Last Tulip

Chapter 5: This Is It!

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Talia
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Mixture of the smell of different kinds of chemicals are in the air. Aralyn or Ara, as I call her, keeps on spraying something on my hair. She has been doing this for the past hour now. She's my hair stylist.

Today is the day of the wedding. They said it's my wedding but never did I even contribute to preparing for this. I don't even know what's the theme of this wedding. All I did was being measured for the dress and that's it.

Right now, I am seated in front of the mirror on a chair. I got out of bath an hour ago and Ara has been twisting, braiding and spraying my hair. She said she'll make it elegant enough to match that white dress displayed by the window.

Video cameras are invading my room to capture this transformation. She is now wrapping the center braided hair loosely into a bun and secured it with hairpins. Next, she took the braided hair on my left, wrapped it around the existing bun and done the same thing to the last braided on my right.

She places some hairpins with white pearls on the edge in the bun. In no time my hair is now tied up in an Infinity Braid Updo with an elegant touch. Then, Ara places the Swarovski Crystal & Faux Pearl Edwardian Bridal Tiara on my head by inserting both edges in the hair.

"All done!" Ara announces proudly.

I gave her a thank you smile through the mirror. I don't want to be rude to her by showing how unexcited I am of this wedding. Don't get me wrong, I love her work but I am just not up for this wedding.

"Thanks, Ara. It looks beautiful." I said.

"Now, Macy will take over from here." she then calls out the makeup artist to paint my face with colors.

Macy carried her stuff with her and walks to me. She beams widely and seems excited to show me her work. She prepared everything before she wipes my face with wet wipes.

Taking out her foundation, she spreads it all over my face and does more beginning process before she puts on the main attraction. She tops my lids with white liner and blend it in so just a subtle hint is left. Then, she traces my top lash line only with black liner and applies a peach cream blush to my cheeks and lips.

"With your beautiful face, a simple and light makeup works best on you." she explains her outcome.

"Thank you, Macy." then gave her a smile.

Standing up, I check my appearance through the mirror. My hair looks elegant. My face looks refreshing. My nails are painted with platinum nail polish. The only thing missing is the dress. Right now I am on my white bathrobe with my underwear hidden inside.

I turn to face my bed, but I was not mesmerized by those things placed on top of it. My once clean, wide, queen-sized bed is now filled with wedding stuffs.

A small, heart shaped, silk coated pillow holds the wedding bands. If I were to remember Marcus's is a Cartier Pink Gold Mallòn Panthère Wedding Band. While mine was a Cartier Pink Gold Mallòn Panthère Wedding Band with four diamonds placed beside each other.

The wedding bands were tied loosely together to the white ribbon attached to the small pillow. Clearly our parents spent no expense on this wedding. They picked out every detail carefully and didn't settle for less.

Another thing on my bed was my Prada Sandal. It is a patent leather sandal with a triple ankle strap with buckle, two-inch slim heel and a leather sole. Mother never lets me wear above two inches. She really sticks to her guns and doesn't make any exception, even for the wedding.

The wedding garter was also placed on the bed. It is a David's Bridal Sea of Petals Bridal Garter. This will be an annoyance on my thighs but I have no choice but to wear this. If only I have a choice.