Bound To The Seduction

Chapter 14: Reunion I

Friday came fast.

Sarah stared blankly at the invitation card on the table as she contemplated the most convincing reason not to go. The school reunion thing bugged her and she wanted nothing to do with it. She did not have the energy to exchange pleasantries with those fake people.

She knew that that cheating pair would be there and, with Clara's personality, she wouldn't miss this Golden opportunity to show off. For some unknown reason, Clara always felt the need to compete with her.

"Sarah, staring at that card won't make it disappear."

"Ugh... do I have to?" Sarah groaned. She had tried every possible excuse under the sun but Emily wasn't having any of that. Even the weather was great to the point where she couldn't use it as an excuse.

School reunions may sound cool but it is an event where people meet to show off and gather some gossip that can keep them occupied until the next meeting.

To put it bluntly, it was a chance to compare with others and see how much of a loser they were. Or, find out who the loser of the whole class is; it would be better if it were someone famous. That way, everyone would have something to comfort themselves with. But tough luck to whoever turned out to be that loser.

"Yes, you have to. I can't have you hiding away in your closet just because you cannot face reality," Emily said leaving no chance for rebuttal.

"But..."

"Come on girl, no more excuses." Emily dragged her to the dressing table and stuffed a dress into her hands. "You have 10 minutes to get ready."

Sigh. It looks like there was no escaping this. Sarah picked up a white dress that Emily had personally selected for her and she had to admit that Emily's sense of fashion was topnotch. A little bit of reluctance diminished at the sight of the elegance of this dress after she changed into it. Was it too late to back out?

"Emily, I..."

"What? Are you scared that you will meet them?" Emily teased.

"Who's scared?" Sarah said but a blush still crept up her face, "If anything, I want to drench those two in wine to celebrate their affair."

"Then why don't you want to go?"

"I don't know how to face everyone."

"Are you even listening to yourself?" Emily snapped, "What kind of nonsense is that? Since when do you care about what others think about you? The real Sarah Suarez doesn't give a damn about what others think, okay?"

Sarah stared at the mirror as she took in what Emily said those words gave her a jolt and the part that had been hiding too deeply, stirred. Her mind wandered to a few years back when she would play and enjoy herself to the fullest without caring what others thought of her. She stuck to her true self and spoke her mind without holding back any grievance.

This part of her had slowly been repressed since she started dating Brandon. She wanted to fit in and be loved. She felt that her true personality was the reason people stayed away from her.

Gradually, she had changed to the point where she couldn't recognize herself anymore. She had been so rational that she lost her real self. Perhaps this break wasn't that bad.

"Yeah, you are right. I can't miss this reunion." She snapped out of her trance and took a deep breath. Then her lips curled up into a radiant smile, so radiant that it could warm up a frozen lake. "It is time to introduce the real Sarah to the world."

"Go girl, that's the spirit!" Emily cheered. With renewed enthusiasm and a new goal in mind, Sarah put more effort into dressing up. After half an hour of hard work, Emily stood beside Sarah feeling proud of herself. She took Sarah's arm and twirled her around while looking at her carefully.