GRIAN WALKED IN THE COMPANY and then got ready for the interview. It was announced that the new company owner will introduce himself on this day. Employees in the company know but outside of that, no one knows. Now that it was publicly announced that the CEO will be introduced, the news made their way to schedule an interview with him.
He breathed heavily as he waited behind the stage. Everyone is waiting in anticipation as the clock ticks by. The room was noisy from everyone talking to each other including guests, investors, and partners of the company. Of course, they already know who the new owner is, but are still here for the new beginning of the company.
A few more minutes went by and he was ready to go in front and say his speech. He fixed his tie and stood up from his seat. He drank some water before clearing his throat and checking the speech he made again. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
He walked out of the backstage and walked to the front and the cameras flashed as they took pictures and the live broadcast was focused on him from every angle.
"Good afternoon," be greeted with a stern look. He looked around the room and saw how many people were there.
"The events in the past months have been unbelievable. And now, this will be the new beginning of the company. A fresh start to all of us," he said and smiled confidently.
"I know I'm not known but I will surely make this company change for the better. I would like to formally introduce myself. My name is Grian Melarnd, the new CEO," he said with a smirk before taking a deep breath.
"Let's talk about what my plans are."
FATIMA WAS WATCHING HIM on the television with anxiousness. Even if she knows that he'll do a good job with this, she still finds herself worried about it. She drank some water and continued focusing on the screen.
"Let's eat lunch," Phil said from behind and she turned around and nodded. "Yeah, you guys eat first," she said and he eyed her before going to the kitchen and preparing the food.
An hour after the interview, Fatima fell asleep on the couch. Once she woke up, it was already nighttime. She almost fell to the ground but caught herself.
She opened her eyes and groaned before looking out the window. Her eyes widened when she saw the night sky. She sat down and looked around the room before she heard noises from the kitchen.
She stood up from the couch and scratched her eyes and yawned. She walked to the kitchen with messy hair and saw Philippe, Timothy, and Grian with aprons on. "Looks like your sleep was good," Grian pointed out with a smirk before gesturing her hair. Her eyes widened and she turned around before looking left to right and running to her room.
She looked at herself in the mirror and her face was shocked with horror. She grabbed a brush and brushed her hair before slapping her cheeks a few times and wiping saliva from her face. "My god," she whispered before slapping her head. She took deep breaths before changing into her pajamas and walking back to the kitchen while skipping her feet.
"Hi!" she greeted them and Grian suppressed his smile.
"What are.. you guys cooking?" she asked in a cute tone before clearing her throat. Grian looked at her and laughed for a second before stopping himself. She eyed him before standing in front of the counter.
"Dinner," Phil replied.
"Why is Grian here? I thought you were busy or something because of the company," she asked and Grian shrugged.
"I got some free time in my hands, and I went here to give you this," Grian said before putting his hand inside his suit and grabbing three cards. Her eyebrows raised in curiosity.
He handed it to her and she opened one of the cards. She read the content and her eyebrows furrowed and she pursed her lips. "A party?" She looked up at him.
"Yes, the celebration of the new beginning of the company. All of you are invited, you'll be my date," Grian said and winked at her. Her face turned red. (Why did he wink at me like that, what the hell!) she thought to herself.
"Uhm.. okay.. we can go, I guess," Fatima answered while avoiding eye contact. The party is in two days so they need to get their outfits and shoes by tomorrow.
THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THEY were dragged to the mall by Nikki. Of course, she wanted everyone to look the best as always since parties are her thing after all. Well, fancy parties at least. She hates parties with sweaty people.
While they were walking in the mall, they came across Fatima's sister. "Hey," Hannah greeted with a genuine smile and Fatima waved at her.
Nikki raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms. "Why are you here?" she sassily asked and Hannah turned to her.
"Uh.." Hannah looked at her before looking at Fatima and back at her again. She cleared her throat before she looked sassily at Fatima. "Are you here to buy a dress for the party? Surprised you're invited," Hannah said and Fatima confusedly looked at her and realized what she was doing.
Fatima stopped herself from laughing and crossed her arms and made her facial expression serious. "You shouldn't be so surprised. Grian takes interest in me, I'm his date," Fatima said confidently and Hannah scoffed.
"Leave us alone," Nikki said before grabbing Fatima. Instead, Fatima didn't move.
"Looking for a fight?" Hannah asked and Fatima rolled her eyes.
"No, stop acting and let's just get our clothes," Fatima said before grabbing Hannah and dragging both her and Nikki. Of course, with Nikki's confusion, she stopped walking.
Philippe walked up to Nikki and grabbed her shoulders. "They're sisters," he whispered and her eyes widened.
"What?!" Nikki shouted and a lot of people looked at them.
They walked to a dress shop and told Nikki everything that happened. She couldn't believe what was being said and transmitted it to her ears. Her mouth was agape the whole time, still couldn't believe it! Hannah.. sisters with Fatima?
"But Fatima is so nice and Hannah is... well, Hannah!" Nikki exclaimed while holding her head and Hannah glared at her and rolled her eyes.
"Nice one," Hannah said sarcastically.
While Nikki was recovering from what she just found out, Fatima and her sister started picking dresses. Fatima put on a blue dress and once Hannah saw it, she told her to go back inside and change into a new one. The color didn't suit her and the design of the dress was just unflattering.
After a few minutes, Fatima went out of the clothing room and showed the yellow dress to Hannah and she cringed. "You look like a sunflower, no." Hannah sent her back inside and picked three more dresses and handed them to Fatima.
"Isn't this excessive-"
"Put them on."
Fatima tried two of the dresses and was both rejected by Hannah. While Fatima was putting on the last dress, Hannah was approached by fans of her since they admire her beauty from modeling. She was getting annoyed and told them off.
"Can you all give me personal space? My god, I'm just trying to spend my time with my sister," Hannah said frustratedly and once she looked back at the dressing room door, Fatima walked outside while wearing a red fitted dress that compliments her figure.
Hannah's eyes widened and her mouth agape. "Oh my- Why is she hotter than me?" she thought immediately while looking at her sister. She clapped her hands and pointed at her sister.
"That's the dress!"
After Fatima picked her dress, Hannah started picking her dress and found a black dress that fits her body perfectly. She's a model, even if she wore something ugly, she'll be able to make it look like it's made by the best dress designer in the country.
Lucky woman.
After that, Nikki was avoiding Hannah while she was picking a dress. "This might look good," Hannah said and pointed at a dress.
"I can pick on my own," Nikki said before turning around and looking at other dresses in the shop. Hannah's eyebrows raised before she nodded and shrugged.
Nikki picked a pink dress that also looks good on her and compliments her features. Hannah paid for everything even if Nikki refused. After arguing and paying for the dresses, they went and grabbed suits for Philippe and Timothy which was much faster than picking dresses.
Fatima realized that she's becoming more like the person she was before. Buying new clothes, shoes, eating good food, and having a good life. Everything really did turn upside down for her in a good way.
Hannah dragged everyone in a shoe shop and got heels for herself. Philippe and Tim also grabbed black shoes to go with their outfit.
"Eh- I'll get flats," Fatima said and Hannah glared at her.
"No, wear the high heels," Hannah said.
"I might fall!" she complained like a kid.
"Then Grian can catch you! Then he might even kiss you. Win, win, am I right?" Hannah teased with a smirk while trying on her shoes and Fatima's eyes widened.
"W-what!"
"What? You were bragging earlier about being his date, weren't you?" she teased, even more, making Fatima's cheeks turn red like an apple. She turned around and held her cheeks.