Single Riders by Selys Rivera
Author:Selys Rivera
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Worth a Read Too, LLC.
Published: 2023-02-14T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 9: Alex
TAPPING A MANICURED nail against their chin, Alex thinks over Jayaâs ordeal. They reflect on her questions again: How can she come clean to her mom without hurting her? And how can she convince her mom to let her go?
âJust rip off the bandage,â Duri advises. âThe longer you wait, the harder itâs going to be.â She scrunches up her nose. âI know about being anxious. And putting things off. Trust me.â She reaches over and squeezes Jayaâs calf lightly. âYouâll feel better once itâs out of thereââshe points at Jayaâs heartââand itâs out here.â Duri gestures to the part of the store theyâd been hanging out in earlier.
âAmongst the t-shirts?â Jaya asks coyly, much to Alexâs surprise.
Sheâs really gaining confidence as the conversation continues, and Alex likes it. Itâs a side of her that Alex and Duri can bring out that even seems to surprise Jaya, if her nervous expression after she speaks is any sign.
Jaya continues, âIâm fond of that one.â
She points at the shirt thatâs on the closest mannequin. It reads, âMy friend survived the Galactic Survival ride, and all I got was this lazy t-shirt.â
Alex laughs dryly. âIâm impressed they got all that text on the front.â
They turn away from the mannequin, not wanting to waste any of their knowledge about the dos and donâts of fashion on shabby theme park merchandise. Like how the letters will fall in the wash. Or how the spacing between the letters is off. And not in an accidentally on purpose kind of way thatâs aesthetically pleasing.
And donât even get them started on the color palette. Neon gold letters on a neon chartreuse shirt? And on a neon orange mannequin, no less?
So cringey.
Shaking their head, Alex gets back to the original conversation at hand.
âI think Duriâs right. Still, be careful with what you say. It helped my dads to know that I had a back-up plan in case my dream to start my own sustainable clothing brand doesnât pan out.â Alex sighs. âI promised that Iâd try marketing in that case.â
âThatâs actually a great idea,â Jaya says.
âYes. I have them from time to time. Thank you very much.â
The color seems to drain from Jayaâs oval face as she blurts, âI didnât meanâ! No! Like...â
Alex swats at Jaya playfully. âIâm just teasing. I know Iâve got brains and beauty.â
She visibly relaxes and gives Alex a half-smile. âYes, that is true.â Alex dips their head in gratitude. Jaya continues, âI just canât believe I never thought of that sooner.â
âWhat would you do?â Duri asks. âFor your back-up plan.â
Jaya thinks for a moment. âTechnically, I could say the same as Alex. Content marketing is huge right now.â
âOh, yeah,â Alex agrees.
They came across it in their research when presenting their idea of a back-up plan to their dads. If Alex canât make it big by designing clothes, they might as well help talk up other peopleâs designs, right? Theyâre no Shakespeare like Jaya, but Alex does all right. Itâs an option at least.
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