It's currently 6:15, training is finished but I'm staying a little longer to keep my mind off the man whose invaded my thoughts. I'm jogging laps around the gym and I'm on my 5th lap, I pause for a while and pant, trying to catch my breath. I'm about to start running again but someone taps me. I whirl around finding Kim's smiling mischievously. I remove my earphones from my ears to listen to what she's about to say.
"Get out of here, take a shower, and wear something pretty. I forgot to tell you that Coach announced something to us last week, I don't think you were there. Anyway, we'll be attending dinner with our basketball team, Lady Eagles and Ateneo basketball team. Meaning, Kiefer Ravena will be there. Kaya maganda dapat presentation mo" she says to me.
What.
This is so last minute! Coach announced this to the team without me being there? And no one told me til now? Whaaat. Oh my gosh, oh my gosh.
"Ha? Pero wala akong masuot!" I explain, clearly distressed.
"I got you covered" Kim says, proudly holding up a paper bag and handing it to me.
I curiously peek what's inside it and spot fabric that seems to be very good material. My eyes go wide, I look at Kim shocked, and she smiles big at me then back at the bag again. I slowly pick up what's inside and I hold it up.
I notice it's very long, it's a black maxi dress. No sleeves, spaghetti strap even. And there's a slit. The material is very lightweight and it's body hugging. Wow, Papa would never let me wear anything like this. It's so elegant but sexy at the same time. I realize that this dress seems much.
"Uh, Daks. Hindi ba medyo formal toh?" I ask.
"Nope! Not at all, sosyal pupuntahin natin so we all have to dress nice" she replies.
"Huh, sosy talaga siguro pupuntahin natin kung ito talaga dapat isusuot ko" I answer, still staring at the dress.
"Dali! Hali ka na, magbihis na tayo" Kim says, grabbing my arm and running towards the exit of the gym, leading me to our dorm.
I go straight to the bathroom as soon as I get there. I lock the door behind me and I put on short shorts so that I still have something underneath my slitted dress. I put it on and I watch as the dress almost falls to the ground. Its tighter than I thought it would be, the slit is not that high, it reaches exactly at my knee. I go out of the bathroom to check how I look like thru the full length mirror we have in our room. Ara sees me first and whistles. Kim isn't in the room though, hm, she must've left.
"Ganda mo Ye! May curves ka pala? Himala" she says jokingly then laughs after. I stick my tongue out at her then walk towards the mirror.
I look at myself in the mirror. I laugh.
"Natatawa ka sa sarili mo?" Ara asks.
"Galing naman ng dress na toh. Pinamukha akong sexy" I say happily.
"Kaya nga eh" she remarks.
The dress hugs the corners of my waist, somehow making me look like I actually have curves. The slit in the bottom gives a peek-a-boo of my long legs. The dress falls a centimeter away from the ground which makes me look even taller. Huh. I look good. Ara stares at me for a while then goes to her bedside table and gets something from its drawer. She pulls out a beautiful pearl necklace, I gasp at the sight of it.
"To finish off the outfit" she said, holding it up.
She goes over to me, puts the necklace around my neck, and clasps its end. The pearl necklace stops at my collar bone. I put my hand over it to hold up one of the pearls.
