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She was absolutely
horrified at the fool she had made of herself. She grimaced as she sat on a
bench in front of the store. Why had she left her change room in the first
place? She should have listened to the old saying…Curiosity killed the cat.
Yes it certainly did. Although...she was kind
of glad she had gotten to take a look at him. He was totally appealing. With
those striking eyes and handsome face and gentle voice. “Tor.” Toria broke out of
her mental reverie to see Lisa walking towards her. “You won’t believe what
just happened.” Lisa said with excitement on her face. Toria stood up, bags
firmly clasped in her arms. “What?” “I saw Justin on my way
back here.” “Justin?” Toria asked
confused. Was she supposed to know this person? “Justin Timberlake.” Lisa
said. “You know, that guy from Nsync. Hello!” “Justin Timberlake?”
Toria repeated. Justin Timberlake. Something niggled at the back of her
mind….and then it hit her. She had just made a complete ass of herself in
front of Justin Timberlake of all people. No wonder she had felt like she
knew him. He was in one of the biggest groups in North America. Her face turned red in
complete mortification. “Oh my God, Justin Timberlake.” Lisa looked at Toria in
surprise. It wasn’t like Toria to get so worked up…especially over a
celebrity. “Tor? What’s up?” Toria shook her head.
This story was not going to be explained. She would never see him again so
what was the point of bringing the catastrophe up. “Never mind. So…umm, you
ran into him?” Lisa paused, unsure
whether to pursue the subject or to continue her own story. She shrugged.
When Toria was ready to tell her whatever it was that was going on, she’d
tell her. “Ok so I bumped into him
on my way back here and he told me that they are having problems with the
upcoming video. Their current designer ran off to get married and they need a
new designer, like, now. So…” Lisa paused for effect. “I told him about you
and let’s just say you my friend have a meeting with Nsync to interview for
the job. It’s today.” She glanced at her watch. “Right now in fact.” She
grinned, her face smug. She was really proud of herself. And all Toria could do
was gape at her friend. “Are you crazy? Are you? I can’t do it.” Lisa’s eyes widened.
“What? You cannot be serious. Victoria Freightan, do not pull this crap on
me. You are perfect for this job. Don’t wimp out on me now!” Toria shook her head. She
couldn’t face Justin again, not after her embarrassing tumble. Besides she
couldn’t design clothing for an actual well known, popular band. It was too
much pressure. Lisa grabbed her friends’
shoulders, her face serious and earnest. “Tor, don’t you realize what this could
do for your career. You can’t throw away this kind of opportunity, you’ve
worked way too hard for that.” Toria looked at Lisa’s
sincere face and knew that she was right. She had worked very hard to have an
opportunity like this come her way and she might never get another like it. “Ok.” She said quietly. Lisa broke out into a
huge grin. “I knew you were smart.” Toria rolled her eyes.
“So what do I have to do?” “Well we’re going to have
to go back to your house and get your portfolio. They’ll want to see that.
And maybe a couple samples of your work.” Lisa said as they both exited the
mall. “Justin wants us to be
there as soon as possible, so we should just go grab the stuff and leave for
the meeting.” Toria nodded in response
as they both got into Lisa’s car, to head for her house. She could do this. She
could. She hoped. *** Toria shook the hand
Johnny Wright offered her. “We’ll give you a call to let you know about the
job. Thanks for stopping by.” Toria gave a small smile.
“Thank you!” She turned around, her
portfolio case firmly clasped in her hand. She walked up to Lisa who
was sitting in the waiting room, flipping through a magazine, and drinking
some water. Toria had just had the
meeting. When she had first walked in she was surprised to see that the guys
from Nsync weren’t there, just a couple people from management. As soon as
she realized it, the apprehension she had been feeling had left her and she
found herself being comfortable. She hoped it had gone
well. “Well?” Lisa asked. “How did
it go?” Toria smiled. “Pretty
well, I think. They’re going to call me, to let me know.” “Were the guys there?” Toria shook her head.
“Apparently, Mr. Wright told them to go to another meeting, since he and the
rest of the manager team could take care of me.” “I’m sure he meant that
in a good way.” Lisa smiled. “Yeah, yeah.” “So?” “Yeah?” Toria smiled and nodded.
“I know I was being stupid before but I really want this job. It could do a
lot for me.” “A lot for both of us.”
Lisa said smiling. They both walked out of the office and made their way to
the indoor parking lot. “It’s too bad the guys
weren’t there then you could have finally met them. Believe me pictures don’t
give the real thing justice.” Toria gave her a small
smile. She wasn’t going to touch that one with a ten-foot pole. When they reached the
car, a thought struck her. She paused and rested her hands on the top. “Do
you think I would see those guys a lot?” Lisa opened the car door.
“Yeah probably. You would be the main designer. You’d probably have to make
fittings and that other stuff you designers do.” As soon as the sentence
came out. The girls looked at each other in shock. “Fittings?” They said in
unison. “Oh my God! I just
realized. Do you know what that means?” Toria nodded her head
gravely. Yes it meant being up close and personal with Justin Timberlake.
Just great. “It means,” Lisa
continued not knowing about her friends dismal thoughts, “That you will be
touching all that boy band goodness. You lucky girl, you.” Lisa squealed. Toria laughed as they
both got into the car. “It isn’t too late for you to get help you know.” “Oh shut up! You know you
love the idea.” Lisa said, starting the car. “Whatever!” Toria shook
her head. Lisa was wrong. She didn’t like the idea at all. But she wasn’t
going to worry yet about a job she wasn’t even sure she had. Even though she had the
strangest feeling that the job was soon to be hers. |