Harvester by S.J. West

Author:S.J. West [West, S.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BluA
Publisher: Watchers Publishing
Published: 2014-06-14T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Kirk did what he could for Freddy’s eye. After letting the icepack bring down most of the swelling, Kirk applied a dab of foundation and powder to camouflage the redness, which was swiftly turning black and blue.

“You have an hour to get her dressed and downstairs,” Freddy said to Kirk before leaving. “Ian will be waiting for her.”

This propelled Kirk into a frenetic set of actions. After locating Teegan, they both went to work on me. Teegan applied makeup on my face, something I had never worn before, while Kirk curled my hair and piled the ringlets high on top of my head. They wouldn’t let me see myself until after I put on the wedding dress and Kirk placed a small rhinestone tiara on my head.

Even without seeing myself, I felt stupid. None of it felt like me. But they both worked so hard to make me presentable, I didn’t have the heart to tell them I felt like an overstuffed Thanksgiving turkey trying to pass itself off as a desirable woman.

With a smile of satisfaction on his face, Kirk placed his hands on my shoulders and made me walk backwards to the full length mirror by the windows.

“Are you ready to see yourself?” he asked. His face was filled with anticipation about my big reveal.

“I guess,” I replied, praying what I saw in the mirror would satisfy Freddy’s needs. I wasn’t sure how foul his reaction would be if I didn’t meet his high expectations.

Kirk turned me around until my eyes met the stranger staring back at me.

The girl in the mirror was stunningly beautiful. Her pale white skin contrasted dramatically against the dark reddish brown hair coifed so articulately on top of her head. The dress sparkled in the dim light of morning filtering through the window curtains, adorning her with the unearthly beauty of an angel. The long sooty eyelashes of the girl made her hazel eyes sparkle, and the red stain on her lips outlined a perfectly formed stretched out heart. The girl in the mirror rivaled Meg’s beauty, but the girl in the mirror wasn’t me. I didn’t know her, and I wasn’t sure I ever wanted to. She would have to endure what happened next, and I couldn’t let that affect who I was now. She would have to be strong where I might fail. As soon as I left this place, I knew I would leave this girl behind in my wake, never to be seen again if I could help it.

“You did a good job,” I told Kirk, forcing a smile on my face, feeling the need to be polite after all the hard work he had done to forge the doomed girl staring back at me.

“Good?” Kirk said in complete exasperation with a roll of his eyes heavenward. “Honey, I worked a miracle in less than ten hours. I think you look more than just good.”

I turned my back to the girl in the mirror, no longer able to stand looking at her and faced Kirk.

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