Iniquity [HS]

Chapter IV.

Celestria extended her arm and pushed the enormous glass doors of the building. The black dress she was wearing was perfectly made for her body. Her shoulders were showing, so were her legs. She brushed her fingertips against her cheek and placed her hair behind her ear as she reached the elevator. The sound of her heels was so loud.

As she was waiting for the elevator to open its doors, her ear catched a kind of whistle. Celestria turned her head slowly, like she didn't care at all, just to see an old man analyzing her legs. Her gaze was fixed on him, her expression was unreadable. She noticed the corner of his mouth curving up. Her middle finger was now up, flipping the man off. His body hurriedly turned around and rushed through the doors.

Her eyes darted at the elevator, as she managed to fix the position of her glasses on her face with her middle finger. She made a few steps forward, and entered the elevator. Her nails touched the metal walls as her finger pressed 10, the floor she was supposed to go to. Celestria leaned her head back, and closed her eyes. Her moment of silence was ruined by the sound the elevator made when its doors opened. She darted her eyes to the doors and got out. The sound of her heels was back again for a few seconds, until she found herself standing in front of Bella's office. Bella was her bestfriend since she was four years old. They met on kindergarten, and befriended each other after they found of they both adore cheesecake.

Celestria pressed down on the doorknob and made a few steps in. The room had humongous windows, three on each side of her desk. It was covered with mannequins and expensive materials. The carpet was a pure white. A few dresses were thrown on the only chairs Bella had in her office. A wall, the one she was the closest to, had a lot of drawings of prototypes for her dresses and outfits pinned on a lead board. At its base, a beautiful black oak table was placed, where she probably had lunch. And dinner.

Bella was profoundly drowned in her drawings. The fast sound of her pencil on paper made Celestria giggle. Then she cleared her throat, trying to show Bella that she was there.

Bella's eyes darted at her, and she almost dropped her coffee on her sketch. "Holy shit." She placed her hand over her chest. "Come here, you hot freak."

Celestria rolled her eyes, gasping dramatically. "Did you just call me a freak Belladonna?" She said as she took one of the chairs and placed it in front of Bella's desk. "Did you just call me by my full name?" Her eyes widen, a smile forming on her her lips. "I missed you, you hot freak." She took Celestria's palms into hers and pressed her lips together into a small smile. "I am so sorry i couldn't make it to Ma's funeral." A little line formed between her eyebrows. Sadness and empathy were showing in her eyes. "It's okay Bells." Celestria gave her a warm smile. They had the warmest eyes contact for ten seconds. And then Celestria leaned in her seat and sighed. Her eyes were darted at the white ceiling.

"Tell me now, what's on your mind? What is keeping you up all night?" Bella's voice echoed through her entire office. Her eyes were still on her drawings. "Who." Celestria corrected her. "Who?" Bella frowned, looking down at the paper. Celestria stayed quiet for a second, letting the information arrive to Bella's brain. A whole minute passed by, and she was still thinking. Celestria was about to tell her, herself.

"So it is a person?"  Bella exclaimed, rising her eyebrows. She took Celestria's silence as a positive answer. Bella's mouth was open and her expression was clearly surprised. "Are you like, in love with that person?" Bella kept staring at her. Celestria did nothing but a slow nod, followed by the opening of her mouth. "Kind of." She whispered. "I think." Celestria was already frustrated by the situation she was in. "I've never felt this way before." She breathed out.

"Is he the young priest? He has a huge crush since your father introduced you to him." Bella laughed, rising her eyebrows. She didn't thought so much about what she said and turned her head a little to take a sip from her coffee. Celestria pressed her lips together, swallowing. Her head leaned forward. Bella's eyes widen as she realized the answer was written all over Celestria's unreadable expression. She knew her well. Bella darted her eyes at her bestfriend.