Arlenis's Dreams [SHORT STORY]

Dreams with No Limits

Hovering my hand over the mouse, I clicked it. The email was sent. This was the tenth email of the day. Or was it? Probably more than that. I had sent too many emails that I lost count. I am a model. Not your typical model. I was a fine human being growing up but an accident took away my rights to form words properly and I ended up with Wernicke's aphasia. With years of practice, I was able to read words from mouths and to reply back with words that I was able to form. Life was hard but I was determined to make the best out of it. Either way, God did not take my life away yet. God was still giving me a chance. 

Being a model while impaired was hard. It was hard to get a job, a proper booking and a proper place in the industry. I struggled to give a good price range for the clothes that I would model, for the runways I would walk. No one wanted to hire a model that could not speak properly. Especially in Milan where the fashion dreams come true for girls. 

The tenth email that I sent was my last chance to have a place in the modeling industry. I was running out of luck of getting bookings. But it was not just some random designer. It was Oscar de la Renta's show. His shows would be one of my dream show to walk in but would be a farfetched dream for anyone. 

Everyday I waited. Waited for a response. Just one. One that would bring my hopes back. The tenth day came and yet no emails arrived. I guess this was just it. The eleventh day came. An email popped up. It was indeed Oscar de la Renta - the designer whose runway I wanted to walk on the most. I have received numerous declines before but this one somehow was giving me a little sparkle of hope. I closed my eyes, hovered the mouse over to the email and opened it. 

Dear Ms. Arlenis Anders,

We would love to work with you and hope that you can come and walk on our show. It would be our pleasure. Please come to the address attached for the fitting. We will see you soon. 

Best, 

Oscar de la Renta. 

I jumped with joy. I did it! I achieved my dreams. The dream that I thought would fail with no doubt in my mind. 

Through my five years journey, I wanted to prove that no matter who you are, if you have the will and desire to achieve something, you can do everything that you are set out to do. No matter your beauty, your intelligence, your low starting point or your bad beginning, if you have the passion to achieve your dreams, you will be able to reach it. 

Dreams are limitless. I am and you are too.