Chapter4
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Sophie was scared at first but calmed herself down by humming hysterically
“Well who could that be”. She went downstairs with caution, every step deliberate.
Everyone in the house had a key to the door”. She muttered, the knock came again. She peeked through the peephole
“Pizza man, seriously”. She thought to herself
“Pizza delivery”. He stretched out his hands were he was holding the pizza
“Sorry, but wrong house”
“Oh, ok do you know anybody that bears the name Sandra in this area?”
“She ordered pizza and went shopping, typical Sandra”. She thought to herself while rolling her eyes
“Uhm, yes she’s my sister”. He handed the pizza over to her “Thank you”
She opened the pizza box and looked at it with a smug face“Pepperoni my favorite, don’t mind if I do”.
She did a little dance up the stairs to her room leaving the pizza on top of the kitchen counter
“So where was I?”. She rubbed her hands together and moved closer to her closet
“My hands”. She shuffled rushing to her bathroom to wash them
Time passed and everyone came back one by one. Sandra tried the new dress
“My works are better”
“Spare me that crap”. Sandra said twirling, at that same moment she winced in pain “Ouch”. She was hopping on one foot.
Sophie lips twitched as she tried holding in her laughter, she let out a sneeze to justify the chortle sound she made
“Why the hell will you leave pins on the ground Sophie?”. She sat on a cushion stool and pulled it out from her leg
“I swear I picked them up recently”
“You think this is funny?”
“Maybe, but do you see me laughing”
“At least it’s not that deep, I can still wear my heels”. She muttered
“Wow, that was a prayer that was answered fast”. Sophie thought to herself while looking at Sandra limp her way out of her room. “Close the door”. Sophie called behind her
“f**k you and your stupid pins”.
Sophie couldn’t hold back her laughter anymore, she burst out into a laughing marathon
She stood up from the floor she found herself after laughing her head out and shut the door
Martha went to Sophie's room and told her that she isn’t going to the introduction dinner. She felt bad at first but didn’t make it so obvious
“Why?, What did I do?”
“Tonight is a special night for your sister and yeah…”
“But you saw me trying out clothes”. She said pointing to her bed where her outfit laid
“You do that almost everyday, so how was I supposed to know”
Sophie didn’t bother going downstairs when they were heading out. She stayed in a particular spot on her bed holding tight to the clothes she picked like an armor protecting her
“Hmm”. She jolted up from her bed, her mood instantly lighting up “I’m alone…again I can use that to my advantage”. She rubbed her chin. Sophie played music to the loudest, ordered food, watched movies and fell asleep before her family got back home
The next morning, Gerald picked up his phone from his bed and called someone
“Why are you calling me by this time, it’s so early” Carter groaned
“I’ve been trying to reach you for the past couple days now”. He said unbuttoning his shirt revealing his Greek like God abs
“Been having issues with my phone”
“Get a new one”
“Exactly what I’m going to do, so..”
“I’m getting married”
“You are what?!”.
Gerald winced rubbing his ear as an effect of how loud his voice was
“You heard me right”
“When, how, why?, tell me everything”
Gerald told him about the whole thing and with every word Gerald said Cater just kept getting surprised
“How did the dinner go?”. Carter asked rather curious than excited
“I wasn’t mesmerized by her in any way, I was so bored that I zoned out a lot”.
“You’re not attracted to her because of your mystery mall lady”. He said in a mocking tone
“That and also she’s just not my type”. He walked into his bathroom. While brushing his teeth, Carter was talking while he was just humming out words
“What were you saying?”
“You have a lot of shitty stuff going on”
“I know right”
“I’m coming over to your house”
“I’m going to work”
“That’s true, well I’ll come over to your company then”
Gerald ended the call and wore his bathrobe
Sophie went straight to the kitchen because of her leftover chicken, she didn’t want Sandra having a taste of it, but it was too late
“Oh hell nooo!”
“Good morning to you too”. Sandra said with her mouth stuffed with chicken, Sophie lunged towards Sandra using her hip, then she grabbed box of chicken
“Why will you eat my chicken?”. She glared at her
“At least I microwaved it, now you don’t have to bother about that again”. She said still chewing the chicken in her mouth
Sophie was about to leave when Sandra stopped and started telling her how the dinner went
“He is so charming, his blue eyes are freaking gorgeous, his face perfectly shaped with his thick black hair and broad shoulders. His appearance was a ten as well as his character, a freaking gentleman, his voice is the huskiest I’ve heard in a very long time”. She gushed
“Huh”. Sophie shook her head “What’s his name at least?”
“Oh right, Gerald”
“Good luck with your marriage or whatever”. She was climbing up the stairs when her mom was coming downstairs, she pointed her fingers over her head and Sophie turned backwards still holding the half eaten box of chicken
“We have to make breakfast”
Her father came rushing down, heading towards the door “I can’t stay for breakfast I’m really late”
“At least have some to..”
“I can’t, love you, bye”. He closed the door behind him
“So we are making toast”. Sophie broke the silence
“Yes we are”. Martha said
Sandra still had a slight smile on her face because of Gerald
“Mom I think he likes me already”
“Why won’t he, you’re so beautiful”. The mother said touching her shoulders
Sophie put on a faint smile “Did you converse with him?”
“Not that much, I have the rest of my life to do that”. Martha and Sandra laughed
“What’s so funny?”. Sophie said looking at Sandra
“You won’t understand”. Sandra said sitting upright
“I want to talk about something”. Sophie said
“What could be more important than your sister's wedding?”
“My fashion design career”
Sandra gasped “Excuse me!”
“You’re highly excused”
“Shut up the both of you”. Martha snapped “We’ll discuss this when your father gets back”
Sophie didn’t say any other thing, she stayed in her room all day, sewing and highlighting her dresses. Her fingers moving with precision
Sandra was down stairs with her mother. Suddenly someone screamed echoed throughout the house which made Sophie drop her scissors and rush out of her room
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