Meh (Kristina)

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It was a sloooooooowwww day. Slower than a...than a....than something that was slow!

It was slow enough to slow down Kayla's thoughts such that they could not clever as normal.

Kayla leaned against the front counter, her chin resting in her hand and yet another sigh seeping from her ruby red lips. The store was empty and had been for a while. It was unusual, actually, for it to be this slow, and Kayla had to wonder why it was? Maybe it was the end of the world and the entire outside world was overrun with zombies and flame and fire and just nobody thought to come inside and tell her. That must be it. Armageddon. Everyone was dead, and she was the only one left because someone forgot to send her the memo.

She slipped off her flip-flops and pushed herself up on her tip-toes. Then she concentrated just barely enough to lift her toes from the floor. Only an inch. She challenged herself, to see how long she could hold it there without going either up or down. It was harder than it looked!

.....she wondered if Kristina was working today? Sometimes they'd grab lunch, when their schedules matched up. Not likely to happen today since Kayla already had her lunch.

Kayla was bored. She looked down on the counter, at the cell phone she wasn't supposed to have out, and slowly punched in a message.

To: Kristina
You working? I'm bored. Come keep me company?

Kayla pressed 'send'. Then she sighed again.

[Kristina Novak]

Kristina was in the staff room at From The Spectrum, collecting her things. Her shift had just ended, which meant she could take off the nicer clothes and change into her beloved leggings and a denim jacket. There were some days she didn't mind getting all dressed up, but she was in the mood to just... sit. And not think. Or do anything, for that matter.

She tucked the work clothes away, ready to go home when her phone went off, signaling a text message. Rummaging through her purse, she found it hiding in the bottom and saw a text from Kayla. Since they both worked at the mall, Kristina and Kayla often got lunch together. Now that she was off the clock, she could stop by and visit her friend for a bit. A smile appeared on Kristina's face as she replied.

To: Kayla
I just finished work! I'll make my way over. You want me to grab you anything?

She was craving something sweet to drink and didn't mind picking up something for Kayla.

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Oh yeey a customer! Kayla sent them an icy-warm smile and gave a little finger wave before zoning out again. Yeah, she should probably be asking them what they wanted or needed or try to upsell some useless new item that Judy brought in last week, but the slowness of the day, and the apathy had ridden right over into her ‘give a fuck”, so Mr. Customer was going to have to deal with it on his own…or actually bother to ask. She hoped that he was too stupid to ask for help.

Kayla’s phone chimed the tip-toe floating girl glanced down at it. A true smile spread across her lips as she saw her friend’s response. She poked out a quick reply.

To: Kristina
A hot lover. With fries. <3

Boy did she love her French fries. Or were they called freedom fries? Did anybody even remember that name anymore? Kayla pressed “send”, then her eyes went to the one customer in the store who looked like he wasn’t going to find the nerve to buy that “love-love” candle. What a wuss.
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[Kristina Novak]

Kristina let her straightened hair out of its bun, letting the strands fall wherever. It was nice to just.. relax. Of course, there was always another shift to look forward to but she could deal with that when the day came. She was off and didn't have to worry about snobby customers and expensive, designer clothing for the rest of the afternoon.

With a final wave to her coworkers, Kristina left the store, her bag lazily slung on her arm and cell phone in hand. It buzzed in hand, and she checked for Kayla's reply.

To: Kayla
I'll see who I can pick up See ya in a few

The Czech girl knew that Kayla was talking about herself but was just having a little fun with it. She made her way to the food court, eyeing up all the greasy fast food places. She needed to get fries for Kayla, and a milkshake for herself. Because Kristina was going to treat herself. Entering the line, she waited until it was her turn and placed the order for large fries and a large chocolate milkshake.

A few more minutes passed, and Kristina had the bag of fries in one hand, and her milkshake in the other. She got to the New World Apothecary and entered, a giant grin on her face. "The fast food fairy has arrived." Kristina announced, her eyes flickering between the customer and Kayla. Maybe it her entrance had been a little obnoxious, and her cheeks turned red in response.