Category : Books-Fiction

Sub Category : YoungAdult

Chapter 1

"..Im fine mum...Nope, haven't been mugged yet...Nobodys tried to sell me drugs...I'm not going to buy a gun, I have to call you back in a minute okay, I'm being rude to my new roomate...yess I love you too..and kayla..and tabby..okay byeee, bye, bye, kissess...".

I locked off my phone and looked at my giggling roomate.
"So that was my mum" I said laughing. Cat burst out into a full on fit of laughter,
"Oh my gosh does your mum think everyone in America are criminals" I could see tears welling up in her eyes, to be honest i was internally relieved to see she wasn't offended. 
"Na she would have said that no matter what country i was in, when it comes to her children everyone is "The enemy"' I said giggling making sure to emphasis the last words. 
Finally finished laughing and wiping her eyes cat put her hand on my shoulder and said, "I love your mum" I just stared at her shaking my head and smiled.

"Uh, I have so much to unpack." I said aloud changing the subject. looking at the many boxes, bags and suitcases. My mum definitely wanted to make extra sure I had everything because I don't remember packing all of this stuff. 

"Ya sorry I can't be of more use to you but I gotta work...work work..." Cat started singing and doing a little twerk, then looked at my unimpressed face and stopped. "Well,I'll be home by 6 you know where everything is, if you need anything text me aaand..thats it I think." She picked up her bag ready to leave, "Oh ya, try to unpack everything before I get back, I don't wanna have to help you unpack. Also I hate going through other people's things...you could have anything in these bags" she said with a sly smile. She then gave me a quick hug and ran out the door before I could think of a defence. I hope she doesnt actually think I'm into weird stuff. 

I look around and decide to start with the biggest suitcase full of my clothes, its as heavy as it looks, I think while dragging the thing to my room. Upon reaching the door I let out a little curse under my breath, I forgot about the three steps up to my bedroom. 
'This is the last time I let my mum help me pack' I say to myself through heavs. It's funny, before being burdened with this giant suitcase I used to think these steps were a cute insert of modern design. Now I just hate them. 

'Ah finally' I stand in the doorway of my new room, fling my case on its back and begin to unpack. The room looks exactly like it did in the video chats me and Cat used to have.

Even though she is a friend of the family I wasnt happy just moving in with her without checking the place out and getting to know her more so I insisted on a virtual tour before I came here, we started talking everyday and before I knew it we were closer than my actual 'friends' back home. 
Its nice to see the apartment for real, everything's how I imagined it would be; the grey chairs in the front room are comfy with huge cushions, the kitchen is a pleasing mix of rustic and modern design, the small red wooden dining table in the corner is as 'hipster' as Cat described it. And the whole thing is open plan giving the illusion of much more space than there actually is. The main bathroom is decently sized and my small ensuite has a pretty black and white design; sink, toilet and a nice big shower. 
There are a few things I might change though, for example I want carpet in my room instead of flooring and curtains instead of blinds, a feature wall might be nice too, other than that the room was a great size and the colour wasn't too bad, mostly variations of brown, the bed's new as well since i had it ordered before I came out here. 

Half an hour later I looked triumphantly at my empty suitcase, then at my half full chest of drawers and wardrobe. With a smile I walked out of my room about to celebrate with some ice cream Cat told me was in the freezer, then I saw the other boxes and bags and let out a frustrated sound. Ugh, the ice cream will have to wait.

Chapter 2

4pm. Its 4pm and I started unpacking at about 10:00am. I seriously never want to have to do this again for a looong time. I lay on my back on my bed, tired and irritated. BzzBzz, it was Cat, 'wat do u want for dinner 2nite home food, takeout or eat out x'.
 Hm as much as I wanted to sleep right now I've been walking around the apartment all day. 
I sighed and texted back,'Let's eat out. Nothing fancy tho, bit tired x'. 1 minute later cat replied, 'Coolbeans, see you at 7 x'. 

Right better start getting ready now because I know it takes me ages. I rolled off of the bed and crawled to the bathroom because...tired,then dragged myself up using the sink and splashed my face with freezing cold water. Whoop yep that did it. 
Feeling more awake I peered into the mirror. I looked like a deer caught in headlights. My brown hair was a mess; I had tied it back when I was unpacking but random strands had started to break free and curl up. Large round hazel eyes were staring back at me and my face usually tan like the rest of my body was now looking pale and drained. Thank you jet lag. 

By the time I finished showering the grease off of me; washing and blow drying my hair and brushing my teeth (who doesnt want to be minty fresh) it was 7 and Cat was due back any minute. I quickly rifled through my wardrobe and picked out a pair of blue jeans and a black fitted top. My hair was puffy and curling from the blow dry so I pulled it into a tight high ponytail, leaving the ends to curl out. I couldn't be asked to put on a lot of makeup so I just creamed my face and added a bit of mascara.

"Honey, I'm home!!" Cat shouted as she came through the door. I quickly sprayed some perfume and walked out to meet her. "Oh you scrub up well, i wasn't gonna say anything but earlier you looked a little zombiesh" she said smiling and scrunching her nose.
"Gee thanks Cat" I replied with a fake smile.
She laughed,"It doesn't matter anymore though babe coz you look hot now." 
"Mm thanks." I said turning my head.

"Okay I'm gonna go find something that makes me look equally as hot, then we can leave." Apparently that wasn't too hard because she was ready to go in half an hour and in girl time thats amazing.