Five
I slip into that knee-length orange dress with lace sleeves and the mauve heels.
I reinforce my eyes with intense mascara and soften my lips with a glossy pale pink.
"I'm ready!" I announce, standing very still when I return to the living room.
"You look beautiful," he says, a delicious scent lingering in the air.
"Mmm... what's that smell?"
"Haha, my Chanel N°5. Here," he replies with a smile.
I hold the bottle in my hands as if it were a diamond. I've only seen this brand online, and it's one of the most expensive perfumes in the world. Sam and I come from very different worlds. Sometimes I wonder, am I really enough for him?