She parked her bike and walked towards the house. Her face was expressionless and cold as usual. Before she could open the door, it flew open from inside.
Halona's figure jumped into her view. She looked like she was about to give the latter a crushing hug but she stopped herself. She clasped her hand in front of her and stood obediently.
"Cam– you are back! How did it go? Are you tired? Did you eat? Goodness! Don't tell me you have not had anything since morning? How could that be? You left too early too... I thought I was going to prepare breakfast but you already left before I woke up! Argghhh... What am I gonna do now?"
Halona voiced in exasperation, she spread her hands in front of her and looked like a worried mother.
"Scram"
Halona heard a cold voice say. She shivered, it felt as though she was drenched in icy water. She pulled back her arms that were spread in Camry's face. She rubbed her skin, it was covered in goosebumps.
Jeez... Her best friend was damn too cold! She could freeze one's soul!
"Move" Camry uttered in irritation.
"Oh.." Halona realized that she had been standing in the way, how foolish of her! She berated.
She quickly stepped away from the door paving way for Camry. Camry strode into the house, Halona hurried after her. She did not forget to close the door after they had entered.
Seeing that Camry was going to the bedroom, she followed closely behind. She thought Camry might need her help for one thing or the other and most importantly, she could not wait to hear about Camry's first day at work.
In the bedroom, Camry kicked her shoes aside, Halona saw how the shoes had littered the room she painstakingly arranged, she picked it up and put it away in the shoe rack.
Camry lifted her top over her head and threw it on the bed. Halona quickly picked it up and kept it in the laundry basket. The same goes for Camry's trousers, it was likewise flung across the bed. Halona picked it up and dropped it in the laundry basket.
Wordlessly, Camry walked into the bathroom. Halona's eyes trailed after her until she was out of sight then, she heaved a sigh. She sat on the bed while she waited for Camry.
Although Camry appeared cold, Halona could tell that she was not having a bad day at all, it was just her usual coldness.
After a while, Halona heard the bathroom door open and she looked up. Camry walked out of the bathroom with her body clad in a white towel. Her hair was wet and it dripped leaving a trail of water along her neck and collarbone.
"Beautiful..." Halona mumbled and swallowed. She gazed upon Camry with her innocently perverted eyes.
Camry felt her gaze and turned around, their eyes met and she raised a brow. It was as if she was asking "what is it?"
"Ahem..." Halona cleared her throat. Her cheeks were stained with a lambent hue. She appeared innocent and shy.
Camry's brow twitched. She speechlessly looked away from Halona and changed into a pair of shorts and a simple white t-shirt. Halona snapped back to reality when she saw Camry rubbing her hair vigorously with the towel. Her heart jumps into her mouth. She had never witnessed something like that before.
"Stop!" She yelled before she could even control herself.
Camry paused, she threw Halona a questioning glare. Halona coughed slightly. Camry's glare was piercing and unrestrained, she did not like being distracted.
"Yo–you can't wipe your hair like that... It will break. Come... let me help..." without waiting for Camry's response, Halona had gotten close to her and pulled her towards the bed. She made her sit on the bed.
Halona took the towel from Camry and put it aside. After muttering a quick "I am coming, wait", Halona rushed to the dressing table. She opened a drawer and took out a hairdryer. She rushed back to Camry's side.
She turned the dryer on and used it to blow Camry's hair. The gentle humming sound coming from the mini dryer and Halona's fingers pressing against her scalp caused a soothing effect on Camry.
Her tensed muscles relaxed and her eyes drooped in vulnerability. She had never experienced something like this before and the room was comfortably quiet. She relaxed.
Halona noticed the difference in the aura emitting from Camry, She felt she was calmer than usual, her breathing was light and soft. She did not feel the usual cold and ruthlessness from her.
" Camry?" Halona muttered carefully.
"Mm," Camry responded lightly much to Halona's surprise. Her eyes brightened.
"Are you tired?" Halona gave the second trial, she bit her lips as she waited for a response.
"Not tired" Camry responded. It was a soft and warm response, she was not cold at all!
"N-not tired?" Halona was so happy that she stuttered. After receiving a simple "mm," from Camry, she opened her mouth and blurted the next question.
"How did your day go?"
"Not bad" Camry muttered. Her eyes were closed already and her body leaned slightly on Halona.
Halona realized that Camry felt very comfortable in the position and was even willing to speak to her, she shifted her body gently and gave more room to Camry to relax further. Although Camry's hair was now dry, Halona did not stop running her fingers through the hair, she massaged Camry's scalp.
"Your boss did not give you a hard time right?" Halona asked.
Camry's long lashes trembled slightly, she did not answer immediately, she looked like she was giving the question a thought.
Halona was a sharp person, she noticed the brief pause and fluctuations in Camry's emotion. It was so quick that she was unable to catch on to anything.
Her fingers paused before she continued working on Camry's scalp again. "Your boss... the person is not nice?" She asked.
"Annoying" Camry simply said.
"Oh..." Halona nodded understandably, isn't everyone annoying to Camry? She thought to herself.
The two ladies fell into a comfortable silence. Halona's waist was aching because of the uncomfortable position she was but she did not complain. She loved this version of Camry better and wanted it to last a while.
Camry was relaxed and easy to communicate with. She loved it. She was also okay with the cold Camry, to her, that was the coolest person ever!
Halona felt the texture of Camry's hair in her hand, Camry had such good hair but never took care of it. Her waves were full and bouncy, it had so much life and a good stem. No wonder it wouldn't break easily. She noticed that the real color of the hair cannot even be identified. She noted it in her mind to take care of the hair. She would help Camry give her hair a better outlook.
"A granny asked of you today" Halona voiced as she brushed through Camry's hair with her fingers, she loosened the tangles as she did.
"What did she want?" Camry mumbled, she opened her eyes a little. She knew the granny Halona mentioned, that one always cared for her.
"She brought breakfast for you..." Halona paused, she pressed her lips in a thin line before speaking again. "Camry, why did you leave so early, I was worried sick for you. You could have woken me up too... I want to take care of you, I-I also want to be a good friend.." she uttered.
"Ah,"
"You can't leave like that anymore, okay? We should wake up together, you can prepare for work while I prepare your meal. That sounds great, right.." Halona suggested carefully. She feared that Camry might reject her.
"Okay" Camry voiced.
"Ah? Really?!" Halona was stunned that she agreed readily. It was easy to coerce Camry than she had thought?
"Mm," Camry mumbled. She finally realized her hair was dry and she stood up, Halona froze but when she saw how relaxed Camry was, she breathed right again. She also stood up and stretched her aching waist.
"Did—?" Halona was about to ask something from Camry when a loud rumble was heard. Halona paused, that sound... her eyes darted across the room trying to find the source of the sound.
"Roar... " The sound came again. Halona's eyes turned, it fell on Camry's stomach.
"You–you are hungry?" Halona pointed, she was astonished.
"Mm," Camry nodded and Halona chuckled. In her eyes, Camry suddenly became really adorable.
"It's a good thing I made dinner already. Let's go" Camry hummed and they turned to leave the room. Just then, a phone vibrated.
The two ladies looked, "Your phone, you forgot it at home" Halona voiced.
Camry picked up the phone and tapped it screen. The screen came up and she saw that she had two unread messages. She clicked on the first message, the sender was named 'Lolita'. The message read,
"Little sister, did you change your mind, are you coming?"
Camry clicked on the second message from a sender named 'Hawk'. The message read,
"Meeting tonight?"
Camry threw the phone on the table, she ignored both messages. "Let's go," she said to Halona.
Halona nodded, her brows scrunched as though she was thinking about something.
"Such weird names" She mumbled.