Fate Or Fame!

The Interview

A cold and frosty morning it was as Natasha Kanji Ngam tossed and turned in bed. She was having a nightmare and as she was about to be hit, she woke up to the sound of her phone ringing; she had ten missed calls.

"Oh my God!" She cried "Its past 8 am. I will be late for the interview" and off she went to have her bath.

Ten minutes later ad she walked into the parlour all dressed up, she was welcomed with glares from her parents.

"Ngam, what are you wearing?" Mom cried out in shock "Its an interview not a dance party" she ended.
Nash looked down at her leather jeans, fenty shoes, polka dotted crop top , her leather jacket and matching bag. Her braids fell loosely to her back and her makeup was the best she,d done in months. She couldn't believe mom wanted her to change her clothes. And not her mom calling her Ngam when she insisted on Nash or Tasha.

"Natasha" her mom yelled pulling her out of her moment of confusion. "Get in there and put on some decent clothes".

As Natasha hurried off to get changed , her friend Tori came in all dresser up for the interview.
Her blue skin fitting gown complemented her sky blue eyes and the matching ribbon in passion twists. Her colorful wedge heels matched her jewelry and her black Pierre Cardin bag complement her black twists. It was the latest bag and she couldn't wait to flaunt her birthday gift at school.

Natasha came out five minutes later dressed in a yellow fluffy blouse, a blue flare ankle length skirt, black flats and a black hand bag. Her braids were tied into a neat pile that rested at the back of her head giving her the appearance of a church warden. She felt awful in her outfit and did nothing to hide her feelings, her expression said it all. Tori gigled upon seeing her, earning glares from Nash and her parents.

Natasha and Tori said their goodbyes and set off. They boarded a cab and the ride lasted forty five minutes during which Tori teased Nash over her outfit. Nash decided to stay quiet and was lost in her daydreams until someone tugging at her arm brought her back to reality. It was Tori.

" Tasha, get yourself out here, we are going to be late" and off Tori went to meet her old classmates.
Nash half consciously stepped out of the cab ,tripping in the process and was saved from falling by a breathtakingly handsome stranger. He looked familiar and they stood ogling each other for a while. Natasha searched for words and all she could come up with was ;

"Oh I am sorry...ummm thanks for your help". She said with a shy smile , her cheeks red from embarassment. She wasn't about to keep a record on her interview day.

" that's the lamest thing I have ever heard. You can do better"Liam said.
"Excuse me! What are you talking about?" Nash said.
"Definetely not my type, you are too rough on the edges" Liam said sizing her up. He had this proud look about him and Nash recognised an egoistic person when she saw one. She was angry at this point and before she could give him a reply the bell went.

"Oh fuck! The interview" she muttered as she scrambled to find her hall.
They interview lasted three hours and several talks , tours were given.
At she stepped out of the block she was famished and tired. The students were planning an outing  but she was in no mood to party, after all she was new and barely knew others save Tori. And after her welcome experience she wasn't sure she wanted to socialise.
Tori's voice pulled her out of her reverie. As she turned round about to give Tori a tongue lashing, she gasped. On Tori,s arm was tugged the annoying , rude, arrogant, egoistic guy from earlier.

"Hey Tasha, how did it go?" Tori asked.
"After leaving me and going off to God knows where, is that all you can say" Nash said angrily.
"Common girl, don't be mad at me. I had a lot of catching up to do" Tori replied.
"Well thanks to you I discovered some monsters exist here" Nash said.
"Wait! Tasha what is this about? Monsters? Here?? " Tori asked with a confused expression.
"He can explain better" Nash said pointing towards the guy who stared at her disgusting. Oh! How he hated her guts.

Just then Tori remembered he was there all this time.
"Oh I see you two have met." Tori said.
"No, we haven't. She had a failed pass at me. Nothing more." Liam said.
"Not in my next life" Nash shouted, earning them stares from other students.
"Take it easy you both"  Tori said and whispered to Nash in a low tone "girl you are creating a scene, get yourself together".

It was then Natasha realized people where staring, students , parents and teachers. Uh uh! She was off to a bad start and couldn't wait to get out of there.
Just them she spotted a familiar face in the crowd. Thank God!

" Oh Nash! " Meredith said as she rushed to hug her." Its been ages. Welcome to my school ".
"Oh Medi! How long has it been? Five? Six years? I have missed you so much " Nash said. They went to primary school together though they belonged to different cliques but were neighbors and playmates until Meredith and her family moved to another neighborhood.

Their emotional moment was interrupted by a male voice inviting all students, new and old to the outing venue. It was the last place Nash wanted to be, but she couldn't go home without Tori and she had a lot of catching up to do  with Meredith so she tagged along.

It was going to be an experience and Nash was ready to finally breathe.