POWER

Chapter Six

Oh crap! Faith still felt like such an idiot. How could she have been so stupid? So reckless? Now she had to go into work and pretend she hadn't made out with her boss just the night before. How could she face him?

''Faith, how do you feel about faux extensions?''

''Leslie, why are you interested in my opinion on hair products?''

''Didn't I tell you? ELLE wants you to be the face of their feminist article. They're interviewing you at noon. I'm prepping you for it. Dad's bringing Matthew down and we're building you up''

Faith tried not to blush at the mention of Josh but she couldn't help but smile.

''Faith. Focus. ELLE is one thing you can use to gain voters which Matthew can't. We're making you popular amongst the younger voters.''

Leslie never seized to amaze Faith, she went from acting as though she was in her own little world to being some sort of dictater within minutes. For the next hour, Faith was being filled in on all the latest trends and being told exactly what her opinon of each should be (''Do I really have to be obsessed with Kylie Jenner's lips?'' Apparently she did.) Faith still failed to udnerstand why half of her and Leslie's proffesional conversations were important but she continued to sit, smile and take notes.

''I know none of this is important to you Faith, but ELLE has a huge audience and it matters to them.''

Faith understood it was important to please the magazine, she just felt as though there were more helpful things she could be interviewed about and more productive things she could be doing.

''You seem to care about all this?'' asked Faith, although it was more of a statement.

''I was working for a designer before I came here, I was a third year associate''. For some reason, Faith had never really put much thought into Leslie's life prior to the campaign.

''I was a lawyer. A defence attorney. I studied in Philli before transferring to New York and then graduated with honours.''

The two girls sat in the office disscussing their lives, hobbies and trading family stories. ''My dad left us when I was twelve. Mom said she was to foccussed on his work and didn't spend enough time with us. They don't really talk anymore but he seems happy.'' Faith was relieved to hear the magazine journalist had arrived as she felt slightly awkward talking about Josh's experience with divorce, especially with his daughter.

It wasn't bad thought Faith. Leslie was right, the interview mainly consisted of questions about her beauty regeame and who her style icon was. During her time running for States Attorney, Faith had become to relise that reporters were often very abnoxious and acted very entitledd. But she seemed to like this one.

''Your first speech, you focussed on feminism and womens rights, does this still play an important part in your campaing?''

Finally, thought Faith. Something to-do with politics.

''I'm not working for women's rights nor is feminism a women's fight. I'm working for human rights. By categorising it as women's rights we are contributing to the division among us.''

''Okay, and one final question. How do you feel about the recent scandal involving your oposition, Matthew Powell?''

Faith just sat there looking blank, ''I'm sorry, you'll have to fill me in.''

''He's been having an affair. With his assisstant.''

Wow thought Faith. She knew this was good news, it was surely destroying Matthew but Faith felt shocked. She had really respected him so far. Faith wondered whether Josh knew of this, then she quickly pushed it from her mind as she slowly began to smile.