ANGELA ANDERSON: MOMENT TO SHINE [COMPLETED]

Chapter 8

The blue blanket of sky stretched across the city. Angela could hear the birds chirping and the noise from outside.

She heard the cars toot and the noise from the people doing the usual activities.

The warm sun smiled on her face through her half opened window.
She looked outside. The weather was promising; it was a beautiful day.

It was the day of the competition!

Angela had finished brushing and bathing and wore a huge top and jumped on to her bed.
After Yaya brought her breakfast, as usual;
She switched on the television and scanned the channels looking for something interesting to watch.

She heard a knock on the door and opened it. It was her twin brothers.  The mere sight of them angered her, and just as she was about to slam the door on their faces, Chris put his right foot in the doorway.

“We want to talk.” Jake said trying to calm her down and offering her a drink. “I’ll pass for the drink” Angela snarled.
“How can I help you?” she spoke brusquely, finally letting go off her grip on the door and letting them in.
“We want to apologise” Chris said meekly. “Yes, we honestly didn’t mean to get you into much trouble”
“Well, newsflash you already did so get to the point and scram” Angela said roughly.
Her brothers could tell she was still upset with them. They had not seen her angry at them for this long. She was usually mean to them also, but this time they could tell it wasn’t in a playful manner. Angela was actually angry.
“We spoke to Ellen and your friends, we are aware today is the day of the competition” Jake said, as he was about to sit on her bed. “Don’t sit on my bed.” Angela replied. “And your point is?” she asked. “See, I have stuff to watch on t.v so if you are up to one of your jokes or nasty experiments, the door is wide opened, you can leave” Angela spoke harshly.
“We want you to know we are here to support you.” They said together. “And how is that?” Angela asked, reducing the harshness in her voice.
“We have planned everything out” Chris smiled.
Angela looked confused.
“We spoke to Miss. Patty, Estelle and Marlene as well” he added.
Angela let out a forced smile. “You guys did this for me?” she asked. “Yes. We managed to stall dad so you might want to leave before he arrives.” Chris continued. “George is downstairs waiting” Jake added.
Angela was thrilled with excitement. The towers of her heightened resentment towards her brothers collapsed.
Although she was initially angry at her brothers for ratting her out, it did mean a lot to her that they were trying to make amends.

She hugged them and quickly dashed downstairs to sit in the car.
George drove her straight to Miss. Patty’s house and not the auditorium instead.
Angela was wondering what was going on but she loved the idea anyway. She was actually going to fulfil her dreams.
She got out of the car, and went inside.
She saw Miss Patty and hugged her. “Here’s your make-up artiste” she said pointing towards the opposite direction.
Angela run and sat in the swivel chair as the make-up artiste began to work on her face.
She was really excited.

2 hours later, the make- up artiste was done and she stared at her face in the mirror. She was drop-dead gorgeous. She reached for her phone and took a couple of selfies and uploaded some on the gram.
“Come with me” Miss Patty said smiling at her.
Angela followed her.
Miss Patty opened a small door and in it, was the most beautiful dress Angela had ever seen.
Angela marvelled at the details.
The soft material of the luxurious silky red dress slipped onto her body. It was strapless and body-hugging. It was splattered with silver sequins and boldly detailed. The clean cut accentuated her waist line and threw more light on her shapely profile.
She stared into the mirror, admiring herself. The dress was tailored to fit her and it would indeed be a flair for speculation.
“Here, is your hair stylist” Miss Patty said, pointing Angela towards another room. “Miss Patty you are a gift from God” Angela squealed.
After the hair stylist was done, Miss Patty’s stylist put a necklace on Angela’s neck and placed a bracelet on her wrist.
Angela loved to dress for attention and so it surprised her how Miss Patty knew exactly her taste and what she wanted. It was like a dream come true because everything was going on so well for her.
“Let’s go” Miss Patty said as they headed towards the car with George in it. Miss Patty sat in the front seat with George whilst Angela opened the back door to sit in.
Much to her surprise, Estelle and Marlene were in the car.
She was so excited.
“You look so beautiful Angela” Estelle beamed. “Today will be great.” Marlene added.
George sped off amidst the chatters of excitement between the girls.
They took pictures and spoke about their expectations towards the program and how much they expected Angela to win and make them proud, if not for anything at least, to prove her dad wrong.