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fact, they had been so excited about the meeting with Colin that they had arrivedmore than twenty minutes early. What on earth did Andrea mean, telling them off like that for being late?
The three friends stayed sitting in the waiting area, flicking through old magazines and hearing the receptionist answer one phone call after another. It was only when Andrea opened the door again and gestured for someone to leave the other room that Sonia realised what had happened. The person who was leaving the office was Faye.
And Andrea was saying, âI thought you were all together. I just assumed you were here for that earlier meeting. What a coincidence â everybody coming over on the same day.â
So that explained why Andrea had thought they were late! Faye had made an appointment just before the others were due to meet Colin. And Andrea, who was always a bit scatty, obviously thought it was all the same meeting. Faye sat down to chat with Matt and Pedro and Sonia.
âSo, did you manage to sort out whatever it was that you had to discuss with Andrea?â Sonia asked.
âYes, I did get some advice from her on this contract I needed to have looked over, but then I was telling her this other stuff, and then Colin came in and heard what I was saying. He seemed to find it interesting, and next thing he suggested I should stay for this meeting heâs having with you lot.â
Sonia looked at Matt and Pedro. Why wouldColin invite Faye to join in their meeting? Not that they minded, of course, she was their friend, but it seemed a bit odd.
âSo, anyway, Andrea and I talked over this contract a bit more and ââ
âWhat contract?â asked Matt, interrupting so suddenly that Sonia was startled.
Faye looked at him and gave a bright smile that lit up her beautiful face. Her hair was so soft and silky that it looked like it belonged in a shampoo ad. All that was missing was the slow-motion camera and some classical music playing in the background. At least, that was more or less how Matt always thought about Faye.
Matt was living with a permanent dilemma: either he should put Faye out of his mind once and for all (because he knew she was so gorgeous that she was way out of his league), or he should not forget about her even for a minute for the rest of his life (because he couldnât even if he tried, because she was the most special person he had ever met, or simply just because â¦).
And now, here she was, all of a sudden, right in front of him, unexpectedly, and outside class hours. A total surprise.
He listened as she explained, in her soft voice. âWell, as youâre all aware, Iâve always known what I wanted for my future: I ââ
âWanna-be-a-model!â The other two finished her sentence.
This was an ongoing joke in their class. Matt didnât find it so funny. But Faye had a good sense of humour and smiled. That smile. Again!
âThatâs right! I want to be a model. Itâs always been my dream.â
Nothing new so far. But then came something the others didnât know.
âRight, but then something happened, see? A few days ago, I was coming out of this shop and a woman approached me. Such a coincidence: she said she had been watching me for a few minutes, she thought I looked interesting and decided to ask if I would be up for doing a modelling audition, and if I had ever thought of anything like that.â
It would make more sense to ask if she had ever thought of anything else , thought Pedro. But he didnât interrupt.
âThen the woman said I should take some pictures and make a book and that she would help me ââ
âYou want to be careful with these things,â Matt cut in. âIt could be a scam. Thereâs this stuff in the news all the time. They have criminal organisations that specialise in recruiting girls to exploit.â
Faye shook her head, but Matt was really on a roll now.
âThey even
The three friends stayed sitting in the waiting area, flicking through old magazines and hearing the receptionist answer one phone call after another. It was only when Andrea opened the door again and gestured for someone to leave the other room that Sonia realised what had happened. The person who was leaving the office was Faye.
And Andrea was saying, âI thought you were all together. I just assumed you were here for that earlier meeting. What a coincidence â everybody coming over on the same day.â
So that explained why Andrea had thought they were late! Faye had made an appointment just before the others were due to meet Colin. And Andrea, who was always a bit scatty, obviously thought it was all the same meeting. Faye sat down to chat with Matt and Pedro and Sonia.
âSo, did you manage to sort out whatever it was that you had to discuss with Andrea?â Sonia asked.
âYes, I did get some advice from her on this contract I needed to have looked over, but then I was telling her this other stuff, and then Colin came in and heard what I was saying. He seemed to find it interesting, and next thing he suggested I should stay for this meeting heâs having with you lot.â
Sonia looked at Matt and Pedro. Why wouldColin invite Faye to join in their meeting? Not that they minded, of course, she was their friend, but it seemed a bit odd.
âSo, anyway, Andrea and I talked over this contract a bit more and ââ
âWhat contract?â asked Matt, interrupting so suddenly that Sonia was startled.
Faye looked at him and gave a bright smile that lit up her beautiful face. Her hair was so soft and silky that it looked like it belonged in a shampoo ad. All that was missing was the slow-motion camera and some classical music playing in the background. At least, that was more or less how Matt always thought about Faye.
Matt was living with a permanent dilemma: either he should put Faye out of his mind once and for all (because he knew she was so gorgeous that she was way out of his league), or he should not forget about her even for a minute for the rest of his life (because he couldnât even if he tried, because she was the most special person he had ever met, or simply just because â¦).
And now, here she was, all of a sudden, right in front of him, unexpectedly, and outside class hours. A total surprise.
He listened as she explained, in her soft voice. âWell, as youâre all aware, Iâve always known what I wanted for my future: I ââ
âWanna-be-a-model!â The other two finished her sentence.
This was an ongoing joke in their class. Matt didnât find it so funny. But Faye had a good sense of humour and smiled. That smile. Again!
âThatâs right! I want to be a model. Itâs always been my dream.â
Nothing new so far. But then came something the others didnât know.
âRight, but then something happened, see? A few days ago, I was coming out of this shop and a woman approached me. Such a coincidence: she said she had been watching me for a few minutes, she thought I looked interesting and decided to ask if I would be up for doing a modelling audition, and if I had ever thought of anything like that.â
It would make more sense to ask if she had ever thought of anything else , thought Pedro. But he didnât interrupt.
âThen the woman said I should take some pictures and make a book and that she would help me ââ
âYou want to be careful with these things,â Matt cut in. âIt could be a scam. Thereâs this stuff in the news all the time. They have criminal organisations that specialise in recruiting girls to exploit.â
Faye shook her head, but Matt was really on a roll now.
âThey even
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