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Chapter 2 - An Element of Surprise

9 AM in the morning, Bill already prepared for work. He arrived at his office at about 10:30 AM. When he entered his office, he was greeted by his sketches, papers were scattered on his desk, but he doesn't mind, he actually want it that way. He doesn't like it when somebody tries to arrange his things, because it will just be hard for him to find what he's looking for. He placed his duffle bag on his cozy couch and went towards his office table to continue his unfinished works.

After an hour or so, the door opened.

"How was the elimination yesterday?" Bill asked, still looking at his laptop.

"It was great, though it was hard to pick the best. But I think we already found what we were looking for", Gustav said proudly, as he placed the fabrics on the rack that Bill picked for his designs. "- are you sure you're going to put leather with this?"

"Yes, should we use a real one? What do you think? Oh! We shouldn't. I support PETA for a reason." Bill reasoned. "What do you think about that gray cotton cloth?"

"I don't know, man. This is your design, not mine", Gustav said with a shrug.

"Thanks for helping", Bill rolled his eyes and went back to his laptop. "Anyway, who's the best model yesterday?" He picked up some of his sketches, arranged and sorted the themes of his designs.

"Sylvia for the girls, and Tom for the guys, he's Andrej's favorite", Gustav said with a small chuckle

"He's flirting with the guys again, better check on him Gusti, I don't want to hear any scandalous issues about him again", Bill said

"You know Andrej so much, Bill. But don't worry, this Tom doesn't seem to be attracted" Gustav scoffed

"What if. Less flirting, less scandal"

"Let him be"

"Just keep an eye on this Tom" Bill said, uninterested

"Fine. Do it in your way", Gustav finally gave up the fight with a sigh.

"I'll judge them later, It would be a surprise to me", Bill said after a moment of silent with a glint of excitement in his eyes

"Your mood swings are scaring me. Wait- You haven't checked their portfolios?!" Gustav asked with wide eyes.

"I wanna be surprised", Bill grinned, "What's my schedule for today, anyway?" He asked, smile fading.

"After lunch, you'll be interviewing the models, and you have a dinner with Heidi at 7"

"Oh, she cancelled it just this morning. She said she'll be leaving for New York this afternoon"

"Then after the interview, you're free to do whatever you want" Gustav smiled

"As if I can", Bill said with a frown "I have to finish these uurgh!" He groaned in frustration

"No one's forcing you to do it, that's like due till next month"

"But a month isn't enough"

"There you go again, you're stressing yourself. Cancel it, reschedule the event. You can control it, Bill. You own this" Bill was ready to retort something when someone knocked on the door.

"That must be our lunch", Gustav stated happily, eyes sparkling in delight, ignoring Bill's frustrated face

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"So, do you think you can handle the pressure being one of FK's models?"

"Yes, I can. It's not just the looks, it's what I've got to show them what a model is, and being a model of your designs would be a total achievement for me since I'm one of your fan", The girl named Kim said.