I'm Not Daria
Attend events

I got one of the biggest surprises at the breakfast table the next morning.

I was told, no, rather ordered to accompany the Daralyn family to an event. A launch party.

Apparently, industry group Daralyn is about to release their new product, a car that doesn't know what it's called, at a launch party.

Mr. David has talked about the car with two front seats that come in a variety of colors that give buyers unlimited color options and plenty of accessories. The car costs 51M and is the latest model in the country.

I stared at him for an entire minute after his explanation of the car, which I did not care about. In my heart, I was panicking.

I have to go out in public! I can't do that! It will unravel my secret and I will die. Goody. Now it sounds like a panicked vampire afraid to go out in public. The sunlight will be much better.

"So get ready around eight o'clock, okay? We'll bring your friends along." Mr. David said, flipping through the pages of the paper today . I also sat there with a half-chewed pancake in my mouth.

"Ew, shut up" Anna grumbled as she appeared out of nowhere. "Good morning, Mr. David."

The account closed my mouth, only to realize that my mouth was open when Anna showed it.

"Good morning, Anna and didn't I tell you to call me David?"

"It's been, but I've never gotten used to calling you David, so, please let me keep calling you Mr. Jenson," he said, smiling shyly as he poked his pancakes with syrup.

"okay." Mr. David smiled. "Oh, and you'll come with us to the launch party. That's if you don't have any other appointments."

"Um ... What launch party?"Anna asked, looking at me question markfully while putting a piece of pancake into her mouth.

"A car launch party scheduled for tonight. We're all coming".

I told him and his reaction was the same as mine. He looked at me with his mouth open, giving me a disgusting look of the pancakes being chewed on his mouth.

"Shut your mouth" I imitated him and he complied.

We didn't say anything for the rest of the breakfast, especially since Mr. David was there all the time, reading the newspaper and occasionally checking his phone.

Anna lowered her head for a while before she finally recovered and ate her breakfast in silence.

I can't go out in public. If it caught the paparazzi's attention, the news would spread all over the world, if the real Daria were still alive, she would not know about it for long. And if he decides to come back, we'll be fucked. Even if we don't, we'll still be fucked. Just a little bit less. I have to act forever until I die. Not going to live my life. Will live the life of others.

After breakfast, we made an excuse to look around at the dress and quickly went to my room.

"We should have run away yesterday! I told you we should have run away! But you're so selfish and prefer luxury! We're in this situation because of you! Why can't you listen to me when we still have a chance to leave?! Why do you have to force our luck?" I'm boiling.

I'm so angry right now, I can stab someone and not feel guilty at all, most likely Anna. I want to kill him.

"Silent. Darla. Someone will hear it" He hissed at me

"You think I care?" mocking. "They'll know it all in the end! We might go to jail for this. All because of you. You and your selfish motives."

"Daria, calm down and listen to me. We can solve this problem together. Just-just-.."

"We can't, Anna. We can't. We found ourselves in this big trouble because of you. And, my God, we should have left long ago".

"Don't act like this because of me, Daria you-do

"My name is Darla! You're the one who tried to turn me into Daria!".

Anna stepped towards me and grabbed my arm. "Listen, Darla. I want you to shut up. We haven't been caught. And we won't get caught, if you'll listen to me".

I laughed without humor. "What makes you think I'll listen to you? Because by listening to you, we are in this situation right now. Believe me, if I wasn't that stupid and just did what was right, we'd be fine by now. Listening to you is like asking for trouble."

Anna rubbed her hair in frustration. "I know you're really freaking out right now, and you're scared. But nothing's wrong, everything's fine. But if you continue like this, someone will know this. We don't want that now." Anna said slowly, as if she was explaining something to a mentally retarded person.

I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down. But I can't. My face is flushed. I'm not sure who I'm angry with. To myself, Anna, or just to the situation we're in right now. I gasped and my hands trembled with fear.

Anna sighed. "You'll meet me at the library when you're calm and ready to talk things out with me".

Without a word, he got up and left.

I pulled my knee to my chest and cried. He didn't even want to cry. But I was crying. So many tears that can't be shed anymore. I'm afraid I want to get as far away from this as possible.

...

The show starts at eight. I locked myself in my room most of the day.

Anna was not present at lunch. When she asked Amara, she told me that Anna was going to have lunch late and spend the whole day in the library.

Mrs. Daralyn asked me what I was going to wear to the event and seeing that I had trouble answering, she told me that a woman named Selena would come around four in the afternoon to get me ready. Apparently, she has been my personal stylist for about eight years.

"Mother?" I bite my lips.

"Am I gonna be okay on that show?"

He gave me an understanding smile. "You'll be fine, Daria trust me".

Although she didn't really know why I was afraid and nervous to leave, her little guarantee actually managed to dispel some of my anxiety.

"Sam and Liam will fly here to attend the event. They brought along Nathalie and Ardhika, so you can meet them at the event" Ms Daralyn said after some time, which effectively killed the sense of relaxation he gave me after saying that I would be fine.

I ran as fast as I could. As fast as my feet, who shouldn't exercise for a few weeks because I feel lethargic, might be able to do it.

My life depends on this. I have to get there before the clock shows at four! I have over fifteen minutes, I can arrive!

I ran up the last rung of stairs and knocked myself down at the library door. Pulling her open, made Anna surprised for a moment before she calmed down.

"What do you want?" He asked sulkily as he turned away from me on the swivel chair and continued reading whatever book he had in his hand

"Anna, Selena will be here in fifteen minutes". It made him look up at me.

"Selena who?"

"My personal stylist for eight years."

"Oh, good" He rolled his eyes.

"What should I do? What if something goes wrong?"

"You did it again. Stop panicking. It's not the end of the world."

"But this may be the end of my life!"

"Stop this dramatization, Darla. I'm tired of all this."

"okay! Okay, I'm calm. I'm really fine. Just tell me what to do."

"It sounds like you're trying to convince yourself."

He put the book on the table and stood up. Walking towards me, he placed his hand on my shoulder and led me out of the library towards my room, I quietly walked into my room with him a few steps behind.

"We will all attend the event. I realized there would be a lot of paparazzi in and around that place. But we can overcome this unnoticed, First, this event is a big event. Many important figures from the film and music industry as well as leading industrialists will be present. How could you be seen in such a crowd? First, if we find a large group, we can mingle with them and stay behind the crowd, Second, we'll make you look different from Darla's usual appearance. I've seen a lot of public appearances and interviews. There is the same theme in all of its appearances. She likes thick makeup and elegant dresses. He rarely let his hair fall out. And you're gonna do the opposite. You'll keep your makeup light, your hair loose on the back and a simple dress. Nothing too flashy. You might have to wear a black dress to blend in. Many women come to events like this wearing black, so there's no way you'll be recognized."

After hearing this, I felt a little relieved. Anna turned out to have a plan, I was worried she wouldn't care and let me fend for myself. He could always tell Daralyn's family that he couldn't attend. But this time he had to be present at the event. That's not an option anymore. More like an order.

"OKAY. I think we're gonna be okay"

"We'll be fine. Don't worry."

Just then, there was a knock on the door that almost made me jump out of my skin.

"That must be Selena".

When I opened the door, a woman stepped in. He smiled at me and returned an awkward smile.

"Selena?" I asked, I asked,

"Daria, it's good to see you again. It's been a while." He said as he extended his hand towards me. I shake.

"It's nice to meet you too. This is my friend Anna."

"It's nice to meet you. Anna said, shaking hands with him.

"I'm happy too. I'm Selena tiana, Daria's personal stylist."

"So, are we going to start now?" Anna asked awkwardly.

"Yes, we have to do it so that you two are ready before eight."

"okay."

"I'll call my assistant and then we can start. Let's move to the living room"

I didn't even know this house had a private living room. We moved to the living room where there was a group of women who were preparing beauty equipment.

"So, I started with Anna. Can you tell me how you want me to keep your appearance?"

"Um. I'm not so sure. I just want a simple one, nothing too flashy. And the dress should be black,"

"Okay, and what about you, Daria?"

"Eumm I'm the same."

"Squeaky. The appearance you like is very contrary to what you want right now".

I shrugged my shoulders. "That's what I want."

Three and a half hours later, we were all ready, Selena has done an incredible job with the performance we both had. He did what we wanted.

Anna was wearing a simple dress without a back with black stiletto shoes. His hair was carried in a mess with strands of scattered hair covering his face. She looks so pretty. He was wearing simple black earrings. Her makeup was a little thick but it looked amazing on her.

I was wearing a black halter dress with a cut on the side that allowed me to show off the side of my waist. The dress had a lower part that reached my thigh that was paired with a silver stiletto. My makeup is minimalistic with hair left unraveled with the ends being stroked.

We all finished around 7:30, We thank Selena for her amazing work. After he left, we got out of the living room.

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