Lost Path

***Halloween***

"It Is Halloween Now Isn't It?"I said Looking at a Silver Framed photo On My Desk.

"Yes It Is Halloween But It Would Have Been Much More Interesting If You Can Come To The Party." Vanessa Replied Bitterly As she Rummaged Through A brown Box Filled With Goodies .

She Always Seemed to Be Rummaging These Days, and spent a lot of time in planning this for me , though i doubted she Ever Read Any Of Books Which Filled the Bookcases lining the walls .

The Gently Lit Room Gave the Atmosphere a sense of warmth that balanced out any awkwardness in her conversations

"Even Though You Never Got A Chance To See Him .... I Miss Them..." Vanessa Told Me

Vanessa Pushed the Brown Box to one side , took off her Glasses and directly faced me , Her Perfectly Shaped Face Looked Sad And She Sighed " I Have something important to tell you." She Said

I Frequently tried to bring up the subject of something Else, But Vanessa Always Knows Exactly how to escape such conversations .

"Sure Vanessa Im Listening." I Replied Quietly , Surprised at how serious she sounded.

"What is the thing you most truly desire ?" Something about Vanessa's Eyes Was Enchanting, Anyone Who Ever Met Her Fell In Love With Her Chocolate Brown Eyes .

I shook My Head, Flapping Her Brown Plaits And Reverting back to my Usual Self , I Said Flippantly " Well, I'd Love a unicorn for My Birthday!" Sarcasm Was My Thing.

Vanessa Frowned at My Tone."I'm Serious Laura." Shocked , i Looked At Her Face.. I Waited Silently , wondering what good would come out of this conversation .

"Im Going to Talk To You About A Certain Kind Of Costume." Vanessa Reached out for a Pen And Started sketching on a Blank Piece of Parchment.

"A Costume?." I asked Suspiciously, my Eyes Focused On Vanessa's Left Hand , Trying To Decipher the Sketch

"Yes Laura.Not Just Any Ordinary Costume. Because you See Its Fabric Is One Of A Kind.There Are Actually Two Of Them." Suddenly I Stopped And Looked Flustered for a Moment.

She flipped Her Pencil and Erased. A Few InPerfections, Then Flipped It Once More And Continued Sketching .

"So Where Can i Find This Fabric?" I demanded Loudly, trying to get my sister to focus once more on our conversation .

"Oh You Wont Go Looking for this Costume Will You?" The Tip Of Her pencil now Broke.

"Trust Me Its Very Rare.." Vanessa Slowly Raised the fragile parchment to reveal a brief sketch of a costume.

My Eyes Tightened Up As I stared At Vanessa In Bewilderment

"But Vanessa How Can i Possibly Just Think That a Rare Fabric Will Come For me?"

Vanessa Gave A Little Laugh Then Continued " Well How Many Dresses With This Fabric Do You See? None.."

"What Does The Fabric Stand For?" My Tone Was Serious, i Didn't Like Were This Conversation was Going, but i tried my best to keep a straight face ..

"It Stands For Royalty..." She Said In A Very Serious Tone

"Your Kidding Right?" I Let Out A Small Laugh

"Nope.."

"What? Stop Messing with me Vanessa..." I Furrowed my Eyebrows

"Its True The Legend Of The Fabric..." She Said Looking at Another Direction

"Oh Very Funny..." Again Sarcasm was Pretty Much my Thing

"Better Watch-out..." She Said Crossing Her Arms