76 You better be ! (1/2)
She stood still while her face was covered with white frosting her eyes, nose and mouth were nowhere to be seen. Ashlee immediately took lots of photos of her. Ria used her hand and scooped the cream around her eyes and nose.
Seeing that she is struggling a bit, Ren and Melody helped her without a word. Ashlee was clicking her screen continuously for snapping pictures. Ria also kept quiet because she could feel the anger in the air except from Ashlee. When her face was almost clean, Ren took the first step and got hold of her ear.
”Didn't I tell you? We shall figure it out together. You had the nerve to leave without a word!”, she was extremely angry. Ren was the only one who knew how she felt even more than the other two. She had sleepless nights, thinking about where she was? how is she doing?
Melody said sarcastically, ”She didn't want to burden us, we are some third person for her”. Ashlee said, ”Leave it guys, why in the hell will she care about us? We were stupids to think of her as family”. Ria felt guilt consume her, no.... more like drown her.
They were with her, during her most withered days. Seeing no reply from her, Melody said, ”Even though you didn't think of us as friends, I do, we do. I have already cancelled all my appointments for the next month to handle your wedding make over”.
Ren said with her eyebrows forming a single line and her eyes burning Ria, ”You leave without a word and giving us some stupid letters saying thanks and some other stuffs. You didn't even think about contacting us expect for that one day”. Ashlee asked Ren looking surprised, ”What one day? Why didn't I know about this?”
Ren took her hand away from Ria's ear and gave a little smack on Ashlee's head as she said, ”On her delivery day, I told you guys about it. You memory loss idiot!”. Ashlee brushed it off with a smile.
Ren continued by looking at Ria not giving away her anger a bit, ”You.... You came back making a flash news and its even been a month since you came back. You just called Melody today, for your wedding make over! And you expect us to attend your wedding by merely sending an invitation and that to, by your husband's secretary?”.
Ashlee was never one to get angry, she is the smiley of the group. Her face was normal and the aura around her was also normal but her words cut straight through Ria, ”Guys, are you still thinking of attending her wedding?”
Ria's tears escaped like water released from a dam, she sobbed without saying a word. Seeing her crying, Melody looked at Ren telling her to calm down. Ashlee also didn't want to make her cry, she gave a squeeze on Ren's shoulder. Ren shook her head and took a deep breath.
All the three stood up and hugged her. They consoled her with tears of their own. Ashlee said, ”We were seriously worried about you, Ria”. Ria nodded and said in between her sobs, ”I'm... sorry...” Melody said as she carresed her back with a little smile, ”You better be!”