CHAPTER V. The challenge

Maeve Daniells

It's a beautiful day today, the birds were singing and the wind was blowing against my skin.

After what had happened in that restaurant, I was still talking to Nathaniel, although this time from his mobile phone number, not his friends'.

It had been a few hours when I got a message from the main and most important hospital in Los Angeles to tell me that I had a general and gynaecological appointment with them.

Besides, I would have a meeting with Nathaniel to read the contract he would give me and I would meet the owners of the best modelling agencies.

"You bitch!" I greeted him by running over to my best friend Leo Cameron, and then sitting next to me on a sheet on the floor, "How did it go yesterday with Nathaniel's hottie?" He looked as fashonistic as ever today, wearing a white blouse, a black jumper with purple and red flowers, black trousers and brown faux-leather ankle boots.

"Fine" more than fine, I'd say...

"But give me more information! Did I kiss you? Did I touch you? Did you fuck?"

"We just kissed and there was a bit of touching, but..., you know I don't like to give you the reason, but what a hot man!"

"What a slut my friend!"sings my friend, "You do nothing but humiliate me with that man!" He jokes while looking at me amused, "You know, I met a person, I would like you to meet her, as you are almost like my sister. I would be very happy if you would give me your approval"

"Of course I would, then introduce me to him."

"You should do pelvic exercises for when you're with that man, so he doesn't break you in two.

Without being able to help myself, I tapped him on the shoulder. But that made me a little curious...."

"You're crazy!"

"You're crazy, you don't know what a wonderful man you've got with daddy. Sometimes I'd like to be you... But then I remember that maybe being a man I could have a penis and I forgot about it."

"Oh, you really don't have any filters."

"Still you love me, we'd better go to class before that curmudgeon Patricia closes the door in our faces."

Without further ado, Leo helps me up from the floor, I take

***

I loved fashion design, if anything I had my brother and my mother to thank for forcing me to study a career that I liked...

"Well, for the next activity you have to make an outfit for a celebrity, whichever one you want. I want you to get into the role of haute couture designers, even though we are not in Paris where, as you may already know, it is the only place where you can make haute couture, I want you to get into the role of professional designers, here" she showed a bag that she was holding in her hand", from here you will draw a theme, either: night party, Meet gala, opera concert, party in Las Vegas with celebrities... and similar things. Do your best to find the measurements of the celebrity you find on the internet and if you make a credible edit with the dress of that celebrity, you have won the final exam.

Little by little we all went to take a paper out of the bag, when it was my turn, I went to take my paper out and I got "Coachella".

"What did you get?" I asked Leo, watching as he looked intently at his paper.

"Baby shower with famous celebrities (female celebrity), and I wanted a man? And you?"

"Coachella."

"I hate you"

"No, you love me"

"Yes... "Leo put his arm around my shoulders and then walked out of the classroom, "You're very nice, you have a "boyfriend" he made inverted commas with his two fingers", perfect for this activity.

"I hadn't thought about asking Nath to help me."

"You should! Take advantage of the fact that you're lucky at it."

***

When I left the university at the end of the classes, I went out of the house and met...

My brother.

He, as always, wanting to attract attention, was leaning on his BMW last model, with his Armani suit with the two top buttons unbuttoned that gave him a sexy air.

My brother, to tell the truth, was handsome. And he knew it, so he was a ladies' man through and through.

And he had succeeded, some girls were staring at him and whispering.

"Princess." My brother greeted me when he saw me.

"Hey!" I approached my brother to hug him, and then he opened the passenger door of the car for me, where are we going?

"We're going to get something to eat."

"Okay... But alone?"

"Nope, with my new conquest."

"Why am I not surprised?"

"Because you know me."

A few minutes later, we arrived at a Colombian restaurant.

I walked with Enrique to a table with my brother's new conquest.

"Princess, this is Alexandra, Alexandra, this is Maeve, my younger sister."

That one, a little short, with frizzy hair. Envious eyelashes and brown eyes.

"Pleasure, beautiful."

"Likewise."

Without almost realizing it, that girl hugs me effusively, making me feel uncomfortable with such an unexpected reaction, so I look at my brother looking for help.

"Well, let's eat."

Without further ado, each of us sat down in a chair at the table and shortly afterwards a waiter came to take my order.

"And tell me, beautiful," said the girl, passing her hand over my brother's, who slyly took it away, "do you have a boyfriend?

"Yes... something like that... " I mumbled as I took a sip of my coke, "Cola".

"What do you mean, sort of? "asked my brother in an authoritative tone.

I just shrugged my shoulders.

"Love, leave her alone. " Alexandra spoke, trying to calm my brother down.

"Don't get involved, Alexandra."

Oh, shit...