Mr. Perfect

Four

The two weeks of dieting hell has come into play and I'm down 5 pounds, I was loosing weight slower than my mother wanted meaning I would now have to continue my juice diet while running for an hour straight on the treadmill everyday. I love to run, it keeps me feeling free and I can't help but smile at the burning in my lungs and thighs and the tightening in my chest. However when it is shoved upon me with limited nutrients I can't help but feel like sleeping while running.

My body was in transition from cute to 'sexy' and it was ugly, I was beginning to loose the pretty curve my sides had developed in Greece and now I was so hungry sometimes it hurt to stand or sit straight, it was like a knot in my stomach was pulling tighter and tighter leaving the only position comfortable a fetal position.

I waited for the terrible feeling to subside not knowing if I was even going to make it to the ball. My mother had weakly convinced me that the feeling would be gone in another week because soon my body would be used to the diet. I was starving and tired and just done with everything, I felt like a zombie.

A knock came from my open door that my back was turned away from. I didnt bother looking because I knew it was a select few people.

"Reyna are you okay?" I heard my butler ask. And I groaned as a response. He walked around to the front side of me, seeing as my back was faced towards the door, and had a bowl in his hands. He set it down to the front of my face and it smelled like vegetable lentil soup, my favorite. "Here you have to eat something more than those kale smoothies" he said worriedly and I quickly sat up nodding and took the soup from his hands. I took in a spoonful of the delicious soup and couldn't help but smile, I don't care if I gain some weight back I'm so happy to have the comfort of this soup so maybe I can have some painless sleep.

"Thank you so much" I said as I finished half of the bowl my stomach has shrunk more than even I thought. I smiled as I looked to him, I know he didn't approve of my mothers ways of dieting and neither did I. He quietly took the bowl as my eyes began to droop, the extra food making me tired. I layed down and let sleep overtake me even though it was midday.
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I woke up to the sound of my mothers voice and the sound of her heels on my tile. "Wake up darling" she said so sweetly it confused me.

When I say up I saw my mother finally, she had on her cream robe and her hair up. She wasn't ready for once, how weird. Why is she so weird today.

The ball.

The diet was over and I was relived, however I still had the ball and the mystery man to face. I groaned to myself and laid back down I was weaker than ever yet in my best shape, I had more tone and muscle but I was still down so much weight, luckily Steve, my butler helped me from complete malnutrition. "Now, now come on you have to get ready!" My mother yelled as she swayed her hips out of the room. I sighed and rolled out of bed finally looking at a clock, 11:00, not bad. She must have wanted me to look super rested for tonight, all night since we may be out till sometime past 12:00. My cold feet met the cold tile and I quickly padded to my warm fluffy robe in the corner of my room, I put my hair in a small bun and I was on my way downstairs for no doubt, another smoothie just to make sure I was skinny enough. I grumbled at the thought but continued.

Shocking as it was I came downstairs to see a bowl of fruits and a small ramekin of oatmeal. I smiled and sat down in my chair so thankful for real food. I dug into everything a gobbled most of it up, I quietly thanked my butler, Steve while walking out of the breakfast room. Feeling much more energized I slipped on a pair of pants that were noticeably looser in some areas and tighter in others, and then a simple shirt and headed to the bathroom to brush my teeth and put on a smidgen of makeup to be ready for the day.

"Reyna!" My mother bellowed as I was just finishing my mascara. Quickly tidying up my makeup I left and rushed to her voice.

"Yes mom?" I asked as I approached her in the waiting room. She turned and I saw the dress box and army of primpers. I quickly put on a smile and grabbed the dress box thanking her.

"All of you, follow her to her room and get her ready, now!" She said to half of the staff. "And as for the rest of you, follow me to my room to ready me" she said to the rest.

I smiled and tried to make them a little less terrified as they followed me up the stairs to my bedroom. Well luckily I just put on mascara and moisturizer.