NOT YET

Eight: Doing This and That

A date.

  She was going on a date with Edwin and that was only because her sister had convinced; forced her to; She told herself.

"You are almost twenty and you've never been on a date with a guy, what a shame". She'd say.

"That poor guy must be loosing his mind wondering why you still haven't given him an answer".

"It's been two days, oh if I was him I'd give up not worth the time".

And Vera had to give in. Honestly she was afraid. She did not know what it meant reaching this stage with Edwin. She has never been in a relationship. Or atleast not one she thought was one. Secondary school dating did not count. She meant something serious. But somehow she really wanted to do it. Go on a date with a guy that made her heart swoon.

  She get that she needed to look good and seriously good but she did not like that she had to wear a wig. Tamara's insistence.

"Girl you have to show you won't settle for less". Tamara declared as she installed the new bone straight she had ordered specifically for this occasion.

"I think he knows that already, besides he's not less. If he was we'd never be here". Vera told her sister. She had found out over the week that Edwin's was her faculty's heartthrob.

"I can't wait to see him". Tamara gushed, her insides itching.

"No you won't, I told him to wait in his car".

"Why na, you evil child, continue hiding your man o".

Vera rolled her eyes. "He's not my man". Yet.

"Yeah right. Now should I leave it like this or should I curl it for you?".

"We don't have that time, leave it like this". Vera liked how she looked. She decided maybe she liked wigs, sometimes.

  She tried on her dress and Tamara nearly cried.
"You look so good, you go pepper am".

  She was in short black corset dress that hugged her waist and gave her boobs a lift.  She had decided that if she was going on a date with a man and it wasn't in a place where heels wasn't too much then she wasn't going to date him but for Edwin she found herself rethinking and simply going for something two inch and cute. She picked up her Hermes shoulder bag and was glad that she received a text from Edwin as soon as she had felt she was done and ready.

She took deep breaths as she stared at her reflection in the mirror.

"Oh my, you look good girl, too good". And she blew herself a kiss, walking out of her room and not forgetting to lock her door. Kendrick had a habit of snooping.

  She was so beautiful. Edwin thought as she stepped out of the gate. She did not want him coming to their door step, afraid her family would bombard him questions.

   He stepped out of his car, coming to open her side of the door.

She grinned. "Hi".

He could not help but stare longer. She was breath taking.
"You look beautiful".

She gave a subtle bow, chuckling. "Well thank you, you don't look too bad yourself Eddie". Too bad? He looked fucking hot, in his all black outfit consisting of a black shirts and black tailored trousers and men's shoes. He had that silver chain and silver earrings in on, making Vera's insides melt.

"Well thank you too".

   He took her hand like he watched in one of those rom-coms and opened the door for her like the perfect gentleman. Her subconsciousness doing a little dance of victory, checking that off her bucket list.