It is funny how it all started with an interview
Meet Melanie Be-truth, a young adult who migrated to America for a new start and opportunities. Intending to use her degree to acquire a well-paid job to set her foundation in a foreign country, she m...
"Wow." It was a mixture of Orange, Brown, and Yellow. Just looking at it I know it was gonna compliment the dark complexion of my skin. I then opened the other gift bags revealing a white strapped-up heel, A white clutch bag, and some gold Jewelleries.
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Deciding to do my makeup first, I took my makeup bag to the bathroom and start to draw my eyebrows. "Damn I need to buy some makeup." I exclaimed to myself.
"Lanie, The shower starts at two can you let me in." As if he can do my face or benefit me with his presence at all. I honestly do not know how to feel about Melodious, he gives me anxiety, excitement and everything in between.
I know he must feel out of place and bored so I might just let him in. I walked towards the door with my concealer all over my face allowing it to dry just a little. I twist the knob allowing the door to swing open.
Melodious looked shocked for a moment, turned into fear then surprise. His facial expressions had me holding my stomach laughing, and gasping for air as I slapped my leg repeatedly.
"Why do women do these horrible things?" He asked. As those words left his mouth I had to hold tightly unto the door frame to maintain my breathing. Sobering up I stepped aside to let an embarrassed Melodious into the room.
For the millionth time, he took off his shirt and laid on my bed, I was not in the mood to go toe-to-toe with him so I just went back to the bathroom to finish my face and hair, carrying the clothes with me. After getting dress I strapped up the heels on my feet, For my hair, I decided to be the Black Melanin rocking my afro on em bitches.
I took up my lipgloss, face brush, mirror and my old phone placing them in my bag.
"Melly, I am ready!" I stepped out of the bathroom putting the errings in my ears. Melodious raised his head off the bed to glance at me. But it was not a glance but more of a stare down and that made me nervous. Did I not look good?
"Melodious I do not look good, is that it? I...I have a white dress I could wear ins..." But he cut me off before I could finish my ramble. How am I supposed to be the Millionaire's wife if I can not pull off an outfit? I suddenly found the floor interesting as my low self-esteem took control of my thoughts. Maybe I should just pretend not to feel good.
Suddenly a hand lifted my chin. "Listen to me Melanie, You are beautiful, being with me is going to get you a lot of hate from people, racist comments are going to be flying everywhere. I am not white either but with money comes power and respect..." He stared right into my eyes as he says these words. "You have to walk like you own this goddamn world, smile as if you have never lived a dull moment in your life and hold your head up high as if you are the most confident individual to roam this earth." He concluded.
No one has ever told me this before and all I could do was smile. I grabbed my new phone and the twin's gifts and we left the room. Melodious followed to Hadrien's room leaving the gifts and card on his bed and doing the same for Arri as well. It was now twenty minutes to two, We left the house closing the door behind us and began our journey.
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For the entire drive, no word was uttered between us. I guess we just did not want to spoil the calming mood we had and I think that's okay.
"We are here," Melodious said as he rested his hands on my exposed thighs. As we entered the venue, tall gates opened wide welcoming us. As we drove in flowers and trees were everywhere, I think I might just like this place. Melly drove around until he found a parking place, he shifted in his seat so that we were face to face.
"Melanie are you ready? Meeting the rest of my family is a disaster in itself." He stared at me worry coating his face like a face mask.
"I have to walk like I own this goddamn world, smile as if I have never lived a dull moment in my life, I think imma be just fine," I replied quoting his exact words. I stepped out of the car puffing the back of my afro to resize it but as I glance up I just knew this was not going to be as easy as I thought.
