The next day

Beep. Beep. Alison woke up and turned off her alarm. She figured out what to do during the ride home last night. With her earnings from gambling she knew it wouldn't hurt to spend some of it.

Alison was standing online waiting to order. She had to leave a little earlier, knowing that it was usually crowded there. She was next in line and walked up to the cashier waiting for her.

"Hi, welcome to Starbucks".

"Hello. Can I have two $20 gift cards, one $30 gift card, three medium caramel frappe's, and three sausage, cheddar, and egg sandwiches".

The cashier took her name and Alison stepped to the side waiting to be called. If Alison knew anything it was how much people love Starbucks and food if anything. Plus coffee was like a trend and she was sure they drunk it. She planned to approach them one at a time because it would make it easier for them to forgive her separately. But that didn't mean it wouldn't be hard. "Alison!", one of the workers yelled. She took her order and sped off so the food wouldn't get cold and coffee wouldn't melt too fast.

Emily

Emily had a rough morning. She woke up 30 minutes late because she didn't hear her alarm. Then when starting to wash her face she realized there was no hot water, so she had to quickly boil some as she got ready. She knew in order to be on time she couldn't make breakfast so she left her apartment with a granola bar that would barely help her hunger.

Emily made it one minute early with a few drops of sweat on her face. She had to park three blocks away and ran to the building. Out of breath, she dropped her forehead on her desk. Grrrr. Her stomach began to growl and she groaned. She stayed in that position until she heard a knock on the door. She jumped up and tried to act casual, "Come in". Alison entered causing Emily to slouch again.

"Ouch. Not excited to see me?"

"What do you want Alison?"

"Well, I'm here to apologize for yesterday. What I did was rude and inconsiderate".

"Got that right", Emily mumbled to herself.

"I don't expect you to forgive me so easily but I wanted you to hear me out. And this is sort of a sorry gift", placing down the coffee, sandwich, and card on her desk. Emily looked at what Alison placed on front of her. The smell of the sandwich was driving her crazy but she didn't want Alison to get off the hook so easily. "I don't want your gifts", she said looking off to the side. Grrrrrrr. The growl was loud enough for Alison to hear. Emily looked at Alison and saw her trying not to smile.

"It's the least I can do. Plus, it sounds like-"

"Don't say it", Emily interrupted.

Watching Alison hold back laughter almost made her burst out laughing but she held it in.

"Alright. I'll leave it to you and thanks for listening".

Alison started to walk off but turned around to say something else. "Oh! And the card has 30 dollars on it. Don't tell Aria and Spencer, they have 20 on theirs". She made a shushing gesture and walked again. "Thanks", Emily said before she exited. Alison gave a small smile and closed the door. Emily didn't know what to think about Alison. But it wasn't the time to think about it. She picked up the wrapped up sandwich and rushed for her first bite.

Emily, Aria, and Spencer were at their usual spot in the cafeteria with Alison still in the corner with an even bigger group of people.

"So what did you guys say to her?" Aria asked.

"Well… I yelled a little", Spencer said. Both girls laughed. "Of course you did. Typical Spencer", Aria said.

"Oh shush. We both know what you did too. Which was giving her a quick death stare and Aria's infamous eye roll", Spencer said copying Aria's death stare. Emily could barely breathe from laughing so hard. "Shut up. Anyway. What about you Em?", Aria said trying to change the subject. Emily told them what happened and the two girls nearly fell out of their seats from laughing.

"That's not funny. It was embarrassing" Emily said with a pout.

"I would have paid money to see it", Spencer said trying to breathe again.

"Whatever", Emily said taking a quick glance at Alison.

Alison

Alison was enjoying herself at work. Everyone knew her, Hannah liked her even more since they'd met, and the three girls started talking to her again (mostly Emily). Alison knew she had to take better pictures to keep up with the people who've been working there longer. She wasn't trying to be better than anyone, she just wanted to pull her own weight. The last thing she wanted to do was ask for help. As she left her lunch group to go to the restroom, she heard a small moan. She stopped to listen where the sound was coming from. When she found the door she took a peek to see who it was. When she saw the faces she realized it was Noel and Linda. She thought back and remembered Noel was married with kids. Maybe this isn't a bad thing she thought. Alison quietly moved inside the room and closed the door behind her. She moved closer, took a picture, and then dropped a binder to get their attention. They jumped and saw Alison. "Oops", Alison said covering her mouth. They both froze, feeling extremely uncomfortable. "You. Out", she said pointing to Linda. She quickly got off Noel and almost sprinted out of the room. "Hey there buddy", Alison said walking toward him.

Authors note

I'm going to try to update faster. I usually do once every 10 days but I want to do once a week. Thanks for reading! Thoughts/Comments are appreciated.