Million Dollar Mates: Catwalk Queen by Cathy Hopkins

Author:Cathy Hopkins [Hopkins, Cathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781847389947
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

11

Learning How to Walk

‘OK. Number eleven. Go,’ called Jacob Johnson, the image coach who had been brought in to show the twenty finalists how to walk the catwalk. I was one of them. Keira looked surprised when I came through the doors with Flo in the morning, raised an eyebrow and said something to a blonde girl she seemed to have palled up with. I smiled at her like I was so cool and not fazed by the messages she’d sent. All of us knew who Jacob was, having seen him on various TV makeover shows. He was a small, skinny blond and always dressed in black with heeled boots. I liked him because he treated each one of us like we were his favourite girlfriend. I was number fifteen. Keira was sixteen. Flo had already done her trial walk and she’d sauntered down the catwalk like she was walking through a field of flowers. Jacob had told her to put more attitude into it.

‘No, no, NO,’ called Jacob as number eleven, a tall redhead, walked towards him. I felt sorry for her because she looked so nervous, her face tight with concentration, her body awkward. It didn’t help that we all had to walk in four-inch heels. I was already wobbling in mine. ‘OK, everyone. Listen up. Look and learn. Our girl here is too tight. You need to loosen up, keep your eyes ahead, long steps, no horse-stepping, no short steps. I want you all to relax and enjoy this. It’s your moment. So who’s next? Number twelve. Go girl.’

‘It doesn’t look easy,’ whispered Flo as the next girl went forward to take her turn.

‘No, NO. Stop,’ called Jacob as she sashayed towards him. ‘Too sexy. Tone it down. You’re a goddess, you’re unreachable. The way you’re rolling your hips, you’re telling the world that you’re anybody’s. Oh Lord!’ The girl went over on one ankle and tumbled to the floor and Jacob rushed to help her up. She was already in tears.

I glanced over in Keira’s direction. ‘Eek,’ I mouthed and nodded my head at the fallen girl. She looked the other way.

Girl number twelve was helped to a seat and number thirteen was up ready.

‘Close your mouth, close your mouth,’ called Jacob as she stiffly made her way towards him. ‘You’re not catching flies! Now relax, you’re walking like one of the undead.’

Number fourteen was up next. ‘You’re waddling. I said to loosen up but not that much,’ Jacob commented then demonstrated how we should walk. ‘See, it has to come from the eyes then the body will follow. Eyes ahead.’ The girl tried again. ‘No. No,’ Jacob sighed. ‘Now you’re walking like a monkey.’ The poor girl looked like she didn’t know what to do with her arms or legs and I almost had a fit of the giggles.

‘Number fifteen,’ called Jacob.

‘Here I go,’ I said as Flo helped steady me on the heels. ‘He’ll probably say I walk like a duck.’

‘Quack,’ said Flo.

I went and took my place at the top of the room.

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