GLASS DOLL
364 Words
CHAPTER1:
GLASS DOLL
Meet Mrs. Vanity. As the CEO of Vein Products, her life was a curated gallery of perfection. To the public, she was a pioneer of the "Natural Glow" movement, a titan of the beauty industry who preached that elegance was a birthright. But behind the designer suits and the mahogany desk in her high-rise office lay a soul consumed by a single, burning obsession: winning.
Her daughter, Karma, was a top-of-the-line junior fashion model. Karma was a girl whose grace should have been her own, but in Vanity’s eyes, her daughter was merely a tool—a polished vessel to settle a decades-old grudge.
Every year, Vanity got so close to the ultimate prize: the cover of Teen Model Magazine. The competition was more than a career milestone; it was a ghost she had been chasing since her own youth. Vanity was utterly narcissistic; she saw the world as a scoreboard where she was perpetually behind. She was threatened to her core by her childhood rival, Blessing, and Blessing’s daughter, Charity. Vanity had never managed to beat Blessing when they were teens, and that ancient defeat had curdled into a dark, silent poison.
But Charity was a force of nature. In fifteen different shows across the country, Karma had stood on that stage only to watch the crown go to Charity. Now, they were at the finals in Las Vegas. The desert heat outside was nothing compared to the temperature in the dressing room.
"If nothing changes, it’s a no-go. We have to wait six months if we don’t swing this," Vanity hissed, her voice a sharp blade. Her anger was rooted in a deep, ugly elitism. She looked at Blessing and Charity as "lower class," people who didn't belong in the same stratosphere as the CEO of a multi-million dollar company.
She flipped out, her composure shattering like dropped crystal. "You can’t even win against these broke bum bitches! Get your s**t together!" She stormed across the room, stopping inches from Blessing’s face. "This ain’t over, b***h. See you in six months. And when I do, you’ll wish you never heard the word 'beauty.'"
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