MEMORY 6

Lita stepped into the ship in awestruck. The ship was more magnificent and grand than she had ever imagined. Her heart was hammering as she looked around.All these people look sophisticated. Lita thought as she admired people around her. Suddenly, she felt so small and unsophisticated with her navy blue jacket and skirt.

She slowly walked toward her uncle who was busy talking with someone. She waited patiently until her uncle finish talking , so that she could asked him where was their room. She was tired after 3 hours non-stop journey and all she wanted was a little rest.

"You sure don't waste anytime to make business, do you," Lita teased his uncle when the other man left.

"A businessman never waste a second if an opportunity stood in front of him," he smiled wickedly. Then, his eyes wandered around looking for someone.

"If you are looking for aunt Lauren, she is right overthere, busy talking," Lita said. Her uncle sighed.

"Once Lauren start chatting, she will not stop," Lita laughed at her uncle complain.

"Come on,you must be tired. I'll show you your room, where all your bags and suitcase are already in there," Lita blushed when her uncle pointed the word all. She admitted that she had brought too much suitcase, but that was for her uncle's company sake and he couldn't blame her.

Tonight the reception start...... Lita felt her heart pounding hard as her stomach fluttered in excitement.

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Lita's hand shook as she applied pink coloured lipstick on her full lips. Mina told not to wear so much make up because her face was naturally pretty. So, she applied a little mascara and chose pale-coloured lipstick. She wore her first evening dress. It was a long sophisticated black velvet dress that revealed her shapely shoulder. She had twisted her brown hair up as Serena had taught her and slipped a black clip on one side of her hair to match her dress. Then, she put her mother's precious gold pendant around her neck and stepped back to have a good view of her.

Lita smiled in contentment. She looked absolutely breath-taking inside this expensive and elegant dress and she could hardly believe she was staring at herself! She had five more minutes before her uncle would come to accompany her. She stepped into her black shoes and by the time her uncle arrived, her confident came back to her.

Her aunt looked at her in approval and proud. Lita was an image of you,my beloved sister.You would be proud to see her growing and transforming into a beautiful lady. She thought.

When they arrived, Lita saw that the hall had been beautifully decorated. Lita began to walk away from her uncle and aunt and began searching for gorgeous man. She stood at the corner of the hall to get a great view.

Hmmm.....that blondie is great-looking but too short. Lita shifted her eyes to another man. That guy is adorable. He's tall...... Lita quickly changed her mind when she heard him laughing like a wacko. She didn't want to spend her time listening to that horrible laugh! Then her eyes caught a tall man with long brown hair standing beside another guy with short blond hair. They were obviously trying to escape from a gathering of woman, who are trying desperately to caught their attention. Lita smiled. They seemed popular and I love challenge. Suddenly, Lita's body froze when the brown hair turned around.One word popped out in her mind. Maxfield!

For a second she didn't move and when she did, she was nearly saffocated because she didn't realize she was holding her breath too. She wasn't excepted to meet him tonight or the whole week. She didn't even expect he would be invited to this reception. Seeing him like this, surrounding by eager women, made her teeny, tiny little bit jealous. She didn't know whether to greet him or just pretended not to notice him. The truth was, she didn't want to be near him. So, she turned her face away from him. She had no desire to hide from him. So, if he noticed her, she hoped he'll never intended to greet her.

"Have we met before?" a voice made her snapped from her thought. Lita saw a young man around his mid twenty was staring at him. Lita shook her head. "No," But his blue eyes reminded her of someone whom she couldn't recall.

"Well, sorry. I thought we've known each other," the man smiled. Lita smiled back. She suddenly felt awkward and she wanted to get out of here. Out of the high society gathering and went back to her world. All her confidence had vanished together with her mood. When she thought she can't handle the tension anymore, she excused her self from the blue-eye-man and walked towards the balcony.

She looked up to the sky and started to admire the glittering stars which were the patern of the black velvet of the sky. Lita sighed softly. Why, after seeing Maxfield, her mood to party had disappeared? Why, after seeing all those eager women made her jealous that all she wanted to do was get out of the hall? How can a single man made her felt this way. Out of that, she admitted, she despised him and yet wanted to be with him, closed to him.

"Stars are certainly beautiful," a voice behind her remarked. Lita closed her eyes and started to pray with all her heart that it wasn't Maxfield although she knew it was hopeless because she recognized his arrogant tone.

"They sure are," Lita reply, still not turning. Maxfield walked nearer to her and stopped an inch behind her. Lita grasped her hands tightly trying to hide her nervousness.

"I am surprised to find you here at the reception," Lita suddenly felt insulted and her eyes were blazing with green fire. Turning her body abruptly, she raised her angry eyes.

"Why?! Because you think that I am not sophisticated enough? Or you still think me as an eighteen years old naive girl? I maybe unsophisticated like the women who were surrounding you, but I am not a naive girl. I, at least, didn't throw myself to you like them!!" Lita spat out her jealousy and anger, leaving Maxfield shocked at first,then his lips curved up into a satisfy smile which made Lita thought was a mocking smiled.

"No, because I thought you will be at home, babysitting someone," he teased her. Her color rose dangerously.

"Why, you conceited bastard!! You know what I think! I think you at home, changing women everyday as if you changing your clothes, and dumped her and find another wiling and stupid women!!" Lita snapped irritatedly. Right know she despised him so much and all she thought that kicking him would give so much pleasure to her!

"Well, I changed my clothes twice a day," he goaded her, enjoyed seeing her angry.

Lita's patient snapped. She got his meaning allright. He intended to show her and boasted to her how rich he was and there were many women who were wiling everyday. She pushed him roughly and walked past him, left him alone, chuckling annoyingly.

Maxfield watched her walked away. He couldn't stop teasing, irritating and annoying her. He had never got the chance to tell her how beautiful she look. Somehow, she managed to look a beautiful and sophisticated women and an innocent girl at the same time. Seeing her wrapped by long black velvet dress, she look utterly breath-taking that he couldn't tear his eyes away. He remembered her jealousy and it pleased him. He could tell she didn't know that she was jealous. Maxfield wanted to find her but he had to see and meet other companies.

Its not over yet, Lita. He vowed silently as he walked into the hall.