's fist's tightened on the steering wheel to the point her knuckles were turning white. Sarah had went down the wrong path, she had said the wrong thing and she knew it too.
The rest of the ride to Sarah's house was dead silent, when they finally pulled into the driveway Lilli got out with Sarah, staring at her over the top of the hood the car still running just in park.
"Look im sorry Lilli, I didn't mean to do that to you, it was just accidental." Sarah started but she slowly stopped by the look on Lillith's face.
"Your not sorry, you meant every word. You listen up and listen up good, I am changed, you think that something like what happened to Ashley wouldn't change me? What are you thinking?" She snarled. "You think im supposed to just bounce back like everything's squeaky clean, perfect, go on living happy as I had before?" She shook her head. "You know Sarah sometimes I really wonder why the hell I even trust you, honestly, you say some pretty stupid things for someone who has a degree in psychology. Lilli snapped, she got into the car, the window's still rolled down, she leaned over getting ready to yell out, then on second thought she pulled back, put the car in reverse and backed out of the driveway leaving Sarah with a fallen face.
Lilli was driving way to fast, she was angry driving really, just trying to blow some steam off. She pulled up to her apartment and got out, locking the doors and jogging up the step's, practically stomping instead. She got to the door and slammed the key into the knob.
"Are you okay?" A small voice asked, she glanced over, a little girl stood, one finger near her mouth with the thumb stuck out poised ready to re enter her mouth. Her other hand was wrapped tightly around a doll she carried rather football style.
The girl caused Lilli's anger to subside and she returned to normal, feeling bad for her previous action's, they were stupid.
"Yea, im okay, thanks for asking." She said, her voice remorseful.
"Are you sure?"
"Yea, just had an angry fit." She answered.
"Ohh," The little girl said.
"Bailey, come back here!" A woman called coming up behind, she looked young. "Sorry," She said apologizing.
"Oh it's okay, she was no problem, she's really adorable." Answered Lilli, giving the young woman a smile that was worth a million bucks. The woman smiled, they started to walk away, but the little girl turned back and waved, Lilli returned the wave.
She finally unlocked the door and stepped inside, leaning against the door, her head slightly banging on it in a wave of exhaustion. The young girl had given her a lot to think about without even doing anything. She quickly busied herself cleaning her messy apartment.
