'Today is the day! The day my dreams will finally come true! After being told no, after I was looked down on out of both envy and doubt, the abuse and my efforts will have not been for naught!' For once Alison felt as if she could be certain of her future, unfortunately though things never really seem to go the way we wish them too.
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So how is it she has managed to have found herself in this situation? Why? After everything she has endured Alison was unable to help feeling her heart breaking. 'What have I done to deserve this?' Time after time her goals and dreams have been ground under the heel of some one, but she would always persevere she never gave up. So why? What was it all for just to find herself in this current situation...
"I'm tired of waiting, take your clothes off now!" This man, no this pig in a suit, was the one to build up all of Alison's hopes. 'I was close to giving up on my goals and just returning to my home town back in Oregon.' It was then this man appeared, he held an olive branch in front of Alison's face dangling temptation and hope in front of her. Without thinking, without hesitation Alison reached for it without even thinking of the repercussions. This is neither the beginning nor the end of Alison's story. It could be said it isn't truly her story either. Let us back up a little.
One week earlier.
"Why not just give up already Alison? While I am around you will never become a model. You are lucky to even be a secondary background model." The girl currently ridiculing Alison is Daphne. As much as Alison would like to disregard her claims, so far unfortunately they have proven true. As you may have surmised, Alison's true dream is to become a model, unfortunately shortly after arriving to the big city, any kind of amateur modeling gigs she had received there was a shadow cast on them by Daphne, a stigma if you will. Alison was always used as a filler, or an on call model. If some one did not show up for a shoot, she would sometimes be called as an emergency replacement.
It was not until later she learned Daphne for some reason had a grudge against her, ever since the first day they met on a set. Alison had been very polite to her, after all she was her senior in the industry and Alison had just moved here to New York, so needless to say she had no friends. At first things seemed to be going so well with Daphne. They talked and seemed to have a lot in common. But after their first day meeting things took a horrible turn in the other direction. She received a call to do a Duo shoot with Daphne. Alison was so excited to see her again, after all their first day together went very well. Her excitement was quickly crushed as soon as she arrived for the shoot.
"Daphne it's great to see you again!" This time there was no smile, no small talk to ease the tension. Daphne looked at Alison with cold eyes. As if someone had a beautiful art gallery, their pride, their joy, then someone came in and drew stick figures all over the art and expected you to pay for it.
"It's you..." She sneered. That day while the pair was getting ready Alison felt the need to use the restroom, when she came back it was only to find her dress had been destroyed. It was ripped to shreds and appeared as if it was stomped on again and again. When the people in charge of the shoot arrived, Daphne was quick and all to willing to direct the blame at Alison, telling the company sponsoring the shoot and the photographer that It was Alison who had commit such an act, that she was angered it was not a solo set and destroyed the dress in a fit of rage... No one was willing to believe Alison, after all Daphne was an up and coming star who was already becoming quickly established in the industry. Who was Alison? A nobody... Alison cried so hard that night. It felt as if a friend had betrayed her, to make matters worse Alison's reputation was almost destroyed in the industry beyond repair in the blink of an eye. At first for some time no one would use her for their shoots anymore, unwilling to work with someone who could snap and sabotage the project in a moments notice, but some small business's were desperate for a model got Alison's information and reached out to her. Unfortunately though it did very little to assist in repairing her reputation or making her dreams a reality.
So back to a week ago.
"Daphne, I just don't understand why? What is it I have ever done to you?"
Tsk.
"Nothing, because you could never do anything to me." Daphne said clicking her tongue in irritation. " Now shut up, are you trying to bring me down before the shoot?" At first she looked annoyed, until a wicked grin spread over her face.
"Gilbert sweet heart.. You know how I like to keep my spirits up for the shoots right? Well could you do something about this eye sore over here?" Daphne pleaded with a pouty face as she seductively drew her finger down Gilbert's chest. "If you do I will make it up to you. What do you say?" A smile instantly spread over the man's face. Although the moment Gilbert looked in Alison's direction that smile was already gone, replaced by one of anger.
"Well you heard her! We don't want to upset the star of the show, get lost!" Barked Gilbert.
Alison was barely able to hold in her tears as she ran out of the room. By the time she left the building the weight of her situation had begun to sink in. She was forced to support herself against the wall as the flood gates opened. Tears poured down her face like never before. For the first time in Alison's life she was having second thoughts not just about her decision to come here, but her dream. Was the whole idea as dumb as Daphne and many, many others made it out to be.
"Maybe I should just go home." Alison mumbled in between sniffles when she finally calmed down.
"Excuse me miss. My name is Daniel Burgundy of The Burgundy Brother's scouting agency. Has anyone ever mentioned you have what it takes to be a top class model?"
This was the chance she had been waiting for! He had a business card, a nice office, he presented himself well. It was everything Alison had hoped for! He told her he could get her a gig as the star model within a week! After everything, all this time and effort! Was she just not fortunate enough to meet the right person until now? After their initial meeting there was multiple days he offered to take Alison out for dinner, or other dates but she honestly had no interest in him, granted he was handsome and seemed to be a great guy, the only relationship Alison wished for was a professional one.
Indeed he gave Alison a call on the sixth day telling her he found the perfect gig to kickstart her career and set her on the right path. While on the phone Alison once again could not contain the tears flowing down her face, this time though they were both tears of joy and hope. There was just one problem though, Alison made one mistake. She never asked what he would want in return. Like usual, everything has a price.
Present time.
"I'm tired of waiting, take your clothes off now!" He roared yanking on Alison's clothing. On their way Mr. Burgundy dragged Alison into a back alley and demand she take her clothes off.
"Mr. Burgundy what are you talking about?" Alison Shrieked doing her best to cover herself with her arms as if that would stop the way he was eyeing her up and down like a steak dinner.
"I have waited patiently long enough! I invited you out again and again, Now I have what you want, the key to our world! And you have something I want!"
"Mr. Burgundy I never agreed to such a thing!" Alison cried out, tears were streaming down her face. Once again she had become a target, and was facing betrayal.
"Nothing in this world is free! What did you think I was going to put in all this leg work for nothing? That I would do it out of the kindness of my heart? No. The gig is real, and you have no idea how many favors I had to call in to get you this chance! But I will not take you to it without getting my fee!" Daniel eyed Alison greedily as he declared his real intentions.
'The gig is real? If that's the case...' Temptation was finally beginning to sink in. This was hardly the first offer of this kind Alison had received, but this time it felt as if Daniel was telling the truth. Alison had tried staying true to her morals and convictions, but they had only brought her misery and sorrow so far.
Alison was at the breaking point when a voice called out like a beacon in the darkness.
"Hey just what the hell are you doing!?"
The two snapped their heads in the direction of the voice.
"He-Help!" Alison screamed as loud as she could praying this man could do something to get her out of this situation.
Smack!
"Shut your mouth you stupid bitch! I'll let you know when I need your mouth!" Daniel roared as he gave Alison a hard smack across the cheek. "Damnit now you made me damage the goods! If you-
POW!
Through her pain and blurred vision from the tears that were now filling Alison's eyes she caught only a glimpse of a fist smashing into Daniel's face.
This is how Alison met the man that would change her life forever.
'My name is Collen McDermott. I suppose one could claim I am a creature of habit, well in one case anyways.' For some time now every day during lunch Collen would go to the park that was close to his work. When he had hit a rough patch in his life a friend was kind enough to take him here. Instantly Collen was awestruck, It was one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen, so many different flowers, so many different colors. Even if just for a small amount of time, it felt as if all of his worries, all of his pain just disappeared so long as he gazed upon this beautiful garden. He would never say he had the worse childhood and upbringing, but he would never say he had the best either. There was always turmoil in his heart from a young age. But It was safe to say it was in that moment he had some idea of what he wished to do with his life for the first time in many years. "Oh look at him, he's quite handsome." "He most certainly is, but he l
During the walk to Collen's work Alison at first was completely unsure what to make of him. He probably looked like a complete mad man walking down the sidewalk speaking really loud and waving my hands around in grand gestures like a fool. In his defense though, at first Alison was probably more then fifteen feet behind him, but the more he continued to talk about completely random things she began walking closer and closer. Collen was quite certain over time he began to see some light begin to shine in her eyes again, but afraid if he turned to take a good look it would end up scaring her off he just continued to lead the way to his work place.'I was hoping my efforts would bear more fruit in cheering her up, but still better then her running off afraid and permanently scarred.' As it stood Collen had fought the urge to kill the miserable prick who had done this to Alison, but if he found out this day mentally broke her, he promised himself he would track him down and end h
"Alison is that you?" A familiar voice echoed through the lobby. Dread instantly began to wash over Alison. Slowly she turned towards the voice. Although there was no doubt in her mind who the voice belonged to she could not help but silently pray to god. 'Please please, be any one else. Work some sort of magic to make it someone else!' Unfortunately her fears were completely founded, it was Daphne. "Well isn't this a wonderful surprise to see you here." A nasty smile spread over her face. "Oh is this a friend of yours Alison?" Sierra asked smiling warmly. "Oh no, I would never call someone like her my friend. Alison honestly why would you even come here? Especially dressed like that. I bet this woman thought you're some sort of assault victim." "I was." "Whatever helps you get through the door I suppose." She shrugged turning her attention to Sierra. "You girl, I would like some water." "What kind of receptionist are you?
Everyone stared wide eyed at Collen. No one ever expected him to say such a thing. "When you rethink your ways, maybe, just maybe will you have a chance. We don't need anyone who slept their way to the top." "Who do you think you are to say such a thing!? BOY TOY! How hypocritical can you possibly get? You know what I'm quite certain I heard something from my father about Evelyn getting her position by sleeping w-" 'That's it!' POW! Collen drove his fist into Tanner's eye who dropped to the ground like a sack of bricks. "That's one fucking thing to far!" Collen was absolutely enraged. 'There is no chance in hell I'm letting him go after that comment.' "You damn rich boys all think your so much better than everyone else. You don't even deserve this job! Without daddy's connections you would not even be able to keep a bottom dollar job a trained monkey could do!" Collen climbed on top of Tanner and punched him again. "Man his acc
Alison sat cringing trying her best not to think of what may be taking place on the other side of that wall. 'I've seen to many times what happens when an average worker becomes the target of a rich person.' In her mind there was no doubt Tanner was doing everything in his power to have Collen fired... And for what? He was defending herself and other's, including the person who was about to fire him.What was minutes began to feel like an eternity as Alison sat waiting. What she would do to hear what was happening inside that room. After thirty minutes of waiting Alison could hear the sounds of the door unlocking. Both Collen and Tanner were leaving the room and looked horribly depressed as they were passing by, although one thing that stood out was the fact now they both looked as if they were beaten up."Collen!" Alison ran over moving in front of him. "What happened!? Is everything ok?""Alison please come in now, we have much to discuss."
When the elevator doors opened, Daphne was standing by Alexander tapping her foot impatiently. Although Alexander also looked extremely displeased he did a much better job hiding it. Especially when he saw Evelyn the smile of a wolf in sheep's clothing spread across his face. "Eve, darling it is good to see you again!" "Alexander, I was unaware you were the one representing this child." "As I am sure you are aware, I came here after discussing a possible collaboration between some of our models with Tanner. Although I must say, I am quite disappointed with our welcoming. First a receptionist that seems completely incompetent and rude, then some dumb Irish bastard, insulted not only me but poor Daphne without cause." Alexander heaved a clearly exaggerated sigh and threw his arms out. " Now I am beginning to wonder if I should be seeking out another agency to work with." Evelyn listened to Alexander's long drawn out performance. Who does thi
"What about Alexander?" Daphne spoke up suddenly with a look concern."That clown you're better off without him, he will use you and throw you to the side in the end." Collen shrugged."No I mean I'm under contract with him.""Don't worry, we will take care of that. As long as you show how sincere you are during this week. Just enjoy your time in the hotel Collen is going to set up." Evelyn sighed. "This is going to be a headache."Sierra ran over to Collen handing him a piece of paper. "Well ladies, I have to make a few phone calls. I'll leave you to it."The atmosphere had become much lighter after Alexander left. "So will things be ok? I know that guy Tanner seemed to really dislike Collen.""Oh you don't have to worry about him. I fired him, he was only here to return a favor to his father.""Do you mind if I ask what happened in the office?""Hmmm." Evelyn crossed one arm over her chest and cupped her chi
Alison had swore today would be the day! The day things would finally turn her way, the day she would finally get a real contract with a respectable company. She just would never have imagined that it would begin the way it had. The would be hero Daniel Burgundy actually turned out to be would be molester or worse. The man she had doubts about had turned out to be the hero. One of, if not the most kind person she has ever been fortunate enough to meet.Evelyn had bid farewell to Daphne, Sierra, and Alison a few minutes ago, the girls were now waiting for Collen to finish making his call at Sierra's desk."No....NO!.. Well how about you read the damn caller ID and you will know where I'm calling from, or do you spend all your money of roofies to use on the women you represent you prick! Look I don't care, Listen here Mr. Boggerdeedee If I find out you or your brother come near here again or anyone we represent I will bring the damn building down on top of your head!