Alexander

My name is Ella, and my friend Julie is in a relationship with Alexander. A mysterious, cold, and quick-tempered man, but he loves her madly. He's rich, smokes heavily, and drinks even more. On Julie's birthday, he suddenly called me.

"I need your help... I don't know what to give her." We went to several stores together, but nothing seemed quite right. Julie already has almost everything.

"Buy her a dress. Something elegant, reflecting her taste."

He agreed, and led me to a high-end clothing store. He didn't know her size.

"She and I are about the same size," I said hesitantly. He asked me to try on some dresses so he could see them on a real person.

I tried on many dresses, and he watched silently. Then he handed me a different one, a very daring one.

"Try this," he said in his quiet, terrifying voice.

I entered the changing room, hesitated, then put it on. It was red, long, tight, with a high slit, and an open neckline. My black hair flowed over my shoulders. I went out hesitantly.

"Does this dress suit Julie?" I asked shyly, my face burning.

He looked at me with a cold stare, as if nothing had shaken him.

"No," he said sharply. "It's not beautiful... especially not for you."

I froze in place, unsure if it was an insult or something else I couldn't interpret.

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