"Mr Topher, I can't have you here, I'm very sure my master would not be pleased that you are here in his absence." Victoria was confused when she heard Felix talking to someone downstairs. Was Jake back? Who was the master that wouldn't be pleased to have Jake be here, wasn't it his?She went and stood by the top of the stairs to know who it was and she saw that it wasn't Jake but it was someone who looked like him, height-wise and facially too. She could tell it wasn't Jake from far because this person had longer hair which was styled all the way back and held with a hairband. The person also looked slimmer."Do I look like I care?" She heard the man say. She quickly remembered how Kim was saying earlier that Jake had a brother. Was it him?"Mr Topher, please understand me here...." The man raised his hands and Felix stopped talking. He didn't have his usual smile."You didn't tell me she was here at Jake's mansion." She heard him say and hid behind the wall before the stairs. She di
Late afternoon.She called Jake later that day, after she walked Amber to the bus and after they had left, she wanted them gone before Jake came to pick her up but she had to wait longer now because of that. She went back inside after standing there for a while.When Jake came he didn't see her where she was when he came to pick her up yesterday. He went into the studio knowing she would be there.Almost all the models had left, it was just the non modelling staffs and workers like the receptionist around. Victoria stood in front of the spread out mirror, across one part the wall and opposite the modelling ramp, which was there so the models could watch their own walk while they practiced.The door wasn't shut, it was open as always till everyone in the building had left. Jake walked in but she didn't notice, he didn't make a noise when he walked in. He didn't know she would be there, he planned on going to Brown's office to ask of her whereabouts.He was walking by and almost passed
"Was your day shitty too?" "Yes, but I think I'm used to it, unlike you, it's obviously affecting your mood so maybe you could tell me, maybe I can help?" He started on the road."No, you can't help." She shook her head."What are you going to do, I mean she already said it, others are also going to say what they want to say, you can't stop people from saying what they want.""Who said what?""Never mind." She said not finding the need to tell him about the things Brie said."Tell me, if you do so, I'm sure you'll not think much about it anymore." She didn't say anything more concerning how her day was till after a while she asked him something she just thought about."Must we stay together?" He paused the car at the red light and turned his attention to her when she asked that, she was staring outside the window, something she did often while in the car with him. "Must we? It's a fake marriage isn't it? I don't have to stay at the mansion, I could stay at the hotel till you want me t
Evan walked into the mansion and after a whispered chat with Felix, he went outside and stood waiting while Felix came up to let her know that Evan was going to be the one driving her."Mr Topher wants him to drive you." Felix said approaching the table after Victoria was done eating.Cora immediately stood up when she heard him, thinking she was in trouble for sitting with Victoria and so did Emily but Felix knew Victoria must have asked them to."Oh okay." She said getting up and waving at both helpers while she left but only Emily waved back.Sitting in the back of the car, she watched Evan drive, he caught her staring when he looked at the rear view mirror. "Any problem ma'am?" He thought he should asked because of how she was staring."No." She lied at first not really wanting to tell him that she thought he took a wrong turn but after some seconds she said her mind. "This is not the road to the studio." She told him because even if she didn't know her way around, she knew what
Victoria stumbled through the little crowd at the party trying to find her best friend Amber. She flickered her eyes trying to see but all she saw was blur. She knew she was drunk, she always knew when she was drunk, funny right? That was her; weird Tori. She would always remember what happened to her after a hangover, she could also walk normally no matter how drunk she was, but tonight was different, 'maybe I shouldn't have drunk' she thought to herself, but what could she do, she was miserable after she didn't win the award for model of the year, she had worked her ass off to get to be nominated and then not win, all the early morning, late night coffees. "Tori?! Are you leaving already?" "Amber! Thank goodness I found you, I need help Amber, I'm drunk." "Yeah, I know" "No, you don't get it, I'm like drunk drrunnnk," Victoria stressed the drunk to let her best friend know just how drunk she meant she was. "What did you drink baby girl?" "I don't know...I don't just know, the
Jake walked to the door. Looking at his assistant in front of him, without an expression to predict what he had in mind. "Sir...?" Drew started with fear as he spoke, he knew he shouldn't be disturbing his boss."I...I just got information that a young woman seems to have come around......I did tell them to make this part of the hotel reserved till we leave tomorrow...so no one we didn't come with is supposed to be around this part but...but Evans just informed me that a woman had come up here using the stairs...and we are working on getting more information about her...she's of average height and....." "Come in here." Jake cut him off, walking back inside the room. "Sir...I am very sorry...I didn't want to disturb your sleep, but I had to inform you since we're in a new place like this, we need to be security conscious considering what happened the last time." Said Drew even though his boss didn't look like he was sleeping just now. He closed the door as he entered his boss' room.
Victoria yawned as she sprawled on the bed, almost simultaneously she could feel like a rock was over her head, because of the heaviness she felt. She laid back down, maybe it would stop, but it didn't. She felt a headache. She just wanted to sleep more, but at the same time couldn't go back to sleep, it was frustrating, so she just laid back, staring at the ceiling. Yawning again, it dawned on her; this wasn't her room! 'where am i' She asked herself. Sitting back up, she looked around. She was drunk the last night, that she knew, but she couldn't quite remember much. Raking her brain, trying to get something; all she could remember was finally finding Amber, and walking to the hotel, which was just a little mile away from the award venue....and that was it. "Amber!" She whispered to herself. Getting out of the bed, in a bid to go out to look for Amber, she took just a few steps and her head was hurting like hell. Shaking her head, while trying to open the door, she felt like she
Victoria and Amber had left the hotel. They boarded a cab as soon as they were on a main road. Inside the cab was silent now; they were both asleep, due to their fatigue, and the driver also drove silently."We're here." The driver said as he made the car to a halt. Amber rubbed her eyes, as she yawned."Toriii!" I think we're home already""Huh?"She opened her eyes like she wasn't sleeping just now."We've reached home, get up." Amber pulled her out of the taxi, as the man handed her their handbags. "you know we shouldn't be sleeping in cars." Amber said to the still sleepy Victoria."It's Plaintwood, everyone's family over here. Where are you ladies from?""We're from here." Victoria said."See who's awake now." Amber said to her friend, and the man sniggered."We are from this town. Don't you know us?"Amber now turned to face the driver."What are you, celebrities?" He chuckled once again."Yeah, we are." Amber's reply to his question made him want to laugh more, but he didn't, he