I'm Not Daria
Mask party

Raka is very quick when it comes to planning a party. The next day, I received a call from him saying that his party would be held tonight at eight p.m. Everyone between the ages of eighteen and thirty years old is invited.

I was told that about one hundred and fifty people were invited. That was the number of people Raka did not know. Bella, Luna, Anna, Gio and Devan were the only people she knew who were invited.

Sam and Liam could not attend because they were abroad. Liam is visiting his supermodel girlfriend, Nathalie Jonson. Samantha is busy traveling the world to advertise and promote her new clothing line.

Thank goodness it was a masquerade party. I don't even want to think about what would happen if everyone invited to the party recognized me. I will make sure to choose a mask that covers most of my face to make it safer.

I've rarely seen Anna since she came back from staying with Luna. There must be something going on with him, but I have my own problems that keep me from sleeping.

One thing I noticed from Anna was that she looked a little malnourished. He looks weak and sick. I need to talk to him. I'm worried. She spends most of her time confining herself in her room and she does not eat well while eating. He looks far away.

I was getting ready in my room. I haven't seen Devan all day and it's a relief, but at the same time it's troubling me. I just hope he'll be okay. I suppose.

I was ready and was waiting for Raka to come pick me up because I didn't know where she lived.

I wore a black one-shoulder dress on the top and gradually turned deep blue on the bottom with a crystal sequin on one side of the waist and on the shoulder strap. I was paired with a pair of shimmering silver high heels and silver earrings and also wore a diamond ring.

Raka picked me up shortly after and we went to her house. Devan will also be there, currently he is on his way to pick up Luna from his home. He did not come home to change clothes. Amara told me that she had a lot of work so she asked someone to send a suit to her office. If he had a lot of work, why would he come to the party?

Raka stopped at the entrance of her house which was as big as Daralyn's and led me inside and to the ballroom.

A band was playing some songs in one corner and food was provided for anyone who was hungry. The balcony doors are open to anyone who wants to breathe fresh air. People chatted and some couples danced to the music

I hid my face from everyone until we arrived at the table where the masks were placed. I quickly picked the silver one because it looked good on my dress and immediately put it on. Raka wore a dark blue mask and looked at me expectantly.

"Yes, this looks good on you" I said, because I knew he was asking.

"thank you. You want to meet my friends from university?"

"No"

"Come on, they all want to know who my new boyfriend is." He said as he pulled my arm and took me away from the table.

"Raka, I'm your girlfriend just in front of Devan."

"I know, I was just kidding. I'll tell them you're my friend. They don't know that I'm dating you. Nor did they know that you were trying to buy me. The media is just saying that you tried to buy someone but they didn't reveal my name so no one but our family and close friends knows what really happened. Quiet." Calm."

"Okay, but hurry up. What if they recognize me through a mask? I'm still not ready to reveal myself in public"

"Yes, I get it. Don't worry."

Raka took me to a large group of people who stood together and talked amongst themselves. Raka caught their attention and she introduced me as an old friend and then they all started introducing themselves as if I remembered everyone's name. I just told them that I was Daria and they didn't question further, probably because I gave off the cold aura they felt.

I saw Bella, so I'm sorry and walked towards her. He was sitting on the bar stool sipping his drink

"Hey," I said, sitting next to him. So far only he that I know at this party besides Raka.

He turned to face me and his eyes widened. "Hey, so many things happened and you didn't even tell me. I know everything from Luna. Why didn't you tell me earlier, we could do something instead of you directly dealing with Luna."

"Yes, I don't actually want anyone to know but Luna accidentally found out about Devan and me. And I swear I didn't mean for this to happen. I don't plan to be with her. I know my place and I'm not a matre girl".

He laughed and let his hand fall on my shoulder. "Calm down, you're a really great person. Darla's. I can help you if you want to tell me about your problems. So you pretended to date Raka to reject Devan and make him forget you?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Did Raka know he was used to this?"

"Wow, and he's still helping you".

I'm nodding. "With some miracles"

"So you really like Devan?"

I let out a breath. "Yes, I don't know when that happened. It just happened. Do you know when he'll be here?"

"Are you looking forward to meeting him? Luna said they'd be here in five to ten minutes." We were silent, watching others interact and having fun before he spoke again.

"I know something happened while you two were talking in the stables. You guys look so intense as if you're discussing something important. I was afraid something might happen, but it was just this."

I smiled remembering the memories of when Devan opened up to me.

I ordered alcohol and the bartender gave me a brown liquid in a wine glass.

"Oh, look, they've come,"

I looked up and saw Devan and Luna coming hand in hand. Now I know that they're pretending to be dating, and it's becoming increasingly clear that this is just a show. As Raka said, their movements looked like they had been trained and monotonous.

Devan looked around anxiously and when his eyes were on me, I knew that he was looking for me. I averted my eyes and took a sip of the bitter drink in my hand.

They blend in with some people and Luna tries her best to make it seem as if they are in a loving relationship, yet Devan does not cooperate well because she looks distant and absent-minded.

I felt the presence of someone beside me and turned to look at Raka sitting next to me

"Hey," he said.

"Hey, so our action starts from here". I told him.

His eyes widened and he gestured behind me. I turned to look at Bella who was staring at us. "Hey, I didn't see you there." Raka waved at him.

"It's okay. He knows we're having a show".

Bella sneered at him

"Oh," said Raka, "Do you want to dance?"

"certain."

Raka stretched out her hand to me and I accepted it, then she took me to the middle of the dimly lit dance floor. There were several other couples dancing to a slow song and Raka turned her head towards me, putting her hands on my waist. I put my hand on his shoulder and I flinched as he pulled me very close.

She is a very good dancer. Her movements were very graceful and perfect and if anyone else saw her dancing with another girl, I would think that it was the most romantic couple dance I had ever seen. Meanwhile, I tried hard to follow him and looked good at dancing like him.

I could hear some people stopping and clapping at our dance, but Raka's eyes were fixed on me and I couldn't turn away as my heart rate increased

He raised my hips, surprised me and made me stand up, stretched out my hands wide and pulled me so I rolled towards him smoothly.

Then he grabbed my other hand and twirled me once before dipping me and pulling me up by making a work of art.

Suddenly his face was very close to mine and my mouth opened due to an unexpected action

"Raka, what are you

I stopped talking as she held the side of my face and pressed her lips against the corner of my mouth.