DON’T LET ME GO

Finally the day of the party arrived but it seemed to me that my anxiety tripled from back when May told me to accompany her. I reluctantly got out of bed and took a quick shower after which I wore a baggy shirt and sweatpants before going to say by to my dad.

”Im leaving now, take care of yourself dad, bye. ” I said quickly without waiting for his response which Id later end up regretting.

I hurriedly hailed a taxi and headed for Mays home for the makeover we were gonna have before leaving for the party

We put on facial masks while soaking our feet in rose water, due to the perks of being a model, May was able to get makeup artists and hairstylists from the company advertising her to come doll us up. The whole makeover took about four hours and by the time they were done, I was looking like a Disney princess in my dark blue off shoulder fishtail dress paired with the same colour of stilettos and a diamond necklace while my long hair was styled into a messy bun.

May wore a green ball gown that complimented her eyes and her hair which was let down was adorned with all sorts of pearls. Although May is a well known model, I still questioned where she got the money to buy all these expensive things and how she managed to convince her boss to let her borrow the companys makeup artists for free, I asked her about it but all she told me was a magician never reveals his secrets.

As I walked down the stairs toward the car waiting to pick us up I crossed my fingers and hope this night wouldn turn out like cinderellas but at the back of my mind I knew fairy-tales weren real

After a thirty minute drive we arrived at the venue which was the ball room in one of the Yors mansions in the country. May decided to go talk to some of the influential people at the party in order to boost her career leaving me all alone.

I walked over to the fruit table and got myself candied apples which was my favourite snack before going to sit at one of the empty tables at the corner, I tried scrolling through my phone to distract myself from the look of disgust I was getting from the daddys princesses at the party, I guess dressing up in money doesn cover up ones poor background. Things only got worse when they started badmouthing me in a voice loud enough for me to hear does she really think she has a chance with Brandon?….even with those expensive clothes her poverty-stricken appearance isn hidden after taking so much ridicule from them I left the table for some fresh air and somehow I ended up at the garden, but I was glad I did as the view was magnificent, there were all sorts of flowers and the aroma from all of them combined enveloped the place

I let down my hair and spread my arms wide as the wind blew my hair away, the feeling of freedom didn last long as I started shivering, I wrapped my arms around my body when suddenly I felt someone wrap a coat around me, I turned to see who it was when I met the most beautiful pair of eyes staring into mine

”Now, may I know what a beautiful young lady like you is doing out here in the cold? ” He asked in the most hypnotising voice Id ever heard

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BRANDONS POV

I left the party for some air after feeling suffocated from the mixture of all the ladies perfume in the room, my feet made way to the garden which was the only place where I found comfort in my life

I was lost in thought when I heard giggling not too far from where I was standing so I walked towards the direction of the sound preparing to punish the person who dared enter my personal garden but I stopped fast in my tracks when a saw the back view of a girl who seemed to be enjoying the evening breeze as her arm were spread wide

Normally, I would walk away but I found myself smiling at the sight of her and that shocked me as a smile hasn graced my face in years. She suddenly wrapped her arms around her body and presuming she was cold I wrapped my coat around her when she suddenly turned and looked at me, she had the most dazzling blue eyes Id ever seen and her cheeks were a light shade of pink as a result of the cold breeze grazing her skin

”Now, may I know what a beautiful young lady like you is doing out here in the cold? ” I blurted out, not only did I give a stranger my coat but I also called her beautiful and asked what she was doing out here, I never care for anyone but myself but me caring for her and talking to her willingly was quite a surprise

”uhm, yeah Im fine, thanks for the coat. ” she thanked me and that alone lifted my spirits but sadly she gave me back the coat and said ” Well I have to go now, it was nice meeting you ” Before running off as if she was being chased

Her pequiler way of interaction piqued my interest. I wouldn mind living with her as a married coupl– no what am I even thinking, *sigh* let me get back before mom gets mad

The rest of the night I interacted with most of the families there but that girl was still on my mind and I tried looking for her in the crowd but to no avail, I was about to give up when I caught sight of her silhouette exiting the hall, I ran after her in hopes of getting her name and talking to her more but instead I saw her crying

”What happened? ” I asked wanting to end the person who made her cry, ”M-my dad, h-he been admitted into the hospital an-and I don know what to do, ” she managed to answer through hiccups and without thinking I said, ”marry me, It would be beneficial to both of us as youll be able to pay your bills and my mother will no longer pressurise me so, marry me. ”