The house was filled with lively laughter and discussions when Melody descended the stairs the next morning. She could easily pick out Rebecca and Arianna's voices. She knew that they were not the only ones there because she could hear other feminine laughter. When they came into view, she saw that it was Rebecca, Arianna, Samantha and Zain that were there. Morgan was absent. "Hey good morning, beautiful" Arianna was the first to notice Melody. She stood up and hurried over to her. "Morning". Melody could not keep the smile off her face as Arianna embraced her. She returned Arianna's hug wholeheartedly. She did not stiffen nor did she feel like moving away. "Eh? Where are you off to this morning?" Arianna asked as she eyed Melody's choice of outfit. "I'm going to work '' Melody replied as her eyes went in the direction of the dinning room in search of Hunter. She did not see him there and her questioning eyes went to Rebecca. "He has gone to work, '' Rebecca t
"I'm taking it" the both of the chorused as they each let go of the blue gown causing it to drop on the floor. The both of them lunged themselves at the red gown. The salesperson was wise enough to let go of the gown and step to the side. She thought she would be able to get them to stop fighting for the blue gown but apparently she was wrong. She created an even bigger problem. "Zain what the hell, you said you were the first person that saw the blue gown but now you also want this one?" Samantha asked Zain. " You fought with me for the blue one so why can't I fight with you for this one?" Zain asked, her expression gloating. Rebecca stood arms akimbo as she eyes both girls, "well, since you both can't decide on who is taking the blue or red gown why don't you hand it over to me then? " Samantha and Zain turn on Rebecca " shut it". They faced each other and were about to continue quarreling when Zain suddenly became stiff and her eyes turned molten red. Zain rais
The girls got into the car and went to the local market to buy foodstuff before going back to Hunter's house. They wanted to cook their lunch by themselves and Melody, who was hungry, couldn't wait. She slapped a sandwich together and ate it before joining them to cook. She picked up the apron they kept for her and wore it before standing beside the four girls to watch them. They worked together quietly but in sync. She watched them as they mixed the ingredients for the chili con carne they were making, expertly measuring everything. She helped them in any way she could as she also tried to learn how to make the food. Hunter's kitchen was equipped with model cooking utensils so everything they needed was there. When the food was finally ready, they marched to the dining room, each of them with a tray containing their portion of the food. Melody nearly bit her finger in a haste while eating because of the delicious taste of the food. The girl watched movies after movie bef
Hunter was around so Melody and Rebecca ate breakfast alone. Before Melody could think of what she would do to kill the boredom she could already see stretching in front of her, Rebecca suggested that they go visit Hunter at his office and Melody immediately jumped at the idea. Hunter was not in his office when they got there and neither was Liliana. "They must have gone out for a meeting". Rebecca told Melody and she sank down on Hunter's chair behind his desk and picked up the document he left lying there. They remained there for a while. "This is jargon". With a huff, Rebecca slammed down the file she had been skimping through. She did not understand anything that was written there and that was why she chose to follow in her grandfather's and her mother's footsteps in becoming a chef. "Is it that hard?". Melody asked and when Rebecca looked at her in confusion she said, " business, I mean. Surely it can't be that hard". Rebecca slouched on Hunter's seat, " it's h
By the time they got to Harrison's house which was in another town two hours later, Melody's ear was already filled with talks from how much Rebecca loves her boyfriend to what he looks like and even the color of his underwear. She hummed softly anytime Rebecca asked her if she was listening. She was going to doze off. As much as she wanted to meet Rebecca's wonderful boyfriend, she felt like her head would fall off with how much information Rebecca was filling it with. "Here we are". Rebecca slapped her hand on the steering wheel, the sound waking Melody who was already closing her eyes to sleep. "We are there already?". Melody looked around groggily to see that they were parked in front of a beautiful house with a nice porch. She thought that she would be dead by the time they got to the said Harrison's house. If she knew that the journey would be so long, she would have stayed back to help Hunter out. Business could not really be that boring right?. "Baby!". With
Melody swallowed nervously, "hey, Morgan hi". Her eyes wandered aimlessly around the room, looking everywhere but his naked chest. "Come and sit down". Morgan pointed a couch and it was the same one she wanted to sit on And because she might look awfully funny just standing there, Melody forced herself to move until she was sitting on the couch. She adjusted her position until she wasn't close to him when Morgan walked around to sit close to her. "You two know each other?". Evans, one of the boys that laughed at Paul, asked Morgan. "Yeah, we've met before". Morgan answered. "Well, that must be the reason why she ignored our handsome Paul here". The secoms guy, Bernard, hit Paul on his shoulders with a teasing smile. "Fuck off". Paul shoved him off in annoyance. Morgan turned to Melody with a confused expression. He was about to ask her what they were saying about her ignoring Paul when Harrison called him. "She's hungry, Morgan. Can you please whip up so
"My dear Melody, if anyone volunteers to help you escape from your father or volunteers to help build your life and achieve your dream then take it without much thought. You can repay them back when you have more than enough. You need all the help in the world. I'm sorry I could not be the person that will help you". Melody remembered her mother's last words. Her mother had told her to take help from people should she receive any. She jumped up from her bed and went to get the form. He won't disturb you to pay him back. He did not trouble you about paying him back for taking you to the hospital twice now. He's kind and just trying to help you because of his sister. Melody kept chanting in her head as she filled up the form with the pen she borrowed from a maid. She added the last part because s part of her kept telling her that he was helping her because he likes her and wanted her to be with him for a long time. That was a part of her that was falling for him with each
“She does not have a boyfriend, and she does not need one now. All she wants to do is to focus on the competition and how to pass it”. Rebecca answered for Melody, who was still thinking of an answer to the question of if she has a boyfriend. "Chill, Rebecca. Allow Melody to answer for herself” Morgan grunted in irritation before turning to Melody," do you have a boyfriend?”. Melody shook her head," Rebecca is right, I don't have a boyfriend, and I'm not interested in having one. I just want to focus on winning the competition” " I told you”. Rebecca said in mock satisfaction.“ Melody is still young, so she can say that. I'm getting old”. Arianna lamented. " How old are you?”. Melody asked her." I'm twenty-three, some of my mates are married and have even given birth to a cute baby”." And some of your mates are dead”. Samantha told her. Arianna jumped on the sofa to an upright position. She glared at Samantha” Are you cursing me, Sam?”.Samantha gave a careless shrug with a s