" Zurie are you okay ? " Harley asked giving her a puzzled look
" Yes, yes " zurie replied acting funny...
" Huh ? Someone is still at the door ? " Harley reminded her
" Yeah Mrs Rose Meyer ? Who did she say she was looking for again ? " Zurie asked again as though she didn't comprehend well enough the first message
" Zurie she said she wanted to see the people with this house address. Why the so much questions though? " Harley asked perceiving Zurie discomfort.
" Nothing ( zurie smiled uneasily ) please send her in " Zurie answered Harley exhaling heavily
Zurie sat up waiting for the woman to come in. It was the same woman that Fiona had talked about in her trance
" God is this whole thing really turning out to be true ? " Zurie asked within herself, releasing some accumulated air from her mouth uneasily. She could feel an abnormal heat radiate all over her. She kept swallowing hard.
During the application stage for the contest, zurie didn't meet with the woman, she heard that the woman in charge usually do not show untill the award giving ceremony, and was infact very mean and unfriendly. She wasn't worried about the woman, not until the moment she learned from Fiona, that the woman also had mystical powers, more like possession. Zurie wasn't comfortable at all with her visit, considering what Fiona had earlier told her, she was even more bothered as to why the woman should be visiting at that hour of the day. Zurie looked at the wall clock to confirm what time it was. It was thirty minutes after six, in the evening. She tapped her feet more often than not, as she expected the visitor.
Short moments after, Harley walked in with a woman about zurie's mother's age. The woman was beautiful, zurie appreciated within herself. She carried a blonde long hair, it wasn't hard to tell that she was very influencial and affluential, it was very glaring through the kind of clothes she wore, and her foot wear as well, they looked very expensive. The smell of her perfume took all over the room. It was indeed very strong and nice as well.
Zurie stood up on her feet to recieve the woman. She however was very scared. There were alot of things on her mind, but she could not afford to get Harley worried, and make the woman suspicious of her.
" Hello young lady ! " The woman greeted still standing on her feet.
" Hello ma'am " zurie hailed shakingly.
" May I ? " The woman asked for permission to sit.
" Sure, Of course ! " Zurie stammered.
The woman took her sit, crossing her legs.
Zurie was a bit embarrassed. Her house was not so befitting to host such a personality. She wished that she could ask the woman permission to speak with her outside, as it was more comfortable out there. Zurie's eyes quickly ran through the small palour, they had just wooden chairs in the house, except for the one sitting capacity cushion that zurie's mother had brought back from work. The cushion was supposed to be trashed, she thought to bring it home, as they didn't have anything as beautiful as that in their home. Their house smelt of oldness. Zurie's embarrassment increased as the woman rolled her eyes around the parlor for a short while.
Harley just watched silently.
" Zurie Davidson, I'm I correct ? " the woman asked breaking the awkward silence
" Yes ma'am, you're very correct " zurie replied with great caution
" I am Mrs Rose Meyer! The chief executive organizer of the writers award contest " the woman announced confidently.
Zurie heard Harley gasp in surprise. She didn't have to time look at the girl, but she bet she'd have given her a punch if she had the chance to
" Oh my God ( zurie faked a surprise face ) it is really nice to have you in my home, even if it not so befitting ( zurie added scoffing, almost in a whisper ) I have heard so much about you ma'am, glad to have you " zurie faked an excitement.
Zurie stopped to think for a while, " what if the woman actually came to take the book from me ? She possibly could have been hinted by Amaya on Fiona's move " Zurie thought within herself
" We received your application to be part of our contest for this year writers award. ( Zurie nodded affirmatively ) and I am sure you have commenced work already ? ( Zurie nodded again ) well it has been our tradition over the years to check up on her writers, normally we asign editors to each writer, I received a report that you haven't been given an editor yet. " Mrs Rose Meyer paused, she adjusted her glasses.
" Oh okay... I am really sorry ma'am, I wasn't really aware. " Zurie said not knowing exactly what else to say.
" Oh not your fault ! ( The woman smiled for the first time ) however beacuse that book you're writing on is one of our best books on record, infact it is our best book on record, I will be your personal editor, as there are no other skilled personnel at the moment " She announced
Zurie left her mouth to hang in utter shock
" Is there something wrong ? " The woman asked zurie noticing her facial expression.
" I am... Fine " zurie spluttered.
" Well basically as your editor, I will not interfere unless you involve me. However you are to consult me wherever and when ever you seem not to really understand certain things about your work. " She explained.
Zurie nodded
The woman reached for her hand bag that had been sitting pretty on her laps, she searched for something inside the bag. Zurie quickly gave Harley a glance. Harley gigled, winking silently and throwing a thumbs up at zurie . She honestly felt zurie would be delighted to have such an influencial woman visit her home, sadly it was the other way round.
" This is my card, it has my home and office address on it, then I have this little book too, it has some historical records of what you are writing on, kindly go through it, it'd really help you through this competition( she stretched her hands towards Zurie, zurie got up to get the materials from her. ) Feel free to visit whenever you feel the need to, you'd actually need it if you must win this competition. " She instructed Zurie.
Zurie returned to her sit worse off than she was before she stood up to the woman,
" Did I just see flickers of red light in her eyes ? Her eyes practically changed color ? " Zurie asked within herself very startled, as her heart beat increased.