Freneza Vivo - 2.2

Winter is coming!

Ryan and Ava already busy with their work since the morning.

They are busy with preparations for the upcoming fashion show.

And as always, at every fashion show will be done, young designers competition will be contested.

For them. They want to help young designers to create a name and recognized by society. It was their goal to hold this contest. They want to help young designers who are talented but still not able to stand alone achieved their dream. 

That is why they provide opportunities for finalists to show their talents.
So they regular customers and VVIP who are invited can see the finalists talent and buy their clothes with a relatively high price. Because they know, not easy to be in the fashion industry.

They also starting from bottom and work hard to achieve success as their have today.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. 

- Albert Einstein

"Ok, let's do like that..." Ava agreed.

One goes and another comes up to Ava ask something. She listened carefully to the explanation given by its employees before expressing her opinion. That's how Ava works.

After the employee has left, Ava looked at the runway stage in front of her.
She just stay and stare...
As if contemplating away thinking of something.

Prior to this, she had dreamed...
Everyone was sitting on a gold-plated chair.
They all clapped their hands. Huge, roaring.
One by one model goes out to the stage.
Stage, models, lighting...

Now, everything is in front of her eyes.
All his dreams have come true.
More than what she dreamed of.

Like once, as she stepped out of town.
She never thought of coming back.
She never thought of their success as what they had achieved.
It's all like a dream.

"Hellooo..." Ryan waves his hand in front Ava's. He stared at Ava's face.

"I'm here darling, don't tell me you fantasize about guys?" tease Ryan.

"Ryan, please..." Ava patted Ryan's arm. Furious.

"Ouch, just kidding..." Ryan gently rubbed his arm

"I must go now. Steve want to see me..." told Ryan.

"Now?" ask Ava.

"Yups, and this the file you requested. Anything else please update with me, okay?" say Ryan and kiss Ava's forehead.

"Ryan! Model!!" shout Ava when Ryan had already walk away.

"Oh yeah, they coming soon. Don't worry..."
"But, don't forget after lunch we have discussion regarding the new designer finalists and our guest" remind Ryan.

"Oh, about that..." Ava frown and sigh. Ryan has stepped away.

Because of the fashion show, Only a few times she could see Ryan in this month.
From that day she had no chance to ask Ryan about their special guests.
Indeed, a discussion has been made.
And she has also agreed to invite the guest.
But as she remember, is not...

Suddenly she remembered something.
She opened the file that Ryan had given her.
She flipped sheets for sheets.

"Why don't have details about our special guest in here..."
"Ryan will never miss important thing like this..."  Ava bit her lips while thinking something.

"Hopefully, not him. Yeah, i'm sure is not him..." she told herself.

***

After Lunch

"Suzy, Ryan here?" ask Ava to Ryan secretary.

"Not yet. But... someone already waiting for him" told Suzy.

"Who's?" ask Ava.

"I'm sorry, he don't want tell his name"
"And ma'am he looks so suspicious..." told Suzy again.

"Suspicious? Why? Where is he?" Ava looked around but did not see anyone here.

"There on the ground floor. He said he would wait there. At our boutique..."
"I will show you..." told Suzy.

"Never mind, it's okay. I'll will take care of him"
"By the way, thank you. Please let me know when Ryan is here..." told Ava and go to the ground floor.

She was seen someone wearing a leather jacket, sunglasses and a hat.
He looks suspiciously like what Suzy said. Ava come close to approaching him.

"Sorry sir, do you already have a distinctive choice?" ask Ava with full of politeness, when she found that guys were looking some suit in front of him assisted by a salesperson.

Ava gave hint to the salesperson who was help that man, moved to other customers.

"Em, yes. I felt it was not seemly with my taste. Are you have double breasted type..." said that guys but suddenly speechless when he see Ava face.

At a glance he lowered his face again. He holds a hat and tries to hide his face.

"Yes, we have that... but i think you look younger to like that type..."
"But nevermind. Everybody have they own taste"
"If you want i will..." Ava tried to call someone but stopped when she heard the man chuckle.

The man realized Ava was watching him.
He sighed.

"I'm not young anymore, Ava..."
"We not young anymore..." said that man and slowly took off his hat and sunglasses he wore.

"Hi, Ava..." greet him.

"You!" Ava could feel her hand trembling now.

"What you want! What are you doing in here!" Without knowing Ava screamed mad.

"Ma'am..." her manager boutique come closely. They was shocked when hear Ava's scream just now.

"Put it back..." Ava said firmly.

"Your sunglass and hat. Put it back!" said Ava again.

Slowly the man follows Ava's instructions. Ava sigh before looking at the manager who's standing nearby.

She smile. A fake smile.

"Sorry... It's just misunderstanding between me and him" said Ava.

"He's our special guest... open the VIP room now" whisper Ava to her manager.

The manager quickly chase Ava step and open the VIP room with his key.
That man just follow them slowly.

"Leave us. We have something to discuss. Let me when know when Suzy looking for me..." told Ava.

"Yes, ma'am" said the manager and walking away.

Ava still holds anger.
She waited for the shadows of her manager to disappear from their gaze.

"What are you trying to do?" she was angry and resentful with that man.

"Someone told me to come here. I have dealt with him, in here."
"But, i'm surprisingly you in here Ava..." that man looks happy to see Ava but not her.

"Oh my! Don't say this is yours. Seriously, Ava...? Wow, impressive!" he praise but sounds like sarcasm for Ava. Ava just stood there and stared sharply.

"Nice place. You look so different now, Ava. You look so sophisticated and very fashionable."
"No wonder..." 

"What... Stop it! Tell me now, why did you come back here!" Ava gritted his teeth.

"Do you want ruined everything!" yelled Ava. Her patience was gone.

"Why you said that like that Ava? i don't have any intention... why you..." He regretted the Ava accusations.

"Ava, here is my hometown. How far i'll go is not going to change that here is my hometown! I'll miss this place... i miss..." said that guys with full disappointed tone.

***

Zoe comes to Ava boutique after receiving a message from Ryan.

Zoe your dress already done. Could you come today? 

I want you do a final fitting before wearing it at our fashion show later.

See you

Thanks & Welcome

Zoe smiled alone when think about Ryan. He's very cheerful and mature. That's why he's loved by everyone.

"Welcome ma'am" greet someone.

"Hi Jenny, Ava is here or at her office?" ask Zoe and smiled.

"She at here ma'am. Just now, I have saw her at there... " told Jenny. 

"Thanks Jenny..."

"Let me..." She sentence stopped when someone greets them

"Hi, i'm sorry for disturb you guys. But  I was looking for my friend. I think he was here..." explain that guys.

Jenny felt uneasy as she looked at Zoe.

"Don't worry. I can go by myself..." Zoe wink and smile towards Jenny before walked away.

"Sorry sir. May I know who you try to find?" said Jenny polite.

Zoe's step stopped.
She hear someone shouting. That's Ava!
She approached the room and open the door.
There was a man's voice is heard.

"Miss! Are you kidding me!" yelled Ava.

"After all you did, you dare to tell me that!"
"Hey! What are you thinking!"
"Ruin everything!"

"No!" shouted that man.

"So, what!"
"Why you here!
"Why you call Zoe's husband?
"What do you want from him!" Ava yelled to him.

"Zoe's husband? Who? She's married?" he seemed confused with Ava's allegation

"Ava, is Zoe really married?" ask that man curious.

"Jack..." Zoe called him. He quickly turned. Ava was shocked and so did the man.

"Zoe..." call Jack that still shocked with Zoe's presence in front his eye.

Everything seems to be running so slowly this time.
For Ava, Zoe and Jack.
They seem to be trapped in a time machine.

Ava deadlocked. Oh my! What should i do!