I went up to my room and Maxon went towards the hall. I got there and my maids weren't there but I saw a beautiful dress lying on the bed. It caught my gaze and was really breath taking. The dress was perfect for the dance and it was so beautiful that I just couldn't take my eyes off. I held it up and it was so soft like fur to touch. Suddenly, my maids caved inside the room and I got startled. The dress fell from my hands on to the floor. I turned back to see them but their eyes were fixed on…the dress.
"What happened…Mary?" I asked.
"Miss, there is ink on the floor." She said pointing towards the dress.
Lucy put her both hands on her mouth. She gasped and reached out for the dress. I kept looking at her. She lifted up the dress gently and the frills were almost ruined due to the reddish brown ink that was on the bottom frills. I gasped….
"I am so sorry….I didn't mean to…." I spoke.
"It's all right but there is another problem." Anne spoke.
"What is that?" I asked widening my eyes.
"The dance is about to begin shortly." She spoke.
I looked at Lucy who seemed paler than ever.
"What, no, this can't be happening. I didn't got any notice and neither was there any announcement." I blurted out.
"No, miss. You are wrong. There have been announcements from much time and all the girls are almost ready to get there. It's just that we tried to find you but we didn't have an idea about where could you be…." Mary spoke.
I knew it was not their fault. They couldn't ever have found me because I was in Maxon's room.
"So, what do we do now?" I asked.
"We can't wash this off the dress because it won't go away permanently and the stains will be there. Other thing is that we don't have that much time." Mary said.
"Yes, you are right." Anne joined her.
Soon, I heard a gush of people chatting outside our room. They seemed to be girls. The voices were so mixed that I couldn't recognize any one of them. I was sure they must be the girls of selection. Oh god…I was the only stupid caught up in this.
I sat down on the bed worrying about what will happen. This was when Lucy came up with an idea.
"No…I have a plan. I am not sure if you are going to like it or not." She spoke.
"What is that?" I asked.
"We can…cut the dress, if it feels right to you." she spoke hesitantly.
"No, we can't do this. We don't need to ruin it. We will get other plans…better than this one." Anne spoke and Lucy looked down in humiliation.
"No, she's right. We have nothing better than this and most of all faster than this one." I spoke and they all looked at me.
They all finally agreed and Mary started with cutting the bottom frills.
They made it so short that it looked like a mini frock.
I never wore such kind of thing in my whole life.
"Am I going to look good in this kind of…." I asked.
"Yes, miss…you will." Lucy spoke.
They first did my makeup which was a bit smoky this time. I liked the way they used the eye liner and the other things to give me a matte finish. I was sure that I was going to look different but not sure about beautiful.
Then I wore my mini dress which started from my bra line and went up to something ten or twelve inches above my knees. It was extremely short.
It was perfectly tight from the back and from the front also. My curves were perfectly shaped. The dress was of royal blue color and the smoky makeup together accounted for my BADASS look. I never have looked like this before in my whole life.
They all stood there looking at me and didn't utter a word but their eyes were wide in wonder.
"You are going to ROCK…!" Anne said.
I smiled and was escorted out of my room by my maids. They left me on the topmost stair and I had to make my journey on my own. I started walking down the stairs gently.
I suddenly got this idea. What will everybody think of my dress? I patted on the hem of my dress for which I don't have to reach out my hand. It was close enough. I wanted nobody to look at me but the opposite was happening.
I tried to find Maxon but I didn't see him anywhere. There were lights and the ball room was much more beautiful than I had thought it would be. I looked at the other girls who were all standing in a queue. I felt like I was someone so special. It was great feeling that was making me nervous. Suddenly, my eyes caught Daniel who staring at me with astonishment. I looked at him and his eyes were wide enough to capture every single detail of mine. It seemed like he didn't care about his own expressions because he was so much engrossed in noticing me. I looked at his funny expressions and giggled for once. I found Aspen too standing near a column. He winked at me and I blushed while I went down the way. My eyes were still searching for Maxon.
Where was he?