Miss Rose

"Hi, this is Fred, well I'm unavailable right now, please leave a voicemail, take care" 

    Beep " Hey, honey, I'm already dressed. I've been calling you. Where are you? Please call me back as soon as possible " Rose said as the call disconnected, she sighed, looking quite upset, her make up was already fading, she looks at the time on her phone, and it was already getting late, she tried to force a smile on her lips, not overthinking things for a change, she quickly got up and went to check herself out in the mirror again, her dress looked amazing, She wore a simple yet elegant burgundy dress that suited her perfectly.

   Rose reached for the makeup kit, retouching her face again. Just then, she got a notification on her phone. She quickly reached for it, and it was a message from her mom.  "Rose honey, where are you? Fred is already here and he said you should be on your way by now, get here already, drive safe"

   Rose was stunned "How could her husband go to their family dinner without her? Was he still upset about this morning? She thought to herself as she tried to come up with an excuse in order not to get upset or worked up about it, she doesn't want anything to ruin the dinner, Rose knew the last thing she needed was her family picking up on her problem, as a tiny drop of tears ran down her cheeks, she raised her head, preventing more from rolling down her cheeks.

     "Get it together, Rose, please* she mumbled to herself. Taking a deep breath, she forced a smile on her face while quickly rushing up her touch-up. She grabbed her purse,stared at the mirror once again, and walked out while locking the door from behind.

     Sometimes one can never predict how fast things and people change. The most terrifying part of it is that you get to live with it for the rest of your life. Rose vividly remembered just how much Fred worshiped the ground she walked on. After high school, she attended college, where she met Fred for the first time during orientation.

   Rose walked into the hall unable to find a seat, just then someone gently called out to her, she turned around to see a girl waving at her, and beside her was a space, Without wasting time, Rose rushed off to occupy it, on getting there she accidentally stepped on Fred who was seated beside the space.

     "Oh my God, I'm really sorry, I'm sorry" she quickly apologized before sitting down. "It's fine, it's hard to find a seat anyway," he replied, barely looking at her. Rose smiled and then turned to the girl who had called out to her, "Thank you so much, I'm Rose Louis," she said as she reached out a hand towards the girl.

    "You're welcome, I'm Rita Deanna," Rita said and shook her hand. They both smiled. Rose's gaze drifted to