Dreamful

DREAMFUL

      CHAPTER:22

                       ...Not much work was needed with Destiny's hair as her dress and makeup looked glam, so the hairdresser decided to just blow dry her hair. She took a final look at herself and Destiny adored it! As she was texting with Ivy, she looked up in the mirror and saw Edwin standing out of the room- a distance away. She raised her eyebrows and he motioned for her to come out.

"You look great., could have walked faster, would have saved my time.", he said with a smirk.

"No thank you for that.", Destiny said, rolling her eyes.

"Anyway, why did you call me?"

"To go and get lined up for the shoot?!", he replied, pointing towards the setup. Destiny walked towards the set.

"Careful...don't fall..", he shouted with a laugh.

"I'm experienced!", she replied, without looking back. The set was pretty good with galaxy themed backdrop. The layout for the shoot was there were fifty girls in total, some had to stand while some would sit on the black stools arranged neatly.

"Miss Destiny Decker, please take a seat on the fifth table from the left...first row", a man with the camera said aloud. There were around twenty people who were on the photography team. The man then went on to arrange everyone else for the shoot. Scarlet was unthankfully made to stand beside Destiny and she was very sad about it. 

"Lights!", someone shouted. Destiny shut her eyes quickly...the camera lights along with all the other artificial lights were so sharp and strong! She blinked several times and then got adjusted to the lighting. She saw Edwin standing a little behind the photography team and she found him already looking at her. He smiled at her with a thumbs up. Destiny nodded slightly. After about half-an-hour, the shoot was done and she already felt so tired.

"That shoot was great! Thank you, everyone, for your co-operation!", the person with the camera said and then went on to pack up his equipment. It was noon till the group shoot was done and the individual shoot was still remaining. There was a lunch break before the next shoot which was great because Destiny was already hungry as a lion. After she had lunch, her makeup and hair were again re-touched for the individual shoot. Her turn was tenth which meant it would take about thirty minutes...waiting was always boring. Destiny took out her ear pods and started listening to music because:

A: No one was online that time so she could text them and 

B: Sitting idle doing nothing didn't make any sense to her

After a good amount of time, finally, her turn arrived.

"You look gorgeous...your pictures will be even more gorgeous!", the photographer said with a flying kiss. He wasn't the same one who had taken the group pictures, this team was different. Destiny looked at him in perplexion...she somehow found him weirdly creepy...She looked at Edwin who was sitting a distance away, looking in his laptop, then writing something.

"Okay pretty, now give a broad smile...great!"..."right. perfect....", the photographer continued giving instructions.

"Now...", he said, coming forward," just move to that side...", he said, holding Destiny by her shoulder.

"HOW DARE YOU TOUCH HER?!", Edwin shouted a second later and Destiny jumped for real. She didn't see him coming. She looked at him and he seemed exasperated...she had never seen him angry, forget shouting. Andy came running from her desk.

"YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO TOUCH ANY OF THE MODELS, GET THAT?!", he said again, grabbing the photography guy by his tee-shirt.

"Edwin what is it?", Andy said, in confusion.

"Where's Ryan? We need to change the portrait photography crew.", he replied, his voice still filled with irritation.

"He's gone out for a break...", Andy replied worriedly. 

"Next time I see you do that, trust me you're gone. You are already fired anyway.", he said looking at him and then to Andy said,

"Please stay here. I need to go complete the list.", and went away. And the photography guy didn't take a second look at Destiny and completed her pictures. It was four pm till everything packed up. Destiny changed back to her outfit and got out of the styling room and saw Edwin looking in his phone. She pretended to not see him and continued walking towards the exit...she was extremely tired...it had been a long day.

"Destiny?", she stopped. It was him.

"I'll drop you home?"

"Thank you, Edwin but I'll go by myself."

"I'm going the same way-"

"Hey, Edwin...today was great! The way you all arranged everything, FANTASTIC!", Scarlet said, coming near.

"Thanks, Scarlet, your co-operation adds to it as well", he replied.

"My co-operation will always and forever be with you!", she said, making her 'oh-so innocent' face. 'Flirt', Dez thought to herself.

"Oh, by the way, there's this new cafe which opened a couple of weeks back, let's go there for coffee?", Scarlet said again, looking at Edwin.

                                                                          TO BE CONTINUED...

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