couldn’t help but grin back at her.
“You’re the second person I have met today, and you both are in my division.” I said.
“Really? Who else did you meet?” She asked smiling as she dragged the floss through her teeth.
“DC2 as I was walking from my car.”
“Which DC2?”
“Um... Harlen or something.” I said, a bit embarrassed for not remembering Tyler’s last name.
“Oh! DC2 Harlow, yeah he’s really great.” She said as she inspected her huge white teeth in the mirror.
“Yeah, Harlow. What shop are you in?” I asked her, hoping we would be together.
“I’m in CBR. They put you in fixed systems I think.”
“Yeah they did.” I said, a little disappointed.
“Ah well, we will still get plenty of time to chat. Do you like to work out? I’m nuts about it. I’d love to have a buddy.”
“I love to run, when do you workout?”
“After working hours, then I go to dinner. Want to join me tomorrow? I can meet you in Fix.”
“Yeah, that’d be great. I haven’t worked out in a few weeks it feels like.” I said.
She glanced at me nervously. Opened her mouth to say something, but then hesitated.
“What is it?” I asked.
“I sort of read your file.” She glanced at me, and then fluttered her gaze back to the mirror.
“What?”
“Your file.” She stopped flossing, placed her hands on the metal sink, and looked right at me through the mirror. “I’m really sorry, I am so nosey, I have a habit of doing this sort of thing.”
“It’s ok. I don’t really care.” I laughed , she was so serious about it, I couldn’t help but find it comical.
“Well, I feel bad because I read about why the Captain gave you additional time before you checked in. I’m really sorry about what happened to you. If you ever need someone to talk to, I’m a good listener, I’m nosey, but I’m not a blabber mouth.” She said.
I smiled. “Thank you. That means more to me than you know.” I said.
“So we’re cool?” She asked.
I nodded, “yeah.”
“Cool. See ya in the morning for muster.” She said picking up her caddy and leaving the Head.
It was refreshing to be aro und someone so light and cheery. When I climbed back into my rack after putting my things away I felt much more relaxed than before. I closed my eyes and imagined what the ocean must look like in the middle of nowhere, stars sparkling on the water, as beautiful as deep blue cerulean eyes that drank in my soul, and filled it up in return.
***
When an alarm in the birthing beeped and rang loudly somewhere on the other side of the birthing, my eyes popped open. I looked at my cell phone; it was a quarter to five in the morning. My alarm was set for six. I groaned and rolled over, closing my eyes to go back to sleep as whoever it was climbed loudly from their rack and began to dress for the day. When my alarm finally did go off, I rolled out of my rack with a groan. There was a girl standing folding her blanket and placing it on the end of the middle rack across from me. She smiled at me quickly before leaving the small space and allowing me to change into my uniform. I went into the head with my shower caddy and towel and washed my face, and pulled my hair up into a tight bun, after I brushed my teeth I put on some chap stick and deodorant and returned my things to my locker.
The woman from the bathroom the night before with the butterfly tattoo, came in through the birthing door suddenly.
“Hey kittens, momma Maria brought some breakfast, come and grab it.” She said, tossing a box of donuts and a basket of bananas, apples, and what looked like wheat muffins onto the table across the leather bench that served as a couch. She smiled at me before heading back out of the birthing, the door slamming behind her.
I grabbed a banana and ate it on the bench. Two girls came in with bags and started to dump laundry onto the se cond table in front of me, I finished my banana
“You’re the second person I have met today, and you both are in my division.” I said.
“Really? Who else did you meet?” She asked smiling as she dragged the floss through her teeth.
“DC2 as I was walking from my car.”
“Which DC2?”
“Um... Harlen or something.” I said, a bit embarrassed for not remembering Tyler’s last name.
“Oh! DC2 Harlow, yeah he’s really great.” She said as she inspected her huge white teeth in the mirror.
“Yeah, Harlow. What shop are you in?” I asked her, hoping we would be together.
“I’m in CBR. They put you in fixed systems I think.”
“Yeah they did.” I said, a little disappointed.
“Ah well, we will still get plenty of time to chat. Do you like to work out? I’m nuts about it. I’d love to have a buddy.”
“I love to run, when do you workout?”
“After working hours, then I go to dinner. Want to join me tomorrow? I can meet you in Fix.”
“Yeah, that’d be great. I haven’t worked out in a few weeks it feels like.” I said.
She glanced at me nervously. Opened her mouth to say something, but then hesitated.
“What is it?” I asked.
“I sort of read your file.” She glanced at me, and then fluttered her gaze back to the mirror.
“What?”
“Your file.” She stopped flossing, placed her hands on the metal sink, and looked right at me through the mirror. “I’m really sorry, I am so nosey, I have a habit of doing this sort of thing.”
“It’s ok. I don’t really care.” I laughed , she was so serious about it, I couldn’t help but find it comical.
“Well, I feel bad because I read about why the Captain gave you additional time before you checked in. I’m really sorry about what happened to you. If you ever need someone to talk to, I’m a good listener, I’m nosey, but I’m not a blabber mouth.” She said.
I smiled. “Thank you. That means more to me than you know.” I said.
“So we’re cool?” She asked.
I nodded, “yeah.”
“Cool. See ya in the morning for muster.” She said picking up her caddy and leaving the Head.
It was refreshing to be aro und someone so light and cheery. When I climbed back into my rack after putting my things away I felt much more relaxed than before. I closed my eyes and imagined what the ocean must look like in the middle of nowhere, stars sparkling on the water, as beautiful as deep blue cerulean eyes that drank in my soul, and filled it up in return.
***
When an alarm in the birthing beeped and rang loudly somewhere on the other side of the birthing, my eyes popped open. I looked at my cell phone; it was a quarter to five in the morning. My alarm was set for six. I groaned and rolled over, closing my eyes to go back to sleep as whoever it was climbed loudly from their rack and began to dress for the day. When my alarm finally did go off, I rolled out of my rack with a groan. There was a girl standing folding her blanket and placing it on the end of the middle rack across from me. She smiled at me quickly before leaving the small space and allowing me to change into my uniform. I went into the head with my shower caddy and towel and washed my face, and pulled my hair up into a tight bun, after I brushed my teeth I put on some chap stick and deodorant and returned my things to my locker.
The woman from the bathroom the night before with the butterfly tattoo, came in through the birthing door suddenly.
“Hey kittens, momma Maria brought some breakfast, come and grab it.” She said, tossing a box of donuts and a basket of bananas, apples, and what looked like wheat muffins onto the table across the leather bench that served as a couch. She smiled at me before heading back out of the birthing, the door slamming behind her.
I grabbed a banana and ate it on the bench. Two girls came in with bags and started to dump laundry onto the se cond table in front of me, I finished my banana
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