the world begins again
Her gaze shifted to the tall man that stood at the center of the crowd, with people gathered all around him. A smile adorned his middle aged face as he seemed to be replying politely to the inquiring citizens that had enthrall clinging to their faces. The man seemed to be guiding them as he raised his hands, pointing at the street lamps followed by the enthusiastic nods of middle-aged ladies and young boys. Curiosity is said to have killed the cat, good thing the female was far from being a feline. Her feet moved on their own accord, heading towards the tall man that stood meters away. Her long, hesitant strides were drowned within the ongoing commotion of the hustling footsteps followed by laughter of children. The preparation for what seemed to be an ongoing festival had also seemed to be brimming with fun. Occasionally disrupting her straight path to move to the side in order to avoid collision with people carrying food and drink and playing children. Her eyes wandered once again, landing on some familiar faces. To her right, she saw Olly, the cake shop owner doing his usual work of decorating cupcakes and cakes but instead of doing it on the kitchen counter, he was doing it on the wooden table that was cloaked in a dazzling white cloth. Next to him stood another familiar face, Dan, the cashier who appeared to be helping Olly out along with several other men and women.
It must have truly been a special day considering how much effort was being put into making it a splendid event for all. Alas she reached her destination, standing behind a young lad who seemed to be conversing with the man, 'Mr.Midas, where do I put these?" The boy asked with a handful of vivid and colorful flowers. Midas, which seemed to be the man's name, smiled and pointed at a table, telling the boy to decorate the empty table to the right, and so the boy rushed off. Her gaze followed the boy until the man looked at her with a smile, "Ahh Miss, are you here to help out?" Her attention immediately shifted to Midas as she hesitated for a second. Surely there would be no problem in helping out, so she lightly nodded her head. Midas appeared to be filled with joy, "Well, it's my little girl's birthday today so everyone is helping out in order to give her a grand party. Of course you'll be paid for your hard work." So it was some child's birthday? Xandra had never before seen such a splendid party before. All the town's people gathering together for a smile event was rather amusing. She was handed a handful of decorations and told to begin. And so she began.
Carrying the decorations, she followed the voices yelling 'here' and came to a stop before citizens climbing the ladders next to the street light. It seemed to be a little difficult for the women clad in dresses that they requested the female to assist them. Her black jeans and blue shirt posed as a comfortable attire to help out as she climbed the ladder and began handing the decor according to instructions of the older and experienced who stood below her. Men carries giant pieces of wood, building what seemed to be a boat made to move on land. The blonde female had heard of those before as she was excited to be seeing one being built before her eyes. She was anticipating the end result of the float that was meant for everyone's enjoyment. From the top, she could see at a bunch of young girls at a distance, gracefully practicing the performance that they were to put up later that night. Xandra was truly looking forward to the wonderful and enlightening night that was to come.
She was dragged out by the hand, by the people to help here and there. To help with carrying something heavy and to help with reaching out to hang something on top. Her tall and somewhat built physique seemed to be coming in use quite a lot. Tables were being lifted and arranged in a straight long along the streets. Her gaze suddenly shifted to her right hand which was suddenly grabbed by a smiling young lady who then guided her to the kitchen where the food was being prepared. The aroma of food surrounded her nose as she walked forward, following the actions of the young lady and picking up a few dishes before exiting the area only to return back to the streets. Lining up the food neatly, she repeated the task alongside other people who laughed and smiled, cracked jokes or found someone's clumsiness amusing. Soon, the tables were filled with delicious delicacies. Time had flown past and the morning sun set into the afternoon sky. The light breeze brought forth chill and people rushed to their homes to get ready in their prettiest dresses and neatest tuxedos. A party was about to begin.
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