The Clock Strucks Danger

The amazing horror pill

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

The following story is written in third person. How would you define beauty?

Jenna looked at her reflection in the big mirror critically. Her muffin top peaked from under the light blue T-shirt she wore. She sucked in air so that it would make her slight tummy look flat. She turned a little to her left, then to her right puckering her lips and adjusting her hair infront of her face, hoping she would look like Karlie Kloss.

But she didn't. She looked even more ridiculous. She let out her breath with a huge puff and signed loudly with resignation. Three weeks to the annual dance party and she still did not look 'hot' enough to bag a date with Dominique.

Jenna switched off the bathroom's light and walked into her bedroom. She flicked on the television and laid on her bed. Her hand automatically reached for the unopened packet of chips by her side, but she controlled her desire and focused on the telly screen instead.

A beauty pageant was being broadcast live. Jenna, angrily, changed the channel. The other channel was even worse. There was Kim Kardashian in it with her god awful younger sisters who looked like plastic dolls.

She began flicking through the channels. There wasn't anything of her interest so she set it to the local channel and yawned. A young man on the screen was enthusiastically pacing around here and there, explaining the benefits of using some swanky gadget with wild hand gestures. Jenna watched the programme with bored eyes. A few minutes later, the telebrands logo flashed through the screen blaring its familiar jingle through the home theatre system. Like most people, Jenna would promptly switch to other channels when the telebrands advertisement started but this time she was too lazy to even lift the remote.

A gorgeous brunette, the anchor, jumped onto the screen. She had petite fit body frame and beautiful thick tresses. Her eyes were large and doe like. She smiled brightly as the camera took a close up of her.

"Do you want to look attractive?" She asked the camera enthusiastically. Her eyes were shining with joy.

Jenna groaned a grumbling 'yes' and rolled her eyes.

"Are you unhappy with the way you look now?" Her bubbly excitement fell like mean taunts on Jenna's ears.
Jenna sneered.

The girl carried on cheerily, "if you have answered yes to both, then I have something special for you!" She walked upto a sleek table and the camera followed her swinging hips.

"Ta-da!" She picked up a little transparent box and displayed it on the palm of her hand. There were blue coloured pills inside it, looking like tiny marshmallows.

Jenna leaned forward squinting at the screen.

"These, my dear viewers, are Amazing Beauty pills!"

Jenna took a sharp intake of breath.

"Formulated by natural hand picked herbs and berries like Aconite, Rosemary, wheat grass and special slimming herb Gracinia Cambogia, pounded into little pills by our beauty experts and made available to your doorstep by us.  These pills work like magic, make your skin blemish free, hair lush and body slim and fit. Just a pill is all you require to woo that hot guy next door!"

Jenna's eyes glazed over as the anchor's words began to replay in her mind. Of course, she wanted to catch suave Dominique's attention. She kept a hand over her stomach and jiggled the little roll of fat.

The anchor was still chirping about the product. "Call us on 1800-1234-Beauty to order our Amazing Beauty pill and get a discount of 70% on cash on delivery. Once you order, you will receive a bright orange package such as this" she held up a square box which has the letters Amazing Beauty embossed in gold on it.

Jenna's fingers were itching to dial the number on the screen. She used to make fun of these advertisement channels but now, she couldn't find another solution. The offer was too irresistible to pass. Shaking her thoughts away with a shrug, she retrieved her slim phone from underneath her bed covers and hastily dialled the number.

"Hi, I am Jenna McGilroy and I want to order your Amazing beauty pack." She blurted into the phone as soon the it was received from the other side.

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Hi! Sorry for leaving this chapter half away *impish grin* but don't worry, I will be updating soon.

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