Crescent Fall

Chapter 12: Dinner with the Paris

It was 4:46pm when Alex called Mari, the latter was sitting on her desk writing her English essay.

"Hey"

"I didn't know you missed my presence that much, I just left your house five hours ago"

"Oh please"

"Don't roll your eyes at me", Mari said gigling.

"Whatever, I just called to ask if your free tonight"

"I guess", Mari said unsure where the conversation was headed.

"Good. My mum wants you over for dinner"

"Your mum", Mari repeated for confirmation. She hardly ever use to see Alex parents, even her elder siblings so this was a Surprise.

"Yes. Are you going to come"

"Sure, of course"

"Then I will see you by 7.... also the dress code is black"

"Whats the special occasion"

"It's just a family dinner with Jasmine's family "

"With black themed and Isn't it meant to be just family"

"Jasmine's mum favorite color is black and You should know by now your family...I will see you later"

"Yeah bye".

Mari stood up and went to her closet and rummaged through it.

"Black dress", she whispered scanning the rows of dresses in her closet.

"Nope I don't have one" she sighed then she finally saw two black dress sticking at the back of her closet.

'well I do is just that it isn't my size anymore', she dropped the dress she held up to her chin "too short"

She picked up the other dress and tried zipping one up, "nah too tight"

She closed her closet and leaned against it, closing her eyes she took a  breath in 'were would I find a black dress before seven', she sighed then after a moment she smacked her forehead "gawd why didn't I think of this before", she said then left her room to her sisters.

She met cherry sprawled on her bed with her phone in hand texting away.

"Hey cherry, do you perhaps have a black dress", Mari said deep in thought stroking her cheeks, trying to remember if she had seen her sister on black before. Cherry pointed her left index towards her closet and waved her hand dismissively.

Mari went to her closet and rummaged through it, finally after ten minutes she pulled out a black burgundy dress. She stared at it for a minute, then wore it and checked herself in the mirror.

Twirling round "well this will do",
She shrugged and went back into the room.

"Cherry", the girl in question rose her head and looked at her sister head to toe, then gave a thumbs up.

"By the way thanks", Mari said and left the room.

It was 5:36pm already, Mari decided to conclude her essay for thirty minutes, then by six she took her bath and started to dress up. She put on light makeup, wore her flats and took a matching purse. She checked herself in the mirror and gave herself a mental thumbs up. She finished by 7:13.

She left her room and ran down the stairs on reaching the landing she looked up and shouted to her sister.

"Am leaving"

"Ok be safe"

"Always", Mari reassured then left the house and sprinted across the street to Alex house.