The show started soon when the guests arrived, Rose had decided to isolate her self from the others after her confrontation with Yvette. She had her dressing room now and she had avoided Yvette for a while. When her turn came up she walked out attracting all the attention from the others.
Harry followed behind making sure she was ready.
"Am nervous " she whispered to Harry.
"I would be surprised if you weren't. I know it's late to realize this type of dream but am happy for you " Harry said.
Rose breathed in and moved to the stage, the lights were so bright as her figure appeared on stage. She walked as she had been taught, stopped posed then walked again.
The judges and the audience were captivated by her charm and the elegance she held while she moved. No one said anything as she moved around the stage then left. Only their eyes moved with her.
She left the stage and met Harry backstage again. She was so nervous she missed a step. Harry being close to her was able to grab her before she reached the floor.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"Am not sure " she said.
He leads her back into her room and got her a glass of water.
"I don't think you can finish all the three rounds," Harry said as he watched her drink the water.
"Am just nervous, they all didn't have any expression on their faces. It was like I didn't do anything we'll " she said.
"I think you're overthinking since your anxious but the second time you won't be " Harry helped her get up and get into her changing room.
Her designer got started on the second outfit.
Yvette who was used to being in the spotlight did her last round with confidence then left the stage. Rose was next as she waiting backstage, Yvette met her. Rose looked anxious as she rubbed her hands together. Yvette wanted to say something but remembered the slap and walked away.
Rose watched her walk away with arrogance and frowned. If she was going to win this and show Yvette her place, she decided to do it right. She breathed in holding her head high and walked to the stage.
She cat walked her way around the stage, this time with more confidence than the last time.
Then left leaving them again in awe, Harry helped her to her room again.
"I finally did it, I don't care about the prize but am happy I finally walked on stage with people looking at me. I even wore the most stylish clothes " she jumped around all her anxiety gone.
Harry wondered how Rose operated, she sometimes acted mature and ladylike then other times like a little child with fantasies.
Arthur couldn't come because of work, Irene was opening up a new branch so she could not and Alex and Ralph were busy with work and her pregnancy. So she could be with was Harry.
She changed and waited to be called to the stage for the results of their performance.
Yvette was the first to appear before the rest were even called.
When all the rest came up the judges announced the results. The best was able to get contracts from big companies. It helped most of the models to get jobs. Yvette on the other hand rejected all the ones who wanted her since she still wanted to stay in the company she was in.
Rose turn came up, all the judges looked at her without saying anything for a while.
"You're an extraordinary model that it made us wonder where you were hiding all this time. Your body and attitude all blended with your actions that it made you expectational " one of the judges said.
The others all announced that they wanted her too, and all the biggest companies that had attended were in line too.
Rose stood on stage confused about what to do. Harry couldn't come to help her since he was the only person there for her.
She looked down at the competitors now all their eyes on her waiting for her decision.
Yvette who thought had got it all was fuming with anger after she saw what was happening.
Rose was still confused as she looked around the crowd waiting for her answer.
But then she saw a similar figure walk through them all as he headed towards her on stage.
He was in a black suit with his hair combed to the back. His green-eyed were glued to her on stage.
Rose smiled as she watched him get closer and closer to her. The rest looked where she was looking and saw Arthur walk to her on stage.
She wanted to run to him but was afraid of what they would all think about her. But Arthur came closer and closer to her that her body wanted to jump and hug him.
The crowd fell silent as they watched him finally stand in front of Rose. The staff of the company and the rest that knew their relationship didn't say anything when he did but the rest that didn't all started to mumble.
"I missed you, butterfly," he said.
Rose was fighting all her emotions not to run to him, she kept saying to herself how it would look and affect his image. But then Arthur smiled and came closer to her.
Rose cried and jumped into his arms holding him so tight.
"I was almost going crazy " she cried.
"You did so well, am proud of you," he said.
The crowd was blazing with questions as the media took pictures of them.
Arthur let her go and walked to the front of the stage and said, " I would be a really bad husband if I let my wife work at a different company than ours. So thank you all for the offers but she won't be taking any " he said.
The moment they heard she was his wife, they started to take pictures of them. Arthur pulled her closer and whispered to her ear.
"It time they all know your my wife, I want to learn to be in the spotlight "
Rose felt her tummy turn as her hand holing Arthur started to sweat. Questions came flowing in from them all of them. Rose felt confused but Arthur stood by her side, she looked at him and smiled forgetting all the things around them.
"I think we should leave and celebrate my success," she said.
Arthur nodded and pulled her away from the stage and walked out of the company. The crazy media who still wanted to get their photos were blocked from going hear them by his guards.
They got into the car, Harry was already next to the driver.
"Am worried I won't be able to manage such a noisy life " she said.
"I don't usually appear this side so much that's why they are so eager to find out anything about me. It just that at home I controlled them since I wanted you to have a comfortable life " Arthur said.
"No wonder it wasn't that bad even when I moved around. But here it a crazy war "
She told Arthur about her experience and how she felt the first time she was on stage.
"Did Yvette do anything to you during the rest of the days?" Arthur asked.
"Nope, she was as quiet as a sleeping baby. But I fell bad that I took her place "
"It your decision, if you decided to stay and take it or go back with me," Arthur said.
She knew he would support her on anything she said, but she missed her family and friend after spending a lot of time without being near them.
"I turned her world upside down when I took up the chance of being in the contest. And now I won and her job is gone. I don't know why she" s like that but I can't do that to her " Rose decided.
Arthur watched her make her decision of going back home and smiled. He wanted to sleep next to her again but still wanted to let her experience different challenges on her own.