A Change Of Face - Part One
Date: 2/1/2016,
Categories:
Novels,
Author: SugarKitten
... "Beside the point," she insisted. "You want to watch something with me?" "Well, I don't have much exposure to the type of shows you're talking about," I said honestly. "Believe it or not, we only have one television at home and mom and dad don't watch the types of shows you're talking about." "Wow, you're a virgin in more ways than one," she laughed. "You're pretty big with throwing that word around a lot, aren't you?" I retorted. "You know, it's not something I want everyone to know." "Hey, I already told you that your secret is safe with me so relax," she said more seriously. "Just breathe while I attached my computer to the television. We'll start you with something light. Charmed. You're going to love this." Sophie surprised me by throwing her pillows and a blanket on the rug in front of the television. She also went to one of her closets, pulled out a bag of popcorn and tossed it into the microwave. Finally, she went to the mini-fridge which I hadn't even opened yet and pulled out two bottles. "Do you drink?" she asked. "They're just wine coolers. I had my brother Hank pick me up a case. Mom and dad weren't thrilled when they saw me unpacking it from the car, but they let me bring it up. The truth is that I'm addicted to these things." "Sometimes," I answered. I didn't drink much these days, but when I did, wine coolers would ...
... definitely not have done it for me. "Have one," she offered. "You can always put it down if you don't like it or the alcohol bothers you." Not liking it wasn't a problem, but then again I'd had a drink every so often over the last two years so it wasn't like I couldn't control myself. Besides, it was a wine cooler. My old friends would have laughed at the idea of getting drunk from them. "Thanks," I said, taking the bottle. I took my two pillows and my blanket and threw it on the rug next to hers. Sophie put the popcorn between us once it was done and we settled in. She held her bottle up toward me and I did the same with mine. She clinked them together. "To new roommates," she smiled. "To new friends," I replied and then we both took a drink. "Now let's see if I can corrupt your taste in television shows." Okay, so here's the weird part. I really did enjoy the show. It's not that it was a great show, but it was entertaining and different. Sophie made me watch three episodes before we finally went to bed. We joke and laughed pretty much the whole time. I was half asleep when I realized that I'd survived my first day as the new me, although not unscathed. Apparently, I wasn't quite going to be the girl I planned to be. On the other hand, I had a big smile on my face as I drifted off, so I guess the new me wasn't going to be that bad after all.