Sarah gave Madeline a tour of the upper floors. It was such a vibrant and a creative atmosphere everywhere they went. Sarah was an assistant working for the boss and Madeline was fortunate to being given a tour by her.
They got into the elevator and arrived at the last floor. Madeline was so excited as she stepped out. On this floor were almost naked models trying on the dresses on the many racks. Mannequins were also used to wear the premium dresses and Madeline couldn't help but stare upfront to see a gorgeous white shimmer gown on a mannequin stand. The hems and stitches were perfectly embroidered and it didn't take a genius to know that was the show stopping dress. It seems like a fashion show was upcoming.“As you can see, we're getting ready for our next fashion show to release our latest clothing line. The boss would love all of these arrangements.” Sarah smiled at the models and Madeline already was thinking of a new sketch design in her head. “On to the next part of the tour Ms. Collins.”Another room opened and Madeline knew the place to be the creative room. The smell of intense caffeine resonated in the entire space. Madeline could tell that many of the workers hadn't even left this room in the past couple of hours. Dozens of sketch papers littered the floor and some already being tossed into the already full trash bin. Judging by the intense atmosphere and working environment, it seems the fashion show was happening tomorrow or the end of the week.“This is where all the brainstorming ideas happen Ms. Collins. You aren't yet here but if you succeed in the freelancing department, maybe my boss might consider you. Cathy?” Sarah pointed to a blonde woman with oval shaped glasses. She seemed busy sketching a pretty neat knee length dress on her sketch pad. Cathy was quick to put on her best smile and headed to where Sarah and Madeline stood.“Meet Cathy. She's one of the reasons why PVH Corp still stays on top and in the newspapers, articles and headlines. Her designs are to die for.” Sarah gave the introduction and Madeline was quick to extend a hand. “Nice to meet you. My name is Madeline. And, I love your dress.” And, this made Cathy grin. “Thanks. I designed it myself.” Cathy soon took over the tour and was briefing Sarah on the progress of the designs and stitches. Everyone was busy either cutting fabrics to stitching of the dresses. Madeline counted up to about twenty-five workers in total present in the room excluding her, Sarah and Cathy.“So.... You've seen how work is done around here Ms. Collins. We constantly work around the clock and there's less chances of going back home for a few nights. No doubt the pay is very good but you've already seen it all and I know you're only interning, so what's your decision?” Sarah now lead Madeline towards the freelancing department and stopped by the door to get Madeline's reply.With a deep breath followed by a wide smile, Madeline nodded. “I accept to having my internship done over here Sarah.” And, Sarah smiled. “Wonderful. Welcome to PVH Corp once again.” And, she opened the door. Just like in the creative room, the freelancing department wasn't lacking in being busy. The only difference was the number of interns in the room which accumulated to over ten interns in total. Everyone got to sketching their respective designs and others were already getting to work on their designs using their mannequins as model figures.“Also, your desk is over at the corner,” Madeline saw Sarah point at an empty desk by the left and a mannequin beside the desk. “I'll leave you to stay a while longer if you would like to. You start fully tomorrow and your client's information would be sent to your email before the end of today. Again welcome Ms. Collins.” With that said, Sarah left Madeline and walked out.Madeline reached for her keys to unlock her locker and take out a textbook she would need for her next lecture. Her smile was constantly on her face as she made her way towards her class when she bumped into her two friends at college. “Where have you been girl? Lately you disappear and don't want to hang out with your friends.” Karen pouted as she blew a bubble from her gum. Jane didn't say a word and only clutched her books closer to her chest. To Madeline, having friends at this point was only a distraction. Jane and Karen were more like acquaintances than friends to Madeline. Even now, she wondered whether to share the good news of her internship with them. In her dictionary, the two of them didn't strike as the kind of people Madeline would want too close. But also they were the only girlfriends she had in the university. In short, she was a boring nerd to everyone in school.“Let's just say I've been a bit busy.” That was all Madeline could say. The three of them had the same lecture and once the bell rang, they all headed straight to class. “I also see that things are going well with Kane?” Karen was one to get in on all the gossip. Jane rolled her eyes. “Duh, they've been dating for almost three years now and that's something.” And, this immediately hit Madeline at the back of her head. Her third year anniversary with Kane was coming up this week. She still couldn't believe that they were heading to three years in their relationship.“Honestly am surprised you haven't had at least two abortions. I heard that Sophie had her third abortion last week and it hasn't even been up to six months since she started to date Gerpard.” Karen whispered on their way to class and Madeline couldn't help but widen her eyes. She wonders where Karen gets the time to study while making sure she knew every student's personal life in campus.“No way! Sophie from chemistry class?” Jane covered her mouth. Madeline shooked her head and pretended to hear but her ears had stopped listening to their gossips. Instead she wanted to find ways to make her and Kane's third year anniversary special. Lately Kane had been feeling down even though he didn't show it. Only Madeline knew how much effort he always put into his work to make it big in life someday. And, yet everytime he was being turned down by big investors. Madeline wanted to make it a special day to not only cheer up Kane but also show him that she would always be by his side.“Earth to Madeline!” Karen snapped her fingers within Madeline's face and she blinked out of her thoughts.“What?” Madeline asked.“Jane was asking you if you take care of yourself while sleeping with your boyfriend? There's no such thing as being too careful girlfriend.” Karen said and Madeline gasped. “It's my problem girls and yes I am taking care of myself.” Madeline said. “That's good Madeline. You wouldn't want to end up pregnant right in the middle of your school year. That would be bad.” Jane shooked her head. This got Madeline to think. She had pills at home and always took them. But she recalled not taking those pills for some days because it had been long since she and Kane had sex not until two days ago.“I know our Madeline wouldn't take that chance. She's all focused on her future of becoming a fashion designer and getting straight As and attendance.” Karen chuckled as they entered into the classroom.Madeline got back to her apartment and just as she thought, her contraceptive pills had finished a long time ago. She sighed and decided to head to the supermarket nearby when she received an email from Sarah. It contained the information of her client. It also dawned on her that she needed to inform Mr Yang about quiting her part time job at the restaurant.Kane informed of coming home late so Madeline decided to quickly run the errand of getting the pills and make dinner before Kane returns home. She made waffles with toasts and scrambled eggs. She did her assignments next before getting her phone to check the email sent by Sarah on her first ever client. Kane came home very late but instead of wearing a tired and gloomy expression on his face, he seemed excited and Madeline was now impatient to hear the good news.“So.... How did it go this time?” She asked as her anxiety spiked.Kane tossed his bag on the couch and with the speed of lightning ran to hug Madeline and carry her off the ground. With wide eyes, Madeline clutched her fists on both his shoulders and heard him laugh. “I got a positive response Madeline! The interview went fantastic today! Am meeting with the actual client tomorrow. My time to rise to the top has finally come Madeline! FINALLY!” Kane raised his voice at the end as he couldn't contain his excitement.“Am so happy Kane!” Madeline held his face close and Kane kissed her first before she could. They both moaned in each other's mouths and Madeline tried to get her hands all over his broad back. Kane went to pull at her hair and curling her head up to now suck on her neck. A breathless moan left her lips as she closed her eyes to feel his wet lips against her soft skin.“Should we head to our bedroom?” Kane smirked. His green eyes turned to dark shades of jade as desire was prominent on his face. “What about dinner?” Madeline touched her tongue and playfully eyed him. Her act only made him groan deeply and Madeline could now feel his rod poking her rear. “You're my dinner tonight babydoll.” His voice only got deeper and sexier. And, Madeline slapped his shoulder. “Don't call me babydoll.”“Your wish is my command.” Kane said and moved to glue his lips with hers as he carried her to their bedroom.Madeline woke up with a mild headache and felt nauseated. She hadn't seen her period in over a month now but she wasn't worried. Her meeting with her first client was today and she had to look good in all areas. Kane was up earlier and had morning lectures. A smile appeared on her bow-shaped lips when she saw a note by Kane's side of the bed. She pulled herself up to pick the note from the lamp stand and opened it."Wish you luck on meeting your client and, break a leg."Madeline leaned against the headboard with her head in the clouds. She couldn't believe it all and how her life was slowly changing and not to mention how much Kane was a beast in bed last night. She unwillingly pushed her legs to get off from her bed and went straight to the bathroom. While she rinsed her face, her stomach was in a tight knot and resulted in her throwing up some few remains from last night's dinner. Her headache got much worse and she concluded she was probably under the weather. She knew she couldn
Suddenly all of her hardwork and achievements seemed to be flying out the window and the more Madeline stared at the pregnancy test, the more she thought of it again. She wondered when this even happened and just thinking about the times she and Kane slept together wasn't enough for her to fall pregnant. What were the odds.“This must be a mistake,” She whispered to no one but herself. All the times she forgot to take the pill was making her feel even worse. Her body felt all weak and she had to seat on the toilet. Her head was heavy and aching badly and her eyes a bit hazy. She held her head and sighed with her mind wondering what to do next. Of course pregnancy tests weren't 100% accurate and she needed to see a gynecologist before even knowing what to do next.She hid the pregnancy test inside her part of the closet and went straight to bed instead of having her usual night study session. She knew nothing would enter her head when it was already occupied with malicious thoughts of
Madeline reported at her desk around mid-day. She knew that she couldn't afford to not be punctual on her second day but she didn't care. For the first time, she didn't care about maintaining decorum in everything not until she saw the results of that damned test she took earlier today. It was all her mind could think of since last night.She took a glass of water from the dispenser on her way and gulped it all before she decided to get started on her work for the day. Mrs Jones had already sent her a positive feedback earlier this morning on her mail but she didn't have time to look at it until now. She knew it was going to be a long and tiring day but she already was here and was to keep on moving forward.She first got the fabric and started to cut it to the desired shape and sizes. Mrs Jones's measurements also came along with her positive response so it made Madeline's work of going back to her mansion not possible anymore. The part of cutting the fabric wasn't the hardest part a
“... Believe me, it's not the end of the world Madeline.” Beatrice began but got alert when Madeline didn't respond. Her eyes moved from the table towards her belly. Her soft heavy breaths could be heard and finally she raised up her head to look at Beatrice. “...What do you mean it's not the end of the world for me? It is!...”“Please calm down...”“....I can't calm down doctor! This is too much for me to handle,...I can't....” Madeline found herself holding her head and already sobbing. She shut her eyes and cursed herself for being so careless with herself. She knew Kane never used protection because they both agreed on her taking the pill to avoid any pregnancies. It was their number one rule when they started dating and now this happened.“...My life is completely ruined Doctor. It's ruined....” Beatrice got up from her seat and rounded her desk to stand by Madeline. Madeline out of impulse was quick to wrap her arms around Beatrice's waist and rest her head on her belly. She was
Madeline got to work on her designs and even though she didn't have the energy to focus at the moment, she had to uphold her commitment. There was no way she was going to tell Sarah nor anyone at work about her pregnancy. She had a long day ahead and her baby was growing slowly which meant she was not going to have her baby in the next coming nine months but more. At time she got dizzy and her head pounded like a hammer against her brain. She only wondered what Kane would say. She wanted to believe in Beatrice about Kane offering his support to her at this crucial stage of her life.Her back was sour from her having to stand up straight for long hours while trying to stitch the fabric on the mannequin. It was quite a job to sew a dress on the size of Mrs Jones. Kane sent her a message and he did say he had no choice but to leave New York to foresee the initial stage. He was to leave tomorrow afternoon and Madeline knew now was the time to let Kane know he was going to become a dad. But
“What did you say? I cheated on you,” Madeline already got herself off the seat and looked at Kane in shock. “How could you even say that? Am thirteen weeks pregnant for God's sakes and I know I messed up but that doesn't give you the right to question my love and loyalty to you Kane.” Madeline was already sobbing.“I don't know what to think at this point Madeline. Do you...do you have any idea of what a baby is Madeline? A baby. It's not a toy Madeline. How could you be so careless.” Kane already shooked his head multiple times and somehow Madeline saw this as all her fault. “I messed up....”“You fucking messed up Madeline! You are not always this careless and absent-minded. What went wrong. We were building our future together Madeline. This..this...” Kane eyed her belly with contempt and rage. “This thing can ruin our future plans. We don't have the means to raise a baby. My mom learnt from her mistake by having me at an early age and guess what my dad blamed her for ruining his
Madeline woke up to find Kane's side of the bed empty and cold. She got out of bed and opened the closets to find most of Kane's clothes empty from his side of the drawers. She knew he told her he was leaving out of town for his new project but Madeline couldn't help but feel very down knowing he didn't even wake her up to give her a goodbye kiss.She couldn't sleep all through the night and didn't know when she fell asleep and failed to notice him getting out of bed. She had classes in the morning but didn't know If she really wanted to leave her apartment this early. Kane had already given her his words to think about and the more Madeline thought about it, the more she felt like going through with it. Out of instinct she placed her hand on her belly and knew she would start to show very soon and that would kiss her internship and scholarship goodbye.She had already come this far in her life but was at crossroads. She had a splitting headache and went to the kitchen to get some pai
Beatrice led Madeline step into her office and Madeline didn't even have the nerve to take a seat. She had thought long and hard and decided this was the best option. What were the odds that she would even be able to take care of a baby at her age.“I see you have made your decision Madeline? And, please there's no need to be formal with me. Please have a seat.” Beatrice did smile. Madeline only had her face neutral and no matter how much she tried to think and reason about it, it was all against her. Her career which she had worked so hard to reach was soon going to slip away from her hands and she wouldn't sit by and take it lightly. Kane and her mother were both right. It was stupid as to how she could ever think of raising a baby and still have her career in the front seat at the same time. It was time to be practical.“I can't. I can't watch my life change before my eyes. I know you understand what am going through. You also went through the same ordeals...”“I did go through the