214 The wedding dress 01 (1/2)

”Hello, Mika.”

”Ryn, are you at home right now?” Mika asked eagerly.

”Yes, why?”

It was two days after the underwater shooting. It was Ryn's day off and she decided to clean her home. The house was still tidy as she had no time to turn it upside down. Her schedule was so full, she did not even have the time to unpack some of the boxes.

Tomorrow Ryn decided to go check on her house. She hoped the contractor had done something while she was gone. She could not take it anymore seeing those boxes in the spare room. She could not wait to unpack everything!

But for today, Ryn would focus on cleaning all the clouds of dust, washing the clothes and whatever she needed to do for the house.

But of course, she knew Mika would want to chat with her, telling her what happened today. Yesterday they did not have the chance of chatting because Ryn went straight to sleep once she reached home. Even when Mika kept calling her for a few times last night, she still did not wake up and answer it. That was how exhausted she was.

”Join me for the fabric shopping?” Mika asked.

”What fabric shopping?” Ryn pressed the speaker so she could continue working on her clothes.

”For my wedding dress as well as your bridesmaid dress,” Mika cried. She could not believe her best friend could forget this important task. She would make their dresses for her wedding and she could not wait to show the designs she had for both of them.

”Can you just... surprise me?” Ryn was too lazy to go out. Besides, knowing Mika, they would spend more time than they planned and today was her only free day!

”No...” Mika gasped in horror, ”I need your opinion. This is the dress I am going to wear on my wedding day. Also the dress you are going to wear as my bridesmaid!”

Ryn stood up to get the long shirt to hang in the wardrobe, ”But you are the expert in making dresses. I just wear whatever you design.”

”Ryn~”

Ryn drew the door of her wardrobe close and bent down to get her phone. Then, she walked toward the kitchen to get a glass of water. She kept the phone hanging in the pocket of her short pants, still putting the conversation on speaker.

”Mother and grandma want to join but I told them you will be with me,” Mika pleaded.

”Why do you sell me again just because you don't want to go with them?” Ryn frowned as she poured the cold water into the glass.

”But... but... but I do want to go with you. I'd rather have you complaining about my decision than grandmother and mother vetoed everything. I can't take it anymore with their bossiness. Isn't this my wedding? Why can't I have a say in anything?” Mika started to wail.

”Do you think grandmother and mother will let me choose my own dress?” Mika started to hiccup. This time the emotion in her was so bad she started to hiccup in no time.

”No,” Ryn sighed. She knew how the grandma of Jeremy and Mika loved bossing around everyone. Even she had the experience when they were younger. She did not want to eat the expensive chocolate Mr Long brought during one of his outstation jobs but the dowager's glare made her ate them. A small piece of chocolate was the same cost of a small car and Mr Long just gave her a box of it!

”Then, aren't you going to help me?”

Ryn walked back to her room. This time she was holding the phone. It was no longer on the speaker.  This conversation, in her opinion, was too serious to do it on the loudspeaker.

”Fine. What time are you coming?” Ryn gave in, like usual. She did not want Mika to keep crying and other than giving in, what else could she do?

”Really? You are going to accompany me?” Mika asked eagerly.

”Yes,” Ryn replied with a sigh.

”Cool. I'll be there in half an hour,” Mika promised as she checked her watch.

”Hmm... Call me once you're here,” Ryn checked her own watch. Half an hour was enough for a short nap.

And she did just that. Once she disconnected the call, she quickly jumped onto the bed and closed her eyes sleepily.