'If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goals'.
-'Norman Vincent Peale'
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"No need to be extreme ya"ginger glowered has we paraded the big boutique. The finest one here in California with lot of new designer collection of clothes.
"I don't wanna be extreme myself Ginger. The whole basics is to satisfy my parents"I said while running my fingers on the gowns on the rack. There just wasn't right for my taste, and am looking for something shining and glamorous.
"What was the theme again?"ginger asked but I gave her a sly smile.
"I know that look bestie"she arched her brows with mischievousness written on it.
"Do you think I'll listen to everything from both my parents and I that of my sissy?"I smirked and finally from my side glance, a beautiful sparkling white gown caught my attention.
"Come to mama"I ran towards it and gave a firm hold to it, but it was caught by another hand at the same time.
I snapped my head to the finger holding it and looked up to the owner, just to witness a ugly looking doll with a snarl on her face, inspecting her long nails like that of Cardi B.
myself wasn't in the mood to fights with a sick ass lady, who was clearly in the mood to argue.
"Miss, I would really love for you to let go of the dress"I smiled politely but she just smirked at me.
"And why should I do that. I want this dress, so am getting it"she snorted like a pig and turned her head the other way. Ginger rushed to us and gave me 'what is going on' look and am like 'Am going to finger someone today'.
"Hmm, miss barbie. My bestie here need that dress urgently. So if you can let go of the dress...."she was interrupted immediately by the stuck ass bitch.
"I don't speak to the likes of you, so if you know what is good for you let this dress go. Am wearing this to a wedding tomorrow"she redirected her speech to me, leaving ginger angry and ready to snatch her fake eye lashes.
Whispering something into ginger ear,she nod and smiled. Giving miss barbie a smile, I let go of the dress and went to the counter to pay for the other stuff I bought.
"That would be 10,000 dollars ma'am"the lady behind the counter smiled and I handled her a black card....which my mom send to me. She wanted me to get good stuff, with good amount of money.
Has she was attending to me, the other sales lady attended to the compressed face barbie.
I looked behind me and gave ginger a smirk and turned to the lady in front of me.
"You know what? I kinda like that dress she holding"I pointed my finger to the already packed bag.
"And am ready to pay double the amount"I winked to her and she returned it with a glare.
"Absolutely ma'am"the lady was ready to handle the dress to me.
"Are you stupid or what. Have already paid for that"she yelled at the poor sales girl.
"And am ready to buy it"I stated.
"Of course Miss Smith." She added the amount to my receipt and gave me the bag of dress and I and ginger sashayed away with my finger waving the black card in the air.
"You idiot"we both heard her arguing with the ladies in the counter but we paid no yield to it. We got what we wanted and we'll be on our way.
"I was ready to spit on that disgusting face of hers"ginger knotted.
Shaking my head, we entered the car and drove off to our apartment. The wedding was tomorrow and the whole news toke over.
It was like a king was getting married and everyone was excited for it. Those who were going to be present in the wedding, were wasting there money on buying expensive dress just for one day.
How do I know? Back in the boutique, all I could hear was the wedding and how they will prepare themselves to look glamorous for the occasion. How Ciara is very lucky to catch such an handsome man, how they would trap innocent handsome men in the party, and so on.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, why ask?"
"Well your suddenly quiet. Is it about the wedding or your parents".
"Neither. Am just thinking of how difficulty it will be to stand up tomorrow from my beautiful bed just to go to that wedding"I pounted and she just chuckled at my cute face.
"You and sleep are on another level girlfriend."I winked at her and rested my head on the window. Immediately I saw the billboard change into Ciara and Nikator picture.
"Show off"I whisper directly to Ciara cake up face.
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Hope the dress is nice.
Did you get a better shoes?
Make sure your makeup isn't mussy.
Should I send a good makeup artist to you?
Make sure your friend doesn't dress inappropriate.
Hope your nails was manicured to perfection.
Can you maybe dye your hair to blonde.
Make sure you shave in every part.
Ladies and gents, am really getting sick of this woman, know has my mother. I haven't gotten any peace of mind since I got back from the boutique. Giving me lectures on how to walk and speak.
"I still don't get why you can't hang up on her, when she speaks to you like that"ginger pooped a cheese ball in her mouth.
"Then am going to get it"i shrugged and snatched the cheese ball from her hand and pooped enough into my mouth.
"On a more serious note Annika. Why does you parents act that way to you?"she frowned and licked the remaining remnants from her lips.
"When you see them, please ask the two. I myself wanna know why"I gave her a bored look and matched into my bedroom, not before bidding her a goodnight.
There are so many questions I wanna ask them. Right from my tenth birthday, there character and attitude change towards me. The only person they could see was Ciara and I was like a pest to them. Yes I do pull pranks and get in trouble in school but that doesn't mean am that person. They see me has the black sheep of the family, favouring Ciara more everyday, even after she get married it'll remain that way. She isn't perfect. I know the real Ciara and am telling you, it's ugly. The only person to be pitied is the husband to be, which his is own cup of tea.
Whatever happens in there marriage life, won't have anything to do with me. I even plan on going to New York for a better greener pasture. California isn't offering anymore tangible goods and am ready to start afresh. Ginger and I plan on working in a company, and am not thinking twice about it. Everything will go just right, the way I want it from now on.
Not even my parents will stop me this time and when I come back, am going to show them am better and stronger.
Well that was what I thought.
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