Star-Crossed Myth: The Divine Fate (Book One)

Chapter X: Last Piece of The Puzzle Pt.2

Later...

I return home once the sun sets and the moon has appeared, feeling somewhat amended after talking to Eris, and lightly buzzed after having that highly sweetened Long Island Iced Tea. Walking into my room, I see the laid-out dress and shoes on my bed and my stomach lurches.

"Oh god..." I say, feeling the nerves suddenly return.

Just breath...just breath...

I take a few deep breaths and pick up the dress, feeling its soft material beneath my fingers.

"I-I better take a shower first." I tell myself, throwing dress down back on the bed, and tying my hair up into a messy bun.

I quickly undress and skip to the bathroom, allowing the refreshing water roll down my body, clearing away the soapy suds I lathered along my skin. The fresh smell of vanilla wafts throughout the bathroom as the steam envelopes me.

Afterward, hoping out of the shower with a towel wrapped around my, I walk out into my bedroom and my eyes automatically lock onto the ballgown.

"Hmmm....maaaayyybe I should get something to eat." I quickly direct myself to the kitchen.

Looking through my cupboards, and fridge I come to the decision of having a regular PB & J sandwich that I whip up in no time. Even pour myself a glass of milk. My eyes watch the digital clock on my stove as I eat. Before I know it however, I finish my sandwich and the tall glass of milk in less than ten minutes.

"Damn it..." I sigh.

I drag my feet back into my room, and again, eyes on the dress.

Come on, Abbey you've gone through way worse than wearing a dress and heels.

"I know..." I rub my temples as I fight with my thoughts aloud.

But it's really not the dress and heels, is it.

"You know it's not that..." I sit on the edge of my bed beside the dress.

Wearing this dress will mean going to the party and having to endure seeing them for the last time.

"I get it already..." I grumble.

Then there's a light knock at my bedroom door.

"Lady Abbey?" A familiar voice calls out.

"Vega?" I rise from my bed, and open the door.

I look down to see Vega smiling at me. But her smile vanishes when she examines me in a towel.

"Lady Abbey, you're not ready yet?"

"Oh uh...no not yet..."

"You have to hurry! The ball will begin soon!" She panics,

"Umm...o-okay..." I look back and forth between Vega and the dress. "Um, Vega...actually, I don't think—"

"We'll be waiting for you at the mansion, you can use your door to connect and meet us there." She cuts me off as she tells me.

I nod. "Oh, okay."

She quickly scampers off through my apartment door.

I take a deep breath. "Alright, let's do this..."