Chapter 4: The Walk
Will shut the consoler's office door shut and rolled her eyes.
Man, she annoying. I want to go home right now. All I want to see is a nice green tea and fuzzy bunny slippers.
Will walked past the lady at the desk, gave a nod "Good bye", and left the room. Will walked down two flights of stairs and slipped out the front door. Will pulled her coat closer to her body as a gust of wind circled around her jeans. Will slowly walked toward her apartment, which was a few blocks away.
Its sooo cold, but now I feel a little warmer. Miss Simpson's office is colder than outside and its snowing! Whatever. Wonder what Taranee's doing. She said she was gonna take the night off. She has been doing that a lot lately. She better stop or we're gonna be broke. She's too worried about me and the others. Mostly, Irma. Irma's always staying home and she always seems to leave the place a mess.
Will passed by Hay Lin's bookshop and stopped in front of the big window. Will peered inside and saw the place was dark.
Hay Lin must have left early today. I'll see her when she gets home.
Will stepped back and began to walk when something in the window caught her eye. Her reflection. Will gawked at it. Her reflection showed Will, but looking stronger and more confident. Fire blazed in the reflection's eyes. The reflection had a familiar look to it. Will scanned the reflection body and face.
Damn. That looks like the old me. Well, the old guardian me. I don't even know what the guardian in me looks like anymore.
Will felt something vibrating in her jean pocket. It was her cell phone. Will grabbed it out of her pocket and looked at the screen. TARANEE flashed on it in big black digital letters. Will flipped it open and put it to her ear.
"Hey, it's Taranee," said the voice on the other side.
"Hey! What up!" Will said, happy to hear Taranee's voice.
"Fine. You need to get home quick. Irma's passed out again, there's water everywhere, Hay Lin and Cornelia's not home yet, and I think Irma threw up. Oh god I need help."
"Taranee, calm down, I'll get home soon."
Will heard in the back round, a door slam and Hay Lin's voice yell, "Hey! Where's my best girlfriends!" Then came Taranee's voice, "Hey Hay Lin!"
"Hey, is Cornelia with her?" asked Will.
"No," said Taranee.
"Oh great, now we don't have Cornelia with us. Ok, Ok. I'll be there in like 10 minutes," Will sighed.
"Ok, great. See ya!" Taranee said, sounding relieved.
"Bye," Will said.
Will flipped her phone off and stuffed it in her pants pocket. She took one last look at her reflection in the window and began walking away. Ready to mop up an apartment.