𝐖𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐄 ᵏᵃʸ ᶠˡᵒᶜᵏ

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Celina Lopez
homecrest, brooklyn
8:01 am

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Today I was called in by my boss and he let me know I was promoted to a higher level, not just some level. I am getting promoted to photograph vogue models.

I'm gonna be working for vogue which has always been my biggest dream. Ever since I can remember I've had a big passion for photography, but working for vogue was a dream I thought I could never achieve, especially at such a young age.

It honestly feels like I'm dreaming right now but my boss has asked me to come over to a certain location to take some pictures and try out what style we are going with.

I'm so excited for it so I immediately start getting ready, I shower, wash my face, brush my teeth and put on clothes.

Lastly I put a bit of makeup on before leaving the house. I get in my car and start my navigation to One World Trade Center, New York which was 46 minutes away from my house.

I don't even know why I still live in Brooklyn since I be in manhattan every day. I start the car and take off as I listen to 'Like a tattoo' by Sade.

'I remember his hands

And the way the mountains looked
The light shot diamonds from his eyes
Hungry for life
And thirsty for the distant river

Like the scar of age
Written all over my face
The war is still raging inside of me
I still feel the chill
As I reveal my shame to you
I wear it like a tattoo'

I really like the song even though it has nothing to do with me. I've never had a relationship before or have had like a real crush. It may sound weird like, no crush at all?

Nope I've just never really been into all of that since most of my friends aren't either. I mean Sora is but Amaiyah has also never been really making it a priority.

It's also because I've been working a lot and it feels like men don't find me attractive. I've tried a lot in the past, to change the way I look, but it has never helped. I just hope that my love life will improve soon but I'm not hurrying it.

As I arrive at the building I get a bit nervous because it's actually real. I'm actually gonna be working for vogue! I'm gonna photograph top models!

This is literally a childhood dream come true. I enter the humongous building before making my way to the elevators. I click on the 3rd floor and wait till it arrives there.

I then step out and look around the big building I'm in. I start looking around for the name tag 'vogue' on the doors.

I find it and softly knock while holding my stuff in my other hand. Soon the door opens to reveal a short lady who had a smile on her face.

"Hi you're Celina?" She asks as I nod my head, glancing at her appearance. She was a short lady with dark brown hair that stopped at her shoulders, she wore a navy blue suit with white details on it.

"Welcome! Come in" she said friendly as she opens the door wider so I could enter. I step inside and smile at the rest of the people who were working there behind their computers. The lady introduces herself as 'Maria Rosa' and by her accent I was guessing she's Latina.

"Follow me and I'll register your details" she said walking to a quiet area where her office was. We enter and she sits down behind her desk as I sit down across from her.

"Lo siento, tengo que preguntarte, ¿eres latina?" (sorry I gotta ask, are you Latina?) she said suddenly speaking Spanish with a strong accent. "Si soy mexicana" (yes I am Mexican) I answer with a smile as she nods happily.

"ah soy de guatemala" (ah I am from Guatemala) she said pointing to herself as she smiled at me. "Me di cuenta por el acento" (I could tell by the accent)  I said referring to her strong Guatemalan accent with a chuckle. She laughed too before she started logging into her computer.

She started typing on her computer before she looked back at me. "So mrs Lopez, you used to work as a photographer at Ralph Lauren?" she asks me as I nod. I see her go back to typing as she continues asking me some questions before stopping.

"So mrs Lopez, here at vogue we look for photographers with passion and creativity" she starts as she looks back at me, "sometimes shoots may not end up looking how we want it to, so we look for a person who's creative and can fix that".

I nod my head, taking in the information that's being said to me. "I would think of myself as a creative person" I agree as I look at her, she nods with a smile as she types on her computer again.

"Looking at your records, I think your a perfect fit for our company Celina" she smiled as she put her hand out for me to shake, I didn't think twice as I shook her hand.

"Thank you Maria Rosa" I smiled showing my gratitude as I stood up. "It's our pleasure" she bows as we make our way back to the door. She explains that if I take a right and enter the second door, there will be a room for shoots so I can try out different methods and techniques.

I wave at her and walk in the direction she told me to go, I open the door to see a line up of models waiting on me. I greeted them as I put my stuff down and started setting up.

I took a few pictures at different angles as they posed in front of me. After half an hour I was done with the first few models as I skip trough the pictures I took.

I was feeling proud of myself as I admired my work, Maria Rosa comes in as she looks at the scene in front of her. She smiled brightly as she saw me get to work, when I was done I showed her my pictures and she clapped.

"I am very impressed Celina" she complimented me with a genuine smile, I couldn't help the big smile that appeared on my face. Being appreciated is such a great feeling.

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y'all i'm sorry for this boring ass chapter but i gotta write sum..
anyways i feel cramped to write the ending since it's the hardest part for mee😞