The Interview
The next morning...
An interview with the media...
Celine woke up early to prepare for the interview they had. She wasn't really for the idea but there is nothing she could do about that. Someone placed a knock on her door, she quickly put away her drawing book and went to open the door. 'Good morning ma'am,' the lady at the door greeted her with a smile. 'Morning, how may I help you,' she asked and smiled back.
She asked because she was new. She had never seen her or she can be a new maid hired because she is leaving, that was what she thought. 'I'm Mira, a makeup artist hired by Mr. Jeremy to prepare you for the interview,' she introduced herself and Celine nodded absentmindedly. She checked her wrist watch and it was one hour before the interview started. 'Let me take a shower, you can wait for me,' she moved aside creating space for her to enter. 'I can help you prepare your bath water,' Mira suggested. 'I don't think he also hired you for that. I can do it myself,' she denied her offer and walked to the bathroom.
She didn't spend a lot of time in there as she wasn't washing the bathroom but herself. She came out and met Mira looking admiring her designs. She wanted to stop her since she doesn't like people invading in her private life but she stopped herself.
To her Mira didn't seem like a bad person and letting her admire won't hurt. 'I'm done,' she announced after some minutes. 'Sorry, I didn't hear you coming. These designs are so pretty, did you draw them by yourself?' Mira apologized and asked. 'It's okay and yes I drew them,' she smiled proudly. 'They are pretty, actually, my brother built a house for my mom and it's complete on the outside so he was looking for an interior designer and decorator to do the work. Can you do it? I know your fiancee is rich and you don't need the little pennies but just help me, please,' she pleaded holding her hands together. 'OK no problem I can do it after the wedding, I can come to check out the house tomorrow then work on it after, and don't worry, they are not pennies. It's the little that adds up to much. I'm an independent woman, I don't depend on Jeremy don't worry about it,' Celine smiled at her and patted her back. 'Thank you, you are different from the girls I've met. I guess I understand why he loves you,' Celine almost choked on nothing because of those words. They are not in love, this is nothing but an act. 'I have been working for him for a while now and I'm the one who used to do the makeup on his previous girlfriends and I can assure you that you are different. He loves you, from what I heard him talk with his mom, he really praised you. You are lucky,' at some point Mira envied her.
Being the bride of such a family and the talk of the town isn't something to joke about. If she was the one in her shoes then rest assured she would be walking in the sky. When she was called for this work she came for two missions, to see the girl who will have the honor to marry the man of her dreams, and if she doesn't like her she had made the perfect plan on how to make them break up. Meeting her she found out she was different and will make Jeremy happy and since she is not selfish she is going to allow them to get married. 'Thank you, but I don't really think I'm lucky,' Celine smiled at her. 'Of course, you are, imagine sharing a bed with him, waking up with him every morning, hugging him, tasting his lips, like gosh that's amazing,' she said dreamingly. 'You are crazy,' Celine commented touching her beck but her pendant was gone. 'Have you seen where I placed my necklace? It's made of tiny pendants,' Celine asked and explained to her. 'You didn't have any when I came in,' Mira answered her. 'I had it last night, I can't recall where I left it. It's so precious I can't lose it,' 'He won't be mad if you don't have it. He is rich he can get you a new one. Let's go because the driver has arrived already,' Mira joked.
Celine walked behind her sluggishly. She couldn't explain how she was feeling but something in her told her she had lost something treasurable. She kept touching her neck until she got downstairs. 'What is it? Is something wrong with your neck?' Laura who was watching the television asked her. 'Did you by any chance see my necklace? The one I always wear?' Celine asked her. 'No, I haven't but you didn't have it since yesterday,' Laura replied which pained Celine. 'How can I be so careless and lose it?' she kept on asking herself. 'OK, I'll just come and look for it,' she muttered calmly and walked out. 'Enjoy yourself,' Laura shouted behind her. 'Have a wonderful time, I'll be on my way,' Mira bid her goodbye when they got out. 'Thanks for the job,' Celine thanked her before entering the car.
The drive to the interview was calm and silent as she kept on thinking about her necklace.
Jeremy arrived minutes earlier and waited for her few meters from the place. They are known to be a couple so they needed to arrive together. 'Ma'am we are here and Mr. Jeremy said you should wait for him here he is coming to pick you,' the driver announced and Celine just nodded. 'You can call him to inform him of your arrival,' he suggested and that got Celine unawares.
She didn't take his number and she couldn't allow the driver to know that all this was nothing but a plan. What if he revealed the truth to the media? Then her reputation and that of Jeremy would be ruined. She wasn't that wicked. 'Can you call him please I left my other phone in the house because I don't want disturbance and the one I have I forget to buy credit so it's flat,' she pleaded to pray that her excuse doesn't sound awkward. 'No problem, I'll just call him but do you know his phone number of head, this is a new phone I got on my way to your house. I don't have his number, I lost my other phone so I just renewed my SIM card,' the driver said and she knew she was doomed.
She wished the ground should open and swallow her.
