23 Not For Sale

Sha Sha's POV

"Um…Carol.." I call Carol's name while she was focusing on processing the purchase order from the buyer before she handed it back to our sales department.

"Yeah?" she replies while still doing her job. I know it's now the beginning of the month, so our sales department is in a hectic situation to achieve their target sales right now. And we as their mediator needs to smoothen their job and prepare delivery order as soon as possible whenever the order in.

"Do you have time after work hours?" I asked. Well, I don't know to whom I want to ask this favor. To my mom? Hm...I don't think she will agree. Or worst, she would agree but I had to put my stone face when wearing the clothes she suggested at me.

Okay, since this is the first time I want to go out on a proper date with him, I guess I want to look beautiful in his eyes. My clothes collection is all gloomy and shady. All the dress that Andrew gift it to me too have been worn by me and I think I want to wear something that he never sees it before.

Hah…I do hope I could find something in town this evening. I already told Andrew that I want to go back with Carol today, so he doesn't need to pick me up like he always does.

And to my surprise, he agrees to it. I thought he would ask me why or offer us a ride, but no. He just smiles at me, trusting me. I'm glad he can understand me even without me telling him why.

"Today?" Carol glances at me for a seconds before she returns her head back to look at the computer screen.

"Yeah."

"Sure. I usually just go home after work. Are there's somewhere you wanna go?" she asked and I grinned at her.

"Um...I want to go and buy some clothes. Maybe a dress for the festival. But..um, I'm lacking in fashion trends. So…would like to accompany me?"

I heard Carol giggling a little. Maybe to her, it's kinda weird of me to suddenly ask her about this fashion and trends. I notice since the first day I work here, Carol always wears something so daring.

She follows the trends while I'm not. She's beautiful in her own way. And I think she may know a lot of things about fashion than I am. So, I ask the right person. Except…will she helps me with this quest or not.

"So, do you mind telling me, who's going with you to the festival? Is it the same guy I always saw picking you up every day?" she asked again which make me blush.

I nodded my head. A little bit shy.

"Ah~ I know there's something happen between you two. You always blushing whenever I talk about him." well...I guess I can't deny it. She's right. I'm too easy to blush over him.

"Alright. I'll bring you to somewhere really nice. They have a lot of collection which is hand made and beautiful. Maybe we can find something there."

"Thank you, Carol. You're really a good friend." I said as I also smiling. I can't believe that Carol will agree to me.

"Come on, I just helping a friend who needs help." I know she was honest with her word.

…

And I thought it would be all shiny and rainbow, but I never thought that Carol was so 'fierce' while choosing the clothes. I'm a little too surprised that I had to stay at the side and look at her among the girls who I don't know from where, doing the fight on who's faster to grab the clothes.

"Sha Sha, grab that woman! She stole my baby!!" I flinched when I heard she was yelling at me.

Move with my instinct, I grab on the women's arm. "Move, you ugly girl!" she shoves me and I was pushed back by the giant woman.

"Ah!"

"What did you say, huh, giant boobs?? How dare you insult my friend!" Carol jumps on the giant girl before I don't know how, but the girls inside the shop suddenly move like zombies seeing a flesh.

They were fighting over something that is just a piece of clothes. I could feel my face turn pale and my heart racing like a ticking bomb. What should I do? What should I do? Do I have to call police or..

"Are you okay, miss?" the shop owner comes to me with a glass of water before she hands it to me.

"Thanks," I said and took the glass from her hands. "Are they…always like this?" I asked and the shop owner only laughs softly.

"Yea..its been like this ever since I open this store. They often go crazy and engage with that 'bloody war', but they'll stop after some time." she smiles at me and I guess she can say tell that I'm new in this kind of thing.

"Is it okay to leave it like that? Or maybe…we can call someone to calm them over there?" I try to give the shop owner suggestion but she shakes her head.

"No, don't worry. Even though they're fighting right now, they will end it soon. By the way..are you looking for something too in here?" maybe she sees me kinda odd when I don't do anything except looking at those girls.

"Um...I am looking for a dress for a festival and my friend brought me here." yeah, that's the plan but I don't know that there are so many girls who also had the same intentions as me and I end up seeing this 'war' between them.

I can't even see Carol right now. I don't know just what happens to the clothes they fighting over.

While I was looking at them, the shop owner keeps gazing at my figure. "You have a nice figure. How about you try this dress I made?" she said and I turn my head to her.

Did I hear it wrong? I mean, when I look at her place right now, it almost empties with all the clothes gone from the rack. Those women already take it and now it's the final battle who can win on the dress which is very beautiful to my eyes over there.

I only saw it in a glimpse. But from the material I touch, I know it's expensive and from high quality.

"Come with me. I have this product which will fit you perfectly," she said and wink at me. I can't resist her and I follow her to the back of the store.

It has a small room which then when she switches on the light, I saw the mannequin wear a coral pink color dress. It's a shoulder off dress and a knee-length dress. At the edge of the dress, there's a nice embroidery butterfly pattern combined with a sparkle white stone. I don't know if it's a real diamond or just the fake.

But, it was so beautiful that I couldn't help but gasped. "Wow..this is so beautiful," I said and cupped my mouth.

Really...I never see something like this.

"Really? Thanks. But, it was not for sale." the shop owner said and she smiles at me. I immediately shake my head, maybe I was too rude to her.

"Of course, something so beautiful like this can't be worn by anyone.."

"That's not what I meant.." she went to the dress and touch at the edge of the dress, caress it like she was remembering something beautiful, maybe her memories with that dress? Who knows.

"I love this dress, however, it has been in here for ages. I think its time for it to find a new owner. Would you like to try this on?" she looks at me before I pointing my finger to my face.

"M…me?"

She nodded. "Yes, you. You will look so beautiful wearing this dress."

"But…um…I think I don't have enough money to buy this..if you don't mind, can…can I pay it with monthly installment?" Yup. I don't think that I would be able to buy this.

The shop owner giggles before she nods her head. "No need to pay me with installment. Just pay me with how much you can afford. After all, this is a used dress. Well...I only wear it once, but it still years pass by. So..it doesn't that expensive as you thought."

"But…are you okay with this?" I asked as I saw how she look at the dress. Somehow I can feel like she was sad. Sad over something that I can't interpret it.

"Yes. It is about time I let it go." she took a deep breath before she took off the dress from the mannequin and handed it to me. "Do you want to try it on?"

"Ah…no. I believe your word. It'll fit me perfectly." I smile and took the dress from her hands. I actually don't want to change my clothes here. I mean…I'm sweaty from working all day, so I don't want to stain the clothes with my sweat.

"Alright. Ah~ wait.," she said and went to the corner of the room before she took out a box of shoes, I guess?

"What size are your foot?" she asked and I look down on my feet.

"Um…thirty eight," I reply and she smiles widely after that.

"That's perfect then." she gives me the shoebox too.

"It's a matching stiletto. Also, a hand made product." I look at the shoebox and as I want to say something, she already cut me in.

"Let's go before they saw this dress." and I went to follow her from behind.

When we both went to the counter, I saw that they already start to calm down a little. Well, maybe they tired?

After I make my payment, I wait for Carol to pay her clothes with her hair and makeup already in mess. Not only her, but I think most of them also look the same.

Poor Carol. If I know she would end up like that, I won't ask her to help me today. Um…I'm too afraid to get into the fight too. I'm sorry Carol..I'm such a coward.

"Did you get what you want to buy?" she asked after making the payment.

"Yeah..how about you?" I asked and give her my wet tissue. It was Andrew who always reminds me to bring this item inside my bag.

Took the tissues, she wipes her messy face and fixes her hair a little. "Yup. I got what I want too. Isn't this store amazing?" she smiles brightly that I can't understand her at all.

Didn't she look at herself? She already bruises up here and there. Maybe that's a spirit girls have when they go shopping in their favorite store??

"Yeah.."