It has been days since Chantel and her son Travis came back from Canada. It was true Travis wanted to continue his senior high school in Ghana but Chantel herself had returned because of her new fashion house. She started her fashion designing in Canada, right after she was through with the fashion school. Soon, she had her own fashion house in Canada, which was producing one of the best designer clothes in the country. Everybody wanted to wear her designs and always eagerly awaited her new designs whenever she announced them on social media and on the news.
When she made enough money in Canada, she decided to open a branch in her motherland, the place she grew up. She had lots of branches in Canada which fetched her lots of money, yet she felt it was time for her to show her designs to her own people. She had new ideas which she wanted to start working on immediately. So, as always, she picked her drawing book and started to work on her designs.
She sat in the garden, busily working when her mother came to join her in the garden.
"Hey baby girl. What are you doing?" she asked her.
"I am just working on my first designs. I am actually hoping to use this as a start for the fashion house I will be opening up soon here. Actually, now that I am here, I have been thinking about it. I would like to go and see the warehouse where the clothes will be made," she closed her book and faced her mother.
"Sure, I can take you there whenever you want. I am guessing you want start working right away, right?"
"Yes, I really do. I don't want to wait anymore. I want to start stocking the place with sewing machines and clothes and then start employing people. I don't want to waste time anymore, " Chantel replied.
"Good. We will go there tomorrow then. I can't wait to see what you have in store," her mother said.
"Let me show them to you... " she began to open her book.
"No. I want you to surprise me. I know what you can do my daughter and I believe in you," her mother smiled at her.
She smiled back. Her mother left her alone to work.
As promised, Mrs Asare took Chantel to the warehouse her father got for her to start her work. When she got there, she was happy with what she saw. The place was huge enough for her liking. She even began to show her mother who accompanied her where she would be placing her machines and clothes. Her mother watched her with pride in her eyes as Chantel talked about her dreams and her future. She smiled at her daughter who kept jumping across the room with all the excitement she was feeling.
Chantel had always wanted to be a fashion designer and own her own fashion line. So seeing her achieve her dreams, made her mother feel so proud of her. After both mother and daughter were sure of what they wanted to do, they left to the shop where Chantel would be selling her clothes. Just like the warehouse, Chantel was happy with the shop as well. Her father truly knew her well and had gotten her exactly what she wanted. She smiled at herself when she realised this and thought of doing something good for him.
After they were done checking out the two places, they went back home and called it a day since it was already late when they got home.
Little by little, Chantel stocked the warehouse with the machines she ordered from Canada and got the garments she needed to start her first set of designs. Then there was the most important one she had to do. Get people who would be working for her. chantel was a bit lost on how to go about that so Adiepena and Cynthia offered to help her on that.
They placed advertisements on social media and the newspapers. Before long, people were tripping in from far and wide to apply for the job. She held the requirements outside the warehouse. Lots of men and young women applied when they saw the advertisements. And they all apples in their numbers. Some of the people who were applying knew about Chantel and her designs and had been planning on working with her if she ever decided to work in the country. So that means that was an absolute dream come true for them. As for the rest, they knew nothing about her, but, they still came to apply, because they believed they were capable enough for the job.
Chantel was so happy that her hard work had paid off. She was able to get capable workers with the help of her friends. Her warehouse was already stocked, so all she needed was to start working which she did without delay.
She started called her new place, Chanty designs, and threw a big party first to open it up officially. Even though she wanted to do something small with her friends and new employees, the party had become bigger than expected. Other celebrity designers who had heard about Chantel came to the party to meet her. Others came in the hopes of being partners with her. All the chances she was getting made her happy, pushing her to start working harder.
She was proud of what she had been able to achieve in the last few days she had returned back home and both her parents were proud of her too. She was ready to take over the world with her designs and nothing could stop her. She was finally ready to face the next chapter of her life.
Her designs, family and friends were now her number one priority and she was not going to allow anything take it away from her. She now lives for these three things in her life and that was all she needed.