18 C18: Relaxing

Waking up the next day I found the bed empty. I thought that I would wake up and she's beside me, but she wasn't, I didn't expect to cry either; I got up out of bed and stretch my body. It's not my bed so… yeah, I feel a little sore, although the bed is really comfortable.

Walking in my socks, I walked down the passage and found the toilet after I was done I went looking for Cindy.

Stepping into the lounge and there she is. Dressed in a green fleece jersey and black tights she laid there fast asleep on the three seater. The tables, floor and other two couches were scattered with paper… this must be her work.

I looked all over for my bag but it wasn't there, going back to the bedroom I found it beside the bed… She must have brought it in while I was asleep. Rummaging through my stuff, I took out my toiletry bag and some clothes. It's not particularly hot today so I'll wear something cool.

A week before, I packed a bag for myself with two tracksuits, shoes, three shirts, my pink jacket, underwear and socks. I left it in a public locker two days before and sis and I went to pick it up before we left. I just feel sorry for that school bag of mine, I am not ungrateful but it reminded me of my past, well my whole life till yesterday. Cindy told me that if I am to embrace my new found self, I need to get rid of all my old things, throwing away that bag seems a tad bit unnecessary but whatever, it was cheap and from a knockdown sale.

Finishing up in the bathroom, I walked out with the towel still on my head drying my hair. When I reached the bedroom I saw that sis was up, she was busy tidying up.

"Morning," I said looking at her. She paused in her steps turning to me, with a smile on her face she brushed her hair back while saying, "Is it still morning? Well good morning, how did you sleep?"

"I don't know, I can't remember falling asleep," I answered.

"I see, well what do you want for breakfast or brunch?"

I sat down on the couch that was cleared looking up at her, shrugging my shoulders I said, "Anything."

She only shook her head with a smile on her face; packing the pages into a stack on the table, she headed to the kitchen and put together what seemed to be pancake mix.

I moved to the table counter in the kitchen and sat on one of the black chairs that spun in a circle… Yep, it's confirmed she's making pancakes.

Well, I don't know, today I just find looking at pancakes fascinating.

Cindy, "You seem quite relaxed compared to yesterday," she said gaining my attention.

Smiling back at her I shrugged, but what she said is true, maybe it's the crying that helped but I do feel more relaxed or maybe it's because I am not cooped in a room all morning like at home.

I offered to help make the pancakes and told her she could freshen up. By the time she was done, I was almost done too.

We sat at the dining table after she moved her laptop and brought out the mango juice from last night.

Breakfast was peaceful. "Did you switch on your mobile?" she asked. "No," I answered.

Cindy, "Why not?"

Reign, "Won't they track me down?"

Cindy, "Didn't you switch your location off?"

Reign, "I did!"

Cindy, "Then what's the problem?"

Reign, "Well, I don't want you to get into trouble, they might say you kidnapped me."

Cindy, "I technically did."

"I will throw away that mobile if I must," I said determinately.

Cindy chuckled and shook her head, stuffing pancake into her mouth she continued, "Well you could sign out of all my social media and use your logins only facebook and hangouts will show that you are online but I have a device that will block all that. Then later when we go out I will switch your mobile on for you and deactivate everything so that they don't track us back here. How's that?"

Scrunching my nose, I reluctantly nodded to her suggestion.

I washed up the dishes while she was working on her laptop. When she was done she offered her laptop over for me to check my social media but I declined; for now, I just want to relax without having to worry about stuff that is not happening around me.

Cindy muttered the word, "Stubborn," but I didn't mind, hopefully, I can live a week without care.

Today passed by smoothly, we ended up watching romance movies and some BL that I haven't had the privilege to watch back home, munching on junk food and the works.

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