"You ready?" Fiona asked.
"You have to confirm it, Fi; I feel so glamorous, am I right?" Thea said as she came out of the door.
"Wow! you both look absolutely amazing! I couldn't even recognize you! You're both so dreamy," said Fiona with the look of amusement on her face as she looked up to see how we were dressed.
"I love your sister, June. She's always honest," Thea smiled at me.
Thea was wearing an all-black backless ballgown, a gold mask and a black lipstick, while I was wearing a red and black beaded gown which has a plunging neck line showing my cleavage, a black mask with red feathers on the top left side and a red lipstick which matched my gown. Fiona, my elder sister who works in town too, came that night to pick us up and drop us at the masquerade ball organized by our school for the graduates and the lower year level.
Fiona dropped us right in front of the mansion that the school rented. "Pick you up in the morning?" she joked.
"I'll call you. Don't go to sleep," I responded.
"Mean! Just get a cab. Liam and I got plans,"
"Oh! I love 'plans'!" Thea smiled deviously which made Fiona laugh.
We walked towards the entrance and showed our invitation to the guards. Even they were in costume. The ball has already started long before we even arrived. Thea always slow us down when it comes to parties like this by taking so much time in the shower and putting make up on.
"Hi!" a guy in a gray tuxedo and silver mask came in front of us as soon as we got in.
"Hello, Iron Man!" Thea said with her usual flirty voice as she took a step forward closer to the guy.
"Hey, gorgeous. Would you like to dance?" he asked her as she caught his attention.
"Sure," she said and gave her hand before I could even protest. And so again, I was left alone standing in the corner 'til a waiter came and offered me a drink which I gracefully took.
"Thanks," I said before he left.
I took a sip of the champagne when out of the blue, a man in a black suit and red bow-tie came in front of me. His mask was red and black too and if I was someone else, I would think we're a couple because of the way our clothes matched.
"Hi," he greeted casually. I don't recognize his voice but he sure sounded so good, if I'm honest.
"Hey," I greeted casually.
"You look so lonely out here,"
"I know, my friend just took off with her Romeo," I smiled.
I don't know how it all started but all I know is, when we started talking, he became even more interesting as time passed by. He knows a lot without sounding arrogant. We talked about everything and anything and he has this amazing humor which amazed me because not one second have I felt bored.
We've had so much champagne and laughed like nobody was around, we giggled as we took notice of some people and we whisper about some things we wouldn't want other people to hear. It felt as if we had our own little bubble. I have never enjoyed a party like that until that night with him. He's tall, he has sexy lips that spells intelligence! he's fun, not to mention he has a very sexy, deep but gentle voice.
"You know? you are awesome," I said.
"So are you. I never thought I'd meet such an interesting girl," he smiled and I can see through his mask that he was staring at me with so much meaning in his eyes, it's making my knees weak. I kissed him. All of a sudden the light dimmed for a slow dance and the next thing I know, the simple kiss I gave was repaid and it became passionate. His left hand's on my face and the other was on my back as I was holding on the the side of his suit.
We kissed for quite a while before he took my hand, kissed my cheek and whispered to my ear, "would you like to..." in a very gentle voice I couldn't resist.
