One of a kind

Clothilde is a force of nature and so when we met yesterday, that vibrant energy of hers was once again unmistakable. I don't know anyone who even comes close to resembling her. 

She wanted to see the new Royalmount mall and I agreed knowing that they aren't really my thing. Nevertheless going there with her and her ebullient energy would make all the difference. We met at our designated spot and then took the metro together which at first she found distasteful being used to driving everywhere from her suburban life north of Montréal. 

Chloe has expensive taste and once there she gravitated towards Gucci, Versace, Jimmy Choo and Louis Vuitton with a confidence I don't possess knowing full well I have no intention of investing $2,000 on a bag. She commands attention at every location. 

At Versace while she tried on some things I struck up conversations with the sales girls who were perfectly lovely. One of them was 25, from The Ivory Coast and has been here seven years; the other was tall, of mulatto complexion, 32 years old and soon to get married. She told me her mother was 6'2" and her father 6'4" which made me smile after I had made my initial tall and proud comment. 

To say that Chloe is not a shy person is an understatement and she often disarms people with her frankness. When we leave each location we get warm smiles and please come back soon.

If I were ever tempted to think that being timid is a good thing, I just need to think of how people respond to her. My own openness with strangers has paid huge dividends I did not expect before I decided to take the risk.