Somebody – Chapter 3                                        

“Shit, Tina! What do you have in here anyway?” Alice complained as she dragged the heavy suitcase in the hall of her apartment building and stopped in front of her door. She placed the suitcase by the door and shook her arms and flexed her fingers to try to get the circulation back in them.

“Nothing, Alice, just clothes and things I need.” Tina stood next to former college roommate and draped an arm over Alice’s shoulder. “Thanks for letting me stay with you until my apartment is ready.” Tina curled the loose strands of her blonde hair behind her ear.

“I thought you said you didn’t have one.” Alice removed her key from her purse and unlocked the deadbolt and the dooknob. She was about to grab the handle on the suitcase when Tina effortlessly picked up the suitcase. Alice swung the door open and stepped aside for her friend to enter.

“I didn’t, but the studio found one for me and it’s already furnished so all I have to do is move in, but it being painted and the appliances are getting upgraded.”

“What? Tina…I thought we’d be able to hang out and do stuff like in college. You know, help me with ten-best list or just hang out and get coffee.” Alice stared at her friend who walked pasted her. “So, how long will you be staying?” Alice closed her door and joined Tina in the living room.

“I think two weeks.” Tina placed her suitcase and carry-on near Alice’s desk. “Is that okay…me staying two weeks?”

Alice walked over to her friend and placed an arm around Tina’s waist. Her mousy country college roommate had transformed into the city mouse. Staying in New York City instead of going back to South Carolina had done wonders to friend. The ten years had transformed the hazel-eyed blonde to a stunning woman she didn’t even recognized at the airport that afternoon. The Southern accent was barely detectable and only someone from the South would be able to detect it.