Chasing Clouds by Annabelle Knight

Author:Annabelle Knight
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Published: 2021-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“I’ve got three hours until I need to leave,” Elodie sputtered as she dashed back into her bedroom wearing nothing but a towel; droplets from her badly towel- dried hair fell onto the floor as she went.

“If you’ve got three hours then why the hell are you rushing about like Usain Bolt on speed?” Carla asked as she got up from the sofa and followed Elodie.

“I need this induction to go perfectly,” Elodie answered, sitting herself down at her dressing table and applying a thin layer of moisturiser to her face. “Gareth said that hardly anyone works out. It’s too good an opportunity to mess things up so I need to be completely on the ball, and look fantastic. I don’t want to give them one single reason not to hire me. Now are you going to help me, or what?”

“Your wish is my command,” Carla said as she took a low, sarcastic bow towards Elodie.

“Okay, so can you pick something for me to wear, nothing too edgy. I want to be smart, sophisticated and maybe just a touch sexy?”

“What does it matter if you’re sexy? It’s not like Gareth’s going to give you the job because you look hot. You’re on totally different buses, if you catch my drift.”

“I’m not thinking about Gareth, I’m thinking about Alex. If he owns the company he’ll probably have a say and before you get all judgemental, I’m not doing anything wrong, I’m just…”

“Working with what your mamma gave ya? As if I’d judge you for that. Hellooooo, I’m a model, for God’s sake, using my looks is what I do!” Carla said, batting her eyelashes and giving Elodie a little twirl. “Now, let’s get you sorted. Dry your hair, I’ll do clothes and we can decide on your makeup together.”

Elodie gave Carla a grateful smile and did as she was told. Elodie was so excited: if she played this exactly right then by the end of the day she would have everything she had wanted.

Elodie’s phone rang a little before ten am. It was a very stern- sounding man named Mr Bosford, her new driver, informing her that he would be waiting outside Cockfosters tube station in exactly one hour ready to drive her to Langley private airfield. Elodie was incredibly impressed: she had envisioned getting the tube, then perhaps a bus or maybe a taxi to Langley. Never in her wildest dreams did she expect to have a driver and her own private car to take her there. She stole a glance at the clock and with a heady mix of exhilaration and apprehension made her way towards the tube station. She wore an outfit that Carla had hailed a ‘Monochrome masterpiece’, consisting of simple black fitted trousers, a loose- fitting black top and off- white jacket. Her hair had been teased into relaxed waves and pinned up in a chic style that Elodie liked very much. She walked briskly; the heels of her court shoes clicked against the pavement and a few stray pieces of hair danced on the warm breeze.

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