What Andrea was witnessing wasn't what she had imagined that she would see.No, she hadn't thought about Dante helping her out to advertise the bookshop, she hadn't even known that he was a celebrity to begin with.Seeing the people drag lines in front of the book keeper and his assistant came as a surprise to her. Did Dante hold such powers or was she just seeing things."Who is he?" She muttered to one of the models that were still backstage with her, peeping at the hall from a side of the window."He is Dante Daniel, you don't know?"the woman asked.Andrea nodded her head in the negative."He is very famous and has more than 20 million followers in all of his social Media accounts combined. People say that he came to the country to find a wife while some argue that it was for another reason. Whatever it truly is,we are not sure yet but many ladies have vowed to shoot their shots at him" she ended and took a few steps back to her mirror to adjust her dress.Andrea continued to stand
The surprise in Andrea's eyes was very visible. It could not be hidden. The books had all been sold out. Not even a single copy of a book was left in the bookshop.She was perplexed, happy and at the same time, the feelings of nostalgia could not be hidden from her face.But along the happy thoughts of being able to sell out the bookshop, realizing more than the target amount she had been given, she felt sad.This meant that she would have to stay at home from then onwards. The month was almost over, she would be bored as hell in the house and only the books she purchased before would comfort her in her times of quiet.She hadn't started living such life but she could already foretell how it would make her look like, watching others leave the house while she'd stay back as a housewife."Ma'am. All the books for sold out!! Even the ones we had in the storage warehouse. Many people ordered for numerous copies, I'm beyond surprised. Since I started working here, something of this sort ha
"oh my Andrea, the dress suited you perfectly!!" Xyrielle praised immediately Andrea entered the house."I saw you on TV. You looked so majestic in that dress and oh, your makeup" she said and stared at her face that still had the makeup on." It made you look so beautiful like a new bride getting wedded to the love of her life. It made you look like the queen of a kingdom. Like a rare star, a rare fashionista emerging from the streets of Paris!!" Xyrielle continued to praise and Andrea smiled as she did so.Her excitement could not be contained and she happily chatted what she felt to her, joining her as she walked over to her room." Can I take a photo with you please?" She asked and Andrea bent down to reduce her height to reach hers.Xyrielle took a few selfies before she followed her to enter the room."Your room looks so beautiful" she praised again and Andrea surprisingly looked at her."You've not been here before?" She asked."Not really. Uncle doesn't let anyone come into hi
Andrea's eyes darted across the walls of her sterile room, the stark white of the walls a harsh contrast to the chaos she felt within her. Dante had gone, while she was still asleep, she remembered hearing her aunt's sharp voice in the afternoon , insisting he left as a man was not permitted to be the best friend of a married woman. She had scoffed at her archaic notion but had been too weak to open her eyes nor argue. As her eyes continued to wander helplessly across the room, Andrea couldn’t help but ponder how she might have wronged the universe to be born into such a cruel fate. Lost in her thoughts, she was startled by the sound of the door opening. A young woman walked in, almost Andrea's age, if not older, but with a smaller frame. "The doctor said that you lost your baby" the girl said to her. Her voice bearing no emotions or pity for what she might be feeling.They had achieved their aims afterall." If I'm to give you an advice, I'll say you divorce Niklas" she continued
Was there anything less dignifying than searching for your own underwear? For Andrea, this morning seemed to be the most embarrassing of her life. She had woken up with a splitting headache which she felt from the events of the other day. It had to be her worst day because that was what it was.In the morning of it, she had witnessed her step mother vomiting blood. No one had wanted to tell her what was wrong, not even her father but after she had promised her step brother a treat, the chatterbox had gone on to tell her that she was in the third stage of Cervical Cancer. It had advanced to the third stage and she couldn't get treatment, well it was obvious why. They were stark poor and lacked the necessary funding required for treatment, so they had been keeping it from her to make her not worry or take up more part time jobs, to the number of ones she already had. Then later in the afternoon, still processing the devastating news she had heard in the morning, she had been laid off
Mrs Eduardo was keen on finding a wife for his son by herself. She had a cheating husband and a rocky marriage, she couldn't let her son have a bad fate in marriage as well and that was why she had gone to her employee. She had heard that she had a daughter and knowing the woman as an honest and upright person, all the years she had worked for her, she had believed she would be the perfect bride for her son. Surprisingly, she had witnessed her act of help towards her few days ago, and this encounter solidified her belief. She looked up the Five Star restaurant and saw the girl approaching her. She smiled, hoping her smiling at her would make the girl feel welcomed, she was so happy she had accepted her marriage proposal and had agreed to come to the first date with her son. She only hoped Niklas would come early like she had told him to.Andrea walked up to the woman smiling at her as she saw her approaching. She felt so uneasy, the woman seemed to love her alot, even more than she
Mrs. Eduardo was furious and couldn't hide her annoyance. The ride home was silent, the tension in the car palpable. As soon as they walked into the house, she didn't waste a moment."Niklas, what was that?!" she demanded, her voice tinged with disappointment.Niklas sighed, clearly anticipating this. "Mother, you can't expect me to marry someone I don't even know. She's a gold digger. Did you see her dress? It still had the tag on it!"His mother took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. "And so what if she rented a dress? That doesn't define her character. Andrea is a good girl from a decent family. She has helped us both, and you know it."Niklas rolled his eyes. "Helped us? She helped you ward off a fellow scammer and now she's suddenly wife material?" He asked her missing out the part where she had lied about helping him out, while in real sense they had spent a drunken one night stand together.He didn't want to mention it, lest his mother would freak out and go extra miles t
"We can't keep on waiting, the woman he promised us he'd get married to left him and travelled abroad. The one you said you'd find hasn't been found yet. Why should we keep on waiting? It's been months!!" One of the board members shouted at Mrs. Eduardo who sat listening to them. Her husband had sent her instead to go to the meeting and listen to the complaints of the board members, since she was the one with the task of bringing in his bride. "I'm telling you to calm down, I've found a wife for him, the marriage will happen soon. Just be patient" she said to them but the board that consisted mostly of old men did not seem to take her word. " You keep telling us that and in the end we get no results" another chirped in. " He needs to get married before he can lay claim to the CEO position. Which one of us here doesn't know that some of men in the family do not live long once they clock 30years. Those that do, they're met with amnesia later in their life. We can't keep waiting. Wh