Gary came back downstairs to sit back down with the guys and rub the back of his head as if in thought.
"I wonder if she hates me" said Gary.
"Relax, mate, you haven't been home in a while, she probably does miss you but she doesn't know how to express it" said John.
"Tough love?" said Gary.
"I suppose. Give her some time, it's only been two days. You'll be here for a while so you've got plenty of time to catch up" said John.
"You're right, this beer is making me have mood swings" said Gary popping open a new bottle of beer.
"Ya better wash down those mood swings then" said John laughing.
"Roger, Captain" said Gary.
With the three of them drinking through the evening, night rolled around and Shiva was finally able to access the bathroom without interruptions. Quickly running into it and locking the door behind her, she was quick to grab the alcohol and a dry rag to lightly pat the now healing wound. Biting her lower lip to take her mind off of it, she would have to let it heal on its own within the next few days. Making sure to bury the rags deep in the hamper full of dirty clothes, she quietly slipped out of the bathroom and went to check on her brother downstairs. The three of them seemed to have knocked out and were spread across the living room. Sneaking into the kitchen to prepare a snack once again, in the corner of her eye she could see a plate with an already made cheese and ham sand which. Making her way over to it, she went ahead and ate it. Trying to keep quiet once she finished it, she left the plate where it was and tried to sneak out of the kitchen without waking any of them up. Passing through over to the living room, Simon had appeared out of no where to stand in front of her. Startled by his sudden appearance, she tried to step back and avoid him but ended up missing her step as she began to fall backwards. Quick to react, Simon caught her hand and pulled her up to him.
"You alright there?" he asked.
"Yes, I'm fine" said Shiva.
Peering at her head, he could see the wound that had already been cleaned out and attended.
"You should've told me you got hurt" said Simon.
"It's nothing I couldn't deal with" said Shiva.
"I wanted to apologize for the incident. I hope you're not upset with me" said Simon.
"No, I'm not..." said Shiva slowly pushing her way out of his grasp.
"I hope the sand which was enough of an apology though" said Simon.
"Thank you...sorry to have bothered you about it" said Shiva.
"A bother? You think you're bothering me? I think I'm bothering you" said Simon trying to hold back a laugh.
Shiva looked away to avoid responding to him. Walking back over to the couch to lay down, he figured she was still a little shy around them.
"Thanks for the snack...and tell my brother I'm fine when he wakes up" said Shiva.
"Will do, miss" said Simon.
Shiva made her way back upstairs and went straight to her laptop. Checking her Glitz profile she saw several unread messages and they were all from Emily.
"I added you as a friend! Accept so we could start posting stuff to each other!".
"OMG! Beach House is on! GO WATCH IT NOW!".
"Jeffrey is the hottest guy there! I wish I had a guy like him".
Leaving them be, all she did was accept the friend request from Emily and then go to bed to sleep. Thinking about going out with Emily tomorrow made her a little nervous, she would have to decide if she was really going to go with her. Slowly drifting off to sleep, she would wake up early in the morning in time to take a shower, eat and get ready for school.
Upon waking up, the first thing she did was take a shower, get ready and go downstairs to get something to eat. Gary and John were moaning and groaning from the hang over they had after drinking so much last night. Simon seemed to be the only one who was sober and in the kitchen trying to find something to eat. Entering the kitchen, Shiva pulled out some break along with cheese and ham to make herself another sand which.
"Sorry there isn't much to eat...I mostly eat at school so I don't really buy many groceries" said Shiva.
"All you eat is ham and cheese sand whiches?" said Simon.
"Some what...there's some microwavable stuff in the freezer but I don't know how long it's been in there" said Shiva.
"I'll take up that challenge" said Simon.
"Good luck" said Shiva taking her sand which with her as she was getting ready to leave the house.
"Shiva~ Hey...let me drive you to school..." said Gary.
"Not in the condition you're in, brother..." said Shiva leaving the house.
Today felt like it was going to be a good day, at least after school it would be. The usual routine commenced up until after school which was when she met up with Emily outside of the gates and walked home with her. Along the way they discussed where they would go and what they would do.
"So, tomorrow there will be a sale in the Glarie Mall so I was thinking we should go and get you some clothes" said Emily.
"What will I get though?" said Shiva.
"We'll pick something that suits your style" said Emily.
"My style?" asked Shiva.
"Yeah! Something that described you, something that shows your persona" said Emily.
"Alright..." said Shiva.
Entering Shiva's house, they went straight for her room to chat.
"So did you get my messages on Glitz?" asked Emily.
"Yeah, but didn't know what to say" said Shiva.
"You know you should really watch Beach House tonight! I'll message you when it's on!" said Emily.
"Sure" said Shiva.
"So, the three guys from yesterday were your brother and his friends?" asked Emily.
"Yeah, they're in the military so I guess they work with each other. I don't really know much about his work or friends" said Shiva.
"That must be cool to have a brother in the military. Not to mention, his friends are kinda cute! I'd like me a strong handsome guy as a boyfriend" said Emily.
"They're much older than us though..." said Shiva.
"Age doesn't matter when it comes to love, you must understand this!' said Emily.
"Right..."said Shiva.
"Hey next time you should come over to my house and I'll doll you up" said Emily.
"Sure. Tomorrow should be fine, maybe in the morning?" said Shiva.
"Yeah! Plus we need to go shopping anyway. I should get home and prepare for tomorrow" said Emily.
"Alright, see ya tomorrow then" said Shiva.
Emily left the house and Shiva went downstairs to check on the trio. They weren't there and she felt free to do what she wanted. There were still beer bottles on the floor from the previous night and she began to pick them up and toss them away. Wondering where exactly they were, she went ahead and turned on the tv to see what was on.
Flicking through all the channels, there was one that caught her attention, and it so happened to be "Beach House". The cameras were rolling and there were several attractive men on the television browsing around town and eye balling all the girls in skimpy outfits and occasionally flirting with them. It was supposed to be live television and in the background some of the fan girls could be seen screaming for their attention but would get ignored as they continued to roll the tape. Not exactly finding any interest in it, the trio came home just in time.
"Sis, I didn't know you were into those types of shows" said Gary.
"I'm not...Emily told me all the girls at school watched this" said Shiva.
"Your big brother should audition, he's got all the girls running for their clothes" said Gary flexing.
"I just think they're plain jerks. They're only interested in girls with big breasts that wear skimpy clothing" said Shiva.
"Your brother is only trying to feel young, girls your age won't be interested in such an old man" said John laughing.
"Oi mate, that hurts" said Gary.
Standing up from where she was sitting, Shiva went straight for her room to check her Glitz and obviously more messages from Emily. Setting up the time when they were going to go shopping and where they were going to meet up. Planning this over messages, it was time for Shiva to go to sleep so she could wake up early in the morning.