BIG DREAMS

Chapter Three

Roxanne's POV

I was still fuming as I made my way out of the building. I Roxanne Drews, work for you and you get all the credit? oh hell no! I kept saying to myself as I kept walking.

Hello, a young man said as he approached me, hi I replied shabbily, can you please show me the way to Melanie's office? he asked, 3rd floor, first door on your left I replied nonchalantly.

As I walked further I saw a woman whose dress was ripped "call me Melanie" she kept screaming . I instantly felt pity for her and more for the culprit who was apprehended by her bodyguards, it was a mistake the young lad kept saying.

Hi I greeted as I approached her completely forgetting my episode with Melanie.

I can help if you want I said, oh please do she replied. We then went into one of the restrooms.

A huge s***h was made at the front of the dress, thankfully it was at the lower part of the dress. I cut that part away and created a high and low dress.

It looked fair enough and considering the fact that the show was over and she was probably heading home it was no biggie.

Wow! the woman exclaimed when she finished which made her smile, thank you so much she kept saying as we went back out, we got to her car and she was still thanking me.

Oh and how much will that be? she said suddenly, I was about answering when we heard a voice "that will be 500 dollars ma'am".

Ahhhhhhh! Melanie screamed as she kept throwing things at my wall, who the hell does she think she is!.

I am Melanie Sanders and I always get what I want, I am going to get you Roxanne, there's no way I'm going to let her het out there, nothing is going to stand in my way of becoming the best!

definitely not some lowlife she said to no one in particular.

Well, Bri already said she was going to bring her to me, she better do so if she wants my influence she thought as she reached for a bottle of wine, then she heard a knock.

Maybe she brought her already she thought, come in she said as she put on a proud and smug face. The young man from earlier came in and immediately started talking.

Melanie's POV

I rushed out of my office and headed to where the scrawny looking man she would be but she was not there.

Is this man playing tricks on me! I screamed angrily, where is she! I screamed at him! she was right here he replied literally shaking, which I loved anyways.

She went towards the restroom an average looking woman said to me, thanks.... for nothing I replied, I wonder who invites these lowlifes to my shows, bunch of desperate wannabes I said to myself as I headed to the restroom.

She is not here!!! I screamed after searching, What the hell!!, did she leave already? I thought, no she mustn't have left, she's my biggest client this year, I must not loose her!. Look for her! I screamed at my guards and they all scampered off in different directions. You,get me a chair I said I said to the young man from earlier and he left.

She's by her car ma'am, they all said in unison as they came running back, you two carry me i said two the strong looking ones and we headed for Mrs Washington's car. Oh and how much will that be? Mrs W asked and that foolish girl was hesitating, I knew she wasn't going to charge her, such a lowlife and who doesn't want free money

That will be 500 dollars ma'am I replied.

Melanie, I didn't ask you Mrs W. said, well my junior designer helped you so technically this firm helped you Melanie replied, I am not your junior designer! Roxanne said , ma'am I'm not interested in your money I just wanted to help she said to Mrs W I'll leave now she added and attempted to leave , wait Mrs W said before you leave here's my card she added, by the way I'm Mrs Washington and you're? she said Roxanne Drews ma'am Roxy replied, Roxanne the woman called, let me drop you at your house, just as a thank you Mrs W offered, okay ma'am Roxy replied and they got into the car and drove off leaving a dumbfounded Melanie.

What the hell just happened? she asked no one in particular then stormed back to her office angrily

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We're here ma'am Roxy said, I hope I wasn't a burden she added, of course not Mrs W. replied. Roxanne, she called I like you and I like your impulse thinking, you'd make a great designer she said, thank you ma'am Roxy said,you know what, come to my house on Monday, we have things to discuss Mrs W. said as she handed over a card, my house address is at the back of this she said, thank you so much ma'am Roxy said, see you on Monday she added as she got out of the car, see you Mrs W. replied and waved at her as the car drove off.

Later that night....

After dinner, Roxanne retired to her room hoping to get some sleep when she got a call, it was from Brittany.

Hi Bri, she said answering the call reluctantly, Roxy how could you be so ungrateful! Bri fired at her, she was just trying to help and you bashed her like that she added, oh Brittany shut the hell up! Roxy said already getting angry, your so called friend asked me to work for her with unrealistic terms!, it's not my dream to be someone else's crew member, I want to make s name of my own she said, Roxy stop hallucinating Bri replied, that dream of yours is meant for people like Melanie, people who have the money to make that dream come true not some sad workaholic lady! Bri blurted out, thanks for encouraging me Bri, I really appreciate it, you're such a good friend Roxy said saucily as she ended the call.

Roxy, I'm sorry Bri said at the other end, Ro... Oh God!, she's so stubborn, how will I get her to bend to Mel's will? she asked herself, I'll figure out a way she thought to herself as she rocked her daughter to sleep.

On the other hand, Roxy still hurt from all what Brittany said to her, found it difficult to fall asleep. She vowed never to let Bri be part of her success story, she then assured herself that she hated Bri till she finally fell asleep. Roxanne, may your big dreams come true my dear, her mother who had been watching said as she put off the light.