Attraction

t h i r t y-f i v e // fancy dress

        Natalie stood behind me, and I was sitting on my chair. She suddenly tugged harshly on the comb pretty much ripping the hair from my scalp.

"Ouch!" I flinched and swatted her arm. She muttered a 'sorry' and continued.

I scrolled through my email and deleted the spam messages. She continued doing something with my hair before squealing and making me face the mirror.

"Yes! It's perfect!" Nat clapped her hands in glee. I looked up and saw my reflection. My hair was up in a glamorous bun with curled strands out and framing my face.

Before I could speak she pressed a finger to my lip, a signal to not say anything. She did my makeup,  brushing and applying different sorts of products on my face.

I read the label of one of them and asked, "What the hell is a primer? What does it do?" She rolled her eyes and replied like an  annoyed teen cashier , "It is used for better coverage and for the product to you know blend easily." I nodded and continued checking out the different products scattered on the table in front of me.

"Go open the box on your bed. I want you dressed in five minutes. There are shoes beside the bed too. I'll be waiting for you outside kay?" Natalie spoke sternly, as she finished up inserting the second earring.

I obediently walked to my room and lifted the lid of the box. There were some tissue papers and I pulled out the dress from inside.

Gasping, I felt the soft fabric under my  fingertips. The dress was gorgeous. It was midnight blue leaning more towards the black coloured dress. The bust area had detailed lace designs, with sequence and the dress cinched at the waist. Below, the material was long and flowed . I look down and see that there was an extremely high healed silver stilettos.

I walked out feeling all tall and majestic. "Why did you make me dress up like I'm going for some sort of a fancy dress competition?" I asked as I settled into the car.

Natalie and Liam both ignored me and I sat like an crossed child in the back seat. Liam had a grey button down shirt and pair of dress pants with his blazer beside me. Natalie was wearing a white dress which she had designed herself. It was long, full sleeved and off the shoulder.

We sang along the songs playing on the radio and stopped in front of Delish , one of the extravagant, upper class restaurants where you had to book months prior for a table.

"Guys what are we doing here?" I asked as we walked towards the entrance. The couple shared a smile and a mischievous look completely ignoring me yet again. "Go inside, we will be right back!" Liam said before running off to the side with Natalie.

I groaned before pushing the door and entered. A petite lady asked if I was Emily. I nodded and she made me follow her upstairs and pushed open another door before she motioned me to enter.

I cautiously got in and was welcomed with pure darkness.

"Hello?" I called out. I tried to squint my eyes maybe see something but got nothing. I could hear whispers and people shuffling around .

"Anybody in here?" I questioned and moved further in.

Suddenly the lights came on, followed by music, loud sounds, and a choruses of yells.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY!"

I jumped back almost tripping on the long dress and looked up at the fake snow flakes in awe and shock.

"I.. uh.. what?" I blinked numerous times and looked at the crowd facing me. There were balloons and streamers everywhere. There was a disco ball , an aesthetic pleasing wall probably for pictures, a banner that read , 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY EM!' alongside it had two helium balloons which read '25'.