3 days before New Year's Eve
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I watched as workers placed massive glass over swimming pool and I hoped that it will be thick enough to hold weight of who knows how many people. My sisters send out so many invitations and set so many commercials on radio that I lost count. I just wondered how did they managed to get best DJ in Kanto, I was sure that he'll turn them down, but I didn't want to hear story behind it.
"That goes on celling." I said as workers bring in Christmas lights. Pool room finally started to look like something and I hoped that workers will manage to finish on time.
"Are you putting Christmas tree as well?" One worker asked.
"No, there will be small Christmas trees on tables for VIP guests. Big trees would only take up valuable space." I explained and worker nodded, continuing with work.
"Misty." Call came from behind and I turned to see my sisters walking in with their hands full.
"Someone's been busy." I replied, of course that they were shopping.
"We can't have party without proper dresses." Violet replied.
"Speaking of dresses, do you have one?" Lily looked at me.
"Tell me that no is wrong answer." I frowned.
"What?!" Daisy raised her voice. "No, no, no. You are coming with us, like, this second."
I stared. "What? No! I can't leave now! If you didn't notice, I'm supervising work here."
"Workers know what to do, but dress can't wait and you can't to party without dress." Daisy replied.
"Can't I borrow one of yours?" I asked.
"No!" All three answered at same time
"Two rules for New Year's party are this: it has to be something new and it has to be something red." Lily added.
"Yeah, don't you know that if you don't wear something red that you'll have bad luck?" Violet scolded.
"Superstition." I mumbled.
"It's not superstition. It's connected to love life. If you don't wear something red, love won't come to you that year." Daisy said.
"Right." I huffed.
"It's true!" Lily replied. "I went to one party without anything red and for the whole year I had bad luck in love."
"Okay, okay!" I raised my hands in defeat. "Take me shopping, but please stop with that superstitions." I complained.
"I knew that we could reason with you." Daisy smiled and I knew that I'll be their Barbie doll for the rest of the day.
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I found myself being dragged to mall and I frowned when I saw that it was more than crowdie. My sisters seemed to know where to take me and I knew that it was late to complain. I undressed and dressed back again at least fifty times, but neither dress seemed to fit me or was ugly. We spend whole afternoon in mall while I tried dress after dress. Currently, I was in tight yellow dress that was sleeveless and that reached ankles. I looked at mirror and frowned. "No! I look like chicken in this one." I really wished that I could be on journey right now, with Ash and Brock just like in old days. I missed them both, specially Ash.
"Come on Misty. There must be some dress that you like!"
I sighted and I turned around to look through store. Ugly, ugly, to short, ugly, ugly. My eyes scanned through dresses and then stopped when I noticed flash of blue. I ignored my sisters as I walked to that dress and pulling it out, cerulean color dominated in my hands. I rushed back to changing room, ignoring my sisters in process and after few minutes, I let my hair down and I finally came out. My sisters gasped in sync.
"What do you think?" I asked as I looked at mirror. To me, dress was perfect. It was ending little above my knees and it hugged my figure just perfectly. It was sleeveless while at same time it had turtleneck style.
"Well we definitely know who will be star of the party." Violet clapped.
"Wow sis, you look sensational." Lily replied.
"It seems like you finally picked something that will make every man droll after you." Daisy wickedly smiled.
I ignored them as I checked prize. "I can't afford it."
"Yes you can." Lily grinned.
"Think of it as Christmas present from us." Violet added.
"What?" I blinked.
"You heard us right." Daisy smiled. "We spend, like, whole afternoon in stores, there is no turning dawn now."
My vision cloud from sudden moist in my eyes. "Thanks guys."