Just Following Orders

5 - Playful

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"Jerry!" I groan, watching my glass hit the ground. Jerry jumps at the sound of the glass shattering. I watch the grey furball run off to hide.

Friggen cat.

I grab the broom from the hall closet, heading over to the kitchen to clean the mess Jerry made.

I pause when the buzzer goes off. The sound scares Jerry more than he already has been scared. That cat is afraid of his own shadow though.

I abandon the little mess for now, quickly heading over to the door and pressing the speaker button. "Hi, who is it?" I ask.

"Let me in, it's cold." Mr. Reyes's voice flows through the speakers.

I press the button then quickly open the door. I see Mr. Reyes, wearing a nice dark red button up with black pants. I've only ever seen him in work suits. "Um..hi?" I quietly greet.

Mr. Reyes looks at my pajamas that I'm still in. "Why aren't you ready?" He questions.

"Because it's only five twenty." I lift a shoulder. "And I didn't realize you were coming." I awkwardly say. "Um..what are you doing here?"

"I told you I was going to pick you up." Mr. Reyes reminds.

Ohh...he did say that.

"Oh..um..well, you wanna come in? I'm not ready yet, obviously." I offer. Mr. Reyes nods so I step aside and allow him in. I quickly go back over to the kitchen to clean that mess while Mr. Reyes closes the door behind him.

"What happened there?" He nods to the mess.

"Oh, um..my cat knocked it over." I sigh. I finish cleaning the last of the glass, tossing it in the trash. I pray he doesn't judge me for my slightly messy apartment.

Mr. Reyes looks around, probably for Jerry. "What's it's name?" He asks, gesturing to Jerry who tries hiding behind the corner.

"His," I correct. "It's Jerry."

He looks at me. "Jerry? Seriously?"

I huff and put the broom away. "Jerry is a nice name." I grumble. I gesture for him to follow me, which he does. I lead him to the next room, the living room. "Here," I hand him the tv remote. "You can, like, watch tv or something while I get ready."

Mr. Reyes takes the remote from me, sitting on the couch. "How long will that take?" He questions.

"Have fun," I mutter, turning and quickly leaving the room.

I need to learn to manage my time better..

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"Aaliyah!" Mr. Reyes calls for me. "It's almost six!" He informs. He's raising his voice a little so I know he hasn't left the living room, I assume because he doesn't know where my room is.

I huff and finish my mascara. I walk over to my full length mirror in my room. I decided on a pretty red off the shoulder dress that I have seeing as Mr. Reyes is in a shade red anyways.

Quickly, I grab my bag and a pair of heels, hurrying into the living room. "Okay, okay," I grumble. He turns the tv off and stands from the couch. I set my heels down on the ground, sliding them on.

"Your cat sucks." He informs me, gesturing to Jerry who sits on the table, staring him down.

I laugh. "We don't get a lot of new people." I inform. "Be nice to Mr. Reyes, love." I go over and pick him up, handing him to Mr. Reyes.