No Ordinary Love

Chapter 72

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"Zayra, come and help me with these boxes please." Dona Lourdes said in Spanish as she walked into the living room where Zayra was laying down watching a movie.

"Of course, where do you want me to put them?"

"Wherever you want, they're yours."

Zayra looked at the packages and saw some of them came from Jeremy. She didn't know what it was but she was curious. She saw Mimi grab a couple of boxes and help her put them inside her room. There was a total of 6 boxes, all different sizes.

She opened the smaller ones first and saw the choices for her album cover. She had requested Arturo to draw her a few sketches so that she can put it as her cover for her album.

He was a very good artist and she remembered his sketches. He had looked at her like she was crazy. His girlfriend Karen had jumped on her, thanking her.

She even forward some of his sketches to a few people that Emily had suggested. Arturo had called her up and told her the good news.

He had gotten a call from someone who requested a few pieces to be commissioned. She let him know she was happy for him and hoped it all went well.

She opened the other boxes and found a beautiful dress inside a long box. She read the note and saw that it was the dress she had ordered to wear for the Gala. She touched it and smiled. She looked at Mimi's face and saw that she approved.

"That's beautiful Zayra." she nodded.

"It is isn't it." she had it specifically tailored to her body. The colors were green and blue and it was short.

She hung it inside of her closet and began to put all the items away, helping Mimi with the discarded boxes.

"Zayra, have you taken your medicine?" Mimi asked her on the way back down the stairs.

"No but I feel much better."

"You should take it anyway. You know I'll tell Dona Lourdes and she will only force it on you." she half teased.

Zayra huffed. "This is why I don't like you Mimi." she shook her head hearing her laugh.

"Dona Lourdes, Zayra hasn't taken her medicine." she yelled out to her in Spanish.

Zayra saw the face that Dona Lourdes gave her. Zayra made a face. "Okay, okay. You guys are worse than..." they didn't hear the rest because she left to get her medicine.

Zayra smiled as she grabbed the antibiotics that the Doctor had prescribed for her. She had had a mild case of pneumonia which they attributed to stress. Zayra did feel much better.

Today was her mother's birthday and though she did feel sad, she was no longer as blue as she was a week ago.

She thought about the rape as something abstract. She had decided a while back not to let that bother her in any way. Although at times it was easier said than done.

A few paparazzi would at times ask Zayra about Elliott. They would ask if she knew where he was staying. Apparently he had fled the country because of all the attention and the hate mail his family and him were getting.

She would reply with "Fuck him."

She had the day planned out today. She was going to take her horse on a ride to where her Mother would take them as kids on picnics. Her heart tugged knowing this would never be the case anymore.

"Zayra, lunch is ready?"

"Okay." Dona Lourdes saw the look of melancholy and knew it was because today was Zayra's mother's birthday. "Are you still going out to the lake?"