"You check in everyday at two. Ask them the standard questions and try to get them to open up to you. Since you're new we only gave you one to start with. After you get used to the way things go we will give you a couple more. Also don't expect much to come out your first couple days. Alright Ms. Vause I'd like you to meet…"
Friday was finally here and Piper was excited. Not only because the party was tomorrow but also she didn't another incident in school. Piper and Polly planned on going shopping for costumes after Piper dropped off her brother Cal at home. Then from there she would stay the weekend at Pols so they could go to the Halloween party.
Polly told her own parents that they would be out trick or treating that night with some friends. Piper told her parents the same thing knowing full well her father would be calling her later on in the night to check up on her. Of course, when she shared this information with her parents, her mother wasn't too thrilled with the idea.
"Aren't you a little old to be out gallivanting?" She remembered her mom saying.
"Oh come on Carol let the girl have some fun." Pipers father replied. "Just be careful Piper."
"Thanks and I will daddy."
"Everything is going to work out perfectly" she thought to herself.
"You're going to that Halloween party." Cal states nonchalantly.
Piper was caught off guard by this. "N…No I'm not!"
Cal just sighed. "Pipes you don't have to lie to me. It's the perfect opportunity for you to get out of the house." Piper bit her lower lip. "Don't worry Pipes; your secret is safe with me."
Relieved she looked over at Cal. "Thank you."
Finally at the house Cal jumped out of the car and glanced up at the sky. "Hey I think it's going to rain." Piper looked up through her windshield. The sun was completely hidden behind the dark grey clouds that filled the sky. The trees started to slightly sway back and forth as the wind picked up.
"Shit" she swore to herself. Cal closed the door and waved goodbye before running inside the house. Piper backed out of the drive way and headed towards the shopping mall. On the way there little droplets started to hit her windshield.
"Oh please don't rain. Just wait a little longer!" Unfortunately the rain could not wait. It started pouring. She made it to the shopping mall parking lot and had to park in the back due to all the close spaces being taken. She looked around her backseat for her umbrella.
"Don't tell me I lost it. Shit!" The only thing in her backseat was a grey hoodie she wore that morning. She grabbed the hoodie, slipped it on and threw up the hood over her head. "Okay one, two ….three!" Out the car door she went, slamming it shut and running to the mall. She was just about there when her vision started becoming blurry again.
"Oh no please not again." She thought to herself. This time was different. The cars that should have been there were gone. Replaced with a different objects but she couldn't make out what they were. The black pavement underneath her changed into a dingy white floor.
"What the hell?" She said nervously. She started rubbing her eyes and ended up tripping on the curb and falling into someone. Luckily the stranger was nice enough to catch her. Piper breathing heavy, looked up at the person that she ran into. She was relieved to actually see the person which prompt her to look around the parking lot noticing the cars were back where they were and the pavement was back to normal. Her sight was back to normal.
"I hear that first step is a doozy"
Piper looked back at the stranger actually noticing them. A tall raven haired woman with black rimmed glasses, winged out black eye liner and what looked like a tribal tattoo that wrapped around her right forearm. "I'm so sorry. Something got in my eyes and I couldn't see." She lied. "Thank you for catching me."
The woman shrugged. "At least I got to do my good deed for the day." The woman turned her gaze back to the parking lot.
"You lost?" Piper wondered.
The woman smiled. "No, I'm waiting for someone."
"I'm sure its nicer and warmer inside."
"Thanks but I'll just wait here."
"Well you know what they say." Piper said as she threw the hood off her head. "Good things come to those who wait."
The woman turned her gaze back to Piper and smiled. "But only the things left by those who hustle."
Piper gazed back into the woman's beautiful green eyes. "Who is this woman?" Piper thought to herself.
"Alex!" Another woman ran up and tightly embraced Alex before giving her a kiss on the cheek. This made Alex quickly avert her gaze from Piper.
"Hey Sylvie, I was wondering when you were going to show up." Alex wrapped her arm around Sylvie and they walked together inside. "What a strange vibe I got from that girl." Alex thought to herself.
Piper watched the couple walk away. Hearing her phone go off, she quickly pulled it out of her purse and answered it. "Hey Pol''
"Piper where are you? I've been waiting for you inside."
"I'm right outside Pol. I'll be right there." She hung up the phone and made her way inside. The mall was bustling with a lot of people. It was the beginning of the weekend so most of the high school kids would hang out at the mall. She made her way, weaving in and out through the crowd, to a store called Party City. Polly was right in front of the store waiting for her.
"Jesus Piper you're soaked!"
"Yeah, that's what happens when you lose your umbrella." She sighed taking off her hoodie.
They made their way inside the store and started looking at the many different costumes. They had all sorts of costumes ranging from kid size batman to adult slutty nurse outfits. They had Halloween decorations, makeup kits, and even party supplies. Piper was standing in front of one of the walls full of different costumes when she took a step back and ended up bumping into someone again. "I'm so sorry!"
"It's alright." Alex noticed who it was and chuckled. "Are you following me?"
"Oh it's you! No, I'm here with a friend." She said with a smile.
Alex extended her hand out. "I'm Alex Vause." Piper reached out and shook her hand "…and you are Piper Chapman correct?"
Piper shocked asked. "How do you know my name?"
"We have Brit. Lit together."
"I've never noticed you in there before."
Alex shrugged. "I sit in the back of the class. You were the talk of the class the day you passed out." Alex noticed Pipers face turn red with embarrassment. She placed a hand on Pipers arm and smiled. "Don't worry about it. Shit happens to everyone."
Pipers stomach started doing flips at Alex touch. "What was this strange feeling?" Piper thought to herself. Alex dropped her hand from Pipers arm as soon as she saw Sylvie come around the corner, holding a couple costumes in her arms.
"Alex help me pick one!"
"They all look great Sylvie." Not really paying attention to what Sylvie had in her arms.
"Come on Alex which one do you like?"
"Sylvie I'm not the one who's going to be wearing it!"
"I know but I want to look good." She smiled seductively.
Alex sighed. She knew what Sylvie was up to. "Here try this one." Alex had picked a woman's police outfit. It came with a dark blue police hat, what looked like a dark blue girdle and a very skimpy dark blue skirt. Excited Sylvie ran into the changing room to try it on. Alex turned her gaze back to Piper, who was nonchalantly looking through different make up kits. "I'm sorry about that. She really wants to go to some party."
"You don't seem too thrilled about it."
"Of course I'm thrilled. I'm a party girl after all. Not sure I could pull off any of these costumes though." Alex chuckled.
Piper turned her gaze back to Alex "What I meant was, you don't seem too thrilled about going with her."
Alex was taken aback by this. She couldn't think of anything to say. Suddenly Polly appeared in front of Piper showing her what she picked out.
"Wow Pol you're going as Glinda from Wizard of Oz?"
"Come on Pipes. I can totally pull off the good witch."
Piper chuckled. "Okay Pol if you're sure." She walked with Polly down a different aisle, leaving Alex alone with her thoughts as she waited for Sylvie
"So what are you picking Pipes?" Looking up at another wall full of costumes Piper finally found the one she wanted. Smiling to herself, she took it down off the wall.
"Um are you sure that's what you want to wear?" Polly asked her confused about her choice.
"It's perfect"
Polly shook her head as they walked up to the cash register. They paid for their merchandise and made their way to the door. On the way out Piper noticed Alex was stilling waiting for her girlfriend. She stopped at the door and turned to face Alex.
"It was nice meeting you Alex and you should dress up. You never know who could be looking."
Alex raised an eyebrow and smiled to herself as she watched Piper and her friend leave the store.
A/N: I fixed the spacing in this chapter to make it easier to read ^^; Thank you for the reviews! I was excited/happy to hear you guys enjoyed the first chapter. Now I can only hope you enjoy this one as well. Please let me know your thoughts.