Crimson Pack

Chapter 28

Aria~

"Not this one " Mara is helping me find a dress.

"Okay, what about this one ?" She shows me a red one.

"Red just for dinner ?" I ask

"What about this one ?" She points at a baby pink dress, knee-length.

"That's not too bad. I'll try it on " I say and she smiles as she removes the hanger.

I walk in the bathroom to wear it. When I put it on, I look at myself in the mirror. A lot of people say that when they look in the mirror they hate what they see. All they see is flaws. But I don't look in the mirror and think that I have flaws. I actually look in the mirror and see me. I see a lot of different things and characters. I see strength, learned lessons and pride in myself.

"Does it fit ?" Mara says from the other side.

I open the door and she smiles when she looks at me.

"It does fit. What took you so long ?" She asks me

"I just had a little problem with the zipper " That's the first things that came to my mind.

"Oh okay " she laughs

"We can find another one if you don't like it, " she tells me

"No, I like it " I smile

"Okay then. We still have 2 hours before dinner. We can do your hair later if you want " she tells me

"No, I want to be down there earlier so we can start now, " I tell her and she nods.

She really has a talent. She can do my hair and makeup like an expert. It's 7:30 now. I'll go down there as early as possible.

" I know I've said it before but thank you, Mara. I'm so glad that I have you here " I tell her

"It's not a big deal. You just make my day better. Most times I don't have anything to do " she laughs

"This place is huge. I bet there are a lot of other things things that you can do " I say

"They won't let me do anything. They always tell me that you might need my help so I just watch others do the work " she laughs

"I wouldn't complain if I were you " I shrug

"You hardly ever ask for my help so I'm glad when u can help you, " she tells me and I smile at her.

"I think I'll go downstairs now. I don't want to be late " I say

"Sure! Just call me if you need me "

"Thank you once again" I thank her as she leaves my room.

I wonder who the visitors are. At least we'll have more company. This place is always really quiet. Sometimes it makes me feel like I am the only person in here. Every single person works quietly. There are no fights or loud conversations.

"We will have to hide you Foxy! The visitors will see how beautiful you are and they'll kidnap you " Stuart tells me when I open the door.

"I'll take that as a compliment, so thank you snitch, " I say and he laughs

"I am not a snitch " he disagrees and I pretend that I am coughing.

"Seriously though, you look great, " he tells me

"You're not too bad yourself " I wink at him

"Thank you " he laughs

"Hello Aria and ...." We both turn around to meet Xavier. His black dress pants are snug but hang off of his hips, white buttoned up shirt and a tie around his neck. He was wearing another suit yesterday, but this one is by far the best.