Who Are You?

POV:

Simon and I have been friends for a while now. His mom runs FY Glams. It’s a reputable organization that makes expensive, high class jewelry. She has been in the business for a long time and she knows everything there is to know about Jewelries. They have mingled long enough with the elites to be considered one of them. Everyone in our department knew that his mom was a big shot in the jewelry business, so many girls clung to him and tried to use him to climb up the social ladder. 

But he chose me…

Yeah, he chose to hang around me and make me his friend. We became so close that a lot of people thought we were lovers. But that’s not true, I would never fall for a man when I know that he belongs to another. I know he is betrothed to a lady from a good background like his, but I love hanging out with him and he’s such a good friend. So I ignored the rumor and stuck with my friend even after graduation. 

He got me the invitation to the banquet and I looked forward to meeting his mom and asking for a chance to be an intern at FY Glams. Working in such a reputable company will be an added bonus to my resume and I’ll learn a lot from working with professionals like his mom. Simon already has a spot at the company and he’s willing to help me get into the company through his mom too.

At the banquet, a lot of designers had stories to tell about their unique designs and what inspired them to create such a beautiful masterpiece. I’ve heard those stories a dozen times, I have mine to tell as well. I have a million jewelry designs that come from beautiful inspirations I’ve had all my life. 

Seeing them showcase their designs made me feel left out. I felt like a failure and that sadness was beginning to gnaw at my heartstrings. I had to leave the banquet hall so I didn’t fall into depression yet again. Simon has promised to get me a spot in the company, and my senior from school, Martin Moore, who happens to own his own Jewelry brand has offered to help me get a job too. He wants to offer me a spot at his company, but I’m aiming to work at FY Glams because they are the biggest brands in this city. 

I stepped out of the banquet hall for a few minutes just to clear my head. But the snowfall looked so beautiful and I felt drawn to it. I couldn’t stop myself from fooling around in the snow, building a snowman. This is the one part of my childhood that I will always cherish. I grew up in a small city in Canada, and I’ve grown to love it when it snows. It’s just so beautiful.

I build a snowman, without the carrot on his nose anyways. It was so much fun and I felt like a child again, I felt excited and carefree. I wasn’t feeling so depressed anymore, the sadness within me was replaced with joy and excitement. I thought it was going to last all night long. But after a little while, I noticed that I wasn’t feeling as excited as I did when I started. I felt this tingling on my skin that gave me goosebumps all over my body. 

It felt as if I was being watched and I felt a little bit scared for a moment. I felt unsafe and I decided to head back to the banquet, but I stopped when Simon joined me in the snow. He has always been a free soul, we are always fooling around like kids whenever we are together. So I wasn’t surprised when he joined me in the snow and helped me find my snowman. 

We laughed and played around, engaging in a snow fight and teasing each other. He was his normal playful self for a few minutes, then all of a sudden, he stopped running around with me and he started acting nervous or scared I really can’t say. His attitude brought back that nervous feeling within me too. When he showed up here,  I didn’t bother to ask him if he had been watching me, I just assumed that he was the one. But now that he’s feeling nervous too, I realized that he must be feeling it too.  

I have no idea what or who is out there, but it’s scaring the shit out of him. When he suggested we go back inside, I gladly accepted. My clothes are a little messed up and my makeup looks bad. So I excused myself to go take care of my appearance in the restroom. 

I adjusted my dress and dried up the wet areas using a towel from the cabinet. I’d just finished applying a little make up when the door swung open and Evelyn Turner walked in with her two friends, Lily and Fiona. From her mean looks, I could tell that something was wrong. Her face was about to burst into flames as she glared at me, taking precise threatening steps toward me and forcing me to move back until my back touched the wall. 

“What is going on Eve, what do you think you are doing?” I asked her firmly, trying to sound brave.

“I’m looking at the whore who just can’t stay away from my man.” She responded in an icy tone that made me wonder if she had suddenly gone mad or something.

“What are you talking about, Evelyn?

You are aware of our friendship, you know how we…”

“Stay the fuck away from him!

Keep your friendship to yourself and leave him alone. He is mine, Selina, Mine!

Let this be a warning to you. If I see you anywhere near him, I’ll make you regret it!” she warned viciously before storming out of the restroom and leaving me to my business. She is a rude bitch, and I was going to tell Simon to warn her to stay the hell away from me. But when I got back to the hall, I found him having a heated exchange with a guy I don’t know. He looked so nervous with beads of sweat all over his body and his face.

“What’s going on here?” I asked innocently, looking a bit puzzled by the guy's aura and his domineering presence. His charisma and poise are inborn, his presence can never be ignored. I felt goosebumps all over my body when he turned to gaze at me. The moment our eyes met, I knew my life would never remain the same again. His eyes, there is something about them that just pulled me in like iron to a magnet. 

“Who are you?” I heard myself asking as I stood in awe of his presence.