Stefen took a deep breath to calm down his senses. "Congratulations Miss Vicky! You were terrific. I am really impressed."
"Thank you so much! Means a lot to me." Vicky bowed a little gracefully, giving away her usual vibrant smile.
Stefen could not take his eyes, off the beautiful lady! It was not like he had seen her for the first time. Vicky had been working for so many years in Fabiosa. But today, for some strange reason he was simply mesmerised by her beautiful aura. He was impressed by her ability to act maturely and spontaneously, even in unprepared situations.
Vicky turned to walk away and Stefen felt as if she was taking away with her, his soul. "Miss Vicky!"
Stefen could not help but call her name again. Before he even realised, the words had already left his mouth. A sense of nervouseness and desperation was fluttering like b.u.t.terflies in his stomach. He quickly thought of a justified reason to talk to her again.
Vicky turned back again, looking at Stefen. Her mind was full of curiosity, though her face showed extreme composure and charm.
"Ummm...Tell..Tell my a.s.sistant to prepare the contract for you." Stefen finally found certain reasonable words to speak to her.
Vicky nodded pleasently and turned back to leave. Stefen held up the microphone close to his mouth again, to call out her name,but the fellow judge, stroked his hand and whispered in his ear. "Stefen! Let her go please. Why are you behaving like a love- struck teenager."
Stefen"s ears grew red in embarrasment as the other two judges giggled lightly. He quickly signaled the announcer to continue ahead, with the auditions.
Meanwhile.....
Cheryl stomped out of the head-office after changing into her clothes, grinding her teeth in anger. She walked out of the exit gate, a few steps on the road and burst into tears. She had been humiliated in front of entire media. How will any other company hire her? Tomorrow"s newspapers will be filled with her, incompetance.
She sat on a nearby bench and took deep breaths thinking about the day"s incidents.
"Who does he think he is? He will pay for this! I will make sure he and his family live a miserable life." Cheryl screamed in anger, wiping away her tears.
Meanwhile, the auditions had finished and the media was interveiwing the three judges of the event.
Stefen was talking to a reporter happily about the success of the event. "I had always been inspired by nature. Thus, I wanted the clothes to give away the effect...of...of....." Suddenly, Stefen"s gaze fell on a red-headed girl, far across the hall taking away his mind from the interview. She was wearing a simple yet elegant blue high neck dress. Her hair tied in a cute, loose braid. Her makeup was minimal yet her face looked flawless. She was leaving the venue, bidding farewell to her co-workers.
"She is leaving! Excuse me!" Stefen quickly apologized to the reporter and sprinted towards the exit gate. The entire media and crowd looked at the man, running like a maniac, b.u.mping clumsily into people. On the way, his eyes fell on the white colored lilly flowers, decorated neatly in a vase made up of bra.s.s. He quickly pulled out the entire bunch, making the heavy vase fall on the ground with a loud thud. Those people who were not looking at him earlier were, also, now staring at him in surprise and curiosity.
"Who is it at the exit gate?"
"Could it be a VIP?"
The man had now an excessively vast bunch of lillies and he did not even bother to look back at the vase which he dropped, creating a loud noise. Soon he reached the vast exit door of the building and halted abruptly, looking at the red-headed girl.
Vicky turned her head and looked at the man in surprise. Stefen was standing next to her, holding a vast bunch of lillies. He was drenched in sweat and was gasping for air.
"Boss? What happened?"
Everybody around including the media was now looking at the exit door in surprise.
Stefen looked up and smiled at the beautiful girl. He held out his hand, holding the beautiful white colored bunch. "For you!"