A picture with Addams
I scratched my scalp a bit and walked away from him without saying a word to him after he spoke. Taking quick steps to catch up with Irene. “You’ll really have a long day today,” Irene spoke as she opened the door where I was going to get dressed.
Pulling out one of the branded flamingo dress, she places it on my chest to see if it will suit me, she shakes her head and she ordered the lady in charge of the dressings to come pick the right dress for my body proportion.
The lady bowed slightly, picked up another dress from the line of clothes which were packed in the wardrobe. After minutes of changing into clothes, I finally went for the shoot.
With the spot light on me, I posed, and flashlights flashed all over my face. Harvis stood at one angle of the room, with his hands folded and looking at me and a smile spread across his face.
After close to an hour of the shoot, Irene commanded, “Come with me. You have a bigger show, this one is going to be all over the bill boards. You are so outstanding! Where have you been all this while?” Irene hyped as we walked out of the room while I walked behind her.
She turned to face me, “Stop walking slowly, like I said, you have a big day. We are taking you for the audition, the people over there must be waiting already. Come come, quick quick!” she hollered and grabbed me by my hands while I doubled my step.
“But you didn’t inform me that I was going to go public? You only spoke about the private one!” I said to her. I was surprised and I didn’t want to go public.
We got outside the building. With Irene walking beside me, she ordered one of the men to open the car door. Another man entered the front of the car and I and Irene sat behind the car.
With speed, the driver drove and in less than an hour, we arrived at the location.
On stepping out, we got into the building filled with hundreds of people.” I have never done this before, I feel scared and sick already I may just fall. I am supposed to be mentally prepared for this but you just took me off guard and this is not fair!”
Irene replied, “You don’t have to be afraid dear….”
There motivations Irene was giving me wasn’t even getting through me, more like motivational advices don’t work on me.
In a deep breath, I replied, “I want to sleep, I feel weak right now!” I let out as if in a cry and Irene looked at me and chuckled, still continuing with her advice.
On getting inside, when it was time for me to perform, I walked down the aisle, posed and switched positions even though my heart was beating as fast as the speed of light.
My eyes caught a familiar face while on stage and I almost tripped. My face dropped into a frown and I tried to smile up the by feinging a smile.
Seeing Addams and Mabel sit back in the front row and Addams hand wrapped around her neck. I quickly averted my eyes away from them and also saw that my children were sitting with them to.
“So he took her out on a tour and he couldn’t take me out too. He never ever did! All I did was stay at home while he goes out, huh?” I said with jealousy overriding my soul. My children sat with her hands folded, my eyes met theirs and at that moment, they was a spark to do better.
I twitched, spinned my head, touched my hair, flipped through it and the Camara flashed all over my face and I made sure that my eyes were pinned on my children and Addams.
Addams eyes pinned into mine and he licked his lower lips, I guess in his head he was already screaming “Damn!!”
He no longer listened to Mabel anymore as his attention was on me. Mabel touched his cheeks and shook it, from her lips I read, “Are you listening to me?”
God knows I felt like removing my shoe and throwing it right at her face at that moment.
I walked back to our of the scene and everyone thundered claps as I walked away. As I came out to see Irene standing, she brought her hands out in a hug, “See you did it. You did excellently well. Don’t say you can’t cause you never know until you try,” Irene said as she released me from the hug.
“Thank you. Can we go now?” I asked, impatiently and she muttered, “No no no, not so quick. You’ll have to do some quick snap shots and also get interviewed. You might talk if you want to too.”
My eyes widened as Irene told me. “Talk? No no!” I said.
My voice hadn’t changed and it was still the same Ava Smith voice I had that was there. The only change was my face.
“Like I said it’s a choice but the photos is for the VIP ,” Irene said and took me into another room.
“This is for you ma!” A voice placed a tray of refreshment before me. I smiled and let out, “I was really hungry!”
I began munching down the food down my throat. “Remember, you are not to eat fatty meals just in case you have been doing so!”
I winked at Irene, “No I haven’t,” I lied.
“To hell with y’all’s rule. I was in my house and you came pick me up and now you are placing eating restrictions on me? No way! I’ll rather eat well then go to the gym instead,” I spoke decisively in my head and laughed.
Soon the time came for the pictures and I went out to the stage, not exaggerating but the way the wealthy and influential men dragged and hurried to take a picture with me was so alarming.
My eyes met Addams, he walked up to me with my sister Mabel. “I don’t want to take a picture with this two,” I pointed at them and everyone gasped.
Irene exchanged glances at me and then she came forward to clear the air, “I’m sorry, the model chooses whom she prefers and wants so don’t get mad she doesn’t let you. She has her reasons too,” Irene protected me.
Addams face changed into a frown, it was more like I gave him a dirty slap on his face with my words. He opened his mouth to talk but shut it up with a wow, “Wow!”
I knew that Wow was a wow of anger, embarrassment and pain. I know he was wishing he never ever flew down to watch me.
“Let’s go Addams!” I heard Mabel say and I called out. “Excuse me sir, what I meant was I wasn’t ready to take a picture then. Come on now let’s take a shot but without the lady!”
Mabel gave me a furious glare which made my belly tingle, “Don’t tell me you are going to take a picture with her!”
Mabel fused and heads turned, some giggles and murmurs could be heard.
Addams sneered at me in anger and grabbed Mabel closer to himself in a hug. “I’m sure my kids are in the car. How wicked are they? Instead of making them happy to by making them take pictures with a model so that they have something to brag about with their friends they keep them in the car. How bad!” I said in my head.
Addams planted a soft kiss on Mabel’s forehead and walked and walked away from her to me. Mabel’s jaw dropped, I mean what was his intentions?
“Let’s have a picture. You are forgiven,” Addams said with a hint of pride buried in his tone. Some people chuckled, though he spoke funnily but I knew he was angry and still embarrassed but happy at the same time that he was given a chance by me.
“I could decline the picture again but you are forgiven too,” I scoffed and took a picture and he grabbed my waist. The waist of the lady he almost killed.
I moved my waist a bit and Mabel could do nothing but stand there in anger and watch with her face reading jealousy. At that moment, I pray ed she healed from the experience.
After the picture, Addams. whispered into my ears and my eyes placed on Mabel.
“Can I get your number?” he asked and I obliged. We exchanged contacts and he left with a smile on his face. As he went forward to Mabel, Mabel hissed and yelled, “Don’t you dare touch me!”
Addams never chased after her, instead he walked with much steeze outside. I was embarrassed for Mabel my sister and I was more happy to see my children once again.
A couple of pictures for the next thirty minutes and I was done already, I got interviewed and hurriedly avoided any questions and autographs.
Following Irene back to the firm to celebrate, it was getting late already and dark. Inside the car, Irene chatter and laughed as it was obvious to me that she was a fun and engaging person, quite different from the guest time I met her.
Back in the office, a couple or drinks and Irene was getting drunk. As I watched Irene get drunk I thought, “Jayden didn’t come to pick me? I guess he did.”
I opened my phone and went online, throughout the day, I hadn’t gone online because of how busy I was.
My message inbox were already flooded with messages from the men I met at the audition. “Men! all shameless people. Imagine their wife’s reading this message!” I said I my head and smiled and screwed down in search of Jaydens message.
“I’M SORRY I CAN’T COME AND PICK YOU UP NOW BUT PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YIU RETURN HOME SAFELY. I SPOKE TO MY DAD ABOUT IT AND HE PROMISES TO CHANGE, I COULD ASSURE THAT HE WAS BEING REAL ABOUT IT SO I HAD A CHANGE OF MIND. I REALLY NEED THIS. PLEASE COME HOME EARLY”
I rolled my eyes and shook my head as I saw the message from Jayden, “I hate men who can’t keep to their words but the way”
Harvis who sat opposite me asked, “What are you looking at? You look so furious,” he said.
“It’s nothing,” I said bluntly and took a sip of the drink before me. “I want you to come home with me today, you have been avoiding me for over three months now without any reason. That’s hurting me, and I hope you are fine?”
With my elbow placed on the table and my palm supporting my head, I said, “Look, Harvis.. umm.. I’m good. There’s no problem actually!”
“You look tired, come sit on me..” he lifted his legs from under the table and trailed it down my thighs and laps and with his eyes undressing me.
I bent down and pushed his legs away with my hands. He stood up and came up to me, not minding that Irene was there he pulled me up. With the weakness in me, I resisted but his strength was powerful.
“Don’t you resist me baby, I know your body and soul wants me,” he pulled me himself roughly and I whispered.
“Let me go Harvis! I don’t love you! My body and soul doesn’t yean for you!” I muttered in between my breath and his hands slid underneath my dress and picked my breast which he loved.
“Don’t do this please!” I begged weakly, tears almost rolling out of my eyes. The weakness in my body at that moment could even lead be into a coma by Harvis paid deaf earsCòntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org
I could not fight back anymore, I was weak, “I love you Ava.” I said.
“Maybe you mean my body!” I said in my head as my eyes closed and I bit my lower lips.