The Apprentice || h.s

Chapter 4

The last 2 days have passed within a blink of an eye. Rachel and I basically did the same thing each day, just going to the café and walking around downtown. As for Evan and I? Well we kinda kept each other busy.

I met Evan through Rachel a week after I moved here, then about a month after meeting it just kinda went to friends with benefits. He wanted to be more, but I didn't. So we ended it when he started to see some girl.

Rachel was over we just got back from the mall our arms flooding with new clothes and makeup. We set our bags on my bedroom floor and begin to take all the tags off.

"Hey have you checked your email yet?" Rachel asks as she changes her black bottom up to a huge knitted sweater.

"Not yet I'm scared to" I admit while. She shrugs while playing with her hair "I have this feeling that you made it like something in my gut makes me just excited you know"

I smile at her "I hope so".

We both walk to my desk where my computer is set and plop ourselves in front of it. I slowly log into my email and see I've received and email twenty minutes ago. I click it and my palms begin to sweat, and my leg begins to bounce.

Dear Amber Mayfield,

I've very proud and excited to tell you that I'm very pleased with your work. I really love how much potential you have and that's why you will be a great apprentice for me! So I'd like to invite you on the One Direction tour and to be my apprentice. If you except this offer please contact me once you receive this email at 073-***-**** -Lou Teasdale

I read the email out loud to Rachel and once I finished we both screamed and bean to jump around my apartment. "OH MY GOD I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO GET IT" she screams and pulls me into a strong embrace. "THIS IS CRAZY!" I scream.

"Call her!" She exclaims. I grab my cellphone and begin to type her number onto the keypad.

"Okay it's ringing" I whisper. "Speaker" She whisper shouts.

The phone rings about 3 times until someone answers the phone.

"Hello" a women says from across the line

"Hi um this is Amber Mayfield, I entered the contest to be Lou Teasdale apprentice and I was told to call after I received the email." I say politely.

"Amber Mayfield hello! I'm so excited to work with you!" The women exclaims which I'm guessing is Lou.

"It's Lou by the way" she laughs

"I can't believe this is real" I say with a sigh.

"it's crazy I know. So about the work, you live in Chicago correct?" She asks "yup" I say popping the 'p'.

"alright when can you come to London?" She asks "anytime really" I say trying not to scream from excitement. "How about this Friday January eighteenth?" She asks "that's perfect yeah I can leave then" I say "you don't mind packing enough for a few months? Most likely longer?" She asks hesitantly "um I guess not that's awesome" I say excited but shocked.

"Alright well we can arrange your flight so all you have to do is show up at the airport with your passport or whatever you use and then you probably know what to do for the rest, go through security then go to your gate" she explains "yeah thank you this is crazy I-I thank you" I stutter and we both laugh "it is no problem if you have any questions please don't hesitate to call me back" she says "I will, again thank so much bye" I say "bye Amber" she says and we both end the call.

I look over to Rachel and we both scream due to excitement. "YOU'RE GOING ON TOUR WITH ONE DIRECTION" she screams "OH MY GOD I GET TO TOUCH NIALL'S HAIR" I scream back.

We both calm down and I look over at Rachel and she's smirking "I know that smirk" I say and I smile "we need to celebrate" she says as if she's innocent.

"Well it's only eight-thirty we got plenty of time to eat and get ready, I'll text Nathan that we're celebrating tonight so he should set up something special at his club for you" she says pulling out her phone.

"And, done you and your best friend get free drinks tonight" she says and sarcastically flips her hair and fans her face.

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After eating pizza Rachel and I begin to get ready. "Should I wash my hair?" She asks playing with her hair. "Nah you washed it this morning it'd be pointless if you did" I say plugging my curler in.

"I wanna do the makeup I did on you when I did my video" I say while grabbing all my makeup from my makeup bag.

"I honestly love that look on me" she says "it really brings out your eyes" I say looking at all my makeup.

I do both Rachel and I's makeup and I curl my hair letting my chocolate brown hair flow down my back. And curl Rachel's hair, her brown curly hair frames her face perfectly when I'm done.

"I love how we graduated from the same school and we had the same classes yet you always do me instead of me doing your hair and makeup" Rachel says while she sprays hairspray into her hair.

We both slip into our dresses mine a red slim fitting dress and Rachel's is a tight black dress. Rachel pairs her dress with black heels. "I literally tower everyone in heels" I say holding up my black heels causing both of us to laugh.

"Like I'm 5'9 to start with and in these heels I'm like 6'1" I say slipping on my heels "you know fuck it, it's your night to celebrate" Rachel says.

We walk down and out into the streets signaling for a cab.

"We're getting fucked up tonight" Rachel says. "Did you bring your little makeup mirror?" She asks I and smirk pulling it out of my small wristlet. "Of course I did".