A Shopping day
Savannah scans her surroundings in search of a familiar face. She was running out of patience and people were starting to wonder who she was.
She had three guards behind her and her face was covered with a scarf and a thick pair of black shades, a limited collection on which she had spent over a million dollars to lay her hands on!
Savannah dialed Jane's number for the hundredth time that evening! Where on earth did she put her phone? And did this her friend forget they needed to go shopping for her grandmother's birthday?
She was running out of patience and if Jane missed her phone call one more time! She was so going to make her regret that for the rest of her life!
The one thing that Savannah hated with her life, was having to stand hopelessly in one spot, waiting for someone!
She was a Brentwood for goodness' sake! No one should keep her waiting, not even her best friend!
Savannah dials Jane's number for the very last time. She made a promise to herself that if her friend didn't reply, she would go shopping on her own and never return any of her calls afterward!
Jane came running down the hall, trying to catch her breath, and she looked like a hot mess.
"I'm really sorry. I was trying to rush down here. There was a lot of traffic and my mom was…. It's a mess! My morning was a mess!" Jane said apologetically.
She knew how irritated Savannah got whenever she had to wait for something. She was more than sorry to have kept her waiting for almost an hour!
Savannah narrowed her eyes on Jane, but then she exhaled. It was only fair for her to understand where Jane stood.
She wasn't there, and she couldn't tell what the young girl had to go through that early morning.
"I'm not upset because you kept me waiting, I'm upset you refuse to answer my calls!" Savannah snapped.
"When you called, I was driving down here. I didn't want to risk an accident, or my dad would freeze my account. You know how crazy it was last time, right?"
Jane stood in front of the elevator, trying to run her hands through her hair and make herself look a bit more presentable.
After a few minutes of applying lip gloss and combing through her hair, she looked like the daughter of the prestigious family that she was..
"Your parents are way too strict for my liking! Goodness! You're not a child anymore. Why do they keep treating you like one?" Savannah said, feeling sorry for Jane.
Jane shrugged her shoulders, there was so much more to her family she wasn't telling Savannah, but she would rather keep her mouth shut instead.
"My father chose to run the family that way. It's either we accept it or we get out of his house." Jane said with a shrug of her shoulders.
The duo started heading towards the most luxurious store in the entire shopping mall.
Only the elite were allowed in here and access was granted only when you showed them your membership card.
Savannah shoves her membership card in their faces and the staff by the entrance moved out of the way, allowing the ladies to walk into the store.
"So what are you looking for in the dress? Something scandalous? Glamorous? What exactly are we looking for?" Jane asked, admiring the rack of lovely dresses.
Savannah's mind went to the service boy and a smile found its way to her lips.
"If I were to pick a dress then I would want to wear something scandalous."
Jane made a low whistle, staring at her friend with a teasing look in her eyes.
"Are we expecting someone to show up? Who are we trying to impress here?" Jane asked in curiosity.
"No one in particular. Besides, glamorous just seems over the top! It's supposed to be a dinner between family members, but I know granny is going to invite a few other prominent people from the city. "
Her eyes landed on a red scandalous dress, low back and a lacy mesh that would hug her body tight in all the right places.
She couldn't tell why she wanted to impress this service boy so much, but the way he looked at her and the way he would look at her in that dress, made her feel excited.
There was definitely something about the service boy, and she was just curious to find out what…
"I never asked. Where did you get that service boy from? He seems way too handsome to be into jobs like that," Savannah asked, casually.
"The service boy? Oh! I just told my assistant to run a few checks and she found the perfect match. Why? Did something happen?" Jane asked, a bit worried.
Savannah shakes her head, admiring the dress even more this time.
"Nothing really. I just wanted to know. I just hope he's able to play the part well, and we get to convince my grandmother about our relationship."
"I'm sure he will be able to play the part. You don't have to worry about him, he is a professional."
Savannah finally concluded she would be going with the red dress. She picked it off the clothes rack.
"We will see just how professional he is then! I should put a call through and remind him about our arrangement. The last thing I want is for him to show up in some tacky suit."
"You should definitely call him. And remind him as well. I will be going with this lovely blue shade over here. It's amazing!" Jane said, admiring the dress in excitement.
Savannah walks over to the counter and places the dress there, while she dials Alex's number.
It rang for a while before he finally picked up the call.
"I hate when people take so much time to respond to my calls." She said immediately she heard his voice from the other end of the line.
Elijah chuckled in disbelief. She's got some guts on her. Maybe that is why he's attracted to her.