Her Freed Spirit

Getting Dressed Up

Today is the day of the annual Taylor Charity Ball. It took Imma,Tonii and I 5 hours to get dressed. We actually did our hair in two hours, our makeup didn't take long but we laid around watching Rocket Power before the last possible minute.

"Alright Imma you get dressed first. We will help you into your dress and heels." Imma's hair is styled in a neat bun. Her dress is dark blue, one shoulder, mermaid style from Dior. The bust of her dress is adorned with a think layer of silver material. Her heels are sparkly silver also from Dior. We shopped for 4 hours until she found the perfect dress. She is wearing a pearl necklace and earring set that's been in her family for over 6 generations. She applied a mix of blue and silver eye shadow and a coat of blue Mac lipstick that matches her dress.

"So how do I look?" She asks once we finish putting her dress on. "You look beautiful just like always." Tonii says and I nod in agreement.

We start getting Toni ready next. We help her get into her Yves Saint Laurent dress. Her dress is a form fitting, dark red and stops 5 inches below her knees. It has lace sleeves that stop to the middle of her forearm. Her shoes are black pumps from Dior. She is wearing black diamond earrings that I gave her last Christmas. She choose to only put on red lipstick and mascara. Tonii does a turn in her dress. "So?" She asks us. "Work it honey!" Imma and I yell out at the same time. We all laugh for a little bit before they help me get dress.

Imam did my hair in loose curls all over my hair. The right side of my side has the curls pulled back with a gold hair clip. My dress was made by Vera Wang like it is every year. Its a soft gold, strapless, floor length gown. It has a sweetheart neckline that's decorated with small lace flowers around the bust that flow down do the right of my dress. The back is lace up so Tonii and Imma are working on that for me.

"Can you pull it a little tighter? I don't need my breast spilling out!" I yell to them.'

"Nothing wrong with a nip slip. It is for charity." Imam says while laughing.

"Just do it please." I beg.

"Alright bossy pants!!" Tonii says as they continue with my lace up back. They finish up and help me into my black Fendi pumps. The pumps have a small bow that matches the color of my dress. My lipstick is cream colored with glitter to match my soft sold eye shadow. Imma locks on my silver diamond heart necklace while I put in the matching two pair of diamond studs into my ears.

After I am fully dressed I look myself over in the mirror at my beauty area. I stand up and face my two best friends. Their mouths are hanging open. "Does it look bad?" I question after 4 minutes of silence.

"Don't take offense to this. But I would totally f*ck you if I liked vagina like that." Imma says with nothing but seriousness of her face.

"What crazy over there is trying to say is you look breathtaking." Toni says.

"Yea. You're parents would be so proud of the beautiful young lady you have become." Imam says as I embrace both of my best friends in a group hug.

"Thanks. And you guys look perfect also. Let's go down stairs." We all grab our clutches and go down stairs. We can hear my brothers and Uncle Mike talking. Tonii clears her throat gaining their attention. They stare at us for a few seconds before saying anything.

"You young ladies look amazing." Uncle Mike says as he gives each of us a kiss on our cheek. We say thank you and compliment them. Uncle Mike's suit is a dark gray with a black vest and white dress shirt and tie. His dreads that now reach the middle of his back is pulled into a neat ponytail. Jeremiah's suit is black with a white dress shirt. His vest and tie is dark blue to match Imma's dress. Jamal's suit is also black but his tie and vest is dark red to match Tonii's dress. Jamal has his usual low cut. Jaden's little suit is black too. His dress shirt is black while is tie and vest is soft gold to match my dress. All their suits are made my Gucci.