Val's Day.
The vining was superb. The whole place look glamorous. It was covered in satin white and posh red. There were table for two all over the place.
Red and white flowers hung loosely from the roof top and soft sensual music was playing in the background giving the vining a romantic atmosphere.
All the students gasped as they entered with their date. Most of the students were already seated. It was really beautiful.
Gusty and his friends were dressed already. They looked captivating in their matching red suit.
"How I hate suit" Bose groaned.
"Same" Miles said tugging at the corners "if not for the fact that Mrs favour made it compulsory, I won't even stress myself" he added.
" When are we going?" Zuba asked as he looked at himself in the full length mirror. They were all together at Gusty's room.
Gusty sat down quietly, deep in thought.
He hoped Tasha won't disgrace him, cause if she do. She won't like the outcome. What on earth can a peasant like her afford. Definitely not something of quality. He groaned loudly and his friends turned.
"What's wrong man?" Munchy asked. Gusty stood up, walked to the table. He picked up the comb and began to comb his hair.
"She didn't accept the cloth" he said suddenly.
"What?", his friends said simultaneously.
"That's bad" Miles said "what are you gonna do?"
"She's so damn stubborn" Bose groaned
"If she disgrace me this night. Mark my words,I'll kill her" Gusty drawled "and I mean it". He added and his friends kept quiet.
They sat down together in Tasha's room, admiring each other clothes. Nora came out of the bathroom and they gasped.
"You look so pretty" Tasha said as they all got up and went to Nora. She was dressed in a white beautiful dinner gown, with shiny diamonds on them. She twirled slowly as she looked at herself in the mirror, smiling with satisfaction.
"Now, it's your turn success" Nora said as she pushed her to the bathroom. Success groaned as she carried her shopping bag inside the bathroom.
"I can just dress in the room, you know that right?" She said
"No" they screamed "we want to anticipate" Lily added. Success groaned as she got dressed. She came out and they oohhed and ahhhhed.
Success gown was a rich white crimson fabric that catches the light with every movement giving off a subtle shimmer. She covered her mouth to keep from screaming. She loved it.
"It's lovely" Tasha said as she held the fabric in her hand.
"It's more than lovely" Nora said as she stood up too.
"Wow" Lily shooked her head.
"Thank you" Success squealed excitedly.
"Now, it's your turn Lily" success said as she dragged Lily up from the bed.
"Ahhhh" She groaned as she grapsed her shopping bag in her hand walking to the bathroom.
Lily came out after some minutes.
"How do I look?" She asked uncertainty in her voice.
"Amazing" they screamed laughing.
Lily wore a red gown with a sleek figure-hugging silhouette that flows into a soft, floor length hem with a satin draping which made it look sophisticated.
"Miles will definitely fall in love" Tasha giggled.
"You must be kidding" Lily said rolling her eyes. But deep down she was elated, that was the plan. She thought as she admired herself in the mirror.
"Now, I'm really jealous" Nora said as she stared at Lily.
"Now it's your turn" Lily said nudging Tasha.
"What if I look horrible, what if the dress is torn, what if...." Tasha was saying when they all groaned.
"What's with the what if. Just wear it" Success screamed giving her the shopping bag.
"Fine" she sighed as she walked to the bathroom.
Tasha sighed. Her heart was beating at a fast pace. She was scared.
"Are you okay Tasha?" Lily asked.
"Yeah" Tasha answered.
"Then come out. You've wasted time."
"Fine" Tasha said, holding her hand to her chest, she came out.
As she came out, they just kept quiet staring at her. Tasha became scared.
"Is it that bad?" She asked sadly.
"You look gorgeous" Nora said enthralled.
"What?" Tasha said surprised. She moved to the mirror and gasped. She Indeed looked gorgeous.
Tasha wore a red stunning red gown,tailored to perfection, featuring a tasteful sweetheart neckline and a low, open back. The gown balances elegance and boldness effortlessly. With a thigh high slit exposing her smooth thigh. She was dressed to kill.
"You're really beautiful Tasha" Lily said as she hugged her short of words. Tasha eyes watered.
Just then Lily's phone rang, they kept quiet as she answered the call.
"Who was that?"
"Mrs favour" she answered. Immediately, they applied light make up, carried their bags and left. As they reached the vining, Tasha's phone rang. She looked at the caller ID, it was her mom.
"We can't wait. See you after the party" Lily said, hugged her, and they entered inside while Tasha spoke to her mom.
...
Miles was sipping his drink when Lily came in. He was shocked, she looked beautiful. He stared at her, his mouth widely opened. Lily walked majestically towards him either a wide smile. It was working.
"Sorry I'm late" she apologiesd as she say down.
"Cool, no worries" He said coughing slightly as he drank his wine lost of words.
Gusty was impatient. Where the heck is she. He had assumed she was with Lily as he saw her enter inside but she wasn't.
What if she didn't come. The thought crossed his mind, but he shook his head. She wouldn't dare cause he'll kill her.
Just then Tasha came in, searching for him with her eyes. Immediately he saw her, his eyes shone.
This can't be her, he thought. God, she was breathtaking. He could see all her curves pouring out of the dress. She was beautiful. He thought surprised as she walked towards him. He just couldn't help looking at her, how can she be this beautiful and he hasn't noticed, he asked himself.
Tasha noticed he was staring at her. It made her uncomfortable cause his expression was unreadable. She reached their table and sat down.
"Hi" she said quietly, but he kept quiet staring at her.
"Hey" she said as she banged the table lightly, he blinked and frowned.
"Is this your way of taking care of yourself?" He asked with distaste as he leered at her. No way would he let her know, how beautiful she was. No way would he let her know how he loved how she looked.
"Do I look bad?" She asked surprised, she thought Lily loved it.
"Nope" he said as he leaned forward "you look worse" he added. He straightened away from her and sat down comfortably.
"You rejected my gift" he said after a while
"You insulted me" she replied bittered.
Gusty stared at her quietly with cold eyes.
"Don't disgrace me tonight"
.....
The party started in full swing. They ate, laughed and played different sort of games. They were really enjoying themselves. They had jokes, which was done by Max, and they laughed till their heads ached. After the joke, Mrs Favour announced the last activity for the night.
"Now the last activity is the dance. Now everyone will have to dance with their date. Feel the music. Dj give us some slow jams" she said as everyone stood up. The Dj played "breathless" by Shane ward, and the students waltz to the tune.
Tasha closed her eyes as she danced slowly with him. She didn't want to think about how tightly he held her, how she could breath in his cologne. She opened her eyes and saw him staring at her.
"Don't get too excited bitch. It's all for my Dad's reputation, cause I won't waste my time with a shit head like you" he said harshly.
"That hurts" Tasha murmured, not expecting him to hear her but he did.
"Hurt?" He scoffed "you deserve to be hurt a million times".
Tasha turned her face away as a year slid down her cheeks. She hates tonight . This was supposed to be a special day but he has ruined it for her.
Miles couldn't stop laughing. Lily was really a chatter box. She was really funny, bold and beautiful. How hasn't he noticed her before?, he asked himself.
"Would you like to go out on a date with me?" He asked suddenly.
"What?" She asked surprised
"Yeah. A real date, where I have to treat you like a princess, not some school Val's party" he said smiling.
"Wow, okay, sure" she said laughing.
Bose couldn't stop smiling sheepishly. He has always liked Nora. But she was always playing hard. But today was something else, he loved the fact that she talks a lot, and she doesn't just talk unnecessarily, she brings up reasonable and funny conversations. He smiled at her and turned to his friends. It looks like they were really enjoying themselves, they were really smiling, and in deep conversation with their date. Except. He sighed. How on earth could Gusty be paired with his worst enemy. They were not even talking or smiling, just dancing. Coldly.
Gusty regretted what he said. He knew she was crying and it was eating him up. This wasn't the first time he has seen her cry, why was today own different.
He called her softly but she ignored him. He called her again and she turned with tears streaming down her face.
He took her face in his hands. "I'm sorry" he muttered and kissed her.