The Bearer

Episode four

"Don't worry, Karol won't let her take it over," Emily assures her, "Certainly not when she's dressed like that," she adds.

"Girls, how about we get dressed first, get ready and have breakfast on our way to school?" Esmeralda suggests.

"Oh, tell it straight away that you still want to meet Stefan. You don't have to hide it from us. We're not your parents," Emily says, but she's already getting up.

"You sound like you don't want to see Tom," Esmeralda retorts.

"I don't know what you're talking about. Tom and I are just friends," Emily defends herself, rummaging through her closet.

“Yeah sure, you're not dating Tom and Esmeralda is a nun," said Klára, who had just chosen a knee-length gray dress with black trim on the lapels. In the front, gold buttons create an imitation of a double-row fastening, and a black belt with gold fastening only enhances the impression of intelligence and rigor. "In addition, gold-framed glasses, a gold wristwatch, black suede pumps with a gold buckle, and a tote bag of the same color and material as the shoes."

"And has anyone told you that you still go to school and not to business meetings?" an obviously upset Chloe enters the wardrobe with breakfast in hand. "Apropo, how about telling me I'm going to pick up breakfast from the courier in my underwear?" she asks, placing the breakfast on the bench and she too starts rummaging through the clothes.

"Do you want to tell me that Karol let you take it over in such a state?" Emily looked at her friend in shock.

"Of course not. But even so, I would expect at least a warning from my friends that I was going to walk around someone else's house scantily clad. What do you think? These?" Chloe changed the subject, holding a white dress with blue, vertical stripes, reaching below the knees, with long sleeves gathered from the shoulders to the elbows. The top of the dress was tight, but just below the breasts, the skirt began to slowly expand. The dress was slightly gathered at the neck. The whole dress emphasized the impression of virtue and conservatism.

"Well, if you're planning to sign up for the monastery tomorrow, that's brilliant," comments Esmeralda.

"That lacy crop top and leather shorts of yours are more underwear than clothes. Otherwise, I'm really curious if you'll be able to get through the school gate like that," Emily responded.

"Not like this, but," Esmeralda takes out her sweatpants and sweatshirt, "with this one, yes," she finishes and smiles at her friends.

"Are you also going to study with Stefan today, or are your plans too intimate to share with us?" Klára teases her.

"Okay, fine. I'm sorry, Chloe. Your clothes, different from mine, meets all school regulations. And it doesn't matter what other people think about your clothes. The important thing is how you feel in it. I didn't mean to touch you." Esmeralda apologized.

"I, unlike you girls, don't have as many choices as you. My dress code, as well as my relationships, were established before I was born. And despite the fact that no contract can force me to yield, without family and money in this world a person cannot survive for more than a few years," Chloe repeats the explanation she has already given several times.

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