The Locket | Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Getting Ready

Amelia

If she thinks that I am wearing this she can jog on, is the current thought going through my head whilst I look at my reflection in my bathroom mirror. The dress she has given me is a navy belted wrap mini dress covered completely in sequins. Don't get me wrong it's a nice dress, but It is definitely not my style at all. The clothes I tend to wear are not revealing at all, but this dress has a low v neck and a slit at the bottom, that highlights my now tanned thigh and chest. My reflection doesn't even look like me at all. I'm used to looking in the mirror and seeing a much different person looking back. I finally decide that because it is HER hen night that I will wear the dress, just to make her happy.

I march through to my sisters room.
"Millie, you look amazing!" Molly gushes as soon as she see's me.
"I agree, you look stunning" Katie backs my sister up whilst straightening her hair.
"It's not my style at all, but since you want me to wear it I will gladly do so" I reply as I sit down on Molly's bed next to some of her friends, who are gossiping whilst doing each other's makeup.

A few minutes later, Molly comes over and sits next to me.
"I got you a present" she whispers as she pulls something out from behind her back "I know how much you hate being in the media...so I got you something to help disguise you" she smiles as she gives me what she was holding.
"Thank you, you really didn't need to though" I reply as I open up the package. It is a silky long blonde wig.
"You only need to wear it when we are walking to and from the restaurant if you want" she tells me sounding unsure.
"Thank you" I reply as I give her a hug. I haven't been papped since I decided that I didn't want to be in the public eye anymore. That was when I was sixteen and I would like to keep it that way. None of my colleagues in London know who my family are and I wouldn't want them to feel betrayed by finding out through a massive media company. I also don't need the stress of knowing people are taking pictures of me whilst I do everyday things. I'm stressed enough already with my life out of the public eye.

"Who's next?" Molly's make up artist Sam calls.
"Millie, you go now" Molly replies
"Okay" I say as I get up from the bed and go over to sit down on the chair that everyone who has gotten their make up done sat on.

"What would you like?" Sam asks me.
"I don't know. Just something that goes with my dress" I reply.
"Okay, I can go with that" Sam smiles, as she spins the chair around to face her. She then starts doing my makeup.

About half an hour later, Sam spins the chair around to face the mirror that sits on the desk. I look even more unlike myself now. She has painted my eyelids a gorgeous copper colour that makes my eyes pop, my lips are a peachy brown and my cheeks have an amazing gold glow. I yet again can't believe it's me in the reflection. I look so glamorous. Sexy even.

I thank Sam and then I go through to my room to get my hair curler, which is in my wardrobe in the same drawers as the nail polish was. I open up all of the drawers, but I can't find it anywhere. I know that I left them here. Lottie must have them.

I go down the hall and knock on Lottie's door. She has music on, so she probably can't hear me. I knock again. This time she answers and  opens the door.
"Do you have my hair curler?" I ask her
"Yeah I'll just grab it" she replies as she goes further into her room and takes it off of her desk" Sorry for taking it without asking" she apologises as she hands them to me.
"It's fine. You can use them when I'm in London. They're no use to me when I'm basically on the other side of the country. I laugh.
Just as I'm about to go she says "you look amazing by the way. I didn't even recognise you at first"
"Thank you" I reply "as you know I would never wear this normally"
"It suits you. You should dress like this more often" she gushes
"I would need to have a social life to dress like this. I don't go out at all" I laugh.
"Well you should. Bye" she shuts the door abruptly to prove her point.

I go back down the hall to Molly's room and see that everyone is almost ready. I need to curl my hair quickly. I sit down on her white laminate tiled floor, by the desk and plug in my curler. It takes a few seconds to heat up and once it does, I start curling my hair in different directions to make it seem like it actually has some volume, because normally it just looks flat.

I finish curling my hair, so I turn the curler off, unplug it and wait for it to cool down.
"Here, use this" Katie says as she hands me a heatproof tile to put the hot curler on.
"Thank you" I say as I place the hair curler down on it.

"Everyone ready?" Molly yells over everyone, sounding excited.
"Yes!" We all shout back, sounding equally as excited.
"Okay the car's are here, so let's go have a good time!" She shouts enthusiastically leading the way down the stairs.

"I just need to grab my shoes and bag, I'll meet you down there" I say to Katie as I leave Molly's bedroom and quickly nip into my own.

I go into my wardrobe and quickly scan my impressive shoe collection. I pick out a pair of navy glitter covered Jimmy Choo platform sandals. I think the last time I wore them was one of my dads hotel openings years ago.

I quickly slip them on and then grab my handbag off of the top of the Chest of drawers. It's quite heavy so I look through it to try and see what I can leave behind. The first thing I find is the perfume that I bought for Lottie at the airport. I'll go give it to her now.

I pick up my bag and chuck my phone into it before I forget. Then I remember that I need to also put the blonde wig in it as well. I rush back into Molly's room and grab the wig from her bed tossing it into my handbag. Then I go knock on Lottie's door. She doesn't answer and there is no music playing. She must be downstairs with Penelope. I decide that I will go through the living room, to see if she's there.

I go down the main staircase that has the fish tank through the middle of it and ends in the living room. I spot Charlotte and Penelope sitting on the main couch watching a film. I quickly go over to them and hand Charlotte the perfume. She thanks me and gives me a hug. I then give Penelope a hug goodnight because I know that she will be sleeping when we get back.

Then I go to the back of the house where everyone is gathered waiting to leave. After I join them we all go out to the cars. There are 2 black stretch limo's waiting for us. Everyone randomly disperses into the two vehicles and we head off towards town.