14th June, 11:30 ASHTON VILLA (Residence of the Ashton Family)
"Huh...another year,another semester" l sighed
"Am just wishing at least something goes well for me this semester, I mean I can't always be the one with bad luck right"
"Yeah at least the guy you are crushing on didn't talk to you about 'his' crush" Alexa said with some sort of sadness in her voice mixed with a bit of sarcasm
"Yeaah that is totally bad, but why would you two have a conversation like that anyway"
"Well I don't knowit just came up I guess "she said with a face as if trying to remember something
"I think that's a really weird conversation to have with your crush.....but then he doesn't know you have a crush on him so I guess it's fine"i said
She turned her head sharply to look at me and then said in a voice just a bit above a whisper even though we were the only ones in the room
"Yeah, and he doesn't need to know, we have been talking over te to this whole summer break and I think getting to know him has made me uncrush on him or something"
I gave her an "Are you sure " look but didn't utter a word
"Don't give me that look, I mean it I seriously don't have a crush on James anymore she said
"Oookay"i said raising my hands jokingly in surrender
"Well back to our current delimma..."
"Have you packed your stuff for tomorrow? "I asked her
"Yeah I asked Auntie Bess to do it for me" she said with a wink
"I just can't believe we will be leaving tomorrow...but then even though I would miss my luxurious room, my car etcetera etcetera..."
"Wait what about your siblings" I interrupted
"Oh and my siblings"she said sarcastically
"I have just been craving a bit of adventure and fun lately aside my boring daily routine and I think school is the right place to get it"she continued giving me a happy face emoji smile the blinking continuously
"Well that is easy for you to say 'Miss Porpular' "
"Yeah I guess "she said and went back to reading her book. For me I still.. had a couple of things to pack,I could have surely asked one of my maids to do it for me but I had always loved organising and packing plus I didn't really like people touching my personal stuff
Alexa was lying on my bed reading a book with her legs up .Alexa had been my friend since I started high school , I certainly don't remember how we met and I am pretty sure she doesn't either . But I do know we have been good and close friends since then . A knock on the door brought me back from memory ville
"Come in..." I said in a soft but loud tone
The door opened slowly and Nanny Cece, the head of the household staff and of course my favourite household since childhood came in holding two glasses on a tray.
She carefully set it down on the bed stool infant of the bed then brought me a glass in my closet room where I was stilk busily packing.
"Thanks Aunt Cece" I said taking the glass from her
"Why don't you let me handle that for you or one of the maids perhaps" she said trying to reach for a dressing was about to fold
"Naa am quite okay doing it myself,thanks.."
"Hmph, I'd you say so...and I hope you are prepared"
"Ummm prepared for wnat" I managed to bring out the words asi took a large gulp of lemonade
"Your birthday party of course, how can you forget you are turning seventeen and your dad has planned to introduce you to all his business associates. It is truly going to be a grand event tonight, infection your designer is waiting downstairs for you to try on your dress"
"Yeah right that" I said
"I really can't believe how you could forget something this important Miss Beverly" she still continued to give me a lecture as she walked out of my closet room into my main bedroom with a scolding expression on her face. Lea ING me running after her how on earth I could have actually forgotten an important event like that.
In the room Ale a sat at the edge of the bed sipping her lemonade in a saucy kinna way . She gave me a pathetic smile then grinned. I just rolled my eyes at her ,she probably knew I had forgotten all this time and just choose not to remind me .I followed Nanny Cece down the long flight of stairs to the massively antique decorated meeting hall which we used to receive guests. Ofcourse the hall was no different from any other place in the mansion, our house was expensively decorated to the highest order and filled with valuable paintings,vases and all other highly priced trinkets. I am pretty sure even if the king or queen of England visited he/ she will just be marvelled with our expensive taste. But to me they were just normal thingies.
The butler at the door gave a slight bow and opened the door to the hall.
"Now there is my favourite client" Lakosh said in a chirpy voice and stood to approach me as he saw me entering. I just gave him a polite smile as he stood a small distance from me and sized me from head to toe. He held his chin and had a serious expression on his face as if he was thinking hard to find a solution to a very puzzling math question. Not that there was anything wrong with the way I looked or what I wore, my long ebony black hair with its natural curls,matching eyelashes and light grey eyes that had made me the centre of a traction since birth. My skin was as smooth , soft and clear as it could ever be. I mean that is surely what's expected of a skin that has been cared for with milk, honey and all other expensive organic skincare products on the market.
But I knew he was definitely going to find a problem with the slightly oversized t-shirt and the matching joggers I was wearing at that moment.
"Hmmmm....."he said moving a step forward at a time. I just stood there waiting for one of his exaggerated fashion disaster outbursts.
"First of all , this must go " he said as he frantically turned me around and freed my hair of the pink scrunching that held it up.Then he pointed to my clothes and said
"And am a 100% sure you wouldn't want to have that on again the second you lay eyes on your magnificent birthday gown.." he said with a smile l had always thought too creepy for a guy who was all about beauty and coached international models.
"Oh hi Lakosh" Alexa said a bit out of breath
"Hi Lexi darling love your outfit"Lakosh complemented
"Oh thanks, it is custom made" Alexa said
"Oh I see "Lakosh said with a slight nod and an approving gaze
"My car is here to pick me up "she said looking at me
"Sure, see you at the party then" I said to her
"Yeah me too, can't wait to see what Lakosh made for you this time..."she said with an excited voice
"Byeee.."then she run out before I could even say a word