Let Me Stay The Night

Christina’s victorious moment was short–lived when everyone began casting doubtful glances at her.

Her face fell, and a hint of disappointment flickered in her eyes.

No one would feel good in a situation like that, but Nancy could not be bothered when she stood forward and questioned unapologetically, “Ms. Selena, please explain why all of us got homeless beggars as models while Christina got a ballerina. This is blatant partiality!”

Since she did not win any awards, Nancy figured she had nothing to lose, so she challenged Selena outright about Christina’s special treatment.

This is so unfair!

Faced with Nancy’s interrogation, Christina felt the urge to confront Nancy and divulge the truth about the models, but Selena beat her to it.

“Watch your tongue. Who gave you the right to challenge me? Zele?” Selena fumed. She was defensive because Nancy had challenged her despite her specifying that the competition would be carried out fairly.

“I…” Nancy was suddenly stumped.

She participated in the competition because Zele had asked her to and even requested that she bring home an award. Now that things had turned out like that, she would only fall out of Zele’s favor, and the thought of it made Nancy detest Christina even more.

Her dissatisfaction was so strong she felt like throwing Christina off the stage and snatching her award from her.

It was apparent that other designers were on her side from the discontent written all over their faces. They could not see why Christina’s work was better than theirs.

pity in her voice. “I told all of you never

looked at one another, trying to

as capable. Second, none of you took it to heart to get to know your

began playing again, all the designers found themselves dumbfounded, except for Christina, who seemed cool as a cucumber, as if she had seen through everything

the runway with the perfect catwalk. Their strides were swift, and their gazes were firm. From how finely toned their bodies were, it was not hard to tell that they had put in some hard work to

signs that they were professionally trained, the

designers, only Christina’s was not a

other designers had had the upper hand over her but

themselves. Looking at the experienced models walking in

but you are also narrow–minded. All of you are sore losers. You

but one of them went forward immediately and apologized

Christina replied, nodding

them had known that Christina was the best among them, but blinded by jealousy, they had joined

into them, they realized they should celebrate others‘ achievements instead

Margaret realized she had won third prize merely because she had put in relatively more effort than the rest out of her desire to win, not because she had paid any attention to

felt disgruntled that that was

famed as an extraordinary designer, that was the first time everyone had witnessed for themselves what was

home, the film crew began a celebration for the winners, but Christina seemed distracted with her gaze wandering in the crowd, trying to

Why don’t we go to the party together?” Selena asked