The Beauty In Our Scars.

A makeover.

"Is that all?" Craig asked.

"Yes sir. That will be all" Mandy answered firmly. Craig scoffed.

"I can't totally promise you the first, but I wouldn't force you to bed with me, I'm way past that" Craig responded. "I heard you Mandy, the requests you made will be granted" he continued. Mandy bowed and walked out of the room as swiftly as possible. Craig watched her every step up until she left. He sighed deeply before he wheeled himself to the balcony.

Just as Mandy went back to her room, she saw a group of maids and other domestic workers at the entrance of her room door. She instantly hastened her steps towards her room to know what was going on. Immediately those at the doorway saw her, they immediately bowed.

"Good afternoon miss" they all chorused. Mandy stood there, shock and confusion evident on her face.

"What's going on here? And what's with the formalities?" She asked as she still scanned the environment.

"Miss, we have been instructed to get you. You'll no longer be staying here" one of the maids announced. Mandy couldn't believe her ears, but she couldn't say anything either. She just stared at them, with her mouth wide opened.

"Shall we?" The maid asked again. Mandy's senses came back immediately she heard the question.

"Uhmm give me a minute, I wish to take out something" she said quickly as she dashed into the room and shut the door behind her. Her breathing was heavy, her eyes still widened in suprise, she wasn't expecting anything to happen so fast, that included moving out. She instantly rushed to the cupboard in the room and flung it open. She picked up the diary which was inside of it and hid it beneath her skirt. She took a deep breath and calmly walked to the door and flung it open, the maids were still waiting patiently at the door for her and when she saw them, she smiled.

"Let's get going. I guess I'm ready" Mandy said. The maids bowed and began to move, Mandy following them steadily from behind.

Soon, they moved to the designated location, Mandy's new room. Mandy wasn't happy about the location of her room, it was the room immediately after Craig's. She couldn't rub off the feeling she was monitored or kept close. While these thoughts clouded her mind, she walked into her new room. The maids had excused themselves and had left at this point. Once she took a closer look at the room, she was wawed by what she saw. The room was a beauty, well furnished and air conditioned. Mandy's eyes caught a glimpse of a large white fridge in the room and instantly, she rushed to it. Immediately she opened it, she realized it was stocked with any edible thing imaginable. She closed it and rushed to the wardrobe, there weren't any much clothes or shoes in it yet, but everything she saw their wasn't just expensive but also beautiful. Mandy's disappointment turned to pure joy as her eyes wandered round the room in amazement. She immediately rushed to the fridge and helped herself with a bunch of grapes, then she switched on the television set and tuned in to watch a movie. She then remembered the diary under her skirt, dropping the grapefruits, she pulled the diary out. She looked at it for a while before she shoved it into an empty locker and locked it. She let out a sigh before she turned back to the television which was already making a noise in the background.

"This might not be a bad idea after all" Mandy said, a mischievous grin plastered on her face.

Mandy was fast asleep on the soft, cozy mattress when she heard a knock on the door. She rubbed her eyes and stretched from side to side. The knock came again, making Mandy jolt from her bed.

"Who is it?" She asked as she rushed to the door.

"Open up, it's Craig" a voice answered from behind the door. Mandy sighed and then opened the door. Craig was wheeled in with the help of a maid behind him. Mandy shut the door dnd walked over to Craig.

"Is there an issue?" Mandy asked, Craig smiled at her.

"Relax my dear. I'm not here to bully you. I just want to tell you to freshen up and get dressed, we are going shopping. You do not have clothes or shoes at the moment and as my mistress, presentation matters" Craig announced, his tone unapologetic and sarcastic. Mandy smiled at him,

"You didn't need to come to relay that message to me directly, you could have sent someone" Mandy shot back.

"Well we have something to discuss later, probably after the shopping. We'll be leaving in about an hour" Craig responded. He signaled to the maid behind him and she wheeled him out of the room. Mandy immediately rushed over to the wardrobe to check the contents once again. She saw a pair of blue jeans and a black hoodie followed by a pair of sneakers.

"I guess that will do for today" she muttered, after which she closed the drawer.

In about an hour, Mandy got another knock on the door. She opened the door and it was a maid.

"Miss it's time, Mr Craig is waiting for you outside" the maid announced.

"Alright, I'll meet him in a minute" Mandy responded and the maid walked away. Shortly after, Mandy made her way down the stairs and to the large compound. Some maids were already outside alongside some butlers. Just in the middle of the compound, a black Bentley was packed, as if the driver was waiting for someone. When Mandy walked closer, the glass at the window of the back seat slowly wond down, Craig was in the car.

"Aren't you coming in?" He asked.

"Oh right, I am" Mandy answered in a bid to hide her initial confusion. She hopped in and the car sped off out of the large compound and out of the gate. Mandy scanned ever interior of the car as it moved. She had never seen anything so fancy in her lifetime. The air conditioner blew strongly and the scent of sandalwood filled the car. Everything felt new, exciting and thrilling to Mandy, even the beautiful streets in the estate.

"Enjoying the ride I guess" Craig said, bringing Mandy back to her senses.

"Well a little" Mandy responded, a little embarrassed he had noticed her staring too much. Craig smiled when he noticed it.

"So what's your highest level of education?" Craig asked.

"Junior high" Mandy answered, her attention was still fixed outside as the car moved. Craig's eyes widened in shock, he was sure Mandy never finished her education but he didn't expect her to just stop at junior high.

"What happened? Why did you just stop at junior high?" Craig asked. Mandy turned to him and smiled a little.

"My father died and my stepmom wasn't willing to further my education" Mandy answered. Craig looked at her. He didn't know how to feel at that point, when he thought he had seen it all, it dawned on him that crazier things happened.

"So what has been your source of information and education so far?" Craig asked after staring hard and long at Mandy.

"I read, a lot. My half sisters come home with their textbooks and tablets, I use them to read and study when they are asleep. I also watch a lot of television programs when my stepmom and her children are away" Mandy said. Craig kept silent for a minute, his thoughts running wild by everything he just heard. He turned to look at Mandy again, she was still busy enjoy the scenery of everything.

"Mandy" he finally called after staring at her for more than ten minutes. Mandy turned and looked at him, gesturing that she was listening to him.

"I am going to make sure you are pumped with everything, especially the knowledge you will need. I'll make you the best mistress that ever walked the earth" Craig swore. Mandy just stared at him, confused by his words.

"Uhmmm okay, I guess" Mandy said casually and continued to enjoy the scenery. Suddenly, the car came to a halt.

"We're here" Craig announced. The chauffeur opened the car door, he already had a wheelchair ready. Craig managed to step down from the vehicle with a clutch and after some efforts, he got adjusted to the wheelchair. Mandy stepped down from the vehicle soon after and was greeted with a heavenly scenery. A gigantic building stood tall in front of her, it was so well structured and modelled that she couldn't take her eyes off of it.

"Pixie's Perfect" she read out loud when she sported the large letters plastered on the buildings wall.

"Let's get inside" Craig said, cutting her admiration short. He was wheeled in by the chauffeur and Mandy followed behind then as quickly as she could. The interior of the building was more breathtaking than the exterior of the building. The expensive decor of the place wasn't just what caught Mandy's attention, but the beautiful clothes that were hung neatly at every nook and cranny of the large room. Well dressed attendants stood at different corners of the room and just as Mandy was taking everything in, an attendant who seemed to be the head over the rest walked over to Craig and Mandy.

"Good afternoon sir and ma'am. Welcome to Pixie's Perfect" the attendant greeted.

"Thank you. Uhmmm I would want the best casuals, copreate, dinner and home wears for my darling over here" Craig stated point at Mandy.

"Alright sir. Miss, please this way" the attendant said with a smile on her face as she gestured Mandy to come along with her. Slowly and nervously, she followed the attendant until Craig lost sight of them. Mandy tested one cloth to another and showed them to Craig. Some he approved and some she loved, this took about two hours to get her all clothes she needed. And when they were done, Craig asked the attendants for the sum of everything they had purchased.

"It's $500,000 sir" the attendant said calmly. Mandy gasped immediately she heard the sum.

"That's too much" she whispered to Craig, but Craig smiled. He put his fingers into his leather jacket and pulled out his black card. Mandy couldn't believe her eyes immediately after saw it.

"It's a black card. This means unlimited spending" she muttered to herself.

"Here, make the payments with this" Craig said as he handed the card over to the attendant. She swiped it and gave it back to Craig with a smile. "Package the clothes and put them in the trunk" Craig said to the attendant who nodded in response and went away.

"Sorry I couldn't get you everything you wanted, my finances aren't the best right now" Craig tried to explain before Mandy cut him short.

"Are you kidding me? This is more than enough!" She exclaimed, excitement ringing loudly in her tone. Craig smiled at her,

"You know, this was nothing compared to what I did for my fiancee" he said. Mandy couldn't say anything rather than look at him. She could see the saddness in his eyes when he mentioned his fiancee. She placed her hand on Craig's shoulder, he turned to look at her.

"You should pull yourself together and look towards the future. You've grieved her in many ways, do not let her shadow continue to hold you back, you'll be giving her the satisfaction of winning over you" Mandy said. Her words struck Craig like thunderbolt, he remembered what he saw on television. Clarissa and his best friend Martin were getting all lovey-dovey and announcing their plans of buying other transportation companies and expanding their business across Europe. While he licked his wounds, the people who betrayed him where out living their best lives. He realized that Mandy was right, he was living in shadows while others were living their best lives.

"I guess it's time to go home, the car is all packed up" Mandy said, cutting Craig off his deep thoughts.

"We aren't going home Mandy, we still got a lot to take care of plus you need a makeover" Craig said. Mandy smiled shyly,

"You need a makeover too, especially your face and hair" Mandy said. Craig turned and gave her a stern look. "I'll be honest sir, you are a handsome man. If you work on yourself just a little, I believe you'll get half of your confidence back" Mandy continued. Just then, the chauffeur came in.

"We're ready to leave now sir" he said.

"Alright then, let's get going" Craig responded. The chauffeur wheeled himself out while Mandy followed them.