Strings of Fate

Chapter 17

17- Black and blue

This time the suit is plain black. It looks better and Bellamy seems happier. He is wearing a black shirt underneath. He shrugs at me.

“Well?” he asks. I consider a moment.

“It’s very… black.” I observe. Bellamy raises an eyebrow.

“It’s a black suit.” he points out.

“I can see that, but… it’s just… I don’t know. It’s better. But not right.” I turn to Charlie for assistance. He is nodding along with me.

“She’s right. I have an idea.” He stands and vanishes yet again. When he returns he is holding two more shirts. A plain white one and a maroon one.

“Try these with it.” He hands them to Bellamy. Bellamy sighs in frustration and returns to the dressing room. My phone vibrates in my bag and I pull it out. It’s a message from Megan. She has sent me the photo of me in my dress that she took earlier.

Megan- Send me mine!

I text her the photo of her dress and she sends back her thanks. I flick back and forth between the two photos. Happy to have some kind of evidence that I got to spend the day with my friend. Charlie glances over my shoulder and sees the picture of Megan.

“Pretty girl and that’s a nice dress. Is that the sister? They look alike.” He asks. I nod.

“Yep, she and I went dress shopping today.” I tell him proudly. Bellamy steps out again wearing the maroon shirt this time. Charlie shakes his head and waves him back to the change room before turning back to me.

“Did you get a dress too darling?” I nod and flick to the photo. He leans over to look at it

eagerly. He gasps.

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“Oh my, I know what we need!” he stands and dashes off. Bellamy emerges again in the white shirt. He is looking at me curiously. I shrug, I don’t know what just happened. Charlie comes running back with another shirt. A blue one this time. The same blue as

my dress.

“No, the white is terrible, you look like a pissed off penguin. Quick, put this one on!” He demands. Bellamy glowers and takes the shirt. Clearly he is not enjoying himself. Charlie plops down next to me again.

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you two can match.”

aren’t together, you

on both of you.” He waves away my objections. Bellamy steps out of the changing room and I have to admit that Charlie was

just perfect!” he declares.

think Ryann?” I

like it.” I confirm. A ghost of a smile spreads across his

can

I’ll pick out a tie for you and ring it all up.” Charlie promises. He fetches a black tie to match the suit and when Bellamy returns back in his normal clothes,

I hope to see you both again

guess he knows what looks good. Clearly he is living his best life. Actually, he was pretty good company.

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confidence.

Bellamy looks exhausted.

way too stressful.”

store. It took

he

is that same blue.” Bellamy raises

Alright then. I guess I’m not really surprised you’re wearing blue.” he

four. What time is

them.” He decides. Well that was a little bossy, but it’s

about Indian food?” He questions. I

food.” It only takes a few minutes for us to reach the restaurant and get our food. So far today, Bellamy hasn’t actually been too awful, which is a nice change, so I decide to attempt some kind of conversation and hope this dinner goes better than the last

why you wanted my help picking out a suit. Charlie did

to have to talk to the shop assistant more than absolutely necessary. You helped keep him occupied.” he

want to talk

a Shifter.” he shrugs.

  1. up.

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everyone else? Because if so then

don’t think we’re better than everyone else. I do think it is

you’re better than us.” I

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