Say Ah

Chapter 12: Dress to impress Part 2

Alison POV -

"Come on! Don’t tell me you hate this dress!" Jhene exclaimed holding up the fourth dress since we arrived at the mall we were currently in Marshall's.

"Honestly... yeah" I said then turned around to search for a dress for myself.

I hated the color pink and that ruffle wasn't giving it much justice. At all.

"I've told you a thousand times and I'll tell you a thousand more, I don't like pink, never had never-" I stopped fumbling through the dresses.

"What's wrong?" I heard Jhenes heels clanking the floor and coming to where I was.

"Nothing's wrong, it’s just... this color is just perfect" I said taking out a royal blue dress that had black lace covering it. But the color, it just called to me, I don’t know why.

"Oh! I love this dress, but it could be a brighter color" Jhene said holding the hem, examining it. "Try it on" she demanded she found my size in record time and started pushing me forcefully towards the changing rooms.

"Ok! ok! Damn woman!" I said struggling against her newfound strength.

"Go! go!" she pushed.

After a couple minutes of figuring the dress out and getting my fingers stuck in the lace, I came out shyly, my entire back was cold and exposed it made me feel insecure.

Jhene with her dramatic self, held both of her cheeks with her mouth agape.

"Child, if you only knew how you looked" she said.

I smiled and turned to the mirror, its back was cut to my lower spine with some laces going across, it was body hugging and stopped right above my knee.

"Wow..." I said breathless, I didn’t know I could look like this, I should wear dresses more often.

"I know right?" she said. "Christopher's going to be drooling over you" she said getting up. She then held my cheeks squishing them together.

"What are you doing?" I asked but it sounded uncanny because of what she was doing with my face. She then started to inspect it turning my face from side to side.

"You've grown up so fast" she said dramatically, but also some real emotion was behind it.

“Wha-”, I started.

"Time for makeup!" she then said cheerfully, releasing my face from her firm grip.

"Yippie" I said in a not so cheerful way.

After paying for our dresses, Jhene and I went our separate ways, towards our cars.

Jhene bought a hot pink peplum dress, unlike me, she loved pink. She says it's the color of princesses, she's been saying that since high school I personally think it's purple.

I was drumming my fingers to the beat of my favorite song as I drove then the best part came on, I started singing of course, rocking out when I’m happy never got old ,"Yeah you put on a faith facade,

Think you're holy when you're not.

I hate to break it to you baby,

But you're simply lost.

You can right all the wrongs just to feel you belong, But simply calling out sins don't bring you closer to God.

You're just a ghost at most,

A set of empty bones,

Searc-" I was cut off by the buzzing of my phone.

"Ugh! Seriously" I said frustrated because I was cut off.

I took up my phone then saw that I got a new message, it wasn’t an emergency so I ignored reading it since I was driving.

I continued driving for about 10 minutes then made turn.

I was about to look at the message when we parked into Jhenes apartment parking lot, when Jhene grabbed my hand and pulled me out.

"C'mon we have only 2 hours to get ready!" she made it sound as if it was 15 mins.

"Ok, ok let me get my phone and stuff first" I said wringing my hand out of her grip.

**

I had already showered and was now waiting in Jhenes room in my underwear and robe looking at the many perfumes she had on display. I picked up one called 'pou pou'.

"What a weird name" I commented while spritzing some on my wrist. I put it to my nose.

"Ahh Choo!" the pungent scent got to me.

"You’re sooo....nosey. Get it?" Jhene joked as she made her way to her walk-in closet.

I gave her a look although she couldn't see me.

"That was so lame" I said as I rolled my eyes. "I'll be in the kitchen" "Ok babe" she replied.

I made myself coffee then looked through her CD's as I waited for Jhene.

Fifteen minutes later.

"Done!" she shouted.

I got up from the couch I was watching a movie called 'Under the Tuscan sun', It was really good so far.

"Coming!" I made my way to her room.

I stopped in the doorway and gave her an approving smile.

"Soo...? How do I look?" She asked. She turned daintily, her hair was in a high loose bun, she had her bang out with a few curls on both sides, she had on a silver chain with around five rows of diamonds they went diagonally down, it was like they were pointing to her cleavage, her peplum dress hugged her body magnificently showing off her shapely body. Her silver studded 5 inch heels were in the bed.

"You look awesome! I'm starting to think that you want to take Christopher from me" I winked.

"He is hot" Jhene said with a single finger on her chin, wondering. I knew she was joking.

"Jhene!" I slapped her hand.

"Ow! You didn't let me finish!" she pouted and rubbed her hand.

I folded my hands and gave her a face.

"Anyway! Time to make you as hot as me! Although its almost impossible but I'll try my best" she pushed me to sit while talking then saluted when she finished.

She then got out her own robe to put over the dress, I understood why she did that, she's a real clutz and would probably mess up her dress. But there was something else I didn't understand.

"So if you knew you were gonna put my makeup on, why'd you put the dress on?" I inquired.

"Cause... I couldn't wait! The dress is hot" she explained. "Plus! It's none of your concern!" she poked my forehead.

"Ow! ok ok" I said rubbing the area.

She immediately got to work on my makeup and hair like a pro, sometimes I wonder why she wanted to be a dentist, she was so into beauty.

**

After another 30 mins I was completely ready, I just had to slip on my black heels and take up my clutch which had my phone, gum, compact, lipstick and gun.

Kidding! No guns here, but I did have a small can of pepper spray specially made for jackasses.

"Ok ready" Jhene said as she headed towards the door.

I took a deep breath because I just remembered Christopher's gonna be there.

That's if he shows.