Three years ago...
From the first day I saw Don Juan at the pub, I fell in love with him, as his friends call him. I would sit for hours in a place where no one could see me, wishing I could be one of those women he would walk out with.
He comes to the pub every fifteen days, I believe he must live far away.
I would be like a fool, counting the days and hours to see him walk through those doors, with his seductive manner that takes my breath away.
I wake up to my sister and brother-in-law coming into my room, singing happy birthday. Peter was holding a small cake in his hands. On top of the cake, there were candles.
"Oh, I can’t believe it!" I say, covering my mouth, touched.
They finish singing and my sister hugs me tightly.
"Happy 18th birthday, little sister! I love you so much, my little flower!"
"I love you too, sweetheart!" she says, planting a tender kiss on the top of my head.
Peter also hugs me, congratulating me.
"Make a wish, sis!"
I close my eyes and make a wish, then blow out the candles.
"We’ll be waiting for you in the kitchen to eat this cake, which looks wonderful!"
I nod, grab my clothes, and head to the bathroom.
I attend to my hygiene, take a shower, change, and go to the kitchen.
As soon as I arrive, I cut the cake, we sit at the table, and while we eat, we talk.
"So, sister-in-law, when do classes at college start?" he asks, taking a bite of his cake.
"At the beginning of next month! I still have a few days to enjoy!"
We finish the coffee and I help Eliza clean the pub.
Since we don’t have the luxury of having parties, Eliza's pub will open normally today.
"I’m sorry I can’t give you the party you deserve, sis!"
"You know very well that I never cared about that! Just being together is the most important thing!"
We turn on the music and while we clean everything, we sing and dance, having fun.
We finish, it's already lunchtime.
Eliza orders our lunch from a Japanese restaurant, knowing that I love it. We sit at one of the tables and have our meal.
"I want you to have fun today with your friends, my little flower!"
"No way! I’ll help you with the bar, I know you still can’t afford to hire more waiters, and today is one of those days with a lot of movement! And also, who knows, maybe my Don Juan will show up to fulfill my wish!"
"I can’t believe you still haven’t forgotten about that player!"
"What can I do, he’s drop-dead gorgeous!" I say playfully. "And don’t talk like that about your future brother-in-law!"
She chuckles.
"Does he know that?"
"Not yet, but he will soon!"
"I love your innocence, my little flower! But let’s be realistic, he’s a damn player who just uses women!"
"Because he hasn’t met me yet!"
She shakes her head disapprovingly but smiles at the way I speak.
Peter comes into the pub, worried, talking on the phone with someone. We analyze his expressions and he seems very irritated.
As soon as he ends the call, he sits on one of the chairs and takes a deep breath.
"What’s wrong, Pity?"
"My band was hired to play at a wedding today, but the irresponsible vocalist went away!"
"That sucks! What are you going to do now?"
"I have to find another vocalist, or I’ll have to sing myself, but some of the chosen songs don’t match my voice!"
My sister looks at me.
"What’s up?"
"Diana can help you, she sings really well!"
"Sweetheart, I sing for fun, not to be a singer!"
"Come on, little flower!" he says with his hands in front of his mouth, as if praying. "There’s a very good fee involved! The bride's family is filthy rich!"
I look at him and then at my sister, who has that look of a puppy that just fell off a moving truck. I roll my eyes and end up accepting.
We climb on stage and go over the songs chosen by the bride and groom. Peter can’t hide his surprise in his eyes when I sing for the first time.
The guy was very pleased.
We agree on the time he will come to pick me up and he leaves.
"Liza, I don't even have anything to wear, especially to an elegant wedding!"
"Me neither, but I bought a dress for you to wear to your graduation, how about using that!"
"I told you I didn't want you to buy anything, Liza!"
"You deserve it, sis! Come on!" she says, pulling me by the hand.
When we arrive home, she takes me to her room, takes the dress from her wardrobe off the hanger.
I am speechless.
It's a halter neck, low front chiffon dress in black.
"It's beautiful, sweetheart!"
"Wear it today and then we can buy another one!"
"No way, I'll wear it today and on graduation day! You know I've never been fussy!"
As night falls, I take a shower, finish putting on the dress when Eliza enters the room with a small suitcase. She does a basic make-up, lets my hair down, combs it and leaves it loose. She also lends me one of her sandals. The sandal is golden with a buckle closure, platform with a 12 cm thin heel.
I felt like a lady.
I was impressed, how beautiful I looked.
"You're beautiful! The clothes and makeup just accentuated your beauty!" says Eliza.
I smile and wait for Peter to come pick me up.
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Darla Eichler
from a girl to a lady
2024-08-24
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