Hold Onto Love — Chapter 20

Lydia's POV

I sighed as the doctor told me about the list of medicines that Aaron needed. "Thank you, doctor" i said and we- me and Aaron- made our way back to my car.

My great brother had chosen to get in a fight with some people in gang which resulted a broken wrist and lots of bruises and staying at hospital for straight one week.

His parents were pretty upset of what their son had done. Em was also very upset and i felt like slapping him.

"You are not getting in any more trouble now. Okay?" I said and gave him a look when he rolled his eyes. "Yes, mom" he said and smirked when i gave him a pointed look.

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We reached to his apartment pretty soon. Drake was downstairs to recieve him. I got out of the car and greeted Drake with a hug.

I kissed Aaron on his cheek and got back into the car. Tomorrow is the day when they would be judging my dresses. I am pretty excited. But, i am nervous too.

What if they don't like my dresses?

Shutup Lydia! Its not the time to be negetive!

All I am relieved about is the fact that i have everything i need. I have bought my stilletos and jewellery needed.

I reached back home in no time to find Emily sitting and watching TV. "Aren't you worried about your boyfriend " i asked her as isat next to her.

"No" she said and focused towards the TV ignoring my presence. She has been acting weird lately. She stays in her room for the maximum time and she doesnt even eat anything.

"Emmy, you do know that you can tell me anyhing right?"i ask her. She sighs and turns towards me. "I am worried about Aaron. That's it. We had a fight lately. He doesnt understand that this could be so dangerous" she says and tears start forming in her eyes.

"I know Emily. But, being the awesome person i am, i reported them to police. The mater will be taken care of." I say and a smile forms on her face.

And then, she frowns.

"Now what?" I ask as i sigh. "He is not talking to me. He is like totally ignoring me" she said. "I will talk to him" i say. She grins at me.

"You will?" She asked. "Yes" i said and she tackled me in a hug.

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I opened the door to be greeted by Aaron. "Hey. What's up? Is everything okay?" He asked, worried. "Yes. Everything is fine except for you and Emily!" I said and closed the door shut.

I harshly pulled him in my bedroom. I closed the door and made him sit on the bed. "You are going to apologize to Emily. Right now. Do you have any fucking idea about how she doesnt talk these days! We have our competition tomorrow and she is a mess. Go talk to her. Please" i finished and he pursed his lips.

He got up and walked out of my door and went straight towards Em's room.

Emily's POV

I wiped my tears as i stared at myself in the mirror. I know Aaron wont listen to Lydia. He doesnt listen to anyone. I didnt want that talk to turn into a fight.

I sighed as i laid on my bed and coverd myself with a blanket. The tears kept on falling. I heard the door open. I dont want Lydia to see me crying.

"Lydia. Go away. Please" i pleaded and heard the door close. Someone pulled the blanket off me. "I told you Ly- Aaron?" I was shocked to see Aaron standing there. His wrist was bandaged.

His blue eyes observing me. "What are you doing here? What do you want?" I asked him and wiped my tears away. He slowly came towards me and sat on the bed infront of me.

"I.... Emily i am sorry. I shouldnt have shouted at you that day. I admit that it was my fault. It was just i was feeling sick and you werent helping." He said. I was happy that atleast he apologized.

But, i felt guilt and regret fill me. Tears came back in my eyes. "I am sorry." I whispered and looked at my lap. Tears fell freely from my eyes.

Aaron gently kept his good hand under my chin and lifted my face. Now, i was looking in his blue eyes that i love.

Love?

Isnt it too soon to love him. I have known for i guess just 2 months now.

He wiped my tears away, bringing me out of the world of thoughts. Our faces were inches apart. He lowered his headl slowly until our lips met.

And them, we did my most thing.

We kissed.

Thanks Lydia.

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Lydia's POV

I woke up because of my alarm. I groaned. Why does the university have to start so soon?

Its not school Lyida.

Shut up conscience. I lazily streched and then went to take a shower after texting Blake a 'good morning'. I brushed my teeth and did my business first and then showered.

I got out of the bathroom, wore my beige top pairing it with a black skirt. I pulled my hair into a ponytail and put on some eyeliner and mascara.

I took my bag and went into the kitchen. There, i saw a note on the fridge.

I left with Aaron! There are pancakes in microwave. Heat them and then eat!

Xoxo,

Em.

I smiled at the note. Aaron and Emily were finally getting along. 3 points for Lyida!

I ate my breakfast and them went to my baby. I just love my car. I started driving and eventually reached to the university. There i met Alex.

( A/N : Alex he guy that Lydia kissed and became a great friend of. Just wanted to remind you guys!)

"Oh my god! How are you?" I asked him and pulled him into a hug. "I am good. How are you? Its been a while since we talked" he said.

"I am great too. I know" i said and the bells rang. I groaned at which Alex laughed. We went to our lectures. Today is the when they would select the dresses.

As told by our teacher we need to start getting ready in the 3rd lecture. We would be getting a short break before it.

But, the news i came to know in the first lecture made me nervous as hell. There will be people of big companies present to judge us.

There will be designers from Vogue, Versace and many companies. I almost fainted when i heard the news. Not only me, but everyone was nervous wreck now.

Only god can help us now!

Lydia's POV

The bell rang signalling that it was the time for us, the girls,to get ready. I hugged Alex and said a goodbye. We had talked about the whole Blake thing. He seemed more than happy for me.

I went to the changing room. I slipped my dress on and wore my stilettos. We had people appointed to do our make up. The girl who was chosen for me was quiet professional.

Who was i kidding anyways? She was from Chic Management.

She had tanned skin. Her hair were of dark brown color. Her figure was petite. She wasnt that tall but she was thin. Her eye color was brown.

The make up she had done was beautiful. My eyeshadow was of light purple colour and the eyeliner was glittery and of purple colour.

The wink of eyeliner was long. My hair in the puff hairstyle and the rest of hair were left open, slightly curled at the end. My lips were of dark purple colour.

My phone rang. It was Blake calling. I received the call...

Blake: hey, love.

Me:hey.

Blake: baby, did the show start yet?

Me: no.

Blake:try not to fall on your clumsy ass.

Me: Blake Parker, do you want me to murder you?

Blake:i was just kidding, love.

Me: I am getting done with my make up. I will text you when i am done with it . I love you.

Blake:i love you more. Best of luck. We will talk later. Bye, princess.

Me: bye, love.

I hung up. The girl sprayed makeup setter on me and we were done. "You were talking to the Blake Parker?" The girl asked, shocked.

I nodded and frowned. "Why?" I asked asked. "You are dating him! Oh my god. Do you know how popular he is. He the most youngest and handsome billionare! No offence. I am just stating the truth" she said and smiled sheepishly.

Who am i kidding? Of course he is. And he is my boyfriend.

I gave her a polite smile. This is the longest conversation we have had during the whole time. "You stay here. I will come back for a touch up when your chance would be coming" she said and skipped away.

I decided to Facetime with Blake. He picked up immediately. He was sitting somewhere in a suite. He is working i guess.

Blake: you look beautiful, princess.

Me: thanks Blake. Are you working?

Blake: No. I was finishing some assignments online sent from college.

Me: it must be so hard for you....

Blake: i survive.

Me: i love you.

Blake: i know love. How is Emily?

Me: she is good. We miss you guys a lot.

Blake: same, love. Love, i will call you later. Alright?

Me: yeah. Bye.

Blake: bye.

I feel bad for Blake. It must so hard for him. He studies and then handles his business at such a young age. Even Mr. Parker has spoke to him about this matter.

He refused. He said that he wants to prove his father that he is capable of handling the business. I am really proud of him.

Soon enough it was my time. My makeup girl came rushing towards me. "What is your name?" I asked her. She paused and smiled at me through the morror. "Petunia. But you can call me just Nia." She finished.

"Okay, Nia."

I stood up and stood after some girl.It is a really beautiful name. Petunia flowers are really beautiful.

"Okay Lydia. Its your turn next. Best of luck." Nia wished me. I took a deep breath. I am capable of ramp walks. I had done them when i was small.

I had noticed that all of the dresses looked really beautiful except for some. Every girl was pretty and tried to be as confident as theu could be.

I pushed my shoulders back, kept my head high and walked. The crowd cheered as i entered. 'Summertime Sadness' remix was playing in the background.

I guess he crowd had seen the pictures of the shoot i had done back in summer. The pictures were viral for a while.

At the end of the ramp, i turned to my left a little, right a little and turned around and left. There were cheers and hooting as soon as i had striked my pose.

It was overall amazing. As i entered Em rushed to me and hugged. "You did a great job girl! I am proud of you. I dont know why they seperated us though!"Em squealed then whined.

I hugged her back. "Okay girls. That's enough. Its time to remove your make up" some woman scolded me and Emily. Emily huffed and went to the room she was appointed.

I went and sat on my chair. Nia cleaned up my make up. I went to the changing and changed back to my normal outfit. I came out with my dress neatly on my one hand.

My stilettos were on my other hand. Nia took my dress and informed me that they would attach our names on the dress and take it.

I kept my stilettos in my carry bag and went and sat my normal chair. I texted 'done with the walk' to Blake, Aaron and Alessa and scrolled through my instagram.

Soon enough Nia told me that we will be called on stage. I sighed. I was nervous as hell. I bit my lip. "It will be alright, you know. Your dress was amazing" a girl sitting next to me said.

Her name is Sana. She is really beautiful, with her grey eyes and the hijab she wears everywhere. She is really fair and her cheeks are rosy pink. She is like an arabian doll.

I smiled at her. "Thank you. Your dresses were also really beautiful" i told her. She beamed at me and gave me quite 'thank you' with that pretty smile of hers.

Soon enough, we all were called on stage. There were 45 girls and only three will be chosen. Its pretty hard, I guess, for judges to decide to choose someone.

"Hello ladies. Its a pleasure to come here." A bald headed man said. He looked really professional with his tuxedo on. He looked almost in his late forties.

The judges introduced themselves and then the bald man- stylist of Vogue- proceeded to make a special announcement.

"Today, i am proud to anounce that there is this beautiful girl that is to be selected by Vogue Arab. I would like to first call her." took a card in his and saw the name.

He cleared his throat. "Saba Malik. Please step forward. You style is really impressive. I am here, to offer you a chance to work in Vogue Arab, taken into consideration that you wont be doing anything that is prohibited by your religion. Congratulations" he finished and the area was filled with cheers.

Saba seemed so happy. She went to the judges who congratulated her and then she was asked to go and wait backstage.

A blonde women, a designer of some company whose name i have already forgotten, stood up. There were 8 judges, all of them too professional.

All of them were from different companies though. "Alright. Before i anounce the three finalists, all of you will be getting a hamper from tresemme becuase we dont want your hard work to go in waste." She paused and there were claps and cheers for us.

"As you know, there will be five finalists. The one who wins the first place in finale gets $3000 as a price and offer to work with big modelling agencies . Second runner up $2000 and the same. Third runner up will get $1000 and the same. The winner of the finale up will be selected by her modelling skills and the clothing skills. She will be the one with the biggest advantage. Second runner up will be selected by her moddeling skills and the third by clothing skills. Best of luck to all of you." She finishedand sat on her seat as everyone clapped.

I was so excited. I wish i get selected. The host of the show came on the stage. "So, in he 5th position is Ayla Gonzales. Congratulations." A girl squealed and hugged her friend. The host and judges congratulated her and she beamed at us.

The fourth girl up was announce and the reaction was same. "In the 3rd positon is Emily Winston. Congratulations ." Emily who was 2 girls away from me, came and hugged me.

"You did it!"i beamed at her. She smiled widely at me and the host and judges congratulated her. "The second runner up is...."