Miss Matched

Chapter 1: At The Beginning

Chapter 1

I don't even know why I agree to do this.

"I can't believe you talk me into this..." I said rolling my eyes at Jill

"Hey..." she raise her arms ".... you said you want a project. so I accepted one for you..."

"Yeah. I said I do but I didn't mean a bikini photo shoot" I answer her sharply

"Clearly Kaleen, You didn't tell me what kind of job you want?" she says grinning

I give her a cold stare "... As if you don't know?"

Jill sigh and hugs me. She rest her chin on my shoulder pressing the yellow fabric of her bathing suit against the green one of mine.

I sigh. I couldn't be angry with her when she just wants to give me a project and at least we're in this together.

"Sorry Kaleen..." she says while making puppy dog eyes

"Fine! What else could I do? We're already here, aren't we?"

She grins "Thanks! You're the best!"

I lean against the wooden table behind me while Jill stands upright beside me.

We've been waiting for almost 10 minutes now. The director of the shoot orders his staff to change our shoes and ask them to fetch something from Salvatore Ferragamo which is short drive from our shoot.

We're both wearing long robes but we keep them open for the weather's really warm today and besides, we're in a summer shoot so seeing us in a bikini is just normal....

"You know, my parents would kill me if they found out that I did a shoot like this..." I tell Jill 

She looks at me ".... I know but, your parents are like miles and miles away and the probability of them seeing this is like 1 in a thousand..."

I tie my dark brown hair into a pony tail before answering her "... But we're doing a shoot for an international magazine? still don't think they won't be able to see this?" I ask her raising a brow

Jill chuckles lowly before replying to me ".... It's a "Teen Magazine"! You think your parents would read one? " 

I deliberate for a while "You got a point but,... Whatever I don't care! I'm still not going back there whether they see this or not..." I answer sitting on the table

"Why do you hate there so much?" she asks playing with her hair

I put my arms across my chest "It's not that I hate it there, It's just that I like it here more and besides I love my job here..."

"But you could also have the same job back there?"

"Not really. I mean the Philippines has a great fashion industry but the Industry here in London is much bigger and I have more chances in booking jobs here" I explain to her

"Is that really your reason?" Jill asks grinning

"Yeah.. What else?"I ask confuse

"Freedom... Love... Anything" she recites

"Freedom, yes. Love, A big no"

"A big no?"

"I didn't come here to chase around some boy who'll probably break my heart someday... "

Jill rolls her eyes at me "Hey! Stop that! Not every boy's like that... just cause you had a bad experience once doesn't mean every experience will be as worse as that..."