SOPHIA

It's been 3 months since I heared from her. How time has flown since I started working here.

Five months of freedom seems surreal. I'm grateful I met André that night.

"Hello, Drew." I speak into my phone.

"Hey, Sophia. How are you doing?" He asks. Well, you definitely would be wondering what's the status with him now. Well, we are basically friends.

We went out on a few dates but later decided to just stay as friends. It's more like best friends relationship. Most days that I'm free, it's either we hang out, go visit his mom or I do something else to while away time.

The only thing is, he likes me alot and never fails to remind me. He says if I change my mind and want a relationship with him, he's ready. He would have had a chance if a certain green-eyed man was not in my life.

Recently, my heart has been playing games with me whenever I am with him and it's becoming annoying. From the little things he does such as laughing and just having normal conversations with him. It's not as if he notices me in that way. To him, I'm just the help.

Speak of the devil, he walks to the kitchen and picks up a glass cup then fills it with some juice from the carton and sits on one of the chairs.

"Hello." I whisper to him.

"Hi." He smiles back.

"Hold on." I say to Drew.

"Let me guess, André?" I wanted to laugh, I could imagine him rolling his eyes in annoyance.

"Yes." I say and place the call on hold.

"Do you want anything?" I say to André.

"No, just continue your call." He answers and goes back to sipping his juice and pressing his phone.

"Alright."

"I'm back. So how's Claire? You've stolen my time with her. She'll be pissed at you. You're in trouble." I say in a sing-song manner.

"Haha. No, funny enough she's happy we are bonding." He speaks.

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ANDRÉ

I just watch as she talks on and on with whoever it is at the other end of the phone. She keeps laughing and doing funny stuff with her voice.

I have never seen her this free with anyone asides Lorette and I know she's not the one on the phone because she's here right now with her cleaning crew.

I continue studying her in the guise of drinking the juice and operating my phone. In actual sense, I was looking at her and appreciating her beauty. As my mind wander back to that night I met her, I still wonder what her story truly is.

Tonight is the annual ball at Fabian's and I don't have a date to accompany me. Maybe I should just ask her after her call.

As if on cue, her call ends and she speaks to me. "Good morning, André."

"Good morning." I reply.

"Hope your night was okay?" I ask her, trying to start up a conversation.

"Yes, yours?" She smiles back.

"It was fine, thanks for asking." I say back to her.

"So today I have a ball to attend and I don't have a date. Do you mind going with me?" I ask, scratching the back of my head at the awkwardness of the situation.

"I don't have anything to do this night but what of your girlfriend?" She asks.

"Halle is on a business trip so she won't be available." I reply.

"I don't have what to wear." She says. It seems she's just trying to cook up an excuse.

"I'll take care of that, and before you say you don't have a make up artist, I'll provide a personal beautician for you. Her name is Mariana, she'll come over to get you prepared."

"Alright. Thank you." She laughs.

"I should be the one thanking you. Let me get ready for work. See you in the evening. We leave by 7:30pm."

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SOPHIA

Exactly 2pm, I hear the door bell ring.

"Hi, I'm Mariana." A brunette haired beauty greeted me as I open the door.

"You must be Sophia. You don't look bad at all, girl." She says and gives me a nudge on the shoulders.

"Thank you. Please come in." Her energy is amazing.

"Alright, so we have alot to do. First stop, spa and hair salon, boutique for dress and shoes l, and finally back for your make up." She claps her hand as she sits on the chair.

"Dress up so we could leave." She states and I go up to my room to do so.

She drove here so we just use her car. Who exactly is this girl? I ask myself.

"Don't think too much, I'm their friend. I've known them since we were younger." She says.

"You'll meet the others later today." She continues, as if knowing the next question in my head.

"Okay, we have arrived at our destination." She says.

We enter a well furnished beauty parlour, she seems quite popular here because every part she went to, they kept greeting her.

"So, we'll be having spa treatment and fixing our hair here. This is Loiusa, she'll attend to us." For the next one hour, we were treated to massages, facials, body glow, etc and after that, our hair and nails were done.

My hair felt so different and the curls at the edges made it look bouncy. I can't believe my eyes as I stare at myself in the mirror. I look different and my skin is on a different shade of glow. I love what I see, the perfect glam up.

"Alright, till another time, guys!" Mariana says and we take our leave.

"Next stop, the boutique." She says, flashing her teeth.

"Ohh, I love to play dress up." She adds, excitingly.

"I won't agree less with you." I say, in response to her.