Looking for the "perfect" dress seemed to be a problem for Dahlia,she had bought some many cocktail and evening dresses two days ago and now on the night they were to go to the party,she suddenly had "nothing" to wear.
"Wear the blue one" Sabrina said, she was wearing a robe but she had already picked her dress.
"Are you sure? do you think it's perfect enough?" Dahlia asked and for an answer Sabrina pushed her into her dressing closet and shut the door.
"Hurry up so we can brush our hair"
Half an hour later, both sisters are dressed. Dahlia in a blue sequenced sleeveless evening dress, had her gold blonde hair in big curls roughly plaited in French twists at the back of her head. Sabrina wore green, her dress was made with lovely silk, sequenced at the tip, her dress was off shouldered but with long lace sleeves. She had red hair and they shone as she brushed them and made them in a curl then pinned them at then back of her head with an emerald hair pin, her eyes were green,emerald green and lovely.
As the sisters entered the limousine with their father, The security man opened the gate.
"oh I can't wait! Just imagine sabie,we are going to be in the same room with the whites, Cosgrove and the D'rouge" Dahlia was so excited at the prospect of marrying into one of those families. She was so certain that her family was going to be chosen....her to be precise. Sabrina wished she was not here,but what can she do? for Wang vert giving her a roof over her head and his name, getting sold off should just be her thanking him.
Getting to the party one could feel their jaw drop. Chandeliers, gold,emerald and ruby decorations, glass floorings ....everything was beautiful in all its splendor, Sabrina was amazed.
"Hey Dahlia" Both sisters turned and saw Tang walking towards them, she was wearing a bright red velvet dress.
"Tang you made it" Dahlia said as the greeted each other.
"why wouldn't I? To imagine being married to one of the highest elite families....i wouldn't miss this for the world!" she said and Dahlia frowned but covered it up, they all wanted to be the lucky girl....or girls to marry into the highest elite family.
"Oh Sabrina I didn't see you there, hi I love your dress" said tang and Sabrina sighed.
"Hello tang, i like your dress too though it clashes with my hair, it looks perfect on you" Sabrina said.
"Are you calling my dress ugly?" Tang obviously didn't understand Sabrina.
"No, tang....i just said it looked lovely on you that if i were to wear it, it would clash with my hair....." she tried to explain but tang was frowning.
"Tang - tang... " consoled Dahlia
"Sabie was not insulting you, i promise. your dress is spectacular"
"Hmm mm, Dahlia i hope so, Just make sure your baby sister won't cause trouble tonight with her words" Tang said.
"Can we just take a selfie? we all look wonderful"
And so they did, posting it on all available social media.
"Sabrina you really should be careful here,remember what dad said" Dahlia told Sabrina when tang left.
"But sister dahlia, i didn't say anything wrong"
"I know sabie,but still....." At that moment a group of people walked through the wide hallways to the main banquet room and flashes of cameras shone around them....it was the highest elites,since it was their party the Came later ....as a form of prestige.
"There are here! ahhhhhhh" Dahlia and her friends squeaked in delight.
"Keep your calm girls,remember what i told you,the elites are not really going to make their self known personally so know how you act and what you say" Wang told his daughters as he strode past them to greet the newest guests.
The party was splendid but Sabrina walked through it like in a daze.
"O mg sabie, i can feel the tension around me" Dahlia whispered to Sabrina as the sipped their wine.
"I know, they may be watching us now,to see which one to pick.....like chickens" Said Sabrina irritably, as the talked a young man walked up to them, he has blonde hair and brown eyes but he was quite handsome.
"Hello ladies, a pleasant evening i presume" He said smiling and Dahlia blushed like mad.
"Hi, I'm Dahlia, Dahlia vert and this is my younger sister Sabrina"she brought out a hand and he shook it mildly.
"Hello Dahlia, I'm Regan white,nice to meet you" he said calmly. Dahlia legs quaked, A white....a,white oooooh if she could please him tonight my tomorrow she would hear that he was coming to ask for her hand. Though she wished him to be a D'rouge, that was just a wish,everyone knew it was quite impossible for a D'rouge to pick a family to marry into. There were just here to show off prestige. If they wanted an alliance they'd let you buy a share in their company....if you could afford it, or give you a 3 year contract ....or simply buy you. But to put a life bonding alliance like marriage? It would be very hard, nearly impossible.
As Dahlia chatted on with Regan, Sabrina felt that she was intruding,so excusing her self she walked to the balcony. It was a huge one but without a chandelier just the light of the full moon, no one was really there and she was glad. As she stood at the edge of the balcony she felt relaxed, her phone rang.
"Hello?" it was Dahlia
"sabie, i need lip gloss where is it?" she asked
"what?"
"I think me and Regan are gonna kiss I'm in the bathroom now"
"Are you drunk?" Sabrina could not understand Dahlia, she was selling her self with pleasure and Sabrina was angry.
"I cannot believe you Dahlia! Just because his a white and you want to marry into their family your happy selling your self and letting the high and mighty elites rule your life? Sabrina was so angry she hung up.
"stupid party, stupid alliance" she said in anger. She was just putting her phone back in her purse when she heard footsteps and saw him approach her,she had thought she was alone.
"This elites can really be a pain in the ass huh?" He said as he walked next to her. she didn't say anything cause she didn't even know who he was, but by God he was beautiful! like handsome with no limits! But she didn't say a word.
"Don't worry, I won't tell" he smiled referring to her phone call to her sister and her comments after.
"Your here for the party too i guess" she finally said to his amusement.
"Kinda, it was so annoying and boring I decided to hang out here" he said.
"Which family are you from?" she asked causally.
"Doesn't matter"
"It should, all the girls would be at their best tonight for this nonsense"
He smiled, he loved the way she Was, honest and straight and gorgeous.
"Yes, especially for the D'rouge,seems they all wanna get married into the family"
"You know come to think of it, I know nothing of the family.....except they have this particular son, who is almost never in the country and has floods of women after him.....if they can see him"
"True, Damien D'rouge" was all he said
"yeah...you know him?" she asked
"Not exactly" he said and for the next couple of minutes they enjoyed the silence.
" So who do you wish to get married to? which family are you aiming for?miss...?"
"Sabrina.....drop the miss and hopefully no one, My older sister is crazy about this and if par a venture our family get chosen, I hope by all i own that she gets married off....then its off to London with me, I have no wish to be sold off afterwards as well"
"uhhhhh, your leaving? so who will talk to when i go to another stupid elite party? Guess it will be me and the balcony frame" he joked and she laughed her hair tumbling as she did.
He reached out and took out the emerald pin and the hair fell on her shoulders in glorious red waves.....so gorgeous her green eyes sparkled.
"You wanna keep the pin as a reminder?" she chuckled and he smiled.
"Are you always this jovial? "
"No, not usually.....but well i will be if my sister gets married off to one of 'em"
He chuckled and she smiled.
"No but seriously, my dad will be glad, at least it would be nice to please him.....its not anyone who will just adopt a child you see at your doorstep" she said calmly.
He smiled sadly, " your adopted?"
she nodded. "who are your parents" he asked.
"I don't know" She looked way. He took the pin to her front and smiled.
"I do magic you know,and I am telling you, by tomorrow this pin is going to be in your hands by the person who is going to ask for your hand in marriage for the alliance, and the person will come from the family you didn't expect" he said putting the pin in his pocket and Sabrina laughed .
"Oh really now merlin"
"Should we bet? If it happens you must agree to marry him, if it doesn't I'll get you the Eiffel tower model, that 10 ft one that costs $2,000,000" he said calmly and she laughed.
"Deal, be prepared to lose" they shook. And he smirked.
"I never lose" he kisses her hand and left. she still in a daze when she watched his retreating back.
"Sabrina,come on, its time to go" Dahlia called from the entrance of the balcony.
who was that man? she had forgotten to ask his name.....but who ever he was he was a real jokester, she smiled.
The next morning, coming down stairs in a long silk robe get father received a visitor in the hall overlooking the main door.
"Sabrina there you are" said her father.
"I almost called for you,this young man brought a message for you" Sabrina was puzzled she looked at the man,she didn't know him, must be a bodyguard.....a message for her?
"Miss vert, my boss asked me to send you this on his behalf" said the man and unveiling a silk kerchief was her pin ....her emerald pin of the night before.....no way.....
"w....who sent you?" she asked and even her father was curious.
"miss its Young master Damien D'rouge"
what????? ...how????.....but.....the man she gave her pin to was not.....or was he...??? no...so she was talking to Damien D'rouge, she was still in shock when the next words hit her.
"Miss,he has asked for your hand in marriage"
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