Deciding to lose weight and hustling for money to go shopping for new wear was better than living off dead-end jobs, I gratefully picked a gown even though I hated to wear those.
They kind of made me look fatter than I already was so, I stayed away from them.
Thankfully, I only knew a handful of people and better, only a few of them knew me back. So, being invisible was not a thing of worry as no one would probably notice me anyway.
I'd be free from questions like...
"Cosima, is that you?"
"Hey, Cosima, you don go get some work done on your body, haven't ya?"
I would enjoy my transformation in perfect peace and when it was fully done, I'd be a new person.
A new me.
Regardless, I would return to Sally's in the afternoon and both Sally and my colleagues would definitely have their questions.
Mostly about how I slimmed down in hours.
"Well, I will only shrug and grin, then tell them it's magic." I decided out loudly as I cladded myself into the dress.
I brushed my hair and examined my looks once more in the mirror. I did look different.
Very different and — better.
Although I'd still say I was not so good-looking but it seemed like washing myself well in the bathroom and applying necessary lotions on my skin toned my color – and made me appear less unattractive.
Not to mention the slim cheekbones and less flesh I had on my face now complimented to my steady appearance now.
I could already feel myself changing and getting better. Maybe now it was safe to daydream about having a husband and a kid or maybe two.
Feeling like the happiest person in the world, I took a part of my yesterday's pay from Sally and headed for the store to get myself some junk.
I was not in for cooking this morning. Uh- uh, I won't cook. Junks would do as a nice substitute.
As I stepped out of the house and walked down to the store, I felt some gazes on me. I mean, people were actually looking at me.
Not flirtatiously or anything romantic but people actually saw me. I was this invisible girl that people didn't bother casting a second glance at unless for some bullies who would throw jeers.
Now, people would pass by and apologize for bumping into me or just casually glance at me while walking by.
This — this was all alien to me and surprisingly pleasing too.
This only meant people already thought of me as a person like them at least.
Or maybe it was my low self-esteem before that had driven me into casting myself away from the outside world and everyone in it.
[Beauty assignment starts soon!]
The system pinged once more.
I wished I could tell it to shut the hell up but it was my benefactor and best friend for now so, I'd let it slide.
[Foul language detected!]
[One point will be deducted from the host's wallet]
[Deducting one point <>]
[Host's points balance = 9]
"Oh, just please!" I groaned loudly, not minding that I was on the road and walking amidst people.
I threw my hands up in frustration. "Just cut me some slack already! It was just a little swear word! I corrected immediately and you still chose to be wicked still!" I hissed and began to stomp in my steps.
Now, the gazes I was receiving were just like before. Gazes that shout, 'She's weird man!'
Well, I would care about why birds dump their shits on passersby before giving a damn about the gazes.
When it came to shamelessness, I deserved a crown or two.
I purchased junk like I came for in the store and left but still, the system never mentioned what the new task would be – or who the target could be.
I guessed the time was not up yet but it ought to be considerate and give me the details. That way, I would be prepared for whatever was to come.
Regardless, whatever it was, it better not get harder than the previous tasks. I wanted for it because it was softer than my day at the moment.
Yeah, Holy molly, you heard me right.
My day was soft. Nothing could be softer.
Dangling the nylon bags I carried about me, I headed for home. The system better not assign to me a target in my street.
That'd be awkward. Doing whatever its next seduction task would be to a neighbor would be greater than awkward.
[Beauty assignment starts in 29 minutes!]
Geez, I was already walking by as I should have. I had been walking away with my spirits so elevated but the irresponsible part of me just had to make me wait.
It just had to propel me into stopping and sneaking in on the crowd. You see, I was hearing noises and whisperings amongst a crowd gathered in front of a bookstore.
At first, I was in wonder as to why there was such loudness in front of a bookstore. Then, I got curious about the cause of the loudness.
That was until I heard a female voice shouting so loudly as though she was in a hot argument with someone. It was then that the worst happened and all the accumulated curiosity in me summed into a big atom of energy – prompting my legs to do what they knew how to do best.
Walk.
I walked there. Stood between the crowd. I was slimmer now so, it was easier to squeeze my way inside just enough to get a proper view of the real venture.
"Hey, watch it!" A lady I stepped on while trying to bug in between the crowd yelled.
Just as I was about to turn to her and offer my apology, another person jerked my cheek so hard.
It was all unintended though but it hurts really bad.
Even my glasses dropped down from my face and almost hit the ground but – I slid down and caught them with seizing breaths before someone else would step on them.
If my glasses fell too, I might as well just die. The bills were too overwhelming to add getting new glasses to the list.
"Pheew!" I clutched my glasses to my chest as I staggered up, heaving.
I could see well without my glasses until I tried to view an object from afar then, my eyes would turn as good as useless.
Myopia was taking such a huge toll on me.