Arrived home, Rose was happy and saw her mother's beautiful dress. She remembered the moments with her mother when she was a child.
"Mom… Mommy looks beautiful in this dress." Said little Rose as she tugged at the hem of her mother's dress.
"Rose, when you grow up, you will replace mama to wear it. Of course, you will look beautiful as a blooming flower. You will be the successor who wears this dress."
"Is that true?"
"Of course, my lovely daughter." Said her mom while lifting the little Rose.
"Hi-hi-hi..." Little Rose smiled cheerfully.
Rose mumbled, "Mom… I wish you were still here. Of course, I'm not lonely like this."
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Sunday, 14 February 2022
The Valentine's Day that the couple has been waiting for has arrived. Rose wore a glittering cream-colored gown with the top of her chest exposed and her red hair in a bun.
From preparation to Valentine's Day, Rose's feelings blossomed. But when she arrived at the hall, she was surprised because the costumes were different.
"Is she cosplaying as a princess in a fairy tale? Ha-ha..."
"Does she want to do a stage show later?"
"She's just trying to get attention, but in the wrong place."
"Maybe she dreams of being a princess all this time, but it doesn't come true."
"She wants to compete with Carina but doesn't reflect on herself."
All eyes turned to Rose. Rose was beautiful and looked optimal, unfortunately, she got ridicule and laughter from others. She was indeed the center of attention, but Rose got a negative impression from the others.
Rose said to herself, "This is embarrassing. Everyone just wears casual costumes." She could only walk with her head down and didn't dare to look at people until someone stopped in front of him. Rose also stopped and almost bumped into him.
"Hey. If you walk with your head down like that, you could run into someone else."
Rose saw the person standing in front of her and realized it was Dean!
"De-Dean..."
"Rose??? Why are you wearing this costume?"
"That…. I was told that the dress code is a dress."
"Hah?? They did it again." Muttered Dean.
Then Dean praised Rose, "But you look gorgeous. That dress suits you. I didn't think you could be this beautiful too."
Rose was pleased to hear that and replied, "Th-Thanks Dean."
"Hmmm... I want to ask you to dance. Hehe…" joked Dean
Carina suddenly came over feeling irritated. Then she said with an annoyed face, "Ah. You come too. What's up with your costume? Do you want to play a princess or a model? We are not on a fashion show. Ha-ha-ha"
Then Carina purposely spilled her red drink on Rose's dress and said," Oops… Sorry, your dress got stained. But the color matches your hair color. Please forgive me. I don't think it's a problem because your dress looks cheap too."
Rose was shocked. The dress left by her mother was precious to her not because of the price of the dress, but the memories she had with her mother.
"Carina what are you doing?" said Dean.
"Why? I didn't mean like that." Replied Carina.
"You... have insulted my mother..." Rose said to them.
Rose remembered her mother's advice," Rose, you are like a rose flower. You are beautiful and you have the power to protect yourself. I believe that you will be strong in facing this life. But I hope that the strength you have is the power to protect, not the power to arbitrarily hurt others. I believe that you can take care of yourself and help others. And remember how your life is going, keep spreading kindness like flowers that spread beauty. When you feel that life isn't fair, keep being a good person. Until one day, you will understand that life is fair. Because what you sow, that's what you will reap. This is the law of karma."
"The power exists to protect, not to hurt. That's what my mother taught me." Said Rose to them.
They were both surprised. When Rose wanted to slap Carina, Dean immediately grabbed Rose's arm.
"Please forgive Carina, Rose"
"Just a dress like that, you want to slap me."
"Enough Carina!" shouted Dean.
Carina said, "Y-you defend her?"
"It's a public place. I don't want you guys to fight each other. Rose, we're leaving first." Dean said as he brought Carina.
In the corner of the room, Dean said to Carina, "Do you want to attract attention by fighting with her and ruining your image? What's wrong with you?"
"I don't like you close to her." Replied Carina.
"I told you before, you are the woman I love. So, don't ruin this Valentine's Day with a fight. I've prepared a present for you… Don't be upset anymore." Dean said as he took out a gift.
Carina opened the gift box and there was a jewelry bracelet.
"Okay... Thanks, Dean…" Carina replied, but in her mind, she was still annoyed with Rose.
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Then the MC said, "Because today is a special day for couples, then you are given time to find a partner. It can be a friend of the opposite sex or the same sex. Those who don't have a partner will come to the stage to receive a little surprise. You will dance on stage in a cute pig costume like a doll to cheer us up. It's only fifteen minutes from now to find a partner."
As the MC said, all the hall doors were closed.
Rose mumbled "That's right as I thought, I shouldn't have come. But I don't think there would be an event rundown like this. I don't have time to leave this hall. I've got the wrong costume and I'll be humiliated again on stage."
Deg… deg… deg….
Everyone in the hall was looking for a partner and it seemed as though it had been planned so that only Rose was left.
"Ok finished. Let's see. Who doesn't have a partner?" said MC.
It wasn't long before the spotlight turned to Rose.
"It seems that the beautiful lady has no partner. Even though she has looked the best in her dress, unfortunately, she has to change into this costume. Come on, lady." Said MC.
"Yeah!!" The others cheered while laughing at her.
"Come on, come on…."
Rose walked up to the stage and said in her heart, "What should I do? I got caught in their trap."
The MC gave her the costume, "Please wear it."
"Let's hurry up!"
"Wear it! Wear it!"
"Your dress is also stained. You'd better replace it with a new costume. Ha-ha-ha…"
Poor Rose. She was confused. But when Rose wanted to take the costume, suddenly a handsome and elegant man in a neat suit entered the hall while shouting, "He is my partner!"
Everyone was shocked and turned to the man.
"Y-you???" said Rose in amazement.