Chapter 1

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In the high ceiling room, I was just finishing my latest painting for the lovely couple.

The original plan was to go do it outside with the trees and beautiful leaves had been ruined by the weather. It has been chucking down since morning, and there was no way of postponing it as the couple needed that painting for tomorrow on their wedding day.

The lovely couple knew exactly what they wanted, the decide to dress in their wedding gowns as it won't get dirty inside.some people like to have their own style of their painting suggested to them, others prefer to make their own decisions. I was happy to go along with it.

' Right now, look up a bit, there you go. While you Robert look towards me a bit. Perfect!' Honestly arranging a couple is tough enough. I'm lucky that  I haven't been asked to paint a family one it's probably almost like organising a farm. 

' Now say something funny so I can draw your smiles' the couple say some sentences Sending smiles to creep upon their faces. I let my hand move quickly sketching away.

They giggle and laugh remembering the old memories when all of a sudden room is filled with two cute but very muddy Labrador retrievers.

'Arggggh!' The women shrieks quickly grabbing the her dress from the floor and attempting to push the dogs away as they start to jump and run around leaving footprints everywhere or more like everything.

' No! Angel,Max! Down Now!' I shout with lack of affect but nothing seemed to work.

' My dress, my wedding dress!' The women wails.

' Naughty boy and girl' I say managing to catch both of them and scoop them up into my arms.

' I'll be back in a minute' I shake my head in a sorry way.

Outside the room across the hall, near the entrance I saw the tall muscular dark figure with his back to me. His dark hair is wet from the storm and so was his shirt which showed off his muscles even more. He was talking rapidly on the phone.

As I approach, I heard him say '.....Yes mum I'm fine. No problem, yes I'll tell gran you said hi' then he ended the call and slipped the phone in his wet jeans.

I tapped the shoulder ' Excuse me , I think you lost some dogs' 

He turned around, eye brows raised and saw what I was holding.

' Oh, Right. Thanks'

Honestly talk about unbothered. 

' You can't just leave them to cause havoc and mess'

' I didn't' clearly taken back by my tone. He probably isn't familiar with girls speaking back to him as most are drooling over him by the sight. ' I put them in the basket in the back office, oh wait I forgot to close the door' 

I raise an eyebrow, How stupid can boys get? 

' Come on let me show you what he has done'

' Oh god' he exhales, following me across the hallway to the drawing room.

I know who he is, almost everyone knows. It's no secret who Derek Huderson is , he visits his grandma who owns a restaurant every summer and girls keep talking about him non stop especially with his gorgeous body of his, must work out a lot.

Goodness though he is quite attractive . It's quite amazing to be mad at someone who seems to have the best looks.

I open the door ' Et voilà'

I see Dereks mouth' oh shit' as he looks at the scene of devastation, he held up his hands at once and said ' I'm really sorry, it's my fault, I forgot to to close the door.

I roll my eyes, boys will stay boys. ' ok let me sort this out'. I dump angel and max into his arms, ' Here you go, dry them and bring them back' I instruct him.

' Back?' He looks at me as if I've gone mad. No I haven't gotten mad, I'm not some chicken!

 You idiot.

I turn to him' Yes back, have you got a problem with that?' I deadpan, now he was getting on my nerves. First he ruins my work by forgetting to close the door and now he thinks I've gone mad? Boys are so confusing and utterly annoying. It doesn't matter about looks, ok maybe it does with Derek, but that doesn't change the way I feel right now. I rarely get a chance to paint my way to victory of money. Money these days, Thats alot to ask for.

He luckily doesn't argue, quickly backing out of the room while I start to clean up the mess while the couple try to calm themselves. Derek Huderson you will need to learn how to close doors otherwise you will be on my bad side and trust me you don't want to be on my bad side.

An hour later the couples leave with the painting, which I did for free all thanks to Derek. I sigh, another day without money.

But at least I did enjoy drawing. Good thing my passion for art comes in for good use. Lucky I have a kind heart that shows love and caring. God also alot of sympathy but im not that type of forgiving person. Never will be, so why start now? I shake my head.

I guess I  can say it was fine. Maybe deep down, deep, deep down. I know I'm a failure to my family and my stupid ass mother. I hate my life sometimes.

Let's just say that, me and my mother haven't got the best relationship. Most people do, I just don't have the energy to fight back for many reasons. Life sucks, for me anyways that is.

Like alot of people say. I fuck up alot without realising it apparently. 

Like alot of people say,

Mother like daughter only this time it's the other way round.




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