9| COFFEE DATES

LILIYA

On this day, after two weeks of being married to Dice, I was finally going out. I should be excited, but I wasn't really. It was why I dreaded going out; I knew the paparazzi was going to come for me.

If it was some years back, in highschool, I'd jump at the thought of being photographed by picture-hungry journalists, but a lot of things changed after highschool.

Though I was in some sort of prison with Dice, I was not restricted from going out. Only, I could not go out for a job interview of any kind and I was also not allowed to head out without one of those robotic guards.

One last glance at the mirror and I decided I was good to go. I mean, no one could go wrong with a flannel shirt, a camisole and cute baggy jeans, right? I hoped so. I just really wanted to be comfortable.

I adjusted my glasses and raced down the stairs like a child on heavy sugar, then stopped in my tracks when I was finally downstairs. Cecilia stood there, in the middle of the hall, smiling lovingly at a