Emily faced the mirror, she couldn't recognize herself. It reminded her of her past.
She hated curly hair. "I love it," Emily half smiled, so she won't go through the stress of changing hairstyle again.
"Okay, the driver will be here in ten minutes." Mia said, feeling proud of her work, then she went downstairs.
Emily still had time to redo my makeup quickly, before someone would recognize her.
As Emily walked into the restaurant the building was sleek and modern. The design inside was simple but elegant. She was shown to the reserved table, where she saw a woman with grey hair staring at her but Alex was nowhere to be seen.
"Good day ma," Emily smiled, extending her hand for a handshake.
Mrs. Stone left Emily's hand hanging in the air, giving her a warning look and said, "You must be the lady my son married. Sit down while we wait for him."
Emily became uncomfortable with her gaze just then she heard a deep voice behind her. "Sorry I am late," Alex said, as he slid into the chair beside Emily, "Traffic….."
Emily was thankful he arrived just in time, then turned to smile at him. Emily glanced at the woman across, and saw she was now smiling at Alex, and her eyes held a deep affection for him.
Mrs Stone kept asking Emily questions about Alex which she surprisingly answered well through guessing, until Emily heard what made her drop her cutlery.
"You look familiar, have we met somewhere before?" Mrs. Stone asked, with eager eyes.
Emily coughed, " You must have mistaken me for someone else," She replied, with a fake smile.
When they got home Emily didn't wait for Alex to park his car, she ran to the room then prepared to sleep.
Since Emily had no work and was debt free she visited Sophia at her work place often. "Take a drink, but don't get drunk," Sophia said.
"I heard you are married, You moved on too fast." An unknown message appeared on Emily's phone screen. She quickly looked around to see if the person that sent it was looking at her but she saw no one, everyone was having fun.
"Who are you?" She replied back. But she got no reply.
Emily stared at her phone for an hour, lost in thought. She told Sophia that she was going home, as Sophia attended to other people at the bar.
As Emily was about heading out she caught a glimpse of someone smirking at her. Unable to shake the feeling, she looked in that direction again but there was nobody there. Was she hallucinating?