Chapter 16
"Ya, going to the art exhibition with a friend, "Adele replied.
She did not know whether she could call Dante as her friend, she was not yet ready to tell Myra about him so she omitted few details by choice.
Myra assumed it may be her college friend and frowned when she saw the dress in Adele's hand.
"Don't tell me you are wearing that, "Myra raised her brow.
"Yes, I need to iron it, "Adele stated.
"Adele, you can't be serious .You need to throw out all these as soon as possible and revamp your wardrobe, "Myra pulled out the dress from Adele's hand.
"What's wrong with this, "Adele sighed.
"I will not waste my time arguing with you but don't worry you have me your fairy godmother,"Myra said in a dramatic manner and opened her cupboard .After glancing through everything she picked a pastel green dress and passed it to Adele.
"I can't take this, it's a new dress ,"Adele refused seeing the price tag still on.
"Don't worry, it's not that expensive .I got it in an online sale but it's a size smaller than mine. Unfortunately there is no return or refund .So instead of letting it go waste by keeping it in the cupboard you can have it,"Myra stated.
Adele was still hesitating but Myra forcefully pushed the dress into her hands and told her to change quickly.
"Wow, it fits you perfectly,"Myra looked at Adele who was lively and vibrant in the green knee length dress.
"Now it's time for hair and makeup,"Myra said excitedly.
"What, no way .It's a casual day out not some event where I need to be dolled up, "Adele's eyes widened as she did not want to give Dante the wrong impression that she dressed up for him.
"I am just going to do a bit ,no one can even tell you are wearing makeup ,"Myra dragged Adele to the chair.
Myra put a serum on Adele's long jet black hair and combed them which made her hair look glossier and shiner.
Myra applied a bit of concealer first then curled Adele's eyelashes and applied a coat of mascara last but not the least she applied pinkish tone lipstick which matched Adele's natural lip colour.
"Now here is the final step,"Myra sprayed a floral perfume on Adele.
"You are all set to go, now look at yourself in the mirror,"Myra stepped back.
Adele stood up and glanced at the full view of her.
Truth to be said Adele was very beautiful like the ones on the covers of fashion magazine .She had a shitty childhood but she had won a lottery in terms of genetics. The makeup only enchanted her natural beauty making her look radiant and eye catching.
The dress was hugging her tightly accelerating her curves, her black hair falling over her shoulder like a mermaid of waves. Her face was like a breath taking canvas, her aura made one fell like she is an unattainable goddess staying far away in the heaven.
"Thank you so much, I like it, "Adele gave a brief hug to Myra satisfied with the look.
"If you are coming late, let me know I need to inform the warden to keep the gate open, "Myra stated.
Adele nodded and walked out of the room. Perhaps Dante had understood her hesitation to share her address as he had told her to meet at the busy main street.
Adele was ten minutes early as she did not want someone to wait for her but surprisingly a familiar car was already parked under a tree's shade.
As she headed near the car, the glass was rolled down and Dante came into the view.
Even after seeing him a handful of times, it always felt like she was seeing him for the first time .There was always something new about him, it was so subtle that if you blink you will miss it.
"I thought we are supposed to meet at 5,"Adele said.
"Yes,"Dante raised his brow as if asking her to continue.
"You have already reached, did I make you wait for a long time, "Adele asked.
"No, I was free so thought of coming early,"Dante replied lazily.
Somehow she could hot believe that a person like Dante could have free time, he gave the impression that every waking moment was supposed to be productive.
"So are you interested in art, "Adele asked.
"I am interested in everything that's profitable to me, "Dante answered.
Adele frowned hearing his vague response, should he be mysterious all the time.
"Are we going there to see any particular artist work or it's just a casual time killer ,"Adele questioned.
"Does it make a difference, "Dante spoke without taking off his eyes from the road.
Adele rolled her eyes and gave up talking to Dante. She thought it was more interesting to watch the scenery outside rather than trying to make sense of Dante's words.
The journey was silent as usual and as they reached the destination, Adele got down first and noticed the art gallery was so huge and had classical architecture.
After parking the car Dante joined her as he stood next to her he took off his shades and glanced at her from head to toe.
It was a quick glance yet Adele shivered, Dante's aura was always dominating and powerful but when his eyes fell on someone it intensified 10x times.
"Shall we ,"Dante asked.
Adele nodded and followed him, at the entrance Dante showed a pass which permitted them the entry.
There were totally three floors and each floor followed a particular theme.
As Adele glanced around she found all men and women were neatly and stylishly dressed .The way they were talking as if they were regular visitors and know much about art. It felt like a VIP art gallery as she guessed these people move along the same social circle.
She looked at her dress and thanked Myra for dressing her up. Surely she was not as polished and graceful as others in the room but at least she had dressed decently so no one had a chance to look down on her.