A party
"Is this dress good?" Nora asked Zia while looking herself into a mirror nervously...
She wore a violet color dress sticking to her skin showing her curves
which is shining bright to the light falling on it along with violet matching earrings hanging down her ear.
Zia looked at her from top to bottom and gestured as "good"...
Nora opened a small box from inside her wardrobe and wore a necklace, while closing the wardrobe she looked at the ring she brought yesterday along with Nora...
She opened the box and hesitated a bit
(flashback)
"Why are you following me?" Nora asked, walking away from Noah in the market.
"Because you are running away?"
"I am not running away!" Nora said angrily...
"Stop," Noah said, catching her hand from the back...
"Look at me once"
she turned back slowly
he cupped her face with his large hands.
"What are you so afraid of?" he asked softly.
She pushed away his hand
"Nothing"
"I love you Nora …and I will say this as many times as you want ...
That ring …you bought just now.
I took the other pair.
Tomorrow please wear it …if you like me back.
I will think it as a yes … Otherwise, I will never bring this topic between us"
(flashback end)
she closed it without wearing it.
"I am sorry" she mumbled to herself
meanwhile Zia tapped on her shoulders.
Nora turned back and saw Zia wearing a red long frock with shiny glitters all over the bottom and a V-shaped neck with buttons down to the middle of the dress.
"You look so gorgeous," Nora said and Zia smiled
she wore the emerald necklace that she always have (given by will)
along with matching bangles on both hands.
"Should we go to Amber?" Nora asked and Zia nodded her head
They walked to Amber's room and knocked on her door.
As her roommate graduated the previous year.
She has all the room to herself
She opened the door wearing a long silver dress with shiny stones stitched on it and shining glitters on the bottom …making it shine in the light.
Along with that, she wore silver color earrings with a large stone in between…along with matching bangles and heels.
"How gorgeous" Nora spelled immediately after looking at her …and Zia nodded.
Both are a little surprised.
"Shall we go?" Amber asked.
"Yes"
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By the time they reached down …they saw Aidan walking inside wearing a black suit …with a blue shirt inside along with black pants.
He was stunned to see Amber …and didn't speak a work for a second.
"We will go ahead …you come along with him," Nora said, leaving the place with Zia.
"You ..." his voice was low and squeaky.
"Want some water or something?"
"I am fine," he said and looked at her again as if she is a kind of food he wants to bite right then and there.
"You look smoking hot," he said suddenly, making Amber surprised...
She came back to her senses, keeping a straight face after a moment of flush...
"Let's go," she said, and Aidan silently followed them.
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"wow it looks so beautiful all here," Aidan said as soon as entering the place which is completely decorated with lights.
"Who is this?" Will asked after getting a little familiar feeling looking at his face.
"We met him yesterday at the market... he is a nice guy," Nora said while Noah coughed.
She ignored him.
"Hello, I am Aidan" he came in front giving a handshake.
"Aidan ?" Will spell back.
"Yes, Mr. Will," he said. ...
"You know me?" Will asked...
"How can I not know you, you are a celebrity"
"you look so familiar," Will said meanwhile Noah bought the cake which is decorated with a pink color cream along with blueberry on top
"Happy 18th birthday," He said lifting the candles.
As soon as she blew them … Everyone started clapping.
She took the first piece and fed Zia.
Zia fed it back.
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Nora and Noah were dancing to the slow music playing on the gramophone
Zia and Will are sitting at the side talking.
Amber was standing alone.
Aidan slowly approached her.
"Nice party," he said slowly.
"Everything was arranged by them …so I don't know if I can say a thank you" Amber replied.
They remained silent for a moment
"Happy birthday," he said placing a small box inside her hand which is wrapped with a small ribbon.
She opened the box and there is a ring inside with a small bluish-shaded stone in middle with Amber written inside as a micro art.
"This is too expensive I can't --"
"I don't like beating around the bush ... yesterday when I saw you... I felt a small spark inside of me...
I know it's only been a day, and surely we can get to know each other but... I want to say this...
I like you.
want to be my girlfriend?"
Amber remained silent for a minute
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(small flashback)
"The moment you do something irresponsible, bringing a bad name to this family … That's the moment …you will be thrown out of this house.
You, unlike your brother, don't have any magic power...
I think you can stay in your place …" What were the last words, Amber Heard, from her father 4 years back before she came back to campus again...
From then, she didn't go back home
And neither her parents contacted her nor asked her to come back home...
Her brother Evan is learning magic from a prestigious magician "Zeus" who is also one of the most powerful magic users.
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"I am sorry... I can't--" she stuttered...
"Do you not like me?" he asked slowly
"Let's leave this, and thank you for your gift, but I can't accept it," she said handing it over back...
He remained silent for a moment
"It's fine... I will come and pursue you again ... I am pretty stubborn" he said placing the ring in her hand...
"And this is my feelings … Of course, you can throw it away"
"Okay, I am leaving now …thanks for inviting me.
Good night guys" he said and left without letting Amber speak.
"Bye"
"bye"
Noah and Nora said.
While Zia waved and Will nodded.
"The ring...you didn't wear it?" Noah asked, looking at her hand.
He left her hand.
"Actually, I am sleepy too... I am going back," he said and left from there immediately...