True Love's Cry

Chapter 19

River sticks her head into my door. She is smiling which makes me smile.

 "Hey, Kierra. Listen, I have your dress for today with me. I think you are going to love it. Oh and don't worry about anything. You'll be fine.” She tells me.

 "Thank you, River.”

 She comes inside holding a hanger. I can not see what is on it because there is a black bag over the top. River hands it to me and I set it on the bed. River looks eager to see what I think of it. I laugh and start to unzip the bag. Inside there is a very fancy green dress. It is a gorgeous green. The sleeves are lace and the dress is longer in the back. The top of it is full of green sequins and the bottom is pleated.

 "River, this is very fancy. What makes you think I would wear this?” I ask.

 She looks away. "Well, I figured that because it was green you would wear it. I know it isn't really your style, but it was perfect. Of course, I could always see if there happens to be another one somewhere.”

 I laugh and pull her into a hug.

 "River, I love it. You were right. It is not my style, but it's green and a wonderful great at that.”

 She smiles, big.

 "Yay. I will leave you to it then. Anyways, I have to get ready myself. Oh, shoes are in the closet.” She says, running out the door.

 I shake my head and take the dress into the bathroom. Now, I just have to figure out how to put it on. Thankfully, there is a zipper on the side, so I can easily do it myself. Once I have it on, I look in the mirror and barely recognize myself. My hair is shorter than it was only a few months ago and really curly. I am wearing something expensive that I am afraid I will ruin. How is this me? Do I even like this me? I guess I do, because I have learned so much since that time when I was a Nobudee. Now I am about to be queen.

 Once I am sure I am done, which really doesn’t take much for me, I go out into the hallway. I am going to go outside, but I run into Parker. He, of course, is dressed up nicely in a gray suit. He stops when he sees me.

 “Woah. You look...not ugly for once.” Parker tells me.

 I smile. “Thank you. I think. You look princely.”

 He nods. “That is the point.”

 “Maybe you should try for that more often.” I say.

 Parker shakes his head. “I know you don’t like me, but what did I ever do to you?”

“Let’s see. You are mean to me and you don’t like me, but I think those go hand in hand.”

 “I might be mean to you...I’m not sure I ever said I did not like you.”

 “Am I wrong?” I ask.

 “I like you. I mean I don’t like how you act as if nothing goes right for you, but you are actually a cool person when you are just having fun.” Parker tells me.

 I can tell that he means what he said. “Well, that’s nice of you. If only I felt the same.”

 “Do you really not like me?” He asks.

 “You aren’t the horrible, Magestee I thought you were. I mean you can be, but I’ve seen how you treat your sister. There is a good side of you.”

 Then I run off heading towards the door. Do I really mean what I just said? I guess I do. I shake my head. That is not what I want to be thinking about. I am about to go out when I run into River. What is this?