Chapter Seventeen.

Day six.

Elena's POV.

"Are you sure you have memorized all your lines and roles" she asked for the hundredth time.

"For the millionth time today Katie, YES"  I replied, my patience was wearing very thin as the time ticked by.

"Well I just want to be sure" she said looking skeptical and unsure.

"I have my lines at my fingertips ,but why do I feel like instead of you assuring me that it will be okay, I in turn am giving you the assurance that is due me" I said exasperated and annoyed, my nerves were all over the place.

"I just want to make sure that everything is in line, you know that first impressions matter A WHOLE LOT, so you cannot afford to mess things up" she stressed the last part of the sentence, such that my patience snapped in two.

"Well, you didn't seem to think much about first impressions when you rudely declined Rosette's invitation in my name, what happened to first impressions then, huh tell me, you didn't consider it then did you?". At this juncture I was so hurt  at her lack of trust in me and aggravated at her and just wanted to pass on the frustration I was currently facing to her, but I did not realize the impact my words had on her, until I saw her eyes water.

 I had not thought about how she would feel about my words, and now I had hurt her feelings unknowingly, she tried to hold back the tears by blinking rapidly but I was fast enough to see the tears roll.

I felt so bad about myself that my eyes began to water too, my lips wobbled and the tears were at the ready to roll,  I went in for a hug and held her tight. We clung to each other for dear life and let out our heartfelt outbursts, with me whispering in har ear "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, please I'm sorry, I'm really sorry".

After a few moments of crying without holding back, we finally came to a point where we were heaving heavily with no tears left to cry, we finally detached from each other and settled on the couch, my head on her shoulder.

"I really needed that" she said. She looked like a zombie from a horror movie. Her face was in a horrid state with smudges of makeup here and there, her hair was disheveled and her mascara was..well all over her face, and judging from the way we were crying earlier my appearance was just the same, if not worse.

"So did I" I began  "I guess everything was just so overwhelming that I needed to offload some of the tension" I confessed.

"Yeah right" she agreed.

"But on a serious note, I am really sorry for what I said, I really did not mean to hurt your feelings" I apologized. 

"I guess I really just wanted to offload some of the frustration on me, and also I was pretty much hurt by your lack of trust for me such that I acted irrationally" I continued.

"You have it all wrong, I do trust you and I know that everything will be alright, but I was just trying to make sure that everything will go as planned, you know that this is the starting point of your career and everything must be as smooth as it can be, I was just concerned about you and that is why I tried to push you harder. You are like a sister and best friend to me." She explained.

"And I repaid your concern and love with inconsiderate actions." I felt worse about myself, I had always thought myself to be a nice, polite and affable person but today I had contradicted myself with my actions.

"I am not devoid of blame, I acted in a very bad manner, I totally forgot that the pressure on you was very high and I still pushed you to breaking point, I am really sorry for that, please forgive me." She apologized sincerely.

"You do not need to apologize, I totally don't hold you accountable for anything, you have tried to help me and do not need to apologize for it" I smiled, happy that the issue had been resolved.

"About Rosette, I'm sorry for not telling you and for declining the invitation without your permission, it was inappropriate and will not happen again" she continued.

I did not like the professional tone that she used so I just kept silent.

"I don't really have a problem with what you said to her, you have all the right to do so, I said what I said in spite and  and anger, so I'm sorry too." 

Soon the issue was resolved and we treated ourselves to some healthy snacks and smoothies.

"How do you feel now" she asked.

"I feel refreshed and ready to do the needful, I don't really seem on edge any more, it's like the pressure just vaporized and disappeared into thin air" I confessed,.

"I agree, I feel relaxed and more like better, I don't even know how to describe it, my nerves are gone and I feel at my best, guess we really needed to cry out the tension in our muscles." She said 

We continued to munch and crunch, and we soon forgot about the argument we had.

My mind was not at ease, the nerves were gone, but common sense kicked in, what if I am not up to standard, what if I am just not talented enough, what if I am not fit to mingle with the high and mighty,these were the questions that swirled in my head but all the same my brain was providing me with the answers to the question, I was definitely up to standard else Lorenzo would not have chosen me, and I knew better than than to judge myself as untalented and for the last, I WAS high and mighty, so I did not need to fear or let the numerous what ifs to disturb me.

Katie noticed my mood and put a  comforting hand  on my shoulder and squeezed, I touched her hand that was on my shoulder and closed my eyes, I wished my mum was here as I was about to take such a  big step in my life, but then, I was taking this big step for my mother and absolutely nothing could deter me from achieving my goals.

"You got this under control" she assured.

"I know, and I hope to make everyone see that too, oh I am going to take LSC by storm" I said almost as if it was a prayer.

"You can definitely do it, and you will, tomorrow will be your stepping stone to success" 

"Well, I do hope that I don't receive any hindrances, at least not yet". I commented.

"Oh, hindrances will most definitely come, you will step on a lot of toes, but that will not stop you from succeeding." She proclaimed.

"I am happy and satiated that you are here with me, we will take baby steps, then we'll leap and the sky itself will not be the limit"

"That's right, you and me both, we will surely sweep them off their feet" she said with so much intensity that I burst out giggling.

"What?!"she asked.

"You would make a pretty good motivational speaker you know" I said.

"Oh please, don't flatter me so much" she fluttered her lashes at me and I gave her a stink face.

 We kept ourselves busy with games of charades and truth or dare, I dated her to do outrageous things and she retaliated by daring me to do equally outrageous things, we danced and played music, I was glad that the house itself had a soundproof system (or so I was told) because if not, we would probably be in jail for noise pollution, we enjoyed ourselves and at the end,laughed ourselves to sleep.

Author's Note:

Hey guys, sorry for the glitch in the previous chapters 😭😭😭🥺🥺, yesterday was pretty hectic for me,  I am so sorry for the problems😑😟😫😩😫😩, I really did not mean it so don't be mad🥺, so any ways people tomorrow will see our darling Elena in the industry (sneak peek❗❕) so anticipate and be up to date,  I hope you don't lose interest in the book because things are going to get a little more  spicy🌶️, oh and, tell me what you think about this book by reviewing it (and rating) or chatting me up on Twitter @cancerzodiac9, remember to follow me while you are at it, if you see this book on any other platform that is not light reader, please report to me on the aforementioned Twitter account. Thank you for reading 🥰♥️Xoxo ❣️.