The Shy One

Chapter 16: Catching Up

De'Asia 'Dee' Sage

I woke up to someone tapping my shoulder and I looked down at my fresh, new tattoo of my father's name and date of birth to his date of death with a lions heart in the middle.

I smiled in approval and thanked the man who'd done it for me. After he told what I needed to do to care for it, I paid and left heading home.

I stopped at a red light and sighed, smiling at my new tattoo. I made a mental note to get more in the future since I liked them so much. My father wouldn't approve but he had no room to talk since he had them everywhere.

Once I'd made it to my apartment, I was greeted at the door by my German Shepherd, Pluto. He jumped on me, resting his paws on my shoulders to stand and licked my cheek telling me he missed me. I laughed while petting his head before making sure he had food and water in his bowls.

I walked into the kitchen and seen my roommate, Sky, sitting at the kitchen table. She heard me and turned around looking me.

"Did you get the tattoo? Let me see it," she said in her heavy Arabian accent. I pulled my shirt up and turned to the side, showing her the tattoo.

Her eyes lit up and she smiled. "You like it? I do, it's really pretty," she said. I nodded and looked past her at the computer screen in front of her to see what she was lookin at.

"What are you doing?" I asked going to the cabinet to get some Oreos down to eat.

"Oh, my headshots from the modeling gig last week were faxed over to me today, want to see?" She gave me a creepy, wide smile.