Solving Riley

❄Chapter 4

"But darling in the end, you've got to be your own hero because everybody's busy trying to save themselves."

-Alice In Wonderland

Riley's POV

Today was 'the day'. Not because it was my first official day at Victoria Secret. Today, the new Pokémon black and white series was going to start. And I had to be prepared-mentally, physically and emotionally.

What? A 21 yr old girl can't watch Pokémon? You need to change your mentality.

I quickly took a bath and changed into my favourite Pikachu PJs and a comfortable tee. Work starts at 11. Great, I can enjoy my episode. After grabbing some popcorn, a sandwich and a coffee from the kitchen which was initially my today's breakfast, I headed straight towards my room and switched on the T.V

After an hour of my Go Ketchum session and admiring Pikachu, I finally decided to get ready for work.

Wait, Pikachu is adorable and dare you say something about him .

I quickly hopped on a pair of my much-loved ripped jeans and a Victoria Secret logo tee which Hailey had given me yesterday and simultaneously glanced at the watch. I decided to look natural with only a little makeup like light lip gloss but, gradually I had to make my eyes a little more puffy and my skin darker. Thanks to the jerk I didn't have my glasses now. I had to buy them soon.

Before mom could stop me for a quick chat, I quickly grabbed the car keys and left. On my way I picked up the caramel frappe from the nearby Starbucks. Caramel Frappe is what I live for. The way it melts into my mouth in just the first sip, It's heaven. I just cannot get enough of it.

On reaching the place, I took a last glance at the majestic white building while entering inside. I directly headed towards the main office where Hailey aka Mrs Martinez was already present. God I really need to memorize the rules before I get kicked out of here.

"Hey dear, you're already here. It's so sweet of you to arrive before time." She beamed a huge grin.

I just smiled weakly. Wait, before time? I sighed. I could have watched another repeat episode of pokémon.

"Don't worry. Candice is there upstairs. She'll guide you. The way she makes people comfortable around herself in a matter of minutes is truly amazing. She is one confident young woman. You'll definitely love her." she said, while sipping her coffee.

I hurried on the staircase, careful not to trip on the shimmering glass from which an ugly faced girl stared back at me. On reaching the first floor, I heard Sia's chandelier playing. I loved that song. Every time I tried to imitate the girl from the music video, I failed terribly. As I entered inside the door, I found a woman gracefully dancing in front of the New York City. I couldn't see her face clearly due to the amount of light coming through the glass and the simple fact that she was turned backwards.. She moved her body with such rhythm and then lifted her hands and legs to do a perfect cartwheel. After that, she danced in the same way the girl does in the video clip. When she came closer, I noticed that she was a red head with pure chalk white skin. And yeah, I must admit it, she had a miraculous aura. I didn't even move till she stopped dancing. As the song ended, she did her final step and turned around.