Love Amidst the Madness

Girl's day out

"Oh Hola dad we are having a girl's day out also this is Sofia's best friend Lily. Take care we won't be back soon." Ana replied and started to walk away.
"Bye dad!" She turned around for a moment and continued walking.
Lily and Sofia also left after bidding their good byes.

Sofia and Lily walked downstairs and saw Sofia's mother all dolled up walking towards the entrance.
Malena Reyes was all dressed up as an elegant lady. She wore white colored 3 piece formal suit with black work heels. Holding her handbag with a servant walking behind her holding her other belongings.
"What is going on here?" Malena asked removing her shades and placing them on her head. Her hair was in a neat bun giving an absolute professional look.
Lily was speechless looking at this family where everyone is so itchingly tidy and dressed up.
"I am going out." Sofia replied slowly.
"Where are your manners? Don't you know you have to greet an elder when you walk past? And you who are you? Who let you in?" Malena was pouring out all the frustration from last night's dinner.
"I am sorry. Good morning mom. This is my friend Lily. We are going out together I am the one who let in her." Sofia gave a detailed answer this time.
"Good morning mam I am Lily." Lily also has her introduction.
That's when Malena looked at her attire.
Sofia was wearing a button up shirt of blue color with white colored trousers and sneakers. And Lily was wearing a green colored frock with green colored pants.
"Humph! You guys are going out I see." Malena was relieved that Sofia was going out of Ana's vicinity so Ana's viciousness won't sweep in Sofia.
"Goodbye." Lily and Sofia walked out.
Malena walked out as well. All her relief blew in thin air when she saw Sofia and Lily getting in Ana's car. She couldn't see Ana but she knew if Sofia had the audacity to enter this car it's only because Ana is in there.
She looked at the car with pure hate and disgust. Ana stepped out and walked towards Malena. Malena turned around and was about to walk away but Ana called her.
"Malena Reyes! Good morning. You were looking at my car with heart eyes. So I thought why not greet you." She stood in front of Malena.
"Good morning. I am in a hurry so I should leave first."
Malena replied and walked away.
Ana looked at her disappearing figure in absolute amusement and with a chucked came back in the car.
"What should we get for breakfast? Any ideas or are you two following my lead?" Ana asked in a teasing voice.
"Let's follow your lead." Lily spoke with enthusiasm. She judged that after Sofia's encounter with her mother she appeared dull and the glow she had on her face in the morning was all gone.
Lily's phone vibrated, it was Oscuro calling her.
"H...hello?" Lily asked in a terrified voice. She knew what was coming for her.
"WHERE.THE.HELL.ARE.YOU.AT?" Oscuro got directly to the point.
"Umm...I am at ..." Lily was struggling to speak. She promised Oscuro to let him know where she was going but she forgot and now she was terrified.
"Sofia babe please talk to him. Otherwise he will kill me pleaseeeee."Lily was requesting Sofia. Who accepted her request because she heard his yell loud and clear.
"Hey! Oscuro how are you?" Sofia spoke.
"Hi! I am good how are you Sofia?" Oscuro asked in a sweet tone.
"I am sorry I am taking your cousin from you for today but we are going shopping she won't be home till evening is that okay? You can pick her up in the evening." Sofia spoke.
Ana was silently watching all the scenes.
"Sure if you say so. Don't let this rat leave until I am there." Oscuro replied to which Sofia hummed and gave the phone back to Lily who said bye and disconnected the call.
"Thanks for saving me." Lily blew Sofia a kiss to which Ana chuckled.
"We are here girls!!" Ana chimed and they all got off in front of a small restaurant.
"Welcome!" The guard at the door welcomed them.
"Which table should we choose?" Lily asked happily.
"We aren't choosing any tables sweetheart." Ana replied walking ahead of them towards a certain table located at the back.
"Sit down ladies it belongs to me." Ana said referring to the table.
They all sat down when it hit Sofia.
"Ana didn't you tell the servants to prepare our breakfast?"
"Oh yeah I did but it's not a problem Linda will take care of it. That woman is literally a one man army type housekeeper." Ana praised Linda while going through the menu.
"What do you guys want?" She asked them after deciding on her own meal.
"I will have pancakes." Lily spoke nodding her head a little.
"I will get a cheese omelet." Sofia replied.
After their meal they all were headed towards a certain boutique Ana recommended.
"Lily you have a pretty hair style." Ana liked Lily's short length hair.
Her cellphone buzzed and she attended the call.
"Hey! Have you arrived at the shop?" Ana asked the person on the other line.
"Yeah yeah they are with me. You can see her when we reach there." Ana spoke looking out of the window to see exactly where they at.
Lily's heart raced. Who is Ana talking to? She is already dark enough. Now she is talking about showing a girl. Am I being sold?? But wait am I that pretty to be sold? People are buying me? Am I a treasure. She started to blush at her own thoughts when realization slapped right across her face. AM I BEING SOLD???? Will they kill me? Or use me in bomb blasts. Noooo.....
"Girls it's time. Get off." Ana spoke still talking on the phone. She got off and told the driver to wait for her.
Lily was glued to Sofia's arm. She didn't want to be sold. Sofia and Lily kept walking behind Ana. Sofia never went out to buy dresses and Lily didn't know anything about this place.
"Hey Patricia!" Ana spoke finally getting off her phone.
"Welcome madam." Patricia the receptionist spoke smiling professionally.
The power was suddenly cut off. Making Lily sacred even more.
Ana scoffed.
"Seriously?! It's day time. I can still see you Hardin!!"
"That doesn't matter... What matters is I am at least trying." Male named Hardin yelled at the same pace.
Lights turned back on and there sat a handsome man with deep green eyes sitting on his right knee holding a rose in his hand. He was dressed in blue jeans and black T-shirt. He had a little bit of black beard. He appeared dreamy in Lily's eyes.
Lily's pov:
If this is the man who is gonna kidnap me then I am so ready. My prince charming takes me away from this world. You have finally found your princess charming. Wait! Princes charming? Is that even a word? Anyway who cares.
End of Lily's pov.
"Welcome my queen." Hardin spoke with a huge smile.
"Thanks Hardin." Ana spoke and hugged the man who handed her the rose.
Sofia was clueless what the hell was happening and who is this fine looking man.
"Oh Hardin meet my baby sister Sofia and her best friend Lily." Ana introduced Hardin to both of them.
"Hey girls. Ana is your family a warehouse of the most pretty girls or what?" Ana smacked his head a little.
"Well you know the Reyes. They are female fatales." Ana spoke and placed her hand on her waist to make a flexing pose.
"Okay so Hardin. My girls need dresses for their party. It's tomorrow and I want them to look fabulous so help us find pretty dresses for my girls." Ana spoke and walked away as if she runs this whole place.
Lily and Sofia kept on searching for the dresses of their taste but Ana was nowhere to be found for the last 30 minutes.
"Who is Hardin?" Lily asked Sofia who was currently holding a magenta colored long dress in her hand.
"I don't know. Maybe a friend. I don't know anything about Ana's life she met me yesterday only. I was very little when she left. And the rest is history. I know nothing about her except she is a person I always wanted in my family of insensitive people." Sofia folded the dress and sat on the arm rest of the couch.
"I see it's great to see you this happy." Lily smiled sincerely.
Sofia smiled at her and they continued their dress hunt.
"Are you done girls?" Ana asked them who looked at her in misery.
"What's wrong?" She asked, approaching two troubled teens.
"I can't decide which one to choose?" Sofia spoke frustrated.
"Let me see.."Ana walked towards her and pulled Lily as well.
"I think this royal blue dress will look awesome on you Sofia. And this purple one on you Lily. Now hurry and show me how they look." Ana patted their backs and sat on the couch.
"Look alive people!" Ana yelled looking at them walking towards the changing room like zombies, super slow.
Ana walked around looking at numerous dresses the whole time teens took to try the dresses she gave them.
"How is it?" Lily was the first one to walk out.
"Wow it's really nice." Ana spoke and walked closer to her fixing her dress a little.
"Sofia you are looking so fine darling." Lily spoke smiling at her.
"Thanks." Sofia replied.
"Now with that we should leave." Ana spoke picking up her bag. Sofia went to take off the dress but Lily stood there.
"Aren't you gonna buy a dress for yourself Ana?"
"Huh? I already bought one here.." Ana pointed at the dress in coral color with several stones on it.
"It's really pretty. I am going to change then." Lily rushed to change.
After sometime they were seated at a restaurant table but this time it was 4 of them as Hardin joined them as well.
"So that's why you guys were buying dresses. I see. If you guys don't have a problem can I join you too?" Hardin asked sweetly.
"We don't have any issues you can join us." Sofia replied.
"Awesome!" Hardin replied and soon the waiter came to take their orders.
After eating their lunch they all went to a jewelery store to buy some.
"I have perfect jewelry for this dress already." Lily protested.
"Lily it's a rule for part you have to get everything new." Ana refused to take the bait and they all were soon inside holding a few pieces testing it on themselves.
"Psssss!"Ana looked beside her to find Lily standing next to her.
"I wanna buy something as a gift for someone can you buy that for me I will pay as soon I get home." Lily looked at Ana with pleading eyes.
"Okay." With that Ana walked away from Lily to buy a beautiful necklace.

"Ahhhh I am so tired Lily started to whine.
"I wanna sleeeeeep~" Lily was making a weird rhythm out of it.
Hardin chuckled he was the one driving with Ana seated beside her. Sofia and Lily were in the back with Lily's head on Sofia's shoulder.
"I am hungry." Ana spoke and looked at the girls.
"What should we get? Think of something light." Ana asked the girls.
"What about ice cream?" Sofia spoke after a long pause.
"Good let's her it." Hardin replied and drove the car to a nearby mart.
They all went to Reyes mansion after having ice cream.
"Oh shoot we forgot to drop Lily home." Hardin spoke holding his forehead in despair.
"She didn't want to get off that's why she never spoke of it." Ana replied holding Hardin's cheeks with her forefinger and thumb because he was appearing cute to her.
"You little bunny got worried??hmmm???" Ana asked him sweetly and walked inside.
"Are you having a sleepover?" Hardin asked Lily who was giving the bags to a servant.
"Nope I will go home later." Lily replied smiling.
"Thanks for today Mr. Hardin." Lily showed her gratitude towards him. She was genuinely happy after such a long time. She is habitual of having Oscuro around her only. He also stays because he knows she is alone. Having such people that made her happy and let her enjoy the whole day long was surely serene for her.
"Come on don't call me Mr. I feel extremely old with this word." Hardin replied and showed Lily the way with his hand.
"Thanks." Lily smiled and walked inside.
Sofia's cellphone buzzed.
"Hello." Sofia answered the call it was Oscuro.
"Hey Sofia how are you?"
"I am good. How are you Oscuro?"
"I am good."
"......"
"....."
"...."
"You called?" Sofia asked after some time when Oscuro remained quiet.
"Oh yeah where is that rat- I mean Lily." Oscuro corrected himself.
"She is still with me she will come back after dinner is that okay? Should I send her right now?"
"No it's fine I will wait. I will receive her from the roof top when she is free." Oscuro replied.
"Okay then bye." Sofia disconnected the call and went to change.