Chapter 6: Sebastian
she had been off through out the morning ,after that dream yesterday she had been left wondering what that was all about, she saw her mom wasit a piece of her memory or was it just a dream and what was with the sign she saw on the wooden box and what was in it, she had too many questions and no way to get an answer so she decided to just put it aside for the moment and focus on the present important things.
she ate the porridge the hospital had given her for breakfast, and she just waited there for kelly so that she'll get discharged and she didn't have to wait for long as she came not long after she finished breakfast.
"i already took care of the procedures yesterday so you're free to go now ,i also bought you some wonderful clothes that would look great for your comeback"kelly said as she squeled in excitement while bringing out a variety of clothes.
" i thought you were only going to buy a pair of clothes , why did you buy the whole collection" zephyra said feeling helpless with this hopeless best friend of hers .
"well i thought they all loked great and couldn't decide which one to pick so i got all of them" kelly said her voice getting softer towards the end as she looked away in guilt
"you wouldn't be like that if the cost of this designer dresses came from your pocket"zephyra sighed ,ever since she rejected her father's marriage alliance he had frozen all her bank cards except the one her mom made for her but there wasn't much inside it afterall she never thought she'd need it so there was only about 200k in it.
" but what did you mean about the comeback stuff" zephyra said as she thought her discharge was meant to be a secret .
" thats what i was also wondering about coz when i came to the hospital there was a crowd of reporters outside the door waiting for you, they almost didn't let me out, i feel like this must be some kind of trap set by your step sister to make you humiliated "kelly said feeling worried
"you don't need to worry i won't fall for any trick of hers and this can also be good it'll announce my coming back to the world after all i still intend to go back to the modelling industry" zephyra said as she picked a set of clothes and went into the bathroom to change.
when she came out of the bathroom kelly was left stunned as her jaw dropped to the floor,she always new zephyra was ridiculously gourgeous and she was the college belle when they were in college,but this had totally blown her mind ,zephyra used to have this innocent charm and beautiful pure eyes but now she looked like a woman, she gave off a mature yet sexy aura in her black pants and shirt couplled with the black windbreaker and sunglasses she looked even more glorious than she did in her prime she was sure the modelling industry was in for a suprise.
"OH MY GOSH! you look so beautiful that if you could give me a kiss on the cheek i could die with no regrets"kelly said looking lovestruck
" shut up you pervert and have some shame " zephyra said as she got ready to leave the ward,
" oh come on zephy we've beeen together for years we've even slept in the same bed ,why are you suddenly feeling shy now that im asking for a kiss"kelly said but paused and said again " that came out wrong"
" it definately did ,anyways its time time for us to go and face the media we are going to show them that zephyra james is back " she knows her last name is meant to be callum but afterwhat he did she chose to use her maiden name .
They left the ward and took the elevator to the ground floor ,reporters were not allowed in the hospital as they will disturb the patients inside , very soon they got to the ground floor and went outside.
As she walked towards the hospital entrance ,she could hear the buzz of voices and the clicking of cameras.
kelly squeezed her hand reassuringly. "you've got this," she whispered.
zephyra smiled back at her to tell her that she was not afraid as she stepped out into the glaring sunlight.
reporters surged forward, shouting questions and jostling for the best angle. vanessa stood at the forefront, her smile as bright and sharp as a knife.
"zephyra, how does it feel like finally be out of the hospital?"one reporter shouted .
before she could answer, vanessa cut in,her voice dripping with feigned concern. "its beeen such a long and difficult journey for dear sister. we were all so worried. but now,she's back' and we can all see she's just the same as before"
the reporters laughed ,but zephyra caught the mocking glint in vanessa's eyes.she knew this was her step sisters way of undermining her, casting doubt and imlying she's weak and is not as popular as before zephyra squared her shoulders refusing to let vanessa control the narrative
"thank you all for your concern,she said ,her voice steady and clear."it has been a challenging time, but im greatful for the support of my friends and family,especially kelly."
One of the reporters piped up "zephyra do you plan on returning to modelling ?"
zephyra met his gaze confidently and gave him a smirk that almost made him blank out, she was just too beautiful it made them remember when she was at her prime but he was snapped out of his thoughts as she replied
"absolutely. i may have been away for a while ,but i've never been more ready to reclaim my place. i have a lot of new projects in mind .and im excited to share it with you".
the reporters murmured approvingly, jotting down notes and snapping more photos. vanessa's smile tightened ,her plan to humiliate zephyra clearly not working but she still had one ace up her sleeve. zephyra took a step closer to her stepsister,lowering her voice so only vanessa could hear "nice try, vanessa," she said her tone icy. but you'll have to do better than that"
vanessa's eyes narrowed as she said just as zephyra was about to leave " don't you want to know about your college boyfriend sebastian, and how he's doing" a vicious smirk crawled to her lips as she watched zephyra stiffen
A/N
guys im sorry for this abrupt change but i decided to cahnge the step sisters name to vanessa not crystal, thanks for your understanding