Drained
"Oh, by the way... I'm sorry you can't attend the Ting Hun ha!" Cleo frowned as her eyes browsed through the shelves full of heels. "I honestly thought na nakalimutan ni Tita kasi you know naman... makakalimutin na siya especially with unimportant stuff..."
May isa siyang tinurong heels na dali-dali namang kinuha ng isang attendant. Pagkatapos niyon ay hinarap niya si Miara.
"But it turns out na only for the closest ones lang talaga ang invited sa Ting Hun... pero don't worry! At least kasama ka sa wedding talaga," aniya sabay tampal ng braso ni Miara.
They went to the next boutique. Ani Cleo na kilala niya raw ang may-ari at pinasara talaga para sa kanila para malaya silang makapili ng mga bibilhin. Kumpleto na rin ang boutique at may mga gowns at mga accessories na rin.
"Girl, ano 'yan?!" Cleo laughed meaningfully and eyed the gown Miara was holding. "The theme is Gems of the Sea... ano ka? Dugong? Char!"
Dahil sa sinabi ni Cleo ay natawa ang dalawang attendant. Miara chuckled, too, before embarrassingly returning the gown to the rack.
The theme of the wedding is Gems of the Sea because that's the businesses of the couple. The family of Primo's cousin—the Lings—owns an international-operating shipping company. Whereas his soon-to-be bride's family thrives in the jewelry industry. From what Miara gathered, they own several jewelry boutiques all over the country and have mines too.
At dahil iyon ang theme, ang color scheme ay any shades of blue to blue-green. At ang napiling gown ni Miara ay pasok naman sa theme. It was a blue wrap around gown sparkled with gems. Kung susuotin ay siguradong hapit na hapit ito sa katawan ni Miara.
Although she wanted to try on that gown, she disregarded it and looked for other options.
"Uy! Help her out, she's gonna buy too!" Cleo demanded to one of the attendants. Siya lang kasi ang sinusundan ng mga nag-a-assist.
Lumapit sa kaniya si Cleo para bumulong, "They thought you're my PA. Char!" Cleo laughed and so did Miara. Bumalik din naman agad sila sa pamimili.
Miara's eyes lit up when she found another gown. It was light blue and looks really elegant. It was embedded with lace and pearls, which is to Miara's liking.
Pero bago pa makaabot si Miara sa fitting room ay may komento ulit si Cleo.
"Sis! My COVID ka ba?" Miara, together with the attendants, looked alerted and surprised. Kinabahan si Miara dahil sa narinig.
Mabilis siyang umiling, gustong magpaliwanag sa mga attendants na wala siyang sakit. "No! Hindi... nagpa-check—"
Her words were cut off with Cleo's laugh. "Wala ka kasing taste! Char!"
Hindi alam ni Miara kung matatawa siya o ano... nag-alala talaga siya at kinabahan. Buti na lang at nagbibiro lang si Cleo dahil kung hindi, maniniwala talaga ang mga attendants at siguradong papalabasin siya.
"Ito try mo, oh!" Ani Cleo at nilahad kay Miara ang isang long-sleeved na gown.
Maganda naman ang desinyo... classy... ngunit hindi iyon ang tipo ni Miara. Gusto niyang tumanggi ngunit nahihiya siya kay Cleo dahil nag-effort talaga ito na hanapan siya ng gown ngunit... hindi niya talaga ito gusto.
"Sobrang covered naman..." Miara hid her disapproval through that comment but Cleo only rolled her eyes.
"Sis... aircon 'yong venue! Chill!"
Nagdadalawang-isip si Miara ngunit ayaw niya talaga kaya tinanggihan niya. "Not my style..."
Kinabahan siya dahil baka sumama ang loob ni Cleo sa kaniya. Ayaw niya pa namang may kaaway o ano...
BINABASA MO ANG
Miara's Mistakes
Roman d'amourpov: it's 2020 and you went inside the wrong car and got stuck in a lock down with a stranger *** Miara met Primo because of a mistake. Will this chance encounter lead to another regrettable mistake, or will this prompt her to reconsider how she per...
