Chapter 6
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Amethyst's POV
I drove to the restaurant with Miss Katrina in my car.
I got a text from Celine that they were already waiting for us there and that they had my clothes with them.
"What was the name of your sister again, dear?" Miss Katrina asked.
"Oh. Her name is Amara and we usually call her Ara" I told miss Katrina.
"Amara" she repeated with a nod.
"From what I recall, your sister is the complete opposite of you, correct?" she asked and I nodded.
"Yes, miss" I said with a chuckle.
I guess she still remembers the stories I've told her about Amara.
"Hmm okay" she said.
We finally arrived at the restaurant and miss Katrina and I both got out of the car.
"Amy!"
I turned to look and saw Celine as she waved from her car.
I saw Ara inside and Celine instructed her to get out.
Then, they walked to us.
"Celine" miss Katrina acknowledged my bestfriend.
"Hi, miss K. How are you?" Celine greeted miss Katrina cheerfully.
"I'm doing fabulous as always" mis Katrina replied with a chuckle.
"Of course" Celine said with a smile.
Then, miss Katrina turned to Amara.
"Miss Katrina, this is my sister, Amara. Ara, this is miss Katrina, my senior" I introduced.
Amara smiled shyly at miss Katrina.
"Amara, finally. Amethyst has told me a lot of good things about you" miss Katrina smiled and offered her hand for Ara to shake.
Ara blushed and shook her head.
"It's nice to finally meet you, maam" Ara said as she shook miss Katrina's hand.
Miss Katrina smiled.
"Oh. Amy, here" Celine said and gave me a paper bag.
"Thank you" I said and Celine winked at me.
"Will you join us, Celine?" miss Katrina asked.
"No, miss. I have something scheduled for tonight so you ladies enjoy" Celine said miss Katrina nodded.
"Anyways, I'm off now. I'll see you tomorrow, Ara. Bye, babe" Celine said and gave me a hug before leaving.
We waved her goodbye.
"Shall we?" I said and miss Katrina nodded.
We went inside the restaurant.
"Good evening, maam. Your reservation please" the attendee greeted.
"Reservation for 3. Amethyst Wright" I simply said.
The woman looked at her record.
"Okay, miss Wright. This way please" the woman said and led the way.
We went to our table that I had reserved and put down my back.
"Excuse me for a moment while I change" I told miss Katrina and she nodded.
"Okay. Take your time, darling" she said sweetly and I smiled then excused myself.
I went the bathroom with the paper bag Celine brought for me.
I opened it and saw my black twist front ruched long sleeve dress, a pair of black high heels and a pouch with makeup.
Perfect.
Thank ghad for a bestfriend like Celine.
I didn't exactly want to look like an assistant around miss Katrina.
I'm sure that people would take photographs of her and post it online.
I didn't want to give her a bad reputation of having a junior who looked like a pathetic former apprentice.
I've learned my lesson from the past.
I've seen myself on photographs looking like a complete mess with miss Katrina and she was not impressed.
I looked at myself in the mirror.
I had my hair in a messy bunny.
I was wearing a white turtleneck and a black blazer and jeans.
It was my normal outfit for work.
Nothing fancy.
I only ever dressed up for attending formal meetings, parties, gatherings and such but I can look like a homeless person in the office when I liked.
Good thing, today I actually looked somewhat presentable.
"Okay, Amethyst. Time to transform" I said.
I went into a cubicle and changed my clothes.
I wore the dress and heels Celine picked out for me and went out the cubicle.
I got the pouch out of the paper bag and took out the things that I needed then removed my glasses..
First, I washed my face with the cleanser in a mini bottle then dried my face off with a facial tissue.
Then, I put on some concealer to hide my lack of sleep from nights of hard work.
After that, I applied pressed powder on my face instead of using a foundation.
I didn't bother contour and everything.
My face was already small as it is.
I then applied some mascara on my lashes and I put on a nude shade of lipstick then some lip gloss to top it all off.
For the final touch, I let my wavy hair loose.
"Better" I said with a proud smile.
But then, my phone rang.
I immediately answered it when I saw that it was Ady.
"Hey, what's up?" I answered.
"Hey. Nothing is up. I just wanted to call and ask how you guys are. Did you guys already have dinner"
I chuckled.
"Not yet but we're currently out for dinner with my senior, miss Katrina. I'm in the bathroom right now while Ara is with miss Katrina" I told him.
I grabbed my things and left the bathroom.
"That's great. It's a pity I can't meet her with you guys"
"At some point you'll also---oof!"
Like the clumsy person that I am, I ended up bumping into someone and I almost fell back.
But the guy that I bumped into moved quickly and caught me as he held me by the waist.
My eyes widened as our eyes met.
He had a pair of baby blue eyes.
Natural long lashes.
Pointed nose.
Rosy lips.
Chiseled jawline.
There was a moment of silence followed by the loud beating of my heart.
We stared at each other for a moment before I realized what position we were in.
I quickly composed myself and pulled away from him.
"Sorry" I said and bowed at the man then quickly walked away like nothing happened.
Then, I looked at my hand and realized I was still on the calk with Adrian.
"Hello? Amy? Are you okay? Hello?"
"Sorry. I accidentally bumped into someone. Anyways, I'm on my way back to our table. I'll call you when I get home so you can talk to Ara" I said.
" Okay. Enjoy yourselves"
"We will. Don't forget to eat dinner" I reminded him.
"Okay. Talk to you later. Bye"
"Bye" I said and we ended the call.
I reached our table and sat down.
"I already ordered the usual for you, dear" miss Katrina said and I smiled thankfully.
"Thank you, miss" I said with a smile.
The 3 of us ended up chatting as we waited for food to arrive.
"Amethyst was never a hand full when I was still teaching her. But she sure was a very opinionated young lady" miss Katrina said and I blushed in embarrassment.
"Not to mention that she absolutely hates loosing in an argument. What a girl she was" miss Katrina said as she giggled.
Ara laughed.
"Yes, indeed. My sister really is like that. She and our brother always argued even back then. She never once let him win in an argument" Amara backed up.
I chuckled awkwardly.
"Oh dear Amethyst. No wonder why you've never been in a relationship" miss Katrina teased.
I flushed red making both miss Katrina and Ara to giggle.
It's true.
My whole personality kept me single my whole life.
And I wasn't even willing to change it.
Who cares if I don't get a boyfriend?
Atleast I'm free and happy doing what I do best.
"How about you, Amara? Do you have a boyfriend?" miss Katrina asked.
Ara's smile faded.
"I don't. I've never had one" Ara confessed.
"And why is that? I'm sure a lot of guys have tried to approach you with such a friendly face like yours unlike your sister's which screamed 'don't even dare talk to me'" miss Katrina said.
I pouted.
I did not look like that.
Okay, maybe just a little.
Ara giggled at miss Katrina's statement.
"Well, I... I was bound to get married to someone. It was fixed by our parents when I turned 18" Ara said sadly.
My jaw clenched as I looked away.
"Oh" miss Katrina reacted.
There was a moment of silence and I sighed.
The mere mention of my parents sets off the mood.
Luckily, our order was served just in time.
And of course, we immediately changed the subject.
"Oh Amethyst, I remembered that Pierre wanted to say hi to you. He also said you should call him when you have time" miss Katrina mentioned.
I nodded.
"Of course. I'll give Pierre a call when I can" I said with a smile.
Pierre is miss Katrina's only child.
That's why she went to London in the first place.
"That boy misses you dearly but he's quite busy with his own agendas as well so he couldn't come back here with me" miss Katrina explained.
"And I do miss him too" I said remembering Pierre.
Pierre is really.
He's quite the opposite of miss Katrina.
Pierre gave off a really friendly aura and he's as friendly as he looked.
Pierre's father and miss Katrina's late husband died when he was only 3 years old amd they were both left with each other.
Pierre is an artist and he was invited to London to work as soon as he graduated college.
He's only a year older than I am and we get along very well considering that I'm not the friendly type.
After that, we finished off dinner.
I paid for our bill and we got out of the restaurant.
We went in my car and made our way to miss Katrina's place to drop her off.
"I had a lovely evening with you ladies" miss Katrina said as we reached her home.
"We enjoyed tonight as well, miss" I said with a smile.
"Thank you for tonight, maam" Amara politely said.
Miss Katrina.
"Thank you to the both of you. Let's do this again soon" miss Katrina said and both Amara and I nodded in agreement.
"I'll see you in the party, dear. Bye, girls" miss Katrina said and waved us goodbye.
I watched as she got inside her home before I drove away to go back home.
"I like miss Katrina" Ara giggled. I smiled.
"She looks intimidating but she's a complete sweetheart" I said with a smile.
Ara nodded in agreement.
"And she sure looks at you lovingly. You guys have a very good relationship" she pointed out.
I nodded.
"We do" I said.
She was the closest to a mother figure that I considered, after all.
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