Layla impatiently glanced at her watch, she was already late for college and still there was no sign of her ride. She hoped her mother hadn't forgotten about her internship starting today. She was wearing a black skirt that ended about 4 inches above her knees and felt rather self conscious as she had realised only this morning that it was a little too short especially for a first day. But formal wear was compulsory and so she had compensated the skirt length with a pale purple shirt buttoned up to her neck and a beige, textured silk tie that matched with her stockings. She was barely 5'3" and often felt herself overlooked without her 4inch heels. She was lost in thought as her mother honked behind her motioning her to get in. Layla hurried, screaming at her mother that she'd be late because of her.
College was the usual, four classes one after the other and then as she was rushing out to catch the bus to downtown, her boyfriend Max caught up with her. Layla liked Max, but she often felt he was overbearing. The tall sculpted hunk would be anyone's dream boy but Layla found him often rather thick. And obscenely sex crazed.
Presently, he was holding her waist from behind while whispering into her ear "Where are you off to honey? I'm starving for a glimpse of you all day!"
Layla jerked her shoulder off in an attempt to free herself, "Maxie not now, Kay, I have to be at office..."
Max wasn't paying attention as he hummed and kissed her neck as his hand gradually moved from her stomach to her large 36C boobs.
"Ugh Max, stop it!" She slapped his hands rather aggressively till her stopped massaging them. "Wow, in a mood are we?" he grinned, sliding his hand up her skirt, between her legs as he grinded his crotch on her back.
Layla took this opportunity punch him in the face before turning around and yelling a vague sorry as she ran off, leaving him flexing his jaw.
She reached 12mins late and the receptionist glared at her unforgivingly. She mumbled a sorry before taking a seat at the reception and waited for almost half an hour before she was finally called in. The office was a large white room with remarkable skylight on the south side, and a huge bookcase on the wall on the west. There was a table in front of the bookcase but there was no one there. Suddenly someone beckoned her to sit and to her amazement, from the partition of the east side of the room, a tall, raven haired woman appeared. Her cheekbones looked like they could cut glass and she stood elegant at a height of 5'11. Her frame was thin and she wore a royal blue silken dress with a deep neck that clung to her slender body perfectly. Her eyes were deep chocolate that seemed to be glinting and her full red lips were curled up in a smirk.
Layla stumbled a little "Hello...err...intern..."
"Yes, I'm aware. What are your favourite areas to work on.?"
Her attitude was no nonsense as she took the seat behind the desk. Layla scrambled to keep her resume on the desk as she said "I love this magazine, I'm studying design but I want to write for you, I..."
The woman kept leafing her resume not paying any attention. Layla stuttered on until the woman raised a single finger motioning her to stop.
"You have terrible sense of fashion, why would you want to work for us?"
Layla was stumped, her accessories were perfectly matched, and yes the skirt was a little old, but...
"Your style is boring honey, if you want to work with us you need to spice yourself up a bit."
At the word spice, she smirked again and Layla felt a little bewildered.
"Uh, I'd do anything to work at Vanity, I..."
"Anything, huh?" She grinned this time, "Well I have a habit of pushing my employees to a limit."
She stood up and walked up to Layla till she was very close and Layla's senses were enfolded in a strange musky yet fruity smell, "Look up at me." She ordered. Layla did, and to her astonishment, the woman traced her index finger over her lips picking up a crumb of bread perhaps and whispered, "You'll need to wipe more often here."
As Layla left the office she felt rather staggered. Miss Vale's actions had of course been out of place, but what felt weirder was that she had gotten so lost in the chocolate of her eyes, her full lips mouthing words and of course that strange intoxicating smell.
She tried to concentrate on her work but everytime the secretory entered and informed us of something, she kept expecting Miss Vale had summoned her.
After 5hours of work, she was finally wrapping up when the receptionist peeped in, "Hey I'm leaving now, switch off the lights and meet Miss Vale before you leave."
Her heart did an random somersault which she couldnt understand reason for, as she nodded. She filed her work, went to the loo and on an impulse touched up her lipstick before knocking on the door.
"Come in."