Nine - Mirror, Mirror

I feel happy. Elated almost at this new found life before me! I unlike everyone really will get to choose my new life! Which I feel is exciting! I defiently didn’t get to choose the beginning of my life, but with an amazing turn of events I can choose how i live it.

I saunter to the bathroom Faulks having to go and get himself ready for the dinner party. I thought for sure in my passed out state I had missed it, but I was only out for mere hours! 

Walking into this bathroom was like it’s own world. The smells that hit you when you walk in. New smells now I didn’t notice before, lilies, jasmine, lavender, honey suckle. Hitting every note possible. I turn the water on as hot as I could get it this time, this bathroom my calm sanctuary, I grab a new vial of jasmine oil and pour it in. Taking off my dress  and examine myself in the mirror for the first time in years. 

Looking in the mirror wasn’t something I did often as I usually was black and blue from the beatings Brian would give me on the regular. Because he did it often when his friend were around, everyone just thought I was very clumsy.  Or at least that was always their stories. Mary knew that something was off and wrong with Brian’s tales of me getting hurt, but could never seem to pry the truth outta me. Even when I wanted to tell her.  All I could think was, what could she do? She wouldn’t send him away and couldn’t kick him out. More chores, sure but really what will that do? Just piss him off more. 

I examined my face, I don’t think I’m that ugly? A nickname I had gotten use to from Brian. Just him trying to get to me. I have long wavy ashy blonde hair down to my waist, hazel eyes, a fairly nice complexion.  A full hand-full of tits, a skinny waist and alot of ass. I’m not bad looking I guess…sigh.

I climb into the steaming hot tub, relaxing against the marble. Soaking up the jasmine oils into my skin and calm washes over me in a way I’ve never felt before. So relaxed I feel as I lay still in the tub the water slowly turns cold. I let the water out of the tub and wrap myself tight in a fluffy white towel, that no matter how many times I use it is always clean and exactly where I got it from. I like it here.

I walk out of the bathroom and straight to the bed. Inspecting the black dress Faulk had brought me. It was beautiful. A strapless gown with small crystals rainbow in colour yellow to orange to red to purple to blue.  It was gorgeous. I drop my towel to get myself into this master piece. I then head to the bathroom to see what I could do to match the rest of me to this masterpiece of a dress. That fit me like a glove! 

Looking at the vast spread on counter. All its potions, vials, makeup, soaps and creams. I find a couple things I recall seeing in old magazines we had at the little sunny orphanage. Shuttering at the thought of that place.  I wind up putting some oils through my hair, just a little to try and flatten my waves a bit and calm the frizz! I have never applied makeup before, so I did what I could without seriously injuring myself. A light blush to my cheeks, mascara to my long lashes to frame my boring hazel eyes. And a quick swipe of the only lipstick I could find, which just happens to be red. 

I give myself a once over in the mirror, and grin a little at what I have done. I have never looked like this before. I almost feel a shred of confidence in me, before I remember I’m getting ready to have a dinner party with my new werewolf brother, the King and Queen of the Creature’s which I never knew existed, about to choose a new life and I guess essentially new creature for myself, while also remembering that I will be for the first time, meeting all new beings I never knew about untill days ago. 

I exhale! It will all be fine, just choosing a new life, no big deal!