Chapter 11: Part 4

Sera walks into Amanda's apartment with a few bags, shuffling her way inside. "Sera! Is that you?" Amanda screams from down the hall.

"Yeah," she responds, wiggling around to shut the door behind her.

"I'm dying." The background noise sounded like she threw a pillow.

"You're so dramatic." She walks into the bedroom placing the bags on the floor. "Do you know I had to leave a very hot guy at the coffee house for you?"

"Jack?"

"Uh, no." Sera looks away.

"Oh?" Amanda looks intrigued now.

"I told Jack we are better off as friends."

"And you already met someone new? Do tell!"

She props a pillow up, leaning back, waiting. Sera pulls out a gigantic bottle of water and a bacon, egg, and cheese on a sesame seed bagel (her favorite).

Amanda's eyes go wide. "Oh my God! I love you!" She tears open the foil and has half of it in her mouth before Sera can begin.

"Well, some handsome stud sat across from me as I was doing your homework."

"Fixing," she butts in.

Sera raises an eyebrow, "Doing," she repeats. "Anyways, we just started talking and then exchanged numbers."

"No." Her mouth gapes open, showing half eaten egg.

Sera glances away. "Can you at least try to be a lady?"

"Okay." She snaps her mouth shut.

"So, yeah. He said he'd call me."

"Ah, my little Sera is all grown up getting digits and stuff. I have taught you well, my student." Amanda nods to Sera.

"I am older than you."

"You may be older, but I have more experience."

"Work experience?" Sera gets out between giggles.

A phone chimes, breaking them out of their laughter. Amanda immediately dives for her phone; lord only knows who may be calling her. With a roll of her eyes, Sera takes a bite of her bagel.

"Its not me." Amanda almost sounds disappointed.

"Hmm," Sera mumbles, pulls her phone out of her back pocket, and sits back down. The screen lights up with a text message. Her heart practically stops when she sees the caller ID. "TheGuyFromTheCoffeeHouse."

"Well, who is it Sera?" Amanda smirks, noticing the way Sera's eyes are wide.

"It's the guy from the coffee house." Sera half laughs.

"Ooo, isn't he desperate."

Ignoring Amanda, she unlocks the screen and opens the message:

Hey Sera with an E, it's Nate from the coffee house. I think you left your necklace here.

Sera blinks, reading the text over and over again. Her necklace? She thought she had put it away. She practically jumps up to snatch her purse and empties the contents all over Amanda's bed.

"What's going on? Sera?"

"Shh," Sera hushes her as her hands explore the folds and pockets—it's not there. Her fingers fumble over the keys as she texts him back. Oh my, really? I must get it back!

Her necklace has been a part of her since she was eighteen; she can't bear to part with it. She needs that necklace back.

I took it with me. We can arrange to meet up if you would like.

With a smile Sera replies. Okay, sounds good.

"You're killing me with suspense, what are you smiling about?" Amanda brings her back into reality.

"Oh, it's the guy from the coffee house. I left my necklace, and he wants to meet up to return it."

"You left your necklace? Nice one, I have to give it to you, that was smooth."

"I didn't do it on purpose," Sera justifies and takes another bite of her bagel, she happened to be a little distracted.

"Sure." Amanda rolls over cuddled onto her side, shoving the last of the breakfast sandwich into her mouth. "Thanks for breakfast, it hit the spot."

"Anytime. Now get some sleep, we have work in the morning."

"Okay."