Chapter 26 - Rebuilding Life
Chapter 26 – Rebuilding Life
Since it was still daytime, Anne decided to go to a shopping center in London, her smile blossomed happily when she got off the bus that took her to a mall which looked very busy that afternoon.
Anne slowly entered the mall and she seemed very interested in a cosmetic shop that was doing a live beauty demonstration. As a woman, her desire to look prettier suddenly emerged. Although she never had a complete makeup set before, somehow this time she was very interested in buying some additional makeup for her collection.
"Welcome miss, please come inside and have a look at some of our newest makeup collections this month," said a salesgirl to Anne kindly.
"Thank you," answered Anne with a smile.
Not long after, Anne entered the shop and she was amazed to see all the make-up equipment in the shop.
"Is there anything I can help you with, miss?" asked a saleswoman to Anne which immediately woke Anne up from her reverie.
"Ah, well. You know, I'm just confused and don't know what to buy," Anne answered honestly.
"If I may know what kind of make-up are you looking for, miss?" asked the saleswoman back to Anne.
Anne shook her head slowly with a smile, she was really confused about what to answer. The reason was that she was completely unfamiliar with the make-up equipment in front of her. So far, Anne only had a lipstick, face moisturizer, and mascara plus some cute nail polish collections that she bought in a small cosmetic shop near her coffee shop in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Whereas at this moment, there were so many large make-up pallets displayed in front of her that made her confused about what to choose.
"Okay, what kind of makeup do you want to shop now?" asked the salesgirl kindly.
"Honestly, I only have a few lipsticks, facial moisturizers, and mascara. I don't know about this kind of make-up. That's why I'm confused about what to buy," said Anne softly with a flushed face in shame.
"Well then I will show you from the very basics, your facial skin is very healthy and clean, it seems you don't need to use layers of powder or foundation. Therefore I will recommend a set of skincare that is suitable for your skin and some basic make-up products that a woman like us must-have. Please follow me to the table at the end there," said the salesgirl quickly, pointing to a table in the corner of the room, which is a consultation table for visitors who come.
"Thank you for helping me out, I really don't know what else to say other than thank you. I've never used these makeup products in my entire life," said Anne softly.
"This is not a big issue, you don't have to hesitate to ask for my help. After all, this is part of my job to serve customers. In my honest opinion, you actually don't need to use heavy makeup because you are already very beautiful. We just need to tidy up your appearance a little. Following that, you can take care of yourself using skincare products which I will show you," replied the saleswoman with a smile.
Not long after that, the saleswoman was seen explaining to Anne about various skin care products that were suitable for her skin. Anne seemed to be very attentive to the explanation of the beautiful saleswoman who was in front of her while occasionally nodding her head with a big smile. She was really shy about the fact that she didn't understand anything about the world of female beauty. Something that should make a woman at 23 years old like her get interested. After explaining skincare products, the beautiful saleswoman went back to explaining suitable makeup for Anne based on her skin type that had been checked using some advance tools.
After getting products that were suitable for her skin type, Anne was invited to a salon in the cosmetics shop, the saleswoman recommended Anne to tidy up her eyebrows and use eyelashes extensions to improve her appearance. Anne could only surrender and follow all instructions from the saleswoman. An hour later, Anne had finished tidying her eyebrows and eyelashes. She also brought two grocery bags containing the makeup she just bought.
"Thank you for your help," said Anne quietly while smiling.
"No worries, miss, if you need any help don't hesitate to come to our shop and you can call me right away," said the saleswoman named Yeslin kindly.
"Thank you again and see you soon," said Anne later.
The saleswoman smiled as she nodded her head at Anne's words, she then went back into the shop when Anne was gone.
Anne returned to her apartment by taxi because she waited too long for the bus. When she was passing through a car showroom, her eyes suddenly caught a car that she had always dreamed of. A Honda Civic sedan that she always wanted was on display in front of the showroom. In the past, she could only dream of owning a car like that. However, that was no longer the case as she could save more money which continued to increase because of the interest for the deposit she kept two years ago. This interest alone was enough to buy a new car.
"Yes, I have to buy a new car now, I need a vehicle for my activities. You have a lot of money, Anne, you must have a vehicle to rebuild your business empire," said Anne to herself, intending to re-open a business in London to have more activities and income so that she didn't need to rely on her saving for long.
To be continued