Episode 22
THEME: SPOTLIGHT
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- PERLA JEWELRY STORE â˘
PERLA POV ??
Walking around my large luxurious Jewelry store checking out the old and new items in glasses and cases of different styles of Gold,Diamonds and Silver. Necklaces,Rings,Chains,Bracelets in distinctive styles and designs.
I stopped at a huge glass and stared at the accessories in it. I raised a finger in the air calling the attention of whoever was in charge of the Space.
âYes maâamâ a lady in black suit came to my side
âOpen up this glass and clean out the dustâ I ordered
âOkay Maâamâ
I turned away to look at some other things,But then I saw my old Friend walked into the Store.
âOh! Good Morning Perla!â The old Lady greeted joyfully
âMadam Charity!â I replied as we exchanged pleasantries
âGood to see you againâ she said
âSame hereâ I responded still maintaining my bright smile
âSo youâre here to get a Jewelry?â
âOh yes! I need a necklace and..Iâm also here to give you an invitationâ
Madam Charity said
âThen letâs go into my office and talkâ
I led her to my office
âPlease sitâ I pointed to one of the couches in my office. She sat gracefully dropping her bag by her side.
âThe annual party at the Foundation is in two weeks timeâ
She brought out an invitation card and placed it on the Table.
Madam Charity runs an orphanage home. It one of the best Charity Organization in USA. And so she holds a party once in a year to celebrate the Kids, sponsors and whoever has contributed to the growth of the Foundation.
I checked out the Card which reads
âAMBER FOUNDATION ANNUAL PARTYâ
The party is a Five â Day Event. With Grand Finale on Saturday where they give out Awards to Donators.
âWill you be chanced during this days?â She asked
I tried to think if I would be chanced,when she said again
âYouâre the Mother of The Day for this yearâs partyâ
I checked it and saw my name on the downside of the Invitation Card
âYouâve donated so well to the Foundation thatâs why we decided to give it to youâ
âOh! thank You Madam Charityâ
Well I never expect something like this coming from her. Wonât buy that idea of being the best Donator. I Send money to the Foundation every week..at least Half A million in Two months but I donât think it enough to make me the Best!
And where the hell is Jennifer Muller? She is always the Mother of the Year? Did she stopped donating to Amber Foundation?
I was tempted to ask But I decided to keep that to myself.
It better not to know about that Sly!
Madam charity is not here to buy a necklace exactly..sheâs here to impress me with the title. So I would make contributions to the party.
But even without her doing this..I would still give whatever I have if I wasnât made the Mother of the Day.
âWhat are your plans for the party?â
âA lot has been planned..and the Kids are preparing for it too. Games,family outings and performances from the childrenâ
Performance?
âWe decided to print out t-shirts for the kids and people who will attend the Game sectionâ
Then a dress for every child performing that dayâŚSound good!
âIâve met with the printing press yesterday..so theyâre working on thatâ
I think this a good plan!
It struck me that children could wear dresses sewn by a talented Seamstress!
I listened to Madam Charity plans for the party without interruption.
They can get the printed T-shirts for everyone! I wonât stop them on that since it a good plan. But I want to do something else on my own path!
âMadam Charity we could make dresses for the girls.. from a certain age..like 6-8â
She stared at me for a second and nodded slowly
âThatâs a good ideaâ she answered with a smile
âBut..how do we get someone who will make those dresses?âshe asked
Ria! She can! Ian said she is a seamstress!
This is a chance to help, to show her skill to the world!
And I really want to be part of that Dream Ian has been talking about.
â I have someone who make dresses..pretty ones at that. Just help me with the number of children between these agesâ
âYesâŚI will do that. I will get back to youâ
âOkayâ
She stood up and clasped her hand around her handbag
âPlease help me pick out a nice jewelry for the eventâ
She said
âYesâ
Then we walk out of the office.
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IAN MANSION
IAN POV
The continuous beeping sound under my pillow woke me up from a deep sleep. I reached out for my phone underneath. Caller ID..My Mom!
Why was she calling by this time of the night? 11:45pm I rubbed my sleepy eyes rapidly and picked the call
âHello Momâ
âOh Ian!..Iâm sorry for calling at this hourâ
I sat up and rested my head on the bed board
âI should have called earlier but I was kinda busyâ
âWhat is it mom?â
âI need to see Riaâ
âWhat?! Why mom?â
âIt -â
âMom..we already talked about this. It isnât the right time to meet Ria. I donât want her think that Iâm introducing you to her for some reasons. Remember I told you it Business Relationship now..not the other way roundâ
âYes I know and that why I called. I want Ria to make dresses for madam Charityâs Childrenâ
âWhat are you talking about mom?â
She sighed
My mom explained her plans for Amber Foundation.
âThis is a great chance to bring Ria to spotlight. If she sew those dresses well..then people at the Event will want to know whoever made themâ
âYeah mom..youâre Right. But will Ria be able to finish up in less than two weeks?â
âTell her about it firstâ
âOh Thank you Momâ
âJust talk to her About it and get back to meâ
âI will do that nowâ
I hang up
Will Ria be up by this time?
I dialed her number
And she picked on the first Ring
âHelloâ
âHiâ she responded
âSorry for calling -â
âIt fine I wasnât asleep anywaysâ
And why is she still awake by this hour?
âI need finish up a dressâ
âOkayâ
Thank Goodness I didnât have to ask her before she told me what was keeping her up.
âMy mom wants to make dressesâ
âYour mom?â
âYes. She called in just nowâ
I briefed Ria about Amber Foundation and told her about Momâs plans to make dresses for the kids as the Mother of the Day.
âSo what do you say?â
âIt actually a good plan you knowâ
âWill you be able help her?â
I asked trying not to sound like I was compelling her to do it.
âYes I canâ
âWill you be able to make at least 50 dresses in less two weeksâ
She was silent
Children ranging from 6-8 at Amber Foundation should be up to 50. Not Too sure but we should set our minds on 50.
It a lot of work! Too much for Ria and I wonât mind her saying no cause of the stress. She is just getting better from the conditioning Treatment of the Surgery.
Even though this is a chance to make her famous I would still accept her decision.
If this doesnât work out then we will make more plansâŚBetter ones.
âRia I would understand if -â
âI will do itâ she replied finally
âIan I will those dresses for the kidsâ
âOkay. I will let her know you agreedâ
âYeahâ
âByeâ I said
âIan -â she called
âYesâ
âThank Youâ
âYouâre welcomeâ
Then the Line dropped
I dialed momâs number back
âHey sonâ
âI just discussed with Ria. And she agreed to your plansâ
âOh That goodâ
âSo when do you want to meet her?â
âTomorrowâ
âTomorrow?â
âYes Ian..we donât have much time..just less than two weeks to make at least 50 dressesâ
âOkay..where do you Want to meet?â
âShe can meet me at the Storeâ
âWhat time?â
â12:00..So we can talk before leaving to Amberâs foundationâ
âOkay momâ
âSee you tomorrowâ
I hang up and sent a text to Ria
âMeeting with my mom by 12:00pmâ I sent
My phone beeped an incoming message from Ria
âText me the addressâ
She doesnât need address
âPerla Jewelry store. Iâll come and pick you upâ
Was about sending it but i paused to add more
âAnd donât think of turning my ride down. See you by 11:15pmâ then I sent it
Ria might insist on taking a taxi just to save me the stress of driving down to her house from the office.
My phone binged again
âOkay.. And thanks once againâ
âYeah..see you tomorrowâ
I replied and waited to see if another message will come in. But nothing.
I swiped to switch off my phone.
I rolled on my bed and toyed with the bedside lamp switch for a while
The thought of seeing Ria tomorrow made me smile.
But soon I drifted into sleep with a huge smile on my face.
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â..late in the night into the morning
Holding me tight..baby Iâm yours now
Feening for your touch
baby you just like a drug
I know it took one hint
Now I need a fix
Because of you
Iâm so high now Iâm not coming down
Why should I do?
I think Iâm addictedâŚâ
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Is anybody out there?! ?
What do you all think of the plans?
Well for me i just thought of something that might make Ria see that Ian is true to her and really wants to help. And also to give her the assurance that her dreams will come true soon!
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Now reaching out to a fan..I read her comment and from what I saw it seems sheâs just like Ria..having this issue of trusting men.
It a good thing that I am able to write something that will inspire a change of mind and for you to learn from.
To whom it may concern!
Donât give up on love!
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Just open your heart to love ?..I can tell you that your Ian is waiting for you ? But Patiently waiting for you to accept him. ?
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