Miele

Chapter 16

Remington's POV:
I took a cab to Manhattan Mall. I went inside and went to the Apple store. I walked inside and picked up the IPhone 11 Pro, a screen protector, a case, and AirPods. I got a basic black case with a small white rose outline on the back. I took it to the desk and paid. 1,201 fucking dollars. God damn. I grabbed my bag and left the store.

I made my way to American Eagle and grabbed a few t-shirts and 1 hoodie and 3 pairs of mom jeans. I went to Banana Republic and got a light pink pencil skirt and matching blazer and a white turtleneck long sleeve. I went to Shoe Carnival and picked up a pair of white heeled boots.

After 3 hours of shopping, I gathered my bags and made my way out of the mall. My leg started to bother me so I called for a cab and got in and gave them the address to Lisa's building. We arrived 15 minutes later and I went inside and went upstairs. I laid my shopping bags on the bed and took my shoes off and sat down. I grabbed the Apple bag and took my new phone out and set it up. I put the protector and case on and slipped it inside my pocket.

It has been over 24 hours since I have heard from anyone. I'm hurt that they lied. That she lied. I trusted her with my past and she couldn't trust me with this? They both lied to me. I'm glad I'm going to Paris. Hopefully Adira likes me and she doesn't care about the scars. I collected all of my newly bought clothes and stuck inside my suitcase and zipped it up. I went to Lisa's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in," she said.

I opened the door and she looked up at me. "Did you have fun shopping?"

"Yes. Thankyou."

"Mmm. I talked to Adira and she said she will meet with you. Today is.." she paused and looked at her calender, "Monday February 5th. She can meet with you on Thursday. I booked your flight for tonight at 7:25. It is a 16 hour flight so you will get there by 5:40 in the evening on Tuesday. A car will pick you up from the airport and take you to a hotel. Wednesday will give you a day to rest and settle in. On Thursday at 9:30, a man will come to your hotel room and take you to Adira. She will interview you and then call you and let you know her decision. If she likes you she will move you to an apartment room in her building and get started with you immediately or if she doesn't like you you will come home on a flight that night," Lisa explained to me.

I hope that she likes me but at the same time I'm not sure about my back. I will obviously only wear clothes that cover me but I will never let anyone see them.

"Yes I understand. I cannot thankyou enough Lisa," I replied.

"Your welcome. I hope you do well on your interview. I see great potential in you. I did not mention anything about your contact with Emilio. I know how you feel right now and didn't want to add gasoline to the fire."

"Thankyou. Have you heard from Venus or Emilio?"

I have thought about Emilio constantly since I left. I'm such an idiot for trusting him. This shit always happens.

"Emilio called me earlier and asked if I knew where you were that he wanted to speak with you, but I told him no. Venus called me and asked the same thing and I responded the same with her as well. You have a chance to start over right now. Take it and make something of yourself and don't look back."

I just nodded. I didn't know what to say. I couldn't just forget Venus. She is the only person who has ever cared about me. And Emilio, I won't forget him. I let him touch me. I've never let anyone touch me after what happened. But I guess this is safer so I'm not involved in his lifestyle.

"Go pack your bags and I will have a driver take you to the airport. I booked you a first-class ticket. I hope you do well Riffel," she said.

"Me too. Thankyou Lisa."

She grabbed a pen and a sticky note off her desk and wrote something on it and then handed it to me. It was her phone number and email address.

"Use that to let me know how your doing. I would love to hear from you. Best wishes to you my friend," she spoke.

I smiled at her. She got up from her chair and made her way to stand in front of me. She put her hands on my shoulders and pulled me in for a hug. I stiffened but didn't say anything. I hugged her back. She pulled away after a moment.

"Go follow your dreams. Make your mother proud. You can message or email anytime. I hope you do amazing things. I won't mention where you went. If something happens and you don't get it, fly back here and you can decide what you will like to do from there. I will help you in any way that I can," she said.

"Thankyou so much Lisa. I hope that we can be friends," I replied with a smile.

"We already are," she said back with a smile of her own.

She looked at her wrist then back at me. "It's 5:00 now. Go get your luggage and we will go to the airport."

I nodded and made my way out of her office. I went to my room and threw my shopping bags in the waste basket and grabbed my shit and made sure that everything was tidy. I wheeled my suitcases downstairs and Lisa was already standing there with a man.

"Luis, take these and put them in the trunk of the car."

"Yes ma'am," he replied.

"Are you ready?"

I smiled and nodded at her. We made our way down to the car in the elevator and went outside. We got inside the Range Rover and we drove off. I was nervous about this. I hope that Adira likes me and thinks that I am good enough to be one of her models. I can already see myself walking down a runway.

After 20 minutes of driving, we make it to the entrance of the airport. Luis steps out and opens the trunk and takes my bags out for me and waits by the car.

"Call if you need anything. I wish you the best of luck Riffel," Lisa spoke.

"Thankyou, for everything."

"Your welcome."

Lisa pulled some papers put of her coat pocket and handed them to me. They were the flight tickets. I looked back up at her and smiled. She returned the gesture and I opened the car door and got out. I smiled at Luis and grabbed my luggage and went inside the airport.

After an hour of me and my luggage being checked by security, I finally made my way to the area I was supposed to wait in until my flight. I pulled my phone out and quickly added Lisa's number to it. I sent her a quick message before my flight:

Me: Thankyou so much from the bottom of my heart for all you have done for me. I hope we meet soon!

After a few minutes I received a reply back.

Lisa: You are so welcome. Do me proud:)

I smiled at the text but before I could send a reply, a woman on an intercom called my flight number. I along with a few other people got up and made our way to the terminal. I handed the lady my ticket and boarded the plane to Paris. I was nervous but also very excited. I made my way to first class and sat down. No one else was here with me.

"Would you like something to eat or drink ma'am?"

I looked up and was met with a flight attendant. I politely declined and she left. I pulled my phone and AirPods out and put on some music to listen to.

After 10 minutes, I could feel the plane moving. I opened the window and looked outside and saw us speeding down the runway. The closer we got to the end, the more nervous I became. We inclined into the sky and the timer for Paris was set. Only 16 hours Remi. We can do this.

I laid my head against the window and closed my eyes. Before I fell asleep, Emilio's image popped into my head.
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There will be an Author's Note after this chapter. Please read it. It's very important!

Hope you enjoy this chapter babes!

Love,
~Emily❤️