Chapter 3: Would You Like To Be My Model

They told him that she is a friend of his little sister Miya and they are both in the same class studying a final semester in degree.

Just as they finished their breakfast, he saw her again at the entrance when he got out from the dining area. He just stood there without moving his eyes. He sensed his sister and his parents passed beside him but didn't glance at them. He had a faint smile as he was longing to see her, but didn't think he would see her in person. Definitely, it's his day of luck or can say a day of fortune as he was fortunate enough to see her again in the early morning.

His parents and his sister had a satisfying smile, he can sense that this girl's appearance makes them happy. He just kept smiling and didn't move from his place, he had in total an alien feeling whenever he sees her, but didn't think much about it.

"O you came, I was about to call you"

Miya told to her with a wide grin

She didn't answer Miya but first greeted her parents then turned towards her saying

"I came early so that we can finish our project in time and go to college together."

"That's what I wanted to talk to you, Mandy called me an hour ago and said that the college will be closed today due to the demise of our college proprietor"

"So sad..."

Before Rita could continue, Miya's dad said with a sullen fac

"What the old man died, He was a good person, he had helped many people despite their status and religion, he never gave any heed to any of these materialistic matters. Poor thing, I think I should leave to make a last visit"

With this said he moved towards his room to get ready and left not before telling his son what are the important matters to attend to as he is joining the office from today.

Mary somehow convinced Rita to stay till evening and she herself will send her back. Whenever Rita came home, Mary would teach her how to do makeup. Her grandmother never allowed Rita to do makeup. Just yesterday she had tried her naive makeup skill on Miya, which turned her into a ghost.

When Miya heard her mother request her to stay, she remembered how ghostly she looked yesterday and scolded Rita saying

"Don't you dare make me scapegoat for your wonderful makeup skills"

Just as Rita was about to retaliate her words she saw her brother, Stanley standing in the corner at the door of the dining room and she raised her eyes mischievously.

Stanley saw her gaze as he was looking at her since she had entered with an awe expression. He knew that something is missing so he thought

'she is up to something but what? let's wait and see'

She came running to him, stood in front of him and said

"Would you like to be my model"

"Model? model for what?" he asked

"O, it's nothing, just that am trying to learn makeup from aunty Mary, today I have to do a demonstration as to how much I have learnt so....."

she lagged her words and pursed her lips without continuing. Stanley knew what she meant he continued her words by pointing his finger on his chest

"So... so... you want to try your makeup skills on me?"

She nodded her head while he looked at his sister, who was signalling him not to agree and his mother was glaring at his sister. He was shocked to see his mother's angry face towards Miya, as he had never seen his mother get angry about such a petty thing.

He nodded his head in agreement after glancing at the watch, it's still early to join the office, so he agreed. Rita was overjoyed and pulled him towards his mother's room, made him sit in front of the mirror and got out of the room.

As soon as she went out, his sister entered the room with a sad expression on her face. She left a long sigh looking at her brother but before she could speak, she saw her mother at the door with a smug smile. Miya silently retreated to her room and saw Rita taking out her makeup kit which was placed in a drawer.

Rita had her own makeup kit and a few fancy items in the drawer, she had kept it in Miya's room as her grandmother didn't allow her to keep them at her house.

Her grandmother didn't allow her to do makeup or allow her to wear any fancy materials. So Mary and Miya helped her to keep them at their house. Mary taught her to do makeup, always the scapegoat will be her husband but today Stanley is present to take place of her husband.

Rita is very bad when it comes to makeup so Mary never allowed herself or her daughter as a model, so she always pulled her husband. This is also one of the reasons that he left the house early as he knew that Rita will be staying here as there is no college today.

Sitting in front of the mirror he saw his mother standing at the door facing her back towards him. He knew she was waiting for Rita, but ' where is she?' he thought

He remembered how he himself was a fashion freak earlier going abroad. His friends would always praise his fashion sense. He used to streak his hair, bobbed it rarely. His dressing sense was terrible but nobody criticized him for that but always praised him instead.

But after going abroad for study he slowly changed his ways of dressing and hairstyle. He became the complete opposite of what he was earlier.

After waiting for some time, he saw Rita come to the door with a box in her hand, his mother said something and both entered the room together. They both stopped in front of him.