The words were not loud enough for many to hear. It wa just enough for Ty and Arya's ears. Jasmine stood back up on her feet and looked around.
" I now declare this event, officially closed. Thank you for your attendance. Feel free to mingle and the afterparty will be in thirty minutes. See you there."
With a blinding smile, she smashed back as the other models followed suit. They were still in a trace. None of them knew what had happened except that a model fell off the stage.
Behind the stage, Jasmine's found her best friend waiting. He wrapped his arms around her without a word. He understood her situation at that moment.
She must be afraid and thrilled at the same time. It was the same for him when he met his parents again. He didn't know how they will receive him but he felt it was the right way to do things.
Hiding from our problems was never the best way to overcome our fears. Jasmine had just taken such a dangerous step to overcome her past.