Beauty in Walking Away (FINISHED)

Stylist Turned Model (Chapter 14)

"You're going out?" I asked Chrome.

"Yes. I have a photoshoot." he answered.

"Oh okay." I said.

Another boring day, I really need to find a job to help Chrome and to be able to do something.

"Theia?" Chrome said as I was about to go back to my room.

"Yes?" I asked.

"Do you want to come? It's just that I know you'll just be bored here."  

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"Chrome! I haven't seen you in a while." A familiar looking girl who's beautiful and tall approaches Chrome and kissed him on the cheek.

"Benina, nice to see you again." Chrome said.

"Man, you look awful. Drinking again? Stop it will ya. Stefanie is not worth your time and love."

"I know. That's why I'm trying very hard to forget her but I can't."

"I understand. Just take care of yourself okay?"

She then sees me.

"Well, hello. Who do we have here?"

"You're Benina Valdez. That's why you look familiar. You're in most of Chrome's pictures."

"Well, Chrome here is my favorite photographer. We go along way." she said then smiled.

"She's Theia. It's a long story. I'll tell you later." 

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"What an ill fate." Benina said as Chrome finished the story about what happened to me.

"Let's start already." Chrome told Benina.

As Benina walks toward the set Chrome notices something is wrong.

"There's something wrong with the outfit." Chrome said.

"Too much accessories." I suddenly blurted out. I don't know but I just said it.

"She's right." Benina said.

"And the color of shoes doesn't go with the dress." I added.

"Wow Chrome. You're friend here has good eye for fashion. I remember the time when I was just like her when I was an intern for a fashion stylist."  

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"Why did you become model instead of a fashion stylist? Just curious." I asked Benina while we are eating lunch.

"Well, I love fashion styling but it's not working for me. And modeling is really my first love."

"Oh."

"How's Chrome? I know you've just met and you're not really close but I just want to know how he is these days."

"He's okay. These days since I stayed with him I haven't seen him drink."

"Thank God. You know Chrome and I are childhood friends. We grew up together so I treat him as a brother as he treats me as a sister. I'm just worried because of what the female dog did to him."

"Stefanie?"

"Let's keep this between you and me. Chrome would get mad if he knew I told you this one but Stefanie was a model too. She is a female dog. But Chrome can't see that and he fell in love with her. Unfortunately, Stefanie used Chrome to be a famous model. Stefanie and Chrome had a relationship. Then Stefanie got pregnant with Chrome's baby but because it was the peak of her career and she's done using Chrome, she aborted the baby and left Chrome even though Chrome asked Stefanie to marry him."

"So that's why he was drinking when I saved him. What a tragic story."

"A tragic story fit for a drama. That's our little secret okay?"

"Yes. I will keep it a secret."

"I trust you. Let's go. Pick an outfit for me. Tsk. You're even better than the stylists here." 

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"It's a wrap everybody." Chrome said.

"Thank God. I'm tired already. Bye Chrome. Bye Theia." Benina said as she kisses Chrome cheek then mine.

"Bye." I said.

"See you when I see you. I'd be off to the Philippines next month. They've invited me for some fashion shows and for magazine covers too. Also for vacation, I heard there are a lot of nice beaches there."

"You may want to want try Boracay and Palawan. They have the whitest sand beaches." I suddenly blurted out. I don't know how I knew that but I just did.

"Wow. You knew that? Maybe you're from there. You accent is very English but judging from how you look maybe you are from there."

"Maybe I am." I just smiled.