A model’s desire

The surprise proposal

CHAPTER THREE

TANIA’S POINT OF VIEW

I stared at him in shock and then at my fingers where my ring rested. Isn’t this the person that just proposed? He didn’t even try to hear my side of the story.

“Noah…”

“Don’t waste my time!”Noah said and grabbed my fingers. He yanked the ring off and began to walk away.

“Noah! It was photoshopped! It wasn't me!” I cried, my body shaking and my eyes red and sore from the tears. I ran after him but one of his bodyguards pushed me away and I fell on the floor, crying my eyes out.

Noah didn’t bother to look at me or see if I was hurt, and it broke my heart into a million pieces.

This is a man I love with all of my heart, and he just dismissed me like I was nothing.

I suddenly noticed that some models and other passersby were watching the scene, some were even laughing and pointing at me.

Feeling ashamed, I ran out of the company and tried to catch up with Noah, but he had entered his car and zoomed off.

I stood still, heartbroken and confused. The tears could not stop rolling down my puffy red eyes. I quickly got in my car and drove off to my apartment.

All I wanted to do was drown in alcohol and forget about everything that was happening for a moment. I got into her car and drove off.

I went to my apartment, got in after a few minutes, and quickly rushed to my mini-bar to get some alcohol. I got a glass cup and poured its contents in before gulping it down my throat.

The alcohol burned, but I didn’t care, all I wanted was for the pain to go away. I have just lost my job and my man. My engagement is off and now, my life is over.

I suddenly got a notification on my phone and checked it. One of the fashion houses I worked at as a model, terminated their contract with me.

“Could this get any worse,” I said to myself and gulped another cup of alcohol.

My phone was buzzing with different messages from different people, but I ignored them. All I wanted to see was a message from Noah, but I didn’t get one.

I picked up the phone and tried to call him, but his number was not reachable.

“I should send him a message.”

I tried sending him a message, but I saw that I could no longer see his profile picture.

I knew for sure that he must have blocked me. I sighed heavily and gulped some more alcohol.

Everywhere was starting to get blurry, and soon, I passed out.

Early the next day, I woke up with a strong migraine and went to the kitchen to prepare a hangover tea so I could get some relief because it felt like my head was about to explode.

Remembering everything that happened the previous day, I was once again enveloped with sadness, and the migraine made it worse.

I groaned in pain and drank some of the tea. Just as I was about to go to the bathroom and have my bath, the sound of an aggressive knock came from the door.

I hoped with all of my heart that it was Noah and quickly ran to open it but it wasn’t Noah at the door. It was my crazy landlady, Madam Beth.

“Your rent is due today. I don’t want any delay in payment so you better pay up and don’t let me lose my patience,”

“Oh s**t!” I thought. “Noah was supposed to pay the rent, but we aren’t talking right now, so he must have forgotten,”

“Please give me two days. You know I’ve never defaulted before,”

“Fine! I’ll be back in two days and if the rent is not ready, then I’ll kick you out in the street. Good day!”

I heaved a sigh as I watched her leave.

Noah has always taken responsibility for my rent. I live in a very expensive apartment and wasn’t buoyant enough to pay that amount of rent on my own, or I’d become broke before the year runs out.

I didn’t know what to do and decided the only option is to meet with Noah no matter what.

“I know he hates me right now, but surely, he won’t let me live on the streets right?” I thought to myself.

I didn’t mind moving to a more affordable neighborhood and paying my rent myself, all I wanted was for Noah to know that I was framed.

I decided to visit him and have a talk with him.

I quickly had my bath and dressed up, and off I went to Noah’s house. I hoped that Noah’s guards would let me in since they were familiar with me.

I drove all the way and got there in about fifteen minutes. The gateman of the estate was familiar with my face, so he let me in.

I drove till she got to the front of Noah’s house, which was only two minutes from the gate and I parked my car on the road, close to his mansion. Luckily I saw him come out, talking with his sister.

I was glad to finally have him alone. Well, not completely alone, since he was with his sister, Brooke.

“Noah!”

“Well look who it is. It’s the slutty b***h with the s*x tape online. You should be ashamed to show your face in front of my brother after moaning like a needy pig on Heat for the whole world to see,”

“Brooke, I promise you, it isn’t real. Someone is trying to sabotage me and I don’t know why. Noah, you have to believe me. You know I love you, please,” I pleaded, trying to move closer to him but Brooke blocked my way.

“There were two videos, Tania! Two videos with your face clearly shown. That isn’t Photoshop. Oh! And Noah saw a notification that your rent is due. Sorry gold digger, he won’t be paying for you this time around,” Brooke laughed.

“I don’t care about that. Noah! Please, why aren’t you saying anything?”

“I don’t want to see you again,” Noah said, his eyes bloodshot and cold, and he entered one of his cars.

Is this me the man I love? No, it can’t be! Something is wrong somewhere.

“Wait a minute, isn’t that the car my brother got for you?”

“I…”

Brooke snatched the car keys from me before I could say anything.

“You don’t deserve anything that belongs to him,” she said and went to join her brother in the car.

I watched as the car zoomed off, and I stood still in shock, trying to process what I have just seen. Noah didn’t try to defend me even once, while I was getting insulted by his sister.

Why didn’t Noah believe me? Why is all this happening to me?

A fresh round of tears fell from my puffy eyes and my mouth shivered in despair and confusion as I cleaned my tears but they kept pouring out and choking me. Soon, I started to get dizzy and took a cab home.

I took a canned drink in the kitchen and decided to watch some television to distract myself, but the first thing I saw had me spilling my drink out of my mouth. There was an announcement being made on the TV, and the headline read-

Noah Crest is Officially getting married to Candy Theodore!