Mr. Devil

*Dress Shopping*

   "No I don't want you to do that. Are you crazy!" I exclaimed.

   "Crazy for you." He said, his voice darkening an octave. I huffed again.

    "Whatever. I'll see you when I get home." I mumbled playing with the hem of my shirt.

    "I love you." He spoke. I smiled slightly.

    "I love you too." I said before hanging up. I sighed before I felt a presence next to me. I looked over slightly to see a decently old woman looking at me with a smile. I jumped slightly and her smile dropped a little.

   "I'm sorry ma'am, I didn't mean to startle you. I didn't mean to ease drop but I heard that the worker in that store gave you a hard time." She said pointing to the store my friends were in. I nodded slightly still confused.

    "Well I own a store here as well and I would love to give you a dress. We just got this bright yellow that I think would look absolutely gorgeous on you." She said with a smile. That smile brought a smile on mine.

   "Which store is it?" I asked her. Her arm outstretched and pointed to a star across the walkway on the other side of the mall.  The signed on the wall in big letters were 'Dotties Dresses.'

    The woman stood up and I did the same.

"I am Dottie by the way." She said our stretching her hand. I took it and smiled at her.

"I'm Charlie." She smiled back at me sweetly.

   "Let me go tell my friends." I said quickly. Dottie nodded and sat back down on the bench. Laura and Vickie were at the dressing rooms having a blast. After telling them I'd be at another store they just nodded and went on with their trying on.

   I met Dottie back outside and she led me towards the store. Once we were inside I could tell this place was much fancier than the one the girls were in. The dresses were fluffier and bigger. More eye catching. If I couldn't afford the dresses at the last store I don't know how I could afford them here.

    "Go! Go try on." Dottie pushed. I smiled at her and began grabbing dresses I liked.

     After trying on maybe all the dresses in my size I gave up. I sighed and slumped onto the large couch in the room. Dottie looked at me like I had grown two heads.

    "What's wrong deary?" She asked me after helping her customer.

    "All of these dresses are absolutely gorgeous but none of them are me. They don't fit me." I sighed. Dottie rubbed her chin and hummed. Then it was like the best idea hit her and she ran to the front door, closing it and flipping the sign so it says closed.

     She hurried back to be with the biggest smile I've seen on her face yet. I just looked at her completely lost.

   "I have the perfect dress for you. I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner." She said then turning around and going into the back room. She came back with a big white wrapped bag. She passed it to me and basically shoved me into the dressing room.

    After being in the dress I stared at myself in the mirror and smiled. This is it. This is the dress.

     I walked out and Dottie's face just instantly lit up. Tears welled in her eyes as I did a little spin.

    "Oh honey you look gorgeous!" She exclaimed. I smiled brightly at her.

    "Thank you Dottie! How much is the dress?" I asked. I hope that it isn't that high so I can actually keep the dress.

    "It's on the house." I froze at the sentence. She can't be serious.

   "You must be kidding Dottie. A dress like this should cost millions. I can't just take it." I exclaimed still in shock.

    "My grand daughter made that dress and told me to sell it to the person who I think would fit it most. Well darling it fits you so well I want to give it to you for free." She said with the brightest smile.

    "Let me at least give you three hundred. That's all I have." I said. Dottie smiled and nodded. I reached over and hugged her. She laughed and hugged me back.

     "Come again soon darling." Dottie said while I walked out of the store. I waved to her before walking over to my friends who sat at a table in the middle of the walkway.

    Dress bags sat next to them both. I smiled at them before sitting down. We talked about our dresses before we called it a day and headed home.

    Jacob begged to see my dress, but I of course didn't allow it and said no. I hid it in a special closet in my parent's old room.

   It was such a long day that Jacob and I curled up in bed and decided, it was time to go to sleep. We did exactly that.