BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 106: Get Ready For Prom

Chapter 106: Get Ready For Prom

"I can’t believe you asked me for this," Vanessa said in amusement as we walked into the shop.

"I didn’t have a choice" I muttered as my eyes feasted upon the dresses on display, this really isn’t me but what choice do I have? I agreed to go to prom with Owen but then I realized I had nothing to wear, I don’t have a single dress, I have never felt the need to have one until now. I asked Vanessa for help because I have never done this before. I was lost here.

"Well I’m glad you did" she giggled already checking out the dresses and I followed. "Don’t worry I will find the one just right for you"

"Just not too revealing... I hate those"

She sucked her teeth. "Well most of them here are either sleeveless or tiny sleeves or none"

"Then we will find the one that isn’t any of those," I said checking and my eyes almost widened at the prizes just why are dresses always expensive?

"Don’t worry about that, your mom wants the best which I want too, it’s your first prom after all"

I sighed, flicking through the hangers.

"So with Owen huh?"

I knew she was bound to ask, but I was surprised by one thing, I knew Owen and Vanessa were close so I was expecting her to ask about the events that day, with Owen’s mom but I didn’t hear such from her, did Owen not tell her?

"Yes," I muttered.

"You don’t sound happy about it" she narrowed her eyes on me.

"Well..." I sighed. "I know it’s not a date,’’ he said so... himself, should I believe that after the kiss?

"You feel guilty"

Well, she seemed right about that.

"Because of Dace"

I faced her, she was right once again. She sighed.

"You did say this wasn’t a date so there is no need to feel alarmed"

Except that I was, because of the kiss, there was no way I was letting her know that.

"But why feel guilty, You and Dace aren’t together anymore"

"He’s just not coming to the school anymore" I shrugged.

"And have you seen him aside from school? Or has he called you?"

I felt a sting in my heart at her words but she was right.

"This isn’t about Dace not coming to school... "

And I knew that. Our relationship was not accepted, his dad didn’t accept it, and no one ever did.

"I know," I murmured with sad looks.

"Emma"

I waft my gaze to her.

"It’s gonna be alright... I admit I was super scared constantly whenever you’re with him, it wasn’t right, but when you’re with him, I don’t know..." she shrugged, and her eyes distant like she was trying to make sense of it. "Like a magnet which is odd and also interesting, but don’t get me wrong it was still not right to see each other"

I sighed.

"But..." she continued. "I’m glad he was there with you for a time. As I grew up I have always known the werelions to be hateful towards humans and other supernaturals but then Dace... it nice to see that for a change, he protects you like you are the only breathing being" she chuckled.

I didn’t know she has observed that much ever since I have been with him and was that a good thing she just said about Dace? That was a first.

"It was nice while it lasted, but you shouldn’t dwell on that, feelings change and you still have a lot in high school to do, focus on that, there are other good things too"

I nodded, her words were comforting but also bitter. Will my feelings for Dace really change over time? I felt like I had been dreaming ever since I heard he would not come back. I felt a piece of myself breaking every single time I was alone, but whenever I was around others I was able to forget it but it was still there.

It broke me each time I tried his line and it remained switched off, I left messages hoping for a reply, and yet nothing, was all that happened between us all gone? Will he move on too, was that all a dream, and did I mistake that for real? Everything? Why does it feel like I can’t breathe without him? Why do I feel like I might not be able to escape this pain?

Vanessa smiled and she caught my attention.

"What?" I asked faintly.

"Nothing... just that look you had on"

"What look?"

"Love is a funny thing" she walked ahead and I heard my heart slam a loud beat. Love? Is this love? Was this it? I mean I... I shook my head, the tautened confusion flooded in and I choose to push it aside

"Oh look!"

I snapped my eyes in the direction of Vanessa. She was holding up a dark green dress.

"looks decent enough"

~

I sat close to my table my feet on my chair making my knees raised and my jaw resting on them. My eyes trained on my phone on the table, with the open messages I sent to Dace, I have sat there for who knew how long, and I have yet to move, maybe this was tranquil for me and also the reality of things now.

My mind swirled to the day I first met Dace in the rain, both of us in existence, and yet we weren’t. His voice, his eyes, and his scent as well as his presence and our second meeting, every bit of info and memory played in my head without leaving out a single detail, it felt like I was reliving them again.

And then I thought back to what Vanessa said about love... love... the word still stunned me and confused me too, do I love Dace? I mean I think about him and I want nothing more than to see him again even if for the last time.

I sighed deeply, shutting my eyes for a brief second before facing the dress on the hanger.

Cheer up Emma, tomorrow is your birthday, happiness comes from that day naturally but this did not feel natural to me because I knew a certain someone won’t join in this happiness with me or more of it to come.

I flicked my table light off.