Mandy's schedule was usually pretty steady, and she was more of an early riser, but last night she had stayed up late going through old research and studying new books she had ordered. Before she knew it, it was late in the evening, and late waking up. Getting up groggily, she had been heading towards the kitchen in her green fleece pajamas when she heard a knock at the door.
Now who could that be? Spencer and anyone else who would stop by had a key to the apartment. Well, except Serena's boyfriend. But the girl must have surely been at work by now.
Scrubbing at her eyelids with the back of her hand, she wandered over to the front door and unlocked it, peering out into the bright light of outside.
"Oh, Alicia! Hi," she greeted, surprised, "I wasn't expecting you?"