Unparalleled Love

Chapter 5

Camelia's POV

After about 6 hours of grooming and shopping, Mariah and I were finally finished. I had found the perfect outfit to wear tonight. Mariah found the perfect cocktail dress to compliment her shapely frame & already had her heels at home. Throughout my lifetime, I've never been too fond of dresses so I decided to get a nice pair of shorts that weren't too short or revealing, a long-sleeved button up top, and a breathtaking pair of Giuseppe heels. Once we left the mall, it was 6:45 p.m. & we still hadn't had anything to eat. I let her drive because anybody who knows me knows that I become irate when i'm hungry.

"Girl I know you're dying over there."

Mariah said laughing at me.

"Shut up!"

I said smacking my lips before laughing.

"Just hurry up & get me to a restaurant before I eat you."

I playfully threatened.

"Oh no boo, I don't go that way. Sorry, but my man is the only one allowed to eat me."

Mariah said while licking her teeth & arching her back.

"Eww! You're always thinking negative. Lil' nasty self."

I said before laughing.

3 minutes later, we were pulling up to a nice bistro. I was so hungry, I tried to exit the car without even removing my seatbelt.

"Camelia! Slow down! That food isn't going anywhere!"

Mariah said, dying of laughter.

I didn't even reply. I was too busy laughing myself.

Once inside, we ordered our food & decided that we would go straight to Mariah's place once we left. We would get dressed there since I had everything I needed with me and we'd meet the other girls at the club.

After about an hour or so, we had finished eating & were on our way.

We wanted to make it to the club by 9:30 p.m. which gave us about 2 hours to get ready. As soon as we got to Mariah's house, we both ran to take a shower. Mariah had 2 bathrooms which made it easier for us to get ready. After applying my make-up, I started on my hair. Mariah's curling wand was effortlessly working wonders on my Virgin Cambodian hair. While I was thinking about stealing it, she walked in fully dressed and ready.

"No Camelia, you can not have my wand but I will buy you one."

She dryly stated.

"I wasn't going to ask for it anyway!.. I was going to take it."

I said defensively.

"No... you were going to get your ass whooped. That's what you were going to do."

She said. We both started laughing.

"Mariah please. You don't want this pressure."

I said, placing down her curling wand and sliding into my shorts.

"Whatever.... would you hurry up beauty queen! Aaliyah and Monae have been calling & texting me non stop. I think they're at the club already."

Mariah said looking at me with her face twisted up.

"Okay. I'm ready. Let me grab my clutch and my phone. I'll just put my shoes on in the car."

I said while buttoning my last button on my shirt.

"Hurry up."

Mariah yelled from the hallway, already leaving me.

While in the car, I made sure I wasn't ashy, and teased my hair a bit. As we pulled up to the club, I noticed how packed it was. The line was wrapped around the building and there was no parking in sight. After about 5 minutes of driving around the parking lot, we finally found a spot. The most annoying part of going to clubs is waiting for entry. I hate standing in line. I'm too impatient.