Meet The Other Half (Jade)

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For her outing today, Sera had a decision to make. White or black. The black one was fashionable. It looked splendid on her. But it was black and very hot outside. And the material wasn't made for breathing. The white one was also fashionable. It too looked splendid on her, and was made of very airy material. But it was white. And white stained so easily. It was such a risk, wearing white. Especially if she decided to stop anywhere to eat.

Sera sighed as she made the hard decision to just go ahead and wear the white dress despite the risk. It really did look better on her anyways, and it was more comfortable. She would just have to be extra careful today.

Today Sera had a multitude of errands to run, many of them relating to the preparation of her and Malachai's summer "camping" trip. She was fairly certain she knew how many people were coming along, but you never knew. Something could come up and one person might cancel or another might decided the want to...it was all very unpredictable. Sera hated that. It gave her a headache.

At the midpoint of her day, Sera needed a pick-me-up. Badly. So she stopped by one of the Starbucks on her way to her next destination. She wasn't in as much of a rush as she thought, Sera had actually gained some time in her schedule, so she could afford to spare some time with a cup of coffee. And the shop was blessedly uncrowded, making her feel like she could breath. Sera stepped up to the counter with her usual bitch-stare and made her order: a skim milk, sugar free, caramel mocha with no whipped cream. Grande. When asked, Sera handed the cashier her American Express Platinum card, which had her name, Seraphine Roen, neatly indented across it.

[Jade Parrish]

Jade looked very unamused at the customer who came up and ordered. Mostly because a rush had just ended and they'd finally gotten some down time in which she realized she had whipped cream in her hair, again, but partly because of the way she ordered, like she'd recited it a thousand times and was close to expecting them to remember her order when they saw her. And that look on her face....resting bitch face, much?

Not wanting to even ask her for her name so she didn't have to talk to her as much as possible, she waited until the girl handed over what was sure to be a credit card to pay with and typed in the obnoxiously long name into the register. She glanced at the credit card again, doing a double take before handing it back. Yes, it definitely said her last name was Roen. "Know a Kai with your last name? He has abs. I don't know if that will help."

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Sera had no interest in the Starbucks girl. All she needed to do was her job and that was to get Sera the coffee that she asked and paid(or was going to pay) for without comment. Just a simple “yes” and “thank you” and “here you go” when it was ready was all that the girl required. Small talk was…excessive.

Therefore Sera was not bothered when the counter girl merely took her card silently and did what she was paid to do. Her nerves started grating when the woman made a comment about her name. And about her brother. Which may have been interesting, but was hardly her place to make mention of in the middle of a transaction. Who she was and who her brother was was none of this bimbo’s business. “Let me guess,” she said with a cold voice. “You’re another one of his jilted playthings? Sorry to disappoint, but he has more important things to take care of than to indulge the fawnings of a skank stuck in a minimum wage job.” Like take care of his baby boy.

[Jade Parrish]

What she said next made Jade want to whip her credit card across the store, because that's about the only thing she could do without getting herself fired. Sure, her boss Ryan adored her on most occasions but she highly doubted he'd support her diving over the counter to choke a bitch. Yeah, he most certainly wouldn't even if she told him what she'd said. So she managed to keep her composure and lowered her voice to respond. "No, actually, resting bitch face. I'm the one who saved his life and called an ambulance when he was stung by a bee." Truth. And I hope you choke on it. Jade could probably paralyze her from across the counter and nobody would know what was wrong with her as she crippled to the ground writhing, but then again, she'd probably figure out or already knew she was a meta. "So no, I'm not. And just so you know, he induldges the fawnings of a lot of skanks. Have a nice day, and remember, don't piss off the people who make your coffee." She smiled and it was even more fake than she gave the guy who came in every morning and paid with all change for a small coffee.

She glanced at the clock. Her shift was almost over.

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Sera didn’t think she was being rude. And if she was, it was justly so. After all, it was the mouthy barista who spoke out of place first, mentioning things about her bother that should have stayed out of their interaction. For god’s sake, she was on the clock, the girl should be able to exhibit a little bit more professionalism than that, especially if she ever hoped to graduate from this sorry line of work. But clearly the woman had a tongue looser than her morals.

Sera frowned. While she was glad that Malachai hadn’t perished during his debacle with the bee, it was his own fault for not being more careful. “Had he died, Malachai would have gotten exactly what he deserved for being so careless,” she said without blinking, a stone cold gaze that right into the stupid woman. Sera might have let it go with that simple comment, but then the insufferable woman had to speak up again! And giving reason for Jade to doubt the quality of the service she would be given. “What is your name?” she asked darkly, not moving once from the spot even after receiving her card back.

[Jade Parrish]

Seriously who was this chick? Sure, she was taller than Jade and acted all mature, but she was mostly prissy and Jade didn't doubt she was still in high school. "Well, it's great to know you care so much about your brother. Picture perfect family it seems." She couldn't have drenched her voice in more sarcasm if she tried. What she'd initially asked the girl was merely a question, 'Hey are you related to this person?' of course with a little touch of Jade to it, but she'd seriously taken this to a whole new level.

Kai looked perfect after meeting this witch. And then she had the nerve to ask for her name like she was going to go to Ryan and complain about her customer service, which was never like this. She was usually at least politely rude to people who were rude to her. But damn, what was wrong with this chick? "What's yours?" she asked in return, a snarky smirk making its way onto her lips. Resting Bitch Face.

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Of course she cared. Just that was a stupid mistake on his part and one that was disgraceful for a man of his stature and position. Really, Sera had an insurmountable amount of respect for Malachai, which was why such a careless blunder was so disappointing. “Hmmph…I supposed I should thank you for your quick response which saved my brother’s life….but it’s his life. His responsibility. If you want it, go crawl on your knees to him and beg for it like all the others.” Sera still wasn’t convinced that this piece of white trash wasn’t yet another one of Malachai’s old hook-ups.

This girl was still, however, quickly overstepping her boundaries. Sera had asked for her name, yes, so that she could make mention of the girl to an authority figure on her own time, perhaps after her coffee….no, Sera was definitely going to call over the manager then, and she was even more ready to do it now. “I would like to speak with your manager,” she said firmly. The number of complaints that Sera had over this girl were building gradually, one by one.

[Jade Parrish]

"I didn't call an ambulance to get in his pants, you know. I'm not some basic whore. I'm a complicated one and that really isn't my style," Jade shot back. There still wasn't a line behind this bitch to keep her moving on, but then again, at least customers weren't witnessing this. She was making assumptions about Jade based on her job and knowing Kai, which was completely sickening. "Sorry, wasn't aware it was his responsibility to call himself an ambulance when he was practically having a panic attack on top of his reaction, but what do I know? I'm just a low life barista and you're obviously a dignified woman with--" She was about to say a stick up your ass, but she didn't get there. Because someone else walked in the door. She bit her lip and dug around in the drawer underneath the register for a customer comment card.

"My name's Jade," she told her. "Write your heart out." She handed over the card to her. Of course Ryan read them, but he would know which ones were bullshit.

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“Complicated or basic, you still run cheap.” Sera wouldn’t be surprised if this whore got on her knees for anyone with a bank account. Because she certainly wasn’t making enough to cover basic living costs working at this place. She’d need the extra cash.

At least the girl didn’t fight her any more on the matter of her name, though she scowled when she again failed to call up her manager. “Don’t expect to be keeping your job after today, Jade,” she warned, taking the card and inspecting it to make sure all the necessary information was on there, phone number, email, website. Sera started to step away, but she gave the smart-mouthed skank one last icy glare. “Also, stay away from my brother.” With that, she left to go retrieve her coffee from the other end of the counter.

[Jade Parrish]

"Yeah, you know, need the extra cash to also pay for my expensive meth habit," Jade shot back at her sarcastically. Seriously, who was she? The devil? She was making Kai look tame. How did he put up with her?

She couldn't help but smirk at what Sera said next about expecting to lose her job, like she had that power. Jade hadn't even been written up once and she had a feeling that Ryan would not take this comment seriously, after all, he'd had to have seen her resting bitch face, right? Another glare, and a flippant comment and the ice queen was on her way to the end of the counter. "I do that already," she replied, with a roll of her eyes.

She turned to look at the clock on the wall, seeing that her shift was practically done and she went to the back to retreive her things before clocking out.