Soft Peaches

Chapter 5 : Dinner date

" why am so nervous ?" Peaches whispered airily ,  her brown eyes whirling emotively as they stared right back at her .

She was standing in front of her foggy mirror with nothing but a damp towel wrapped around her neck . The brunette was in the middle of looking at her reflection with new profound interest before gaping in disbelief . She did not have to wipe the fog from the old mirror to see properly because everything was as clear as day and Peaches was shocked to the core .

As she eyed the person in the mirror she could hardly recognise herself with all the radiant glitters on her round face . The enhancive makeup painted her skin really beautifully , concealing all of her visible blemishes and dark spots like pure magic . It was the very first time she'd considered wearing makeup for such an occasion and she found herself admiring the beauteous results that came with it .

Peaches released a long breath before attempting to fix her brown hair into a high ponytail , all the while being careful not to ruin her precious makeup . Time had not been on her side and she was becoming hasty as finished off by applying her sweet scented perfume .

" Everything is going to be fine ." she reassured herself before grabbing a clean towel to wrap around her stark naked body , leaving the vaporous bathroom with her pride following tow . In the depths of all her excitement , she was timidly trying not to let her low self-esteem get the better of her . She had the tendency of messing up everything when that she gave into her fears instead of conquering them . She couldn't let the man see the true person she was behind closed doors , the self loathing Peaches no one knew of .

In truth , Peaches had not prepared herself for the date and maybe that was the reason behind the current churning feeling in her stomach . This would be the very first time that someone showed any thread of interest in her which is why she's going all out to look her absolute best . She quickly brushed the feeling off , mistakenly thinking that it had been the nerves .

She walked to her nightstand to check the time before deciding to dress into something appropriate . She had an hour left and was  struggling to make a decision between choosing a long turquoise dress or a maroon one that barely reached her knees . The baffled young lady grabbed the two dresses from her wardrobe before throwing the hangers aside and placed the dresses neatly on top of her creased bed covers .

" Which one would he like the most?"

After moments of looking between the two elegant dresses , she decided to go with the long turquoise one and yanked it off the bed . She chose that particular dress because it brought out the color of her eyes and it complemented her skin perfectly . It would definitely make her stand out more and maybe she'd receive a bag full of compliments from her date. She looked at the dress before making her decision of stepping into the garment .

This would be the first time that people would see her wearing it which made her jittery for an apparent reason . She sincerely hoped that the person she was trying so hard to impress would fall on their knees as well . 

" Oh , I can't wait to see the reaction on his handsome face ."

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Peaches checked her phone for the 20th time that night but it was still void of any calls or messages from the man who had promised to buy her dinner . She had been waiting in her living room for nearly 5 hours and was starting to give up hope because the time was nearly midnight . The worst part is that she tried calling him but it went straight to voicemail .

The brunette sighed dejectedly and looked around her empty house , a pained expression dancing on her soft features . It was evident that Sam Roger had stood her up with no explanation as to why he couldn't make it tonight . She had not expected something like this would happen to her and how she was holding on to her broken heart . Peaches could feel the broken pieces of her heart cutting through her rib cage from disappointment . The effort she put into her look just flew out the window .