Chapter 97."So where is this special place we're going?" Kathy asked as she tried on the fiftieth dress. "Honestly, I don't know. I was thinking maybe we'd go to a bowling alley," I said.She gave me a side-eye. "You're still so horrible at planning events aren't you," She said and I scoffed. "How about you come up with something," I said. "Well, there's this new amusement Park that opened and it has a bowling alley in it too for boring people like you," She teased and I rolled my eyes. She picked up her phone and googled the address before handing it to me."Oh, it's not that far from here," I said as I studied the information on the phone. "Where would you be without me huh?" She said and I threw a pillow at her. "At this rate, we're going to spend all day finding what you'll wear," I scolded."Well, some of us don't have a high fashion sense and work in fashion industries so we prefer wearing everything till it looks good," She said defensively and I rolled my eyes.After she had
Chapter 98 My eyes followed Sharon as she sat down beside Kathy. She placed her bag on the table before shifting on her chair. She looked at both of us before turning to Kathy. "And who are you?" She asked skeptically, making me cock my eyebrows a bit. Kathy ignored the rudeness in her tone and gave her a warm smile. "I'm Kathy, Zora's friend," She said as she offered her hands for a handshake. Sharon glared at her hand spitefully before turning back to me. "What is this? Why are you walking around with charity cases leaching on you?" She asked scornfully. A sudden wave of shock at her words held me glued to her chair and I noticed Kathy's jaw drop from the side of my eyes. "What did you just ask me?" I spat stiffly and she chuckled. "Oh don't tell me I hurt your feelings, you mean to tell me after everything Elliott did to get you where you are right now, you're going to waste all of that on some backward lowlife," "Don't talk about my friend like that again if you want to kee
Chapter 99My eyelids fluttered open as scanty rails from the window fell on them. My sleepy eyes scanned the room and my foggy mind tried to piece the fragments of my environment together.The realization of where I was came flooding in with memories of the happenings of the night before and I felt like crying all over again. I shrugged it off, deciding that I had cried enough and had to prove myself from then on.Even if it was Elliott that was behind everything from the onset I still knew that I had what it took to be a professional model, and now that I had already started, I was sure as hell going to finish it.The bed beside me was empty and I quickly grabbed my phone to check the time. I sighed as I saw that I still had time to prepare. I pushed the sheets off my body and jumped out of bed then I headed for the bathroom. After my morning routine, I decided to make a quick meal before returning to take my bath and prepare for work. I walked downstairs to meet Kathy tidying up h
Chapter 100.I woke up early the next morning and rested in my bed for a bit before getting ready for work. My mind flashed back to the day before and the visit I paid to my dad.He had been engaged in a discussion with Linda when I came and was so excited to see me that he was ready to end their conversation but I declined and he offered that I join them instead.We sat together and talked about his health and how he'd been recuperating just fine over the past few weeks. He asked if that meant his weekly checkups were done with and we burst out laughing before Linda explained that he'd have to hold up just a while longer.We talked about other things before Linda went to make dinner, I joined hereinafter and we all ate together before I went back home. Being with them handy did much of a good job of keeping my mind from Elliott but I had to pretend in order not to get my father worried.I picked up my phone and turned it on, my eyes subconsciously searched the screen for a missed cal
Chapter 101 I stood frozen as ice, clinging to the door frame as my legs grew weak beneath me. I hated how helpless I felt. I wanted to scream, to rant, to run, or to breathe at least. But I just stood there watching them, his eyes opened and he stared at the woman onto him, his eyes were void of any emotion and it almost looked as though he'd been compelled to sleep with her. Then they met my eyes. Soon, his entire face was flooded with horror and fright as he shoved the woman off him. She yelped as she tried to catch herself before turning to see me at the door. She grabbed the sheets and wrapped them around her body. "Bloody hell, Zora," Elliott started as he reached for his briefs and jumped off the bed. In that instant, it was as though I was working on default and no longer had control over anything. I spun on my heels and raced to the stairs then continued my sprint through my descent. I keyed in the passcode of the door hastily as his steps scurried down the stairs the
I stared at the clock as the second hand clicked systematically. It was past noon and I still sat in my nightwear, eyes red and swollen, and my hair an absolute mess. Most of the day had rushed past in a blur and I didn't really care. All I wanted to do was avoid the outside wall and crawl into a hole. My eyes fell on Kathy who sat in the dining with me, fiddling with a salt sprinkler. I could tell she was lost in her thoughts which were most likely on how to digest everything I had told her some minutes ago.The air between us had been awkward since I explained my ordeal of the day before with her. She didn't know how to feel and was utterly disappointed with Elliott. She continued to console me and give me advice on what to do next and then we both had a couple of glasses of alcohol.I told her I was going to skip work that day and she immediately called her boss and lied about feeling ill and having to go to the hospital. Then she just stayed with me, comforting me every time I bu
Chapter 103.The taxi pulled up in front of the firm and I got down quickly after paying the driver off. I had decided to stop taking buses since they were always cramped up and delayed.Taxis were expensive but I was ready for the cost, I was going to do everything it took to prove myself to the company that I was worth it from the start and not just some merit case.And if I was going to do that I had to stop wailing over a man who had no respect for me. Elliot was a liar and a cheat and crying over him was a waste of emotions, I reassured myself.I walked into the lobby and greeted everyone as they walked past me. I got a couple of weird glances from people who must've noticed my absence the day before but I paid no mind to it.I had done more makeup than usual to hide my eye bags and even dressed more elegantly to fit the 'boss bitch' aesthetic I was going for.Of course, it was all a facade.I couldn't completely ignore the pounding in my chest and the way my throat went dry each
"Are you alright?" Derek's voice called out pulling me out of my thoughts. I turned to him sharply and blinked he turned to me with a worried gaze. Chapter 104 "Yeah, I'm good. Why do you ask?" I asked feigning oblivion. "You seemed lost for a second like something is bothering you," he said as his grip tightened on the steering wheel. He looked straight ahead before looking at me again, the worry in his eyes unhinged. "I'm fine," I said, giving him an assuring smile. I was actually fine in fact and I was determined to have a wonderful night with him, my mind had just drifted off as I sat in the car doing nothing. The car pulled up in front of a fancy restaurant and I turned to Derek giving him a teasing look. "Well, you really went over the top with this one," I said and he gave me a wary smile. "There's something I have to tell you, Zora," he said, his time serious. I turned to him with a raised eyebrow and he cleared his throat nervously. "See the thing is, my friends actual