Arielle
The manager gave us a place to sit while we waited. Jake and Joel were outside.
We were already done picking outfits. Well…Tessa was.
The last dress was what kept us there. I didn’t like the color, so the manager went to get other options for me.
Suddenly, I coughed. It caught me off guard. I hadn’t coughed like that in a while.
I coughed again. It felt wrong. The atmosphere was perfect, calm, even comfortable. Nothing should have triggered it.
Whenever I started coughing like that, it usually meant one thing.
I was about to fall sick. First, it would be a headache. Now this.
“Are you okay?” Tessa asked, holding my arm.
I nodded quickly. “I’m fine.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah.” I smiled.
We leaned back in our seats, waiting. A few minutes later, my phone buzzed.
