202 I Look Good even without Applying Makeup (2/2)
”Hm...”
Erith did not respond to me. Instead, she stared at my face. There was a frown on her face as her eyes gazed and studied my countenance. Slowly, she leaned in even more, causing her face to become closer with mine. This sudden behavior from her caused me to lean back somewhat on my back as I tried to create a separation between us.
”I've been wondering since the first time I've saw you,” Erith said. ”How do you look like this despite not wearing any makeup?”
”Right,” Irina nodded. ”Alvelyn, you don't wear makeup.”
”I thought there would at least be a light layer,” Luna commented.
”That's what I'm thinking as well,” Erith finally backed away and returned to her usual standing pose with her hands on her hips. ”But there's nothing there.”
”Natural beauty?” Muria asked.
”That's definitely a major part of it,” Luna nodded. ”If she looks like this without even trying, then what would she look like if she tried?”
”That's a scary thing to think about,” Erith sighed, but a smile soon reappeared on her face. ”But it would be interesting. Alvelyn, do you ever put on makeup?”
”No,” I answered, seeing an opportunity here to come up with an excuse for one of my major concerns and weaknesses: my lack of knowledge on the makeup materials and process. ”I've never touched them in my life.”
”That's rather hard to believe,” Erith frowned.
”Never once?” Luna appeared to be in a state of disbelief.
”That's so not fair,” Irina whined and pouted her face somewhat.
Their reactions were...above what I had anticipated. In fact, it was even to the point that Muria, who initially acted as if she didn't care and simply stood in the back and away from the main group, cast a curious glance over towards us.
”You girls wanna see what she would look like if she actually tried?” Erith looked over at the other girls.
”Sure,” Irina nodded in a determined manner. ”I'm quite curious.”
”Me too,” Luna nodded.
”I'm somewhat interested,” Muria responded with a blush.
”Then it is decided,” Erith smiled and looked over at me with a countenance of determination. ”You're our canvas for the day.”
”Canvas?” I asked, somewhat confused and nervous about what they're scheming.
”You need your hair done and...heels, huh? Let's get her those,” Luna started discussing with the others.
”Right,” the others responded.
Then, they started going their own ways, venturing out in search of a pair of heels that would suit me as well as other articles of clothing. All this occurred while Erith pulled me over by holding onto my hand and over to a nearby table in the walkway of the mall wing. On the tables, there were all mirrors placed on top of it, probably because it's mostly used by a woman who needed to fix their makeup.
”Let's get started, shall we?” Erith said with a smile as she began placing her makeup tools from her school bag onto the table.
Help, I cried to myself in my mind. This is going to be bad...