What's Written In The Stars [H.S]

Part 40

I sit patiently in the chair in God-knows-whose office, waiting for God-knows-who to finish his meeting, so that Emma can talk to him. Emma literally dragged my ass all the way here, from the hotel, not telling me a single word. All she kept saying was, "You'll see!"

She didn't even tell Harry, who looked pretty confused at her strange behaviour. He was about to drop us but then, he remembered that he had a meeting with their management, which he couldn't miss.

While I quickly freshened up, Emma grabbed coffee and muffins for both of us. I had to buy a pair of shorts and a shirt from the hotels store, since I didn't have any other choice. We ate our breakfast in the car and now, we're here in this posh office waiting for someone important. Emma is on her phone, typing away as usual, while I sit here looking around. There's a polished wooden office table right in the middle, with a comfortable looking swivel chair on the other side of the table. We too are sitting on swivel chairs, but they aren't as comfy as the other one. There are motivational quotes painted on the walls, like, 'Don't be busy, be productive.' , 'Stay positive, work hard, make it happen.' There's also a huge LCD TV on the right side of the room.

"Arrange a meeting with them at around 4, we'll see what we can do." A voice comes from behind the door. We both turn to the door, which opens slowly, revealing a man, probably in his 30's, dressed smartly. His shiny, biscuit brown hair, straightened up, showing his handsome face. His gorgeous blue eyes shining brightly at us.

"Emma!" He exclaims as he moves forward and gives her a hug.

"Charlie! How have you been?"

"Good, good. What about you?" He asks Emma.

"Uh! Don't ask. Damn busy!" Emma replies.

The guy then turns to me, "Hi." I simply say, feeling a little awkward.

"Hey, I'm Charlie Baxter." He says with a smile.

"Aditi Sharma." I tell him as we shake hands.

"Please, have a seat." He gestures towards the chair as he makes his way around the table and sits on his chair. After Emma and I sit down, I look up at him. He's already smiling at me.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Charlie Baxtor and I am an recruiting agent for Burberry and I have a very good offer for you."

"Um, excuse me?" What offer is he talking about?

I am totally confused, I look back and forth from Emma to Charlie. When Charlie notices my confusion he says, "Didn't Emma tell you?" He asks me and I shake my head no.

"Tell me what?"

"I'll tell you, but first watch this." He grabs the remote from the desk and switches on the T.V. He puts on 'Hollywood 24!', a Hollywood news channel I suppose. On the screen there's a brunette woman anchoring. Charlie increases the volume and we hear her speak, "She seems to look a little lost and that's when our Harry comes to the rescue. They both have a little chat, before giving a small interview to one of our reporters."

Another woman appears on the screen, "And there's Harry Styles on the carpet. Harry! Harry! Could we have a word?!"

It's  the same woman from fashion show! The one who took our interview on the red carpet yesterday!

The interview goes on and honestly I don't know what to say. Watching myself on the TV, giving an interview feels weird. I look confused and nervous where as Harry on the other hand looks so confident.

The brunette woman appears again and continues, "Aditi, hmm? We didn't know who she is, but the directioners have certainly done their digging. Many fans have stalked Aditi on Facebook and Twitter and have found out loads about her. Apparently, she's from India and is a dancer-choreographer. She's currently touring in the U.S. with some Bollywood stars, called the 'Dream Team'. Aditi was spotted with Harry many times before, they seem to be really close friends."

A few pictures pop up on the screen, pictures of Harry and I. The first one was when Harry carried me through the alley into the taxi, the night I had fainted after the concert. The second one was from the club 'LimeLight'. The third one, was when Harry was dropping me back to the hotel in the morning. I don't even remember when that was.

Charlie then changes the channel to 'Entertainment Now', where again there are pictures of me and Harry. His hand on my back, as we pose for the cameras. The pictures look beautiful. Though the red lace dress was plain and simple, it really stood out.

"So you see, you've become an overnight sensation!" Charlie says suddenly in an excited tone. I turn to face him and he has a wide smile on his face, "People want to know who you are?! They want to know who this beautiful woman is?!"

"But there's nothing...." He cuts me off, "No Aditi! You don't get the point. Have you seen those pictures?"

I nod my head.

"Have you seen how beautiful you looked?"

"There was nothing beautiful about..." but he cuts me off again, "No, no, no, no Aditi." He says as he leans forward on his chair and rests his hand on the desk.

"Aditi, this fashion show that you attended, has opened a door for you. It has brought a new opportunity, that I think you shouldn't let go of."

What opportunity is he going on about? Wait a minute.... He's a recruiting agent, for Burberry. Is he trying to hire me? But I didn't even finish bachelor's. I don't have a degree. How will he offer me a job?

Just then, Emma's phone goes off and she excuses herself to go out. Once the door closes, Charlie asks, "What are you thinking?"

"How are you going to hire me? I mean I haven't finished my bachelor's yet, without a degree how can you recruit me?" I ask him as my eyebrows furrow.

For a moment he looks at me with a blank expression on his face, but after a second or a two, he throws his head back in laughter. I stare at him in annoyance, is he really laughing at me?

"Aditi!" He laughs, "I was talking about hiring you as a model! Not as an employee!"

What! Me a model! Noo way! I keep tripping and stumbling, and he wants me to be a model?!

Now it's my turn to laugh. I chuckle awkwardly, "With all due respect, Charlie. I couldn't possibly be a model. I mean look at me!" I tell him,  pointing to myself.

"Yes! Exactly! Look at you! You're so beautiful. I can already imagine you on the cover pages of our magazines." He talks in an excited tone.

Just then the door opens and Emma walks in. She sit down on her chair and looks back and forth from me to Charlie. "So, what have you thought?" She asks with a smile on her face as she looks at me.

"What have I thought? Emma how could you even think about this? Me, modelling?" I start laughing. She can't be serious? Like, how could I do modelling? They're insane.

"Okay, Aditi. Here's the deal. Why don't you go and think about this life changing offer? Take your time and let me know your decision. There's no hurry. Here..." Charlie says as he hands me his business card, "Take my card and give me a call when you've decided." he says with a smile. 

I take it from his hand and stare at it. "Hey, there's no pressure. If you say no, I'll totally understand." Charlie stands up and makes his way to me and stretches his hand forward to shake. I slowly shake his warm hands and then he turns gives Emma a hug. "Take care Emma, see you soon."

"You too, Charlie" Emma replies and the both of us leave Charlie Baxter's office.