Whatever It Takes

Chapter 2

-Lyea-

" Due to a recent event, we have tightened the security of the facility and no one is allowed to stay past curfew. Guards shall be patrolling the halls at all hours, therefore you will have nothing to fear. Those who wish to withdraw are allowed to do so. That is all, please return to your rooms and assemble in room 501 for the first task in an hour. "

We hurried back to our rooms. I cringed, feeling my stomache churn and Thena paled when we saw the bloodstains that were still on the floor. A few people were crouched by the bloodstains, trying to clean it off. Everyone was quiet and the only sounds were our shuffling footsteps.

" Do you think the murderer's still here?" Genevss asked, pushing past a couple of girls trying to get to us.

" If he or she is, the murderer won't get away from the guards easily." Thena grumbled as another pair of girls bumped into her.

" Well, we won't know now would we?"

I jumped as Genevess and Thena shrieked at the sudden voice of a girl behind us. I quickly recognized her as the girl that was staring at me at the entrance. My heart was pumping like the hooves of wild horses across a barren land, and I couldn't breathe for a moment, my vision swimming in front of my eyes.

" You scared us." Thena breathed.

The girl just smiled at her and squeezed in between us, " Hi, I'm Aries."

I took a deep calming breath, closing my eyes and letting my heartbeat steady. Then I looked up politely, a smile plastered on my face as my head throbbed numbly, and shook her outstretched hand, " I'm Lyea, that's Genevss and that's Thena."

" No offense but boy, you guys sounded petrified." She giggled and walked in front of us.

" And you're not?" Thena asked skeptically.

Aries turned around and gave us a wink, " I'm absolutely terrified."

3 Hours Later

" Firstly, a model must know how to catwalk. I trust that all of you have had a few brief lessons with Mrs Devner before this class started, am I right?" A tall guy in his late 20s asked Mrs Denver.

" Yes, I have given all 50 girls a lesson on catwalk for the past two hours." She nodded and smiled, which gave me an impression of a nodding stick-thin Cheshire cat.

" Very well, your first task shall be to catwalk down the stage," he nodded at the platform which ran all the way down the long room.

" Each of you will be given a number and you will find a row of bags with your number on them. You shall go down the catwalk one by one , according to your numbers and groups. Each group will have ten girls. You will be evaluated on your walk, your posture and your pose. Give me three poses okay, darlings?"

He stopped for a moment to make sure that we were catching on.

"Marks will be taken off for not making it out in time. Remember girls, the fashion world waits for no one. Mr Dubois shall be taking shots. We shall be announcing your numbers now! Please go over to the side. And when I start timing, may the first batch of ladies kindly move your arses backstage and get ready. Remember 7 minutes! "

I looked over towards the corner of the room and saw Daniel. He winked at me and mouthed good luck. I barely managed to smile at him before I was ushered to the side by the rest of the girls.

I sighed, feeling wamth flooding to my cheeks and muttered, "Smooth move, Lyea. Way to go."

" Aries Graceling! Number 10!"