"Hurry up Claire we are already so late"--,
Lilian yelled, as she leaned on the frame of her friend's bedroom door.
"A minute, lily"--,
Claire responded, quickly putting on the last touch of the light makeup on her face.
"You are already so pretty Claire, I don't know why it takes so much time doing your makeup"---,
She looked down at Claire's feet.
"You haven't even picked out your shoes. If we get fired today it's on you!"--.
She snarled as she walked up to the shoe racks to pick out a shoe that matched Claire's Uniform.
"Calm your tits Lily, it's a day to my birthday so my makeup needs to be perfect, starting from now .our schedule is so tight I wouldn't have time to fix it back at the hotel."
"You are lucky, I love you so much Claire. Ugh, I wanna hit you right now, who knows what that vexatious manager would say if we got caught coming in late."
"Shussh, don't be such a pessimist,"--,
Claire rolled her eyes.
"It's gonna be fine."
She smacked her lips,"All done!".
Claire smiled, exposing her white set of teeth that had complimented her Rosy pink lips. Her lashes fluttered over her keen brown eyes as she observed her work done on her face. Even with makeup one could still notice the pink undertone of her pale smooth skin, sharpest at her jawline. Every line, curve, and angle of her face worked seamlessly together to create something more beautiful than the basis of her flesh.
She hurriedly checked herself out in the long standing mirror beside her bed, satisfied with her reflection she turned with a smile facing Lilian who stood watching her friend admiring herself in the mirror.
"Wow you look so hot this evening. I know those good for nothing men will drool all over you by the time you step your feet into the street",She teased Claire who just rolled her eyes.
"Haha, I'm only grateful this lionesses hasn't swallowed me yet for delaying her so much," Claire replied grabbing the shoes Lilian brought to her making lilian grasp.
"You!" Lilian pouted,"Could you not be so adorable when you try to annoy me, I wanna hit you so bad.".
"But you won't"
Lilian responded with a chuckle as the two ladies exited the door of their apartment and left for work.
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Claire was on her night shift at the same hotel as Lilian. It's been two years since the day she has started working for the company.
Lilian was her best friend, the two had always been like sisters right from the first day they met themselves at the hotel, it clicked as they got along right away as it passed the term of being just colleagues.
They had become so close that they became inseparable and even able to tell what each other was thinking up to the point of finishing each other's sentences. Their bond was so great that they decided to live together. They had rented in a two bedroom apartment, Lilian stayed in one of the rooms while Claire stayed at the other room. Strangers would sometimes mistake them for sisters and the two didn't try to correct them; they wouldn't mind being sisters.
Claire's biological father passed away a long time ago when she was only twelve, leaving her to her mother to cater for.
Her mother had raised her solo right from the demise of her late husband Mr Shawn. She sold vegetables at the convenience store so she could be able to feed herself and Claire. Mrs Pat has been both a father and a mother and as well a sister to Claire until she met Lilian who happens to break the yoke of not having a real sister.She became her best in all. This was why the two friends cannot be inseparable at any cost ,because Lilian was ready to fight for the only person that has meaning to her life.
Claire had been the happiest woman on earth, the day she had gotten employed as a waitress in the most reputable hotel in all of New York City which was very stern when selecting employees. She had literally struck Jackpot after being rejected at so many other firms on account of her sparse resume.
Even if it wasn't her dream job, she would be able to help with her mother's bad health form over working in her prime. She was happy to have accepted the waitress job offer and her pay has helped in a lot of ways and she was able to pay the debts her late father left for her and her mother since she was an only child to them.She was proud to be able to take care of her mother who was advised not to stress herself due to her high BP, rather she would do the needful by working and putting things in order since she was an adult and can take care of herself.
Mrs Pat has been thankful to have a daughter like Claire cause if not ;she does not know where she might have been by now.
Claire started attending to customers the minute after the lady on the day shift, hands over the position to her.
"Room 36 is on the left of the second floor," she breathed handing over a key to the man before her,"Have a nice stay."
++Claire's thoughts"When is Kimberly going to return, it's been over ten minutes already. She doesn't expect me to stay at the reception forever does she?"
"Oh I will," He sent a flirtatious smile reading her name tag off her chest,"Claire is it? I look forward to your services throughout my stay."
He winked at her before leaving.
"Okay that was creepy," She grimaced.
"More like mysterious,"
"Kyaaa!" Claire turned to meet Kimberly's smirking face,"You scared me
"That man hasn't tried to be so friendly with anyone and he suddenly hits on you. Your charm spreads wide Claire, it's a pain you are so oblivious to it."
"Whatever," Claire pouted,"What took you so long."
"I had planned to go to the bathroom, unexpectedly I bumped into Brian…"She licked her lips, "We had up from our argument and we ermmm…" she scratch her head.
Claire blushed hard,"Spare me the details Kimberly!"
Kimberly smirked,"You are too innocent for your own good Claire."
"Speaking about mysterious, how come we've never got to see the owner of this gigantic hotel."
"Yeah it's kinda odd, I've worked here for so long I haven't set my eyes on him once" Claire acknowledged.