hue

I wake up with a mild headache. My eyelids feel heavy, and as I try to open them they feel like small stones are on top them stopping me from opening them.

My stomach twisted and grumbles, and as if on cue at the sound my eyes shoot open, and I sprint into the bathroom.

Every contents in my stomach comes running down my mouth and into the toilet. My stomach settles after I let out what feels like every content in my stomach.

I flush the vomit, and come of of the bathroom, a bit startled, and jerk back at the sight of Ginger.

"Oh hey Ginger" I first greet casually, then my eyes widens at the realization.

"Oh my God Ginger!" I yell, and the discomfort of it takes place at the side of my head.

I hold my head, and squirm at the sudden pain that shoots at the side of my head.

I raise my head up at Ginger that brings a full glass and a pill that looks like an aspirin up at my view.

"Good morning Miss Strafford, here, for the headache" He says, as he brings the water an pill forth.

I collect them from him, take the pill and wash it down with the glass of water.

"What are you doing here Ginger?" I ask my personal assistant that's not supposed to be here, like in New York.

He collects the glass back from me. "Happy birthday Vamperina" He says, with a smile.

My own smile beams on my face as I jump on him, hugging him very tight.

"Oh my gosh you remembered" It's been so long I was home.

New Orleans is pretty far you know, and it's been close to three years now, I didn't expect Ginger to come here just for my birthday.

Ginger stiffens, then awkwardly pats my back and chuckles. Ginger has never been one for close contact, he still finds it awkward as usual.

"Of course I remember princess" The usual controlled cadence in his voice drops as he says.

I don't know why I said that, of course he remembers, he has always remembered right from the day they hired him. He is always the first to congratulate me, even when my mum and daddy weren't around, even when I moved to New York for school, he'd always call me, very early.

I move away from our awkward embrace.

"I can't believe you came all this way just to wish me happy birthday" I say, with a short laugh.

"You turned 18 Vamperina, practically an adult, of course I'd come, besides someone had to deliver your father and mother's gift to you"

I roll my eyes and huff, "Come-on Ginger it's Rina, not Vamperina, Vamperina sounds so-- Wait! Mummy and Daddy got me gifts!" I practically yell out the last part.

He nods.

"Where is it?!" I ask, looking around frantically for the gift.

"Your friends are at the living room with them right now--" I don't wait for him to finish as I dash out of my room.

Tamia and Penelope are already at the living room. My wrapped gifts are littered all over the carpet, and Tammy and Penny are currently unwrapping  my gifts!

"Oh my goodness!" I quip, running into the living room cheerfully.

Tammy and Penny turn their necks to me.

"Look who's finally awake" Tammy says, and I hear the slight edge in her voice but I ignore it as fall to the ground and grab a gift.

I turn to the open hallway that Ginger comes from.

"What's in this one?" I ask Ginger cheerfully.

He shakes his head and chuckles. "I don't know Vamperina"

I toss that one and grab another gift with red wrapping.

"Ooooh I wonder what's in this one!" I clap my hands cheerfully, looking at the gift.

"Do you guys want whipping cream on your pancakes?" Ginger asks as he heads into my kitchen.

"I want whipping cream!" Penelope quips.

"Nah, I want syrup" Tammy tells.

"I want my pancakes just like that Ginger" I tell Ginger that is still waiting for my answer.

Penelope begins to snicker as soon as Ginger exits the room.

"I can't believe you call him Ginger" Tammy joins Penelope snicker at her words.

I roll my eyes at them. The name Ginger suits him, I've been calling him that since forever.

Ginger, like the color of his curly locks. At first he tried to stop me from calling that but as time progressed it kinda stuck.

I'm the only one that calls him Ginger, his actual name is Constantine, just like his the only one that call me Vamperina, besides my parents, I go by Rina to everybody else.

I know weird name, my parents have a warped sense of humour.

"Hey, you can't say the name doesn't suit him" I retort, opening one of my gifts.

Penelope shrugs. "Well yeah, it kinda does suit his beautiful ginger hair, and black eyes with small flecks of autumn---"

"---Ah, ah, ah, stop daydreaming about my help!" I immediately cut her off.

I hate it when people around me do that, if I'm being honest he is kinda hot, but what is he? 35, I love him, his basically my second father but seriously it gives me shivers when girls get all swoon for him.

And not the good kind of shiver.

"Seriously Rina, the guy is fucking hot!" it's Tammy that says this and I can't help but cover my ears.

"No profanities around me, geez!" I complain at Tammy's such foul word.

Tammy rolls her eyes. "Says the girl that took her top off last night"

I flush immediately, I remember that, God the alcohol really set me off, how could I have done something like that? Geez, memories of last night are all blurry so I wonder what else I did.

"Jesus, you're all red Trina" Penelope says, laughing along with Tammy.

I shake my head at them.

"So where did you go last night?" Tammy suddenly asks.

I look up at her. What happened last night? I remember going home, someone was talking to me in the car, uber maybe?

"Michelle said she saw you leaving with a guy" Penelope ask, a bit of concern in her voice.

I frown at that. A guy? When I think back I believe there was a guy in the car with me.

I shake my head. "Michelle was drunk as fuck, Trina probably went home with uber, like she'd ever have random sex" Tammy casually says.

My jaw drops. Geez, why I'm I friends with her, I mean she's right, I wouldn't ever have random sex, I most likely went home with uber last night, but is that seriously the first thing she thought of.

I could've been in danger or something, but when I think back I most likely went home with uber.

"Hmm, though sex would explain the strange hue you have around you" I glare at Penelope.

"What hue?"

"Yeah, you have this certain hue around you, makes you look.... Sexier" Tammy says, eyeing me.

"And very different"

"Girls breakfast! You have class this morning!" Ginger's voice rings.

I stand up. "I'll have to open these later"

Penelope brings keys out of nowhere. "How about your new car?" She says, wiggling the thing in my face.

"Mummy and Daddy got me a new car?!"