Battle of the Roses [Book 2]

Chapter 16

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Chapter Quote:

Calla: "I look like a cake."

Bryn: "But a beautiful cake."

~Nightshade

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Chapter 16

Ember

"Elsa, what are on earth are you doing in there? How long does it take to put on a dress?" Hunter called out. Josilyn, Laurel, Thea, Akira, and I were already outside the dressing rooms in their dresses. Akira had chosen a pretty conservative dress although that was typical. The dress was lavender and the straps were bedazzled. It cinched in the middle making her tiny waist seem even smaller. Laurel wore a strapless purple dress with a sweetheart neckline and black beading. It was different but it suited her. She could wear practically anything, just one of those people, you know? Josilyn wore a strapless, blush pink dress with a sweetheart neckline that was bedazzled at the top. It was very loose fabric so when she spun around, it flared out. Thea wore a green and silver rhinestone dress which strangely reminded me of a peacock but she worked it like no other. I stuck with a strapless, black lace dress that flared out. The girls and I were trying on our favorite dresses again. It was poor Elsa who was having no luck with dresses. The rest of our pack wasn't up to going to Denver today so it was just the ten of us.

"Hold your horses, Hunter. This dress has too many damn straps and I'm only one person," Elsa snapped.

"Do you need help?" I asked.

"Yes please!" I slipped under her door since she couldn't actually open it. I started laughing when I saw her. The dress was halfway over her head, her arms were sticking out of the straps at awkward angles, and it looked overall very uncomfortable.

"Would you stop laughing and help me out of this please?" Elsa begged. "I can't breathe anymore."

I set to work unraveling the straps and putting them in the appropriate places. I couldn't blame my sister for getting confused about where the straps went. I got confused too. It took five minutes for me to actually get the dress fixed correctly. When she stepped out, Hunter shook his head.

"That looks like a death trap," Sebastian remarked. He, Barry, and Noah were sitting next to each other. The boys had already bought their suits for the event in Denver which was some special thing for hotel owners. Coincidentally it was the same week of Elsa's dance competition so we would be staying a few extra days. It wasn't for a while but some schools had dances so we wanted to get ahead of the shopping frenzy there would be when girls started getting serious about shopping for dresses.

"Next," he said. Elsa groaned and went back inside. I helped her get out of the dress again because there was no way she could do it without breaking it. She didn't want to pay for a dress she didn't want. It took her a much shorter time to put on the next dress. When she exited the dressing room

"You look like a grandmother," Noah said. I grinned. I looked over at Hunter who had covered his mouth with both hands, shaking his head slightly, and was seriously trying not to laugh.

"Noah!" Josilyn chastised.

"What?! I'm just saying it's too old for her!"

"And you're an expert in that category?" Laurel chimed in.

"Thank you, Noah," Elsa said sarcastically.

"These are horrible dresses," Hunter laughed.

"These are your picks! I'm never letting you help me pick out dresses again," my sister grumbled.