Remember
In her little effice, Emily paced hack and forth, her heels clicking on the tile floor, her hair a little unkempt, her bathing in short, irregular gasps, documents watter spreadsheets staring at her from her laptop screen
“What am I going todo? What am I going todo?” she muttered to herself, running her fingers through her hair. Her friend, Bailey entered her office as the door opened, carrying two loed code. Her pleasant demeanor faded the instant she spotted Emily’s terrified face.
Lily looked up at her friend, her eyes filled with tears,
But what do I do now? I can’t wait for the landlord to show up and humiliate me, I don’t want that embarrassment
Bailey pulled up a chair and sat next to her
“Don’t freak out, play? We’ll figure something out, you’re not alone in this”
Emily nodded, still trembling but grateful for her friend’s support
Emily responded with a watery smile and a sniff, but her nervousness persisted nailey took a crisp invitation with a goldedging out of her bag.
“A friend of mine invited me to an event being hosted by their company” she said, holding it up for Emily to see,
“It’s supertany, and I think you should come with me!
Emily looked at her.
“How in that supposed to help?”
“well” Bailey said, leaning forward conspiratorially
“I’m pretty sure Sebastian will be there. You can talk to him, lay everything out, and get this sorted once and for all
Emily stated at the invitation for a moment before nodding
“You really think he’ll listen?”
Bailey shrugged.
“‘s worth a shot, isn’t it? Plus, it’ll be a good excuse to ds up andmind him what he’s missing”
In an attempt to attract attention, Emily and Bailey visited a posh prove the following day. Emily had her sights set on a long, red evening gown with a bold high slit, while Bailey chose a sleek black cocktail dress with a plunging neckline,
“How do I look?” Emily asked, stepping out of the fittingcom and twisting, Bailey’s jaw dropped, and she gave an exaggerated whistle,
“Mmm, puf Sebastian won’t know what hit him”
The prospect of a glitzy evening temporarily lightened their moods, and they started laughing
On the weekend, the two women drove to the location. Nervousness made Bailey’s soch turn as they parked into the opulent parking bay.
“Relax” Emily said, touching up her lipstick in the car mirror,
You’ve got this. You look amazing.”
Emilly flatted hepatectly done hair one more time and nodded. As they got closer to the big entryway, the two got out of the car, their heels clicking the pavement, she was relieved that the security at the event was different from the crew assigned to Sebastian’s office. With a confident smile, she gave the guard her invitation, and they were waved alde right away.
The event space was stunning Overhead, chandeliers glistened, and jazz music drifted through the atmosphere. Trays of wine and hors d’oeuvres were passed between groups of visitors by walters in immaculate uniforms, Bailey in the spectacle, her eyes grew wide,
of wine from a patting water. She handed one to her, raising her own in a toast,
“This is_wow” she said, her voice tinged with awe, Emily grinned, grabbing two glasses of wine. “Toluxury”
She said and sipped her dink, her lips curling into a smile,
“Mmm, this wine su richTM
“Luxurious stutt, Bailey agreed, scanning the tOOM
A dashing man in a fitted suit briefly captured Emily’s attention as they made their way through the crowd. She couldn’t help but smirk as he passed with such assurance.
“I see what you’re doing” Bailey teased, nudging her. Emily chuckled, shaking her head,
“Not tonight” Her expression grew serious as her eyes darted around the room,
“I’m not here for that”
She looked down at the dance floor, where a number of couples were swaying to the tunes. She saw Sebastian in the middle of the floor. The sight of Jacob dancing with blackfine, and him standing close by, made her stomach knot, her fingernails dug into her palm as she scoffed.
“This miserable lool” she muttered under her beath
“Wait, what are you doing?” Bailey asked as Emily started walling toward Sebastian, ber movements purposeful and fiery,
“I’m handing this” Emily replied, her tone leaving no room for argument
Bailey’s expression flickered between pride and way as she watched her leave. Every attention in the room was drawn to Emily as she scattled through the crow, her crimson dieta trailing behind her like fire.
Sebastian lost his balance and ran into a waitress with a tray of drinks The waitress and Sebastian tumbled in a heap, and the glasses fell, breaking on the
*I*th an sorry” he quickly said and assisted the shocked waitress in standing up, the music stopped suddenly, the room fell into an uneasy stillness as everyone’s attention was i
With His Lare teckened with embarrassment. Sebastian stood up straightened his suit, he made an effort to at dignified as he got ready to go, but a well–known person com before he could move, Linily, her eyes met his, cold and calculating, as the swirled the glass of wine in her hand,
“Hello, Sebastian” she said, bej voke full of mischief as usual.
