A/N: Sorry for the semi-hiatus everyone. I've been running out of ideas as of lately and I'm just so swamped with schoolwork. Thank you all for being patient with me and here is the second installment of My Artistic Heart!
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter :)
"Beep, beep, beep", the alarm clock screamed, waking Lily up. "What on earth?" Lily asked the air groggily, still trying to grasp the fact that she was awake and there was sun shining on her face. Wha? Who left the blinds open last night? Awkward silence ensued. Oh right. I did. Haha stupid me. She got out of bed, thinking absentmindedly about what she would do today, where she would go and everyday things. Hmm probably draw again like everyd- WAIT! I have a meeting with Marlene today oh crap. Lily stopped in her tracks. Shit.
She ran to the kitchen, getting a slice of bread all while thinking, "crap crap crap I'm meeting her at 12pm and guess what time it is now? 11. Such a smart move Lil, forgetting EVEN though it was yesterday." Up the stairs she went, to the second floor, to the bedroom, where she threw open the closet doors.
"What should I wear?" she wondered out loud.
Lily looked through her closet. It looked so plain, so dull, with articles of clothing that are grey, white and brown, with an occasional black thrown in there. None of this will be acceptable for the somewhat "meeting". Why don't I own any BRIGHT colours? I AM an artist after all. You'd expect me to have purples and blues and neons and even splashes of sparkles in there, wouldn't you? She sighed.
"Hmm, where are my high school clothes? I'm pretty sure they'd still fit… and they ARE pretty colourful." she muttered to herself.
After a few minutes of searching, at least, Lily thought it was a few minutes, she glanced at the clock. 11:30?! Crap, I've GOT to hurry up oh my god. However, it DID feel like minutes…
She sighed. "Oh well" she muttered to herself. "It'd take me about 15 minutes to walk there so… I'd have to leave at 11:45 to get there in time." Lily looked at the closet again. Nothing… What WOULD look good on me anyways? I mean, I'm not that pretty, of course, but… A loud ring from beside the bed scattered Lily's thoughts. She walked toward the bed, jumped on, and grabbed her phone, still ringing, and accepted the call.
"Hello?"
"Hey girl! It's Marlene in case you forgot! I hope you remember that we're meeting up today!"
"Yes, I didn't forget! We're meeting in the cafe near your place right?"
"Mhm. It's called Café Buono. You can't miss it. Well, I wouldn't want to keep you from getting here, so bye!"
"Bye Marlene."
Lily put down her phone. A moment passed with her just staring at the bed. Thoughts swam across her brain, thinking about things, colours and outfits. She jumped off, grabbed a blouse, a pair of jeans and shoes. Hopefully, I will be presentable…
She ran out the door, down the street, down the avenue, right to the Café Buono in less than 15 minutes. Out of breath, she leaned against the window, and called Marlene.
"A...are you here yet?"
"Yep! Come inside!"
Lily had forgotten how Marlene looked like. It had been years since they had spoken, or even seen each other face to face. She braced herself for the impact- not that she thought Marlene looked ugly- but that she might be different that she had imagined. Lily took a breath, and opened the door.
It was like heaven inside the small cafe. Wisps of chocolate-scented pastries flowed through the air. The scent of vanilla and cinnamon was strong enough to make you faint. Mmmm, cinnamon...
"Hey Lily!"
Lily's head turned to the right. There sat Marlene, oh look how pretty she is! Marlene beckoned Lily over.
"Damn girl, you looking fine today."
"O-oh thank you. Y-you look very nice too."
Indeed Marlene did. She had very soft looking blonde hair tied up in a bun, and twinkling blue eyes. Oh and her outfit was just delectable! A simple baby blue dress hugged her figure. It made Lily feel very under dressed in her simple white blouse and jeans.
"Come sit! What are you waiting for?!"
"O-oh, um, thank you."
Marlene scooched over a bit, closer to Lily.
"Sooo, anyone new in your life?
Marlene winked with a sly smile on her face, and Lily knew what was coming up. The dreaded "Are you dating anyone?" questions. Shit.
"Well...no…"
Marlene slapped Lily's shoulder playfully.
"Aw girl! You serious?"
"Yep, no one new and you can stop asking these types of questions now. But what about you?"
"No one new as well. But I'm single and ready to mingle!"
Lily sat with an unimpressed face on.
"Why are we talking about this anyways?"
"Oh yeah, are you hungry? The food here is amazing and I'd eat this whole place if it weren't so expensive"
Lily knew Marlene was trying to avoid the subject, or waiting for a perfect time to strike, just like a cat. She answered, "Um, sure."
Marlene dragged Lily to the desserts and was overwhelmed by the sheer number of desserts. There was cake, so much cake. So much chocolate. So many types of pastries. Lily bit her lip. So many choices.
"I'll have the strawberry shortcake, and a cup of tea, please." Marlene said, breaking Lily's thoughts away from her. She turned her head toward Marlene, marvelling on how she can order so fast.
"Having problems? I'd recommend the matcha crepe cake, with a cup of coffee, or what I'm having." She shrugged. "Or you can try anything new.""I-I'll have the… chocolate donut, a slice of strawberry shortcake, and a cup of tea, please and thank you."
They grabbed their food and sat back down at their table. Silence ensued. It wasn't the awkward silence that most people would feel, but the comfortable silence that you'd only get with someone who you're comfortable with. Lily smiled to herself. Maybe socialising wouldn't be that bad.
A/N: You can tell I gave up around the end. I was about to post this on Christmas, but I was feeling quite tired and I honestly didn't want to. Then I ignored this for a couple of weeks and was decided to work on it on New Year's. Then I gave up. Anyways, thank you for putting up with me and my not-that-good story. Constructive criticism is always welcome!