Bee found it singularly shocking that she had a tutoring session that day. Again, she had forgotten about an important event right up until the last minute. Had she forgotten to remind herself? Bee got up from the floor, where she was tossing her clothes into sorted piles, and checked the fridge which had upon it all her written reminders. Nope. She had written one, with her thin, loopy cursive that said, “tutoring with bryce callahan today. dont forget textbooks and journal". She supposed that it might have been the upcoming stress that the next few weeks bore for her. Fortunately, Bee had gotten a job as a barista at Hazel’s. Hopefully, she’d also get the job at World Records; being a barista didn’t offer the best of pay, but Bee had to take what she could get. Besides, that Dexter Barnaby didn’t seem half bad. He definitely had enough energy for the two of them, that is.
Bee sighed and looked through her assorted piles of clothes, messing up her peculiar system to find a pair of tattered tight jeans and a rather plain, grey v-neck sweater that she had grown quite fond of in the last month. Putting those aside on her bed, as she was the sort of person to change at the last minute, she left to put on some makeup. She flicked a streak of black eyeliner onto her lids. A bit of mascara; a dab of some old lip stain that was running out anyways. She was actually a tiny bit excited for the tutoring. Bryce Callahan seemed to understand and admire science in the way she did art and philosophy. It was intriguing; it drew her in, like a bee to honey. Bee always thought that science was for cold-hearted capitalists that were just trying to become millionaires and shun philosophy and religion. Bryce Callahan presented science differently. It seemed more noble and essential with him. He was trying to help others and he seemed to depend on science the way one would depend on air. She found it all so curious.
As she floated about in her reverie, Bee realized they had not yet set a place for them to meet. Should she call? It would probably be best, she thought while brushing her hair. Bee dialed Bryce’s number and put her phone on speaker. As she waited for him to pick up, she tugged her rather large “Renata Rocks College!" t-shirt over her head to exchange it for her grey sweater. It was a bit of a struggle, as Bee found herself slightly stuck in the neck of the t-shirt. Hearing the click of the phone and vaguely a voice greeting her, she panicked, still writhing within her shirt. “Uh," Bee stuttered in what she hoped was an intelligent way. “Right, hello Bryce. I was, uhm, wondering where you wanted to meet for tutoring?" She finally escaped from her shirt, thank god, and carefully slipped on the sweater. “And do you need me to bring anything in particular?" Bee slipped on her jeans, finally looking presentable.