Years

New York & New Beginnings

"Beautiful Madelyn, hold that pose!" The flashes of the camera sent tingles down my spine. I smiled widely in the direction of the camera. "Great Madelyn now just flip your hair over your right shoulder." I flipped my newly jet black hair over my bare shoulder.

I sent them a few more smiles until my manger shut down the music and the lights turned back on. "Okay, next shoot." Jenny said her thick British accent clear. She adjusted her black pantsuit and walked towards me with grace and not a flaw in her steps. "Madelyn you were flawless as always my darling!" she wrapped her arms around my thinner frame and hugged me tightly.

"It felt great!" She nodded her head and gestured towards my dressing room. We walked together and she showed me my change of outfit. It was a long purple ombre dress. It was so gorgeous. I walked behind my dressing curtain and stripped out of the outfit I was wearing. "Have you heard back from Cosmo?" I asked. She shook her head sadly.

"I have yet to hear a word from them Maddie but listen darling, I know that they will pick you for their cover. You have natural beauty! You are what they need to gain more readers! Just keep your head up sweetie; Kylie Jenner doesn't have anything on you." I smiled and blushed at the compliment. I had nothing against Kylie. She was very supportive of my blooming career but right now she was my competition and I needed to keep my head up.

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"Ugh!" I let out a groan as I walked into my apartment in uptown New York. I tossed my keys into the small black basket I had sitting next to the door. I heard the small bell of my Belle and I squealed. I saw her pink nose and her bright blue eyes come around the corner and into the kitchen. Her white fur stood out against the dark brown paint on the wall.

"My baby Belle!" I yelled and did that weird happy skip you do when you see your pet. She meowed softly and jogged over to me. I picked her up and held her to my chest while petting her head. I kissed her fuzzy forehead and walked into the kitchen. "I missed you baby kitty."

I set her on the floor and walked over to the pantry to grab her can of gourmet cat food. What? I only buy my baby the best.

As I opened the lid she came running over to her food bowl and sat patiently in front of it. My heart melted of happiness and I grabbed a spoon from the drawer and scooped some into her white little bowl that read 'Belle'.

I put the rest in the other white bowl sitting next to hers that read 'Cheddar' and had another laugh at the name Bevin chose for her cat. I guess you could guys why she named him Cheddar. I giggled out loud again. This is what my life has come to in the four years that I've been away from home, well my old home.

Once Belle was satisfied and her water bowl was full I turned on the two floor lamps in the living room and then made my way up the white carpeted stairs into my bedroom. I quickly took a shower without getting my hair wet. I would wash it in the morning before the rest of my shoot. I picked out some warm pajamas that I recently modeled for PINK and put them on. That's how I met Bevin. We were both the newbie's at the mini PINK fashion show in New York last year and we have been taking on this world together ever since. It wasn't that big of a show, not many people got to hear or even see it but it was still a big deal for me. I sent images on the show to my parents and my mom cried. She never thought I would be doing what I'm doing because of my tomboy stage I was awkwardly in when I left four years ago. I don't know what happened but somehow this who thing had changed my style. I wear whatever seems comfortable or cute in the moment whether that me some black studded boots with black skinny jeans or a pink dress. I think it has a little bit to do with Bevin. She was such a girly girl from day one and now we live together and have been for the last 8 months.