One thing that's good about working at a hospital is that you only have to work for 8 hours! You get rest of the day off. For me of course cos I'm gunna go to college soon and I won't work here all the time, maybe only on weekends.
I'm home, done with my shift. Sat on the couch watching telly when I get a call from Penelope.
"Gene.."
She sobs.
"What's- what's wrong?"
She says nothing just crys.
"I'm coming home." She says and hangs up.
I call her back but she doesn't pick up. I'm becoming anxious.
It's 15 minutes later I hear the door bell and I literally zoom towards the door.
I see her standing right outside, crying. All her make up running down her eyes, all over her cheeks.
"Oh my lord." I hug her and bring her in.
I settle her on the couch.
"What happened?" I sit on my knees before her.
"They cancelled it. The whole thing." She mumbles.
"What are you talking about?"
"The ad campaign. They called off the whole thing." She looks me in the eyes. Her red, filled with tears, eyes.
"Why would they do that?"
"The sponsor apparently found a new, much better model. They won't cast me."
"What?!" I stand up, "They can't do that."
"They did."
"What about Cher? She can't talk to them?"
"She's just the organiser. She can not talk me up to the sponsors."
Sponsor..
"I'm sponsoring this ad campaign."
Josh!
How could he?
I walk into my room and slip into my jeans.
As I'm about to walk out Penelope stops me.
"Where are you going?" She blows into the tissue.
"I'm gunna get you this ad back." And I close the door.
The weather was fine a while ago and now it's pouring but Not too much. I can walk through it. I get into my car and drive up to Ryan & co. I know where he works or should I say orders people around, that rich brat.
I pull into the parking lot.
"Mr. Josh Ryan please." I say as sweetly as I can to the receptionist.
"I'm sorry do you have an appointment?"
She smiles.
"No." I'm getting angry now.
"I'm afraid Mr. Ryan is busy right now. You will have to come back another day with an appointment."
"Listen lady, you tell him Eugene Lane is here. I wanna have a word with your Mr. Ryan." I smile sarcastically.
She picks up the phone, dials few numbers and says 'yes' a few times.
"Very well, Sir." She puts down the receiver.
She gets up and says, "This was madam."
She ushers me to the lift and hits the 24th Floor.
Lifts make me nervous. I'm praying to get out of this box as soon as possible!
"Mr. Ryan's cabin is straight ahead. I'm sure you will have no problem."
The lift door closes behind me. I walk straight and open the big, metallic door.
"Hello Ms. Lane." He grins and takes a few steps towards me.
He is wearing a black suit with top two buttons undone.
