Someone Like Me

Chapter Nine: Halloween Threw-Up on Charlie

"What's wrong mum?"

"Charlie grab me the green bin! Dalton get your white suit on and you better get this dress on. I have stuff to add. Hurry. We don't have all day." She placed the dress in my hands once again and I was confused on what was going on. She headed over to Charlie to grab the green bin from him. I heard a chuckle come out of Dalton as he went over to a clothing rack to grab the suit Jasmin was talking about. "Hurry Cherry, get the dress on please."

"I don't think this would work," I looked at Dalton worried.

"It will, look." He turned me to a mirror and I stared at the mask on my face. It was a messy cut piece of camouflaged fabric, with two holes cut so I could see through it. The kind of camo that a hunter would use and the kind that Dalton had on his baseball hat. "I think I know what my mother is going to add."

"I still don't think it will work Dalton," I said worried.

"It will," He turned my head to him. "What would you rather do? Sit home or go to the ball with me, make my mother proud, me proud, and have a good time?"

"Well, the second one." I whispered. I grow excited at the thought of it, and forgot about the fact that my sister could find me out and have a freak out because I was "taking the attention away from her" and "ruining her whole life" because...I was existing. Yeah, it was harsh.

"Alright," He smiled before going into the one dressing room. I went into the other and took my time to put the dress on. I didn't want to tear or ruin it. I listened as Jasmin was going through her things in the bin and throwing stuff around. Charlie could seem to stop laughing about something and I heard Dalton finish because the curtain next to mine moved and I heard his footsteps walk out. I look at myself in the mirror and stared wide-eyed.

Jasmin wasn't kidding. The dress did bring out the color in my eyes and it looked perfect on me. I didn't look weird with it on or like it didn't belong. She knew her stuff when it came to these things. I turned around to zip the zipper that went up the middle of my back but it failed. I needed help with that.

"Dalton," I called out shyly.

"Yeah Angel?" He wasn't far away.

"I can't zip up the dress," I spoke. There was a chuckle.

"Well, come out and I'll help."

I moved the curtain away while wrapping an arm around my waist, so to keep the dress from falling down. Dalton held a smile on his face while he gazed at me with the dress on. He motioned with his finger for me to turn around and I did. I felt his warm fingers grab the zipper and slowly he brought the zipper up.

"How does it feel?"

"Great," I spoke while looking at myself in the huge mirrors. "Just a little loose though," I turned to the side and the dress swayed with me. I couldn't hold back the smile as I spun around once in the beautiful outfit. I've never worn something like this before and it felt amazing. More than amazing actually. Unbelievable...like a fairy tale.

"That's good, and my mother can fix the looseness." He stood to the side to give me room and I glanced at his outfit. He wore a white suit with a matching orange dress shirt and white vest. His tie was also white to complete the look.

I heard the curtains from the third dressing room screech and out walked Charlie in a black suit with a matching orange dress shirt, vest, and tie. Well, I guess Charlie was going too. I threw him a smile and he nodded back with a small grin. I stared at the boys.

"Hey Jasmin," I called out.

"What's up?" She looked up from the bin of camo fabric. She stared at the three of us. "Oh this is going to be the talk of the dance." She came over to us with a roll of matching camo fabric like my mask. She held it up against her son's chest and then against Charlie.

"Well, I was going to say that Charlie looked a little like Halloween threw up on him." That's what it looked like to me in my eyes. It didn't fit the Charlie that I have gotten to know. Dalton snorted back a laugh and Charlie threw me a raised eyebrow. Jasmin gazed at Charlie's outfit and seem to think.

"I got it," She said. "Suit off, but the pants." She commanded him and he let out a sigh before taking everything off. I diverted my eyes for a moment. "Alright, I'm going to give Dalton a camo vest and tie. So you're good. With Charlie I'm gunna change his dress shirt. I'm gunna make that camo. To go with his look..."

"You know me so well," Charlie smirked.

"I know," Jasmin smiled taking the dress shirt from him. I took a glance at Charlie's toned bare chest. "I'm going to keep the vest and tie orange though. It gives you a little pop of color. Then finally for the star of this trio. I'm going to add a large camo braid around the waist, with a simple bow in the back. I also gotta call my company and get some camo heels designed for you. Making heels are too hard. The mask, I love. And you boys will be getting them also. This is going to be amazing." She stared for a while at the dress on me before speaking again, "The Huntress and Her Hunters."

Jasmin's warm smile made me feel loved.