Chapter 18
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I was stepping down the stairs when I got a call from Andrew, “Hey, are you here already?” I smiled as I connected the call.
“Look, Audrey, I just thought about it. I wouldn’t want you to stress yourself” he asserted. I halted in my strides and creased my brow. “What do you mean?” I asked, confused.
“I just wanted to see you, it’s nothing serious. I don’t want you keeping late nights, I’ll come to see you later” he ended the call. I huffed as my hand moved down to my thigh. “What’s wrong with him? He is acting weird” I thought and walked back to my room but stumbled into Charlotte who was heading downstairs.
“So sorry” I mumbled feeling despondent.
“It's alright, I’m fine. Ain’t you leaving yet?”
“He called to cancel our meeting, I believe something must have come up” I asserted.
“Yes, he is quite busy. Remember he just got a job and he is precisely working on the future” this made my mood lighten up as I heard about the future. He might indeed be busy and not avoiding me, so I nodded in agreement and went back into my room. I had a quick bath and wore my pajamas before retiring to bed.
“Ah!” I screamed as I sprang up from the bed, I had a dream where I fell into the deep abyss, what could it be? I thought to myself breathing heavily as beads of sweat formed on my forehead. I stood up from the bed and strode to the washroom to relieve myself, sunlight from the window reflected in my eyes, I hissed realizing that it was dawn, I decided to have my bath and await my work time which is eight-thirty as I couldn’t sleep because of the nightmare I had.
“Hey! Are you asleep?” I got a notification on my w******p from Aubrey. “Why are you still awake?” I retorted as I know that her beauty sleep matters a lot to her, I wonder what’s keeping her up?
“I just woke up now, I have an early morning shoot in Boston. Guess what?”
“We will get to see” I replied with an excited emoji. “Definitely, I’ll be there on Saturday, which is our birthday. I hope the preparations are going well?”
“You should see it when you arrive, I even ordered your favorite cake. Oh, you can invite your friends” she sent an “ok” emoji that ended the chat. I tied my bathrobe and walked to the kitchen. I made a scrambled egg with a cup of tea and had it with bread.
“Beep!” The alarm I set for eight o’clock blares. I rushed up to my room, got changed, packed my hair, and wore my Nike sneakers which match the denim blue jeans and white sleeveless top I was putting on. I grabbed my purse and ambled down the stairs humming happily. This week is gonna be hectic but we’ve got a celebration to handle and I’m also going to see my sister whom I’ve not seen for four years. I’d say I was especially happy about this week, I got my slot in the market fair which was tomorrow.
“Addison, have you set the new outfits accordingly?” I inquired as I slated my brand name which was Rey. All the fabrics I used to make the clothes have Rey as the brand name. I let out a deep sigh, “this is a dream come true, and have always loved Gucci, Versace, and all of the branded outfits. They have given me the strength to create mine, now I’d wish that Rey will make it through the market trade fair” I thought as I roamed my hand on the clothes placed on the table.
“Miss Audrey, everything is ready for tomorrow is just” Addison bit her lower lip.
“Tell me, what is it?”
“The organizers of the trade fair left a message when I got the slot. They made mention of being in the event center at five o’clock in the morning to register the slots before the event could begin and you know your apartment is really far from the store. I was just wondering how to handle it and it’s necessary” she explained. I sighed deeply, massaging my temple. I was also worried and at the same confused about the whole thing, “what to do?” I paced the store and suddenly stopped, “I guess the only possible way is to get my things to the store tomorrow morning, I can prepare for the trade fair here” I suggested, Addison, arched her brow and thought for a while.
“There is no other option, this is the best” I nodded and sat back on the seat. Addison left after arranging the store. I ordered a ride after resting for a while. I've really stressed myself and needed a good massage with rest but I’ll only do that when my brand is known. I grabbed my back, locked the store, and walked towards the cab. The cab driver accelerated the car and drove to Newbury Street.
I walked tiredly into the house, I didn’t bother to wake Charlotte as it was already ten pm when I arrived and she must be deep asleep, I headed straight to my room, and reset my alarm to three a.m. I threw myself on the bed and dozed off.
The blaring sound of the alarm cut short my sleep, which made me groan angrily. I wanted to continue sleeping but the fair flashed through my mind, I sprang up from the bed and strode to the washroom. I hurried to have my bath, dried my body, tied a bathrobe, and stepped out of the washroom. I grabbed my cell phone and ordered a ride before walking to the closet to pick up what I would need for the market trade fair. I placed them inside my small luggage, put on black joggers with a blue blouse, and sauntered downstairs.
“Charlotte!” I called but there was no response, “I’m leaving, you can come to my store in the afternoon for the market trade fair. I told you about it remember?” I heard a loud groan which meant she had heard what I had said. My cell phone chimed, a notification from the ride I ordered. I took my luggage and left the house.
It didn’t take long before we arrived at Rey Grandeur. That's the name I gave to my store which is also my clothing brand.
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