Chapter 7- Confusion With Love:
Irene:
That night, Taylor and Ri were staying with me. I noticed they all got close to Rosayla- especially since Taylor and Ri got her number. Do I even have her number?
"I invited Rosayla to stay with us tonight too," Taylor said as she shoved yet another hand full of chips into her mouth. I sputtered,
"Wha-what? Why?"
Stephan poked his head through my bedroom door,
"If you're having a sleepover, I need to meet everyone first!"
"Speaking of," Taylor said as she swallowed, "Did you meet Rosayla?"
Stephan gave me a sly look,
"I did…eventually."
Taylor and Ri shared a look and I blushed,
"Shuddup," I pouted.
The door bell rang and in came Rosayla- but she was crying. She ran into me and I held her as she cried.
"What's wrong," I asked concerned.
"…Leigh broke up with me," she cried. I felt myself go stiff and a dark look came over my face.
"What? Why," Taylor asked.
Rosayla sniffled,
"He- he said that I wasn't-wasn't committed to the relationship."
"He thought you were cheating," Taylor and I asked shocked.
"Ye-yeah," she cried and I continued to hold her, "and he said that I-I didn't have feelings for him anymore and he-he said he-he didn't even lik-like me anymore!"
Rosayla wailed,
"And to think just last month he said he loved me!"
I growled dangerously,
"He'll have hell to pay."
Rosayla smiled weakly,
"I-it's okay wifey…I already punched him."
"Way to go, lass," Ri cheered. Stephan grumbled,
"See, this is why I am straight," he gave me a look and I glared. He continued to grumble, "All men are dicks. Simple as that."
"Agreed," Rosayla and I said in union. Taylor and Ri shared a sheepish look. I looked at them suspiciously,
"Ri…Taylor, anything you want to say?"
Rosayla gulped and gave them a sly look,
"….You like someone!"
"…yeah," Taylor said, chuckling nervously.
"Aye," Ri said softly.
"Who is it? I may have a picture of them! I can take you on a shopping spree to get them with you!"
"Wow, you got over Leigh quick," Taylor pointed out. At that, Rosayla burst into tears again. I glared at Taylor slightly- who rolled her eyes. I sat Rosayla on the couch,
"Shh," I comforted, "it's okay…Taylor and Ri would love for you to shop with them."
Rosayla perked up. It was at that moment that I realized something- in order to help her stay happy, her mind needed to be distracted. Usually that was through shopping.
"So who do you like," Rosayla asked excited.
"Armin," Taylor mumbled, "he's….cool."
"That lad, Nathaniel," Ri said with a shy smile, "…he loves school as much as I do. He's a sweet lad, he is."
"Oh that is so cool," Rosayla gushed, "and just how are things with you, Lysander, and Castiel?"
I shifted uncomfortably. Taylor and Ri looked at me slyly,
"Yeah," Taylor said, "just how are things?"
"….Well," I guessed- trying to get them to drop it.
"Well Lysander and Castiel both like you," Rosayla reminded, "It may be best to pick one of them soon!"
Stephan choked on his beer. I glared at him and he turned red. Laughing, he left the room.
Rosayla:
It was really sweet of Irene to cheer me up last night. She was a really good wifey- in some ways, she was better to me than Leigh was. I scowled momentarily and then smiled when I remembered where I was. That morning, we had headed to the mall. Taylor and Ri didn't complain- but I suspected that was because I had overheard Irene threatening them to make sure that they enjoyed it as to make me happy. That was nice of her.
I shoved the clothes into Taylor's hands,
"Go- try it on!"
Taylor grumbled but shut up when Irene glared at her. I handed Ri her clothes as well. As soon as they were gone, I hugged Irene tightly,
"Thanks, wifey," I whispered. She gulped,
"…You're welcome?"
I chuckled,
"You've been doing all you can to help me forget about that mean-ol' Leigh," I said with a smirk, "even threatening your friends to not make a fuss."
She blushed,
"Yeah well…a wifey gotta do what a wifey gotta do."
We both laughed at that. Then Taylor and Ri came out of the changing rooms. Taylor had on the black tiered skirt that went mid-thigh, a light gray long-sleeved shirt that hugged her curves and was a small v-neck, and a stylish black scarf. Ri wore the light gray dirndl skirt with a green shirt. She also had on the light gray vest that matched the skirt. Rosayla cheered.
"It looks so good on you! Now it's time for wifey's make-over."
Irene looked at me shocked and I tsk'ed,
"You can't expect me to give them new outfits and not you!"
She pouted but had no choice. I knew that she would do anything to me happy- like any good wifey would. She went into the changing rooms and I threw clothes over the top of it. She finally came out. I smiled. She had on the black hip-pleat skirt with a black studded belt and a white shirt with a black leather cropped jacket. She fiddled with one of her many piercing.
"Hell, this is hell," she muttered. I chuckled,
"Sorry, Hell isn't this air-conditioned!"
She laughed and that got me laughing.
"Aye, lass," Ri whined to Irene, "Please may we get a wee bite to eat?"Irene chuckled,
"Yeah, I think we're all hungry."
We all agreed. Shopping did work up an appetite. We were all wearing our new clothes too. Irene, Taylor, and Ri were wearing what I choose for them. I was wearing what Irene chose for me. I wanted to forget Leigh- and to do would require me getting rid of clothes he gave me along with the ring. Irene bought me a really pretty dress. It was white and had a type of trumpet skirt bottom to it. The top of it was light purple and stopped just below my breasts and it spaghetti straps. She also got me a cool looking dark purple ring with a white flower on it as a sort of- 'sorry you had to throw away that really expensive ring he got you and I'm not rich but here,' gift. Taylor and Ri kept watching us slyly and I wondered what was up with them.
We headed to the food court. I wasn't surprised when Taylor had gotten the most greasy thing there and Ri had gotten a salad. Irene and I decided to save money and ordered a chicken basket and a large drink to share. After all, clothes shopping wasn't cheap and we needed all the money we could save together. I decided to ignore all the looks from people that passed us by.
My thoughts drifted back to Leigh. He was the first person to really care about me. I had boyfriends before him- of course I did. But none of them compared to him. But he turned out to be the worst of them all. Maybe that's how all men were.
"I got it," I said as a light bulb went off in my head. The girls looked at me. Wifey was taking a large gulp from our drink and I continued, "I decided to give up on men!"
Wifey spat out the drink- thankfully it didn't land on anyone. She started coughing and her face was red. Taylor and Ri were laughing their heads off while I gave a pretty smug look.
"It's the best solution," I said happily and Irene was still gasping for air.
"Are you okay, wifey?"
"…Just…dandy."