I.D.E.A. (International Diadem Elite Academy) [RECENTLY UPDATED!]

Chapter 13

"Mavvy...what's thi...", Jasmine was walking...or rather...jumping down the stairs hastily when she smelled yet another flavorful aroma coming from the pantry. "...what? Now you're making desserts?", she said unable to continue on with her initial question.

A few days after the food exhibit, Mavis had been consistently making all sorts of egg dishes in the kitchen: breakfast, lunch, dinner and now even various desserts that soon became quite a problem for Jasmine.

"You do realize that eggs are very high in cholesterol, right?", said Jasmine as she sat by the wooden table waiting for Mavis to finish unmolding the flan into a plate.

"You've been very busy these days...I think you're sweating off enough calories. So how is it?", she said as Jasmine took one tea spoon of it into her mouth. Despite her continuous nagging, she would always be the first one to grab a bite of every dish Mavis tried to cook.

"Why do you they always have to taste this good? Seriously!", said Jasmine confused whether to complement Mavis or blame her for her guilt feeling of gaining weight.

"Because if it doesn't taste good, I'll have to finish everything by myself. It's a Winter Squash flan with caramel sauce. By the way, you're about to ask me something...what is it?", said Mavis as she sliced a part and put it on a saucer to try it out herself.

"Oh, yeah! About that...here...is this yours?", said Jasmine handing her the invitation to Genevieve's party.

"Yeah. It's an invitation to a par...", Mavis was about to finish answering but Jasmine interrupted and finished the sentence for her.

"Party for the daughter of Infinity Cosmetics! You know her?",said Jasmine with all the curiosity she could muster, leaning closer towards Mavis who just continued eating her slice of the squash flan.

"We're just classmates from a certain subject. I'm not even sure if I want to attend.", said Mavis unmindful of how interested and curious Jasmine is.

"You have to attend! Oh my God! You just saved me yet again Mavvy!!!", said Jasmine jumping down from her seat and hurriedly moving beside Mavis. "Please! Please! Please! Say you'll attend!"

"Alright. Slow down. Wanna tell me why? What's the big deal?", said Mavis now confused with Jasmine's sudden gesture of extreme relief.

"My mom. She'll be covering the event since it will also be the launching date for their new cosmetics collection. And I'll be her plus one. I really want to go...but something came up. The samples of the fabric I ordered would arrive on Friday, same time, and I only have few hours to check everything with the manufacturer. You know how important this showcase is for me. I can't afford any mistake.", said Jasmine, looking a little listless.

Mavis is more than aware of the very few times Jasmine would choose to miss a party on a Friday, and a grand one at that. It would always involve her fashion designing works. Although Jasmine is very enthusiastic when it comes to any event with the best booze and the best crowd, attending media covered events where her mom would be attending as well is an absolute must for her. That is to somehow avert the chances of her mom bringing random guys with her and be printed on paper. Although she could accept for herself her mother's predicament, the rest of the industry might think differently.

"You know I can't say no to that face...but I have one condition...", said Mavis with a naughty grin on her face. Jasmine knew exactly what she meant.