"Dress up, Fiona, we're having a girls-only night out!"
Saldrich burst into Fiona's room like a whirlwind, completely unannounced and, frankly, no longer surprising. By now, Fiona had come to expect such dramatic entrances. While Saldrich's habits merited a reprimand, Fiona found herself too accustomed to her antics to be truly shocked anymore.
Besides, she was the only one home. That had become something of a routine. Fiona rarely ventured out the way the others did, her presence indoors was as reliable as the ticking of a clock.
"Where to?" Fiona groaned from where she lay face down on the bed, her voice muffled by the plush embrace of her mattress.
"Where else? The city, of course!" Saldrich replied, her tone bubbling with excitement.
"Can I say no?" Fiona's voice was drenched in exhaustion. "I just want to rest today."
"Nope. Absolutely not. Get your lazy ass up, tonight is girls' time out!" Saldrich declared, already yanking Fiona up with relentless enthusiasm.
