The call of love
Chapter 8
"Terry's birthday"
After the holidays, life went on for everybody. Candy wrote her friends in college with good news about her life. She told them everything she was doing and her reunion with Terry on New Year's Eve.
Candy's friends, Annie and Patty got her letters and they were overjoyed. Annie was the one who brought Candy's letters, she found Patty in her room looking at a magazine.
- Patty, I have news from Candy, said Annie
- Me too, said Patty
- How? I've got the letters
- Yes, but I was looking through this magazine; they were talking about Georgie Bateman
- Candy's boss?
- Yes. She's in New York for business and Candy is with her...
- Yes, that's what she said in her last letter, didn't she?
- Yes, but this time she's in the magazine, next to Georgie, Eleonor Baker and... Terry!
- Oh! Let me see that! Said Annie
She took the magazine from Patty's hands and looked at the picture that was saying;
"The famous designer, Georgie Bateman at the New Year's party at the Waldorf Astoria, with her daughter Georgie Jr who's her spitting image, Eleonor Baker, certainly negotiating a new wardrobe; next to Georgie Jr, Terrence Grandchester, son of the duke of Grandchester and Laurent Grey, grandson of the former governor of Australia..."
- The magazine is English, that's why there's so many details on them said Patty
- She's with Terry, Patty, that's a good news...said Annie smiling
- Yes, in her last letter, she was saying that she hadn't found him yet...
- Let's read the letters, she's certainly telling us what happened
- Ok...
Candy was telling them in details what had happened. Her two friends were very happy for her. At recess, they went to see the boys to show them the letter.
- She's in America with Grandchester, said Archie
- Her boss took her, remember? Said Annie
- Yes, said Stear, she's lucky, she partying with Eleonor Baker...the lucky she-devil!
Eliza was passing by with her group.
- Who's lucky? You're certainly talking about that stable girl...
- Her name is Candy, said Stear
- And for the moment, she's living the good life in New York said Archie
- New York? How could that starving slut be living the good life? You're talking nonsense...
- Everybody doesn't lie like you Eliza, said Annie
- But you can not believe us, but when it's printed black on white in a magazine, it's irrefutable, even for you, said Patty giving her the magazine
Eliza took the magazine, saw the picture, read the legend and became pale.
- What? The slut!
- Did you see her dress, said Annie, I don't think you've ever had a dress so beautiful...
- It's identical to Georgie Bateman's said Patty
- I know fashion said Archie, Georgie Bateman makes dresses for sale, but the models she wears, are only custom made for her and Candy "Georgie Jr", like they call her now, gets the same treatment as Georgie...she must love her a lot
