Chapter 12

He is outside Looking at my work. He listened to all my conversations with the proprietor. Finally, he enters my shop but I couldn't hear anything cause I am in my office weeping. He now goes to my male collection admiring my work as he comes across the male design I took from the Internet and did some modifications To it. He fell in love with it as he immediately shouted.
" This is what am looking for. " I heard from my office and I was surprised since I knew I was the only one in my shop. When I came out I saw two men standing beside my male collection and one was touching my favorite male design. Forgetting that I still had tears in my eyes and my sad face was portraying, I went closer to them and asked them what they are doing in my shop without knocking.
Being one , he didn't think about that. " He's very handsome though," I said in my heart putting on a serious countenance. His assistant was ready to answer me but he replied at once apologetically.
" We are very sorry madam for entering your shop without knocking. " he said with remorse. He further explained to me that , he is simply captivated by my work and he can't hold it. He kept on saying other things which got me angry. Worse of all I don't even know him.
He said with a broad smile on his face. I vehemently refused to tell him my name. " He guessed my name," he said smiling. I denied vehemently. " You don't know me, right? Never mind" he said. This is when he realized that I don't know him.
I threatened them to leave my shop or else I'll call the police for them. " I need your help," he said to me with worry. " I need you to design an outfit for me," he said. I vehemently refused again cause he was already getting me angry. I told them to leave with anger.
It's a new day, I can hear the birds singing their usual songs which are very captivating to the soul. The sun is fast rising, as I jumped up from the bed to prepare myself for work. I rapidly entered the bathroom, brush my teeth, and took a warm bath.
Now breakfast is served. I'm taking some food alongside me to the fashion house. I always take food with me cause there are some moments I get hungry while working.
I'm now set for work, picking the essential stuff, and am set for work. I feel so faint today but I don't know why. Anyway, the most essential thing is that am ok today despite the bad issues I faced the previous day.
On my way to my fashion house, I saw an old woman sitting by the street begging. I felt sorry for her as she asked me for money. I don't have enough money but I gave her some of the coins I had on me. She thanked me endlessly as I was the only person who helped her that morning.
Now she could eat something. I stood there looking at her with a lot of sorrow in my heart. She continued by holding my hands pouring infinite blessings on me. " Go and be blessed my child," she said ending her statement.
As I am going, I can't stop looking at her cause am surprised because this kind of thing has never happened to me.
I am now at my fashion house. " O my God! " I screamed out loud with tears standing in my eyes. " he has locked down my fashion house cause I owe him rent, " I said, crying in front of my fashion house.
Am so disappointed with me cause the only source of money I had is no more. There is no way I can have money again. I can't stop crying as tears keep running down my eyes in turns like a moving stream.
In disappointment, am going back to my dwelling. As I walk past the streets, my mind wasn't with me anymore. I'm frustrated as I find myself in such an unpleasant situation.
I started thinking about my past, as I was earning a lot of money while working in my apartment and most people wanted me to design their outfits for them. But now, no one wants me.
I am now at my apartment, I see my things outside my apartment. I Am owing rent, I haven't paid rent for my apartment. I picked my things sitting in front of the apartment thinking about my life now. There's a clear and huge contrast between my life now and my life before.
Presently, the only thing in my mind now is to go meet my parents in Beckshap. I have no choice again. That's the option I have now. " I have to inform her about everything that is happening. " I said with tears in my eyes as I try removing my phone to call her.
Once done, it was now certain that the only way out is to go back to my parents cause my life was almost about to crumble.
I hurried to the train station with the last money I had on me to take a train to Beckshap where I can live with my parents. At least that was better than living in the streets. Once the train arrived I entered sitting beside the window, I looked outside through the window not believing that I'm leaving for good.
But I have no choice but to leave. " It's for my good though," I said to myself. Finally, I have arrived at Beckshap. On my way to my parent's house.
Am now in front of the door. I'm observing the changes that have taken ply there as I know the door hoping that there is someone in the house. Instantly, I heard a voice from inside " Hold on a little bit I'm coming " " that's mom's voice " I said faintly with a broad smile on my face.
As she opens the door, she was surprised and happy as well as she wasn't expecting to see me at that moment. She hugged me endlessly and called for my dad telling him that am home. My dad came out as well with excitement and we all hugged each other with love and joy.
" I smell cookies," I said sniffing towards the direction of the kitchen. " O yes, I just baked some cookies and coincidentally they are your favorite cookies " my mom answered with a pleasant smile.
I was so hungry. I couldn't hold it anymore as I rushed to the kitchen and jumped on the cookies eating at once. " You can eat as many as you want. I'll back another " she said as she and daddy laughed at the way I am eating the cookies regardless of the fact that there are still very hot.
It's been 3 months and some weeks now since I opened my fashion house. Things are no more going the way I was expecting. At first, I could get about five to six clients, a day but now u can barely have clients.
I'm gradual, losing hopes and anxiety of running the fashion house again cause all the money I have been investigating in it is not yielding any profit. I'm so disappointed as I don't know whether I should close the fashion house or not.
I realized that the money I was getting while doing the designs only in my apartment is two times more than what am getting now. The reason I decided to open this fashion house was cause of the ideas and advice given to me by her besides, I had already the capital for it and the ideas they gave me too were good.
I Am owing a month's rent and the proprietor has been threatening me. " You better look for my money and pay me or else you will have to pack out from the property. I was so confused as I didn't have the money instantly to pay him neither did I have the money to continue running my designing business.
This incident was so frustrating as I didn't know what you do. She is the only person close to me this moment, but there's no way she can help me with any amount of money now cause she's also facing some financial issues. But I know that if she had the means to help me, she could have done that without hesitating.
Today is another day, I'm getting set as usual to go to my fashion house. Now am good to go. " He is organizing a banquet, in the city where all the well-known men will be there." I heard some women talking on my way to my fashion house.
A random lady to her friend. I kept on asking myself who he is, cause I realized that everyone knows him but I don't. But that is none of my concern cause all I want is to be at my job site on time.
" I'm looking for a professional designer, who will design my outfit for this banquet," he said to his personal assistant. All the designs brought to him by all the professional designers in the world both male and female were not what he wanted. He fired all of them angrily, insisting that he's looking for something natural and special which reflects nature. But no one seems to have found what he wants.
He decides to stroll around the city to observe how things are going on in the city. " I want to go alone," he said to his guards but they refuse to take such orders from him. After a moment of the debate, he decides to go alongside his personal assistant.
As they paroded around the city, then could see so many good things in the city but couldn't be comfortable cause he feels controlled and governed all the time. " Anyway, it is better than being locked up in my dwelling " he whispered in his heart.
They are done parodying the city and he has seen so many places. As they were going back to their residence, they came across my fashion house. He asked himself with an astounding look. He asks the driver to go close to my own house for him to see clearly.
I've been at my fashion house for about half a day and I haven't had any customers yet. Am so upset with myself, as don't have any money to run my business. Everything is just falling apart. Instantly I received a call from the proprietor again. This time It is certain that I'm going to leave the shop.
" Please, I'll look for a way to pay your money as soon as possible. But please don't chase me away from this place. This is my only source of bread. " I said to him Pleading with the hope that he can give me another chance.
He didn't want to listen to my pleas anymore. He is tired of all my appeals without giving any money. He is single-minded on getting me out of his property for good if the money is not provided till tomorrow.
" Honestly, it's been long I ate such cookies made by mom with all the love. I miss such homemade cookies. " I said to mom and dad with a lot of cookies stocked in my mouth. I couldn't stop eating. My mouth is full of cookies.