Mike enquires Dina about her night out

Dina slowly hopped inside the mall towards their boutique. Even though it looked very tiny from the outside, compared to other shops in the ADN mall; Once you enter, you will find that it actually has two floors and the area was bigger.

She bought this shop along with Mike after he graduated from college. She named it DaMe designers without much effort. The name was formed by using the first and last two letters of Dina and Mike. She came up with that name overnight and didn't even consult with Mike before naming their shop.

Anyway, even if she asked, it was not like Mike would reject her. So, she decided to go with that name, whatever happens. She proudly stood in front of the shop and grinned.

"DaMe, here I come! Let us all have a fruitful day as usual! All your work is to lure more customers inside the shop. I know you will do your best. Come on! You can do it!" Dina shouted while jumping up and down to cheer up.

She stretched her hands above her head and kicked her legs high in the air to get rid of all the fatigue she was having after the night out. She then wiggled her body and made some funny dance moves.

Mike, who saw all these from one corner, struggled to control his laughter. He wanted to kick her butt very badly but resisted the urge.

"I can't believe I have a friend like you! Crazy woman!" He commented and waited for her to open the shop.

Dina, unaware of Mike's comments, continued to dance in front of the shop. She thought she was cheering the shop to bring more customers in by doing the dance ritual. Then she kissed the door once and leaned on it as if she was giving the store a big hug.

Thankfully, there was no one other than Mike who was nearby to give her a judging look. As it was still too early, not many shops were open. Hardly, a few early birds had opened their shops but they were busy re-stocking and rearranging the items before the crowd would start to accumulate in the mall.

"Should I ask Mike to get some fruits for me to eat?" Dina wondered.

"Or some good homemade breakfast? He will really be surprised if he knew that I came so early to work today! So, I am sure that he will get me anything I want. Hehehe..." In between her giggles, she unlocked the door.

She is a dress designer who makes clothes for all ages. And Mike takes care of everything else related to their shop. From sales to cleaning the toilet fell on his head. As she was homeschooled by Kara and Emma from a young age, she was not associated much with the outside world.

One day Mike noticed her enthusiasm for drawing different weird-looking styled clothes. Instantly, he decided to join the fashion designing course instead of the management degree that he wanted to do so badly.

Since Dina could not go out much because of her health conditions, Mike helped her to fulfill her dreams. He would give her all the notes he took in the class every day, for her to self learn at home. He would even bring lots of books related to fashion designing from the college library.

Somehow with the help of Dina, he finished all his projects successfully and even graduated with good marks. While she gained the knowledge related to the fashion field without even going to college or getting a certificate.

Right now, she was one of the upcoming top designers but she always worked behind the scenes. Once they had set up the shop successfully, Dina forced Mike to pursue his dream by joining the university once again. Currently, he was in his final semester for his master's degree in Fashion business management.

Once she was inside the shop, she noticed the clothes she designed hanging on the racks. She felt very proud and praised herself while circling the shop. She touched every dress she designed and grinned from ear to ear showing all her pearl teeth.

"Haaa… You are already two years old! But you still look like a newborn baby. You are my darling baby," She said while blowing kisses at her shop as she felt accomplished.

"Everything will look like new if someone cleans it every day thrice!" Mike stated sarcastically while entering the boutique.

He hit her with the cap that she dropped yesterday night near the dark alley. She saw that and remembered the ordeal with Adrian she experienced when she woke up that day. Still, getting her hat back made her feel exhilarated and made her forget the almost unpleasant experience.

"Ohh... My baby, my cutie pie... I thought I lost you and you know how much I missed you? Where did you find her?" Dina hugged the cap and planted a kiss on it.

She even rubbed the hat as if she was petting it. Mike rolled his eyes and hit her head one more time while mouthing, "Madwoman".

"I found it on the roadside. Where did you go last night? I was roaming around all night near the bar and then I even went to check on almost every police station for you. But I couldn't find you anywhere. Where is your phone? Why was I unable to reach you yesterday?" Mike inquired.

As if she had just remembered her phone, she pretended to search for it in her pocket. Even though she had safely kept it inside her bag, she looked aghast.

"It looks like I dropped it somewhere. What should I do now?" She asked appallingly.

"What can we do?" He thought for a second and said,

"We can go and register a complaint at the police station that you visit frequently," Mike suggested after seeing the lie through her eyes.

"But first tell me, where were you last night? Why was I unable to reach you? I know you are not at home. As I had just met Aunt Kara and she gave me this." He lifted the bag and shook it in front of her face.

"Why do we have to talk about the past? Just let it go, am I not here with you now? Let us get back to work and not waste our active morning hours. We have a lot to do for the upcoming fashion week, anyway." Dina stated and patted his shoulder.

She then lifted her hand to pull the bag from his hands.

"Dina, stop! If you won't tell me the truth then I will inform Aunt Kara about your night out." Mike warned her while looking at the phone that was peeking out of her bag.

'Does she take me for a fool? She must have done something wrong. I am sure that she is definitely hiding something from me.' Mike thought.

"Why are you involving my mother into this now? Don't you know after Emma left for a faraway country, she was already heartbroken? Do you really have to trouble that sweet old lady just to get revenge on me?" Dina complained.