A_CRAZY_LOVE_2
©Sir Zach
EPISODE 5
Three golden daggers had pierced his same
knee which was previously injured by Jason
and was currently healing. Just the difference
was it was ten times worse than what Jason
had done.
“I forgot to tell you that I h@ťě people who lay
their hands on Hazel.” The professor said in a
deathly cold voice.
Aaron had already fallen down from his chair,
unable to bear with the excruciating pain.
The professor clapped his hands twice, and two
men immediately entered and knelt in front of
the professor.
“Take him back and get him treated as soon as
possible.” The professor ordered and got up to
leave the hall.
“What relation do you have with Kizy?” Aaron
asked through gritted teeth, trying to control
himself from shouting.
The professor halted in his tracks.
“Or maybe let him experience this pain for
another ten minutes. Anyways the pain and
poison won’t ki|| him instantly. At least next
time he would think twice before questioning
me.” The professor said before leaving the hall
in huge strides.
Thus both the men left Aaron for next ten
minutes, where he kept shouting, the pain was
getting too much for him.
Once ten minutes were completed where
Aaron’s shout had turned a little low because of
his parched throat, the men returned and
carelessly dragged him back to his original
room before throwing him on the bed.
Aaron, who had quietened a little, started
shouting louder this time.
A doctor soon entered his room and the golden
daggers were removed without giving him
anaesthesia, making him feel every single
movement which only made his pain worse.
After treating Aaron, the golden daggers were
washed and dried carefully, as if they were way
more precious than Aaron’s life.
“Return this to the professor.” The doctor said to
the man standing at the door.
Once the man had left, the doctor looked at the
semiconscious Aaron.
“If you want to keep your life safe and body
intact, remember not to utter even a single
sound before the professor. He won’t even think
once before ki||ing you or more accurately
making your life a living hell.” The doctor
advised before leaving the room.
Aaron just listened to it silently, not having the
energy to even react to the doctor.
*6 AM, COUNTRY A*
Mary was sleeping soundly in her suite when
someone rang her doorbell. She immediately
got up, thinking it was some kind of emergency
situation in her team.
But the moment she opened her door, she was
shocked to see all her family members standing
at the door.
“Good morning mother!!” Kizy greeted her with a
warm smile.
“What are you all doing here?” Mary said before
rubbing her eyes.
“Am I hallucinating because of my lack of
sleep?” Though she had wanted to think this in
her mind, she unknowingly spoke this out loud.
“Mary, I told you not to overexert yourself.”
Grandma said in a reprimanding tone, though it
was full of concern.
“Sorry mother.” Mary said, now full awake after
listening to grandma.
“You don’t have to apologize. Just pay attention
to your health.” Grandma said.
“Do you intend to lecture her while standing in
this corridor?” Grandpa asked from behind.
“Sorry mother and father, please come inside.”
Mary said instantly.
All the members entered and settled down on
the sofa before Mary served each a glass of
water.
When she was about to pass the glass to Kate,
she stopped midtrack, confusion written all over
her face.
“She is-” Kizy was speaking when…
“She is my mother in law, Miss Kate.” Markus
introduced Kate, cutting Kizy off mid sentence.
“Ohh!! Sorry for not recognizing. Nice to meet
you.” Mary said in a polite voice.
“No no. It’s completely fine as we have never
met before. And the pleasure is mine.” Kate
replied.
“Do you all want to sleep for sometime? The
suite is huge anyway and it’s still quiet early.”
Mary asked.
“No mom. You rest. We all completed our sleep
in flight and we all have our rooms. Just that
mother would share a room with you. I had
wanted to book her separate room, but she said
that she liked to live and share her room with
others, thus I added her with you.” Markus said.
“No problem at all. In fact it would be great to
have someone with me. Anyways I am always
alone in my room, so it would be better this way.
” Mary said with a smile.
“Okay then. We will leave for now.” Markus said
and all of them left the room except Kate and
Mary.
“You should go back and sleep some more. We
all must have interrupted your sleep.” Kate said
a little apologetically.
“No no. In fact I am kinda having sleep
problems recently. Fashion week begins
tomorrow, so I am a little troubled about that.”
Mary replied.
“You have been the only brand to have two
consecutive wins. Why are you stressing over
it?” Kate asked.
“To be honest, I wasn’t this anxious the previous
two times, but it’s like when you are more
successful, people expect more from you. Plus
there are others just waiting to see your
downfall. Thus the more you achieve, the more
difficult it gets.” Mary said in a tense voice.
“Of course. Because the successful ones are in
their positions for a reason. Thus it is obvious
for people to expect. But we should always have
confidence in ourselves and our ski||s. If you
could win the competition for the past two
years, you can do the same this year as well.”
Kate tried to assure Mary.
Mary took a deep breath before speaking again.
“Thank you for your support Kate. This truly
means a lot.” Mary said genuinely.
“Ohh we are a family Mary. No need for such
formalities.” Kate replied with a smile.
“Actually this is the first time I was able to
communicate my thoughts directly without
anything in between. Usually being a CEO, I
can’t share all this with others. Plus with my
personality, people perceive me as a cold and
self centered woman. It’s hard to meet someone
like you, who makes me feel positive in the very
first meeting.” Mary said, a tinge of excitement
evident in her voice.
“You are flattering me Mary. In fact I had a
suggestion. Kizy knows a little about these
latest fashions and all. I am not saying this as
her mother, but as a woman. So maybe you can
talk to her a little if you want. I am sorry if this
offended you though… like you are already a
CEO and-” Kate was speaking when Mary
interrupted.
“No Kate, not at all. Instead I would truly love it
if I could have someone with me. If possible I
would ask Kizy today itself to join me for
tomorrow’s rehearsals.” Mary said excitedly.
Thus Kate and Mary ended up talking for
almost an hour before starting their day. Mary
also asked Kizy if she wanted to join her and
Kizy readily agreed to it.
Soon the fashion week started and it was a
great beginning for ‘Purple’. All their newly
launched outfits were trending in no time and
their prices were skyrocketing.
Everything was smooth sailing for ‘Purple’.
While on the other hand, Evans’ family and Kate
were enjoying their family time, visiting different
destinations everyday. Meanwhile Mary and
Kate had turned into good friends, having a lot
to talk about.
This way the days passed by quickly and soon
it was the last day of the International Fashion
week. Reporters from across the globe were
attending today’s show, as today’s winner
would decide who would be ruling the fashion
world for the coming entire year.
Mary was sitting inside their designated team
room, discussing the last minute details with
her team.
“Irene, as usual you will be the first on ramp,
wearing ‘Morning breeze’ while Alison would
end the show with ‘Midnight blues’. But this
time I want both of you to walk back on the
ramp, once we are done, highlighting both of
our masterpieces for the week.” Mary said.
Kizy was also sitting in the room, listening to all
these discussions. Mary’s team had initially
doubted Kizy, but after her suggestions, they
could clearky see that though Kizy wasn’t
proffessional, her ideas were unique, different
from their proffesional perspective and soon
everyone had happily accepted her for her
talent.
“Mom how about including ‘Midday blaze’ in the
masterpieces?” Kizy suggested.
“To be truthful, ‘Midday blaze’ is my personal
favourite, but as its name, it has got fierce
colors. Unlike the mild and fresh shades of
‘Morning breeze’ or shine but calmness of
‘Midnight blues’, ‘Midday blaze’ is a complete
contrast.
Plus we are lacking models and one of our
model would be changing twice, wearing this
the second time. So it can not be made into a
highlight peice.” Mary explained.
“Fine. It truly-” Kizy was speaking when
suddenly Mary’s secretary came running inside.
“We are in trouble!!” She exclaimed even before
she could catch her breath.
Mary didn’t speak anything and waited for her
secretary to calm a little and continue speaking.
“I saw ‘Midnight blues’ worn by Lisa from ‘Den
and Jane’!!” The secretary cried.
“What??!!” This time it was Mary’s turn to shout.
“Yes Ma’am.” Her secretary replied..
“Are you sure?” Kizy asked her, trying to
compose herself, even though she was shocked
as well.
“Yes young Miss. I even captured her photo as
proof. Though it’s a little blurry, we can
definitely recognize ‘Midnight blues’ from it.”
She said before passing her phone.
And as she had said, the model called Lisa was
actually wearing the same piece as Alison, their
‘Midnight blues.’
“What about ‘Morning breeze’?” Mary asked
quickly.
“I am not sure about that. As you know, we are
not allowed to enter another team’s room before
this competition ends, or else we could be
banned.” Secretary said.
“Let’s go and complain first.” Mary said.
“We can’t do anything for now. The first brand
of Ramp Walk has already started. Plus as we
were winners for the previous two years, we
would be the last to walk. And people won’t care
about the truth by then. They would only think
we plagiarised ‘Den and Jane’.” Her secretary
said in a panicked voice.
“That shameless pair!! I knew Denver was a
shithead since younger days, but how is Jane
allowing this!!” Mary exclaimed.
“Mother, don’t worry. We will definitely complain
about this. But right now, we need to think
about our outfits.” Kizy said, composing herself
quickly.
“Do you have any plans?” Mary asked with
hopes.
“I’ll ask Markus to secretly check if any other of
our dresses have been copied. Only then we can
plan for our changes.” Kizy said before
unlocking her phone and explaining the entire
scenario briefly to Markus.
“You’ll have all their designs in three minutes.
But how much time do you have for making
other arrangements?” Markus asked, panic
evident in his voice as well.
“You don’t worry about that. I’ll make sure that
only mother will win this competition.” Kizy said
confidently.
Markus nodded and ended the call.
“Ok, let’s start with ‘Midnight Blues’ first.” Mary
said.
“Mother, they have only copied our main fabric
and its pattern. We can’t make many changes to
the fabric, but we can surely do that with our
pattern.” Kizy said.
“I think we can add some more accessories, and
give the dress a different cut.” Mary said.
‘Midnight blues’ was a night themed floor length
ball gown, clad in shiny shades of blue covered
with diamonds. It was sleeveless with deep blue
straps holding the dress on shoulder. It had a
rectangular neck, decorated with a few pearls
and diamonds, highlighting the neck and chest
region. Overall ‘Midnight blues’ was an elegant
dress, which presented the cold lonely night sky
filled with glittery stars.
“Mother, if I am not wrong, we had a royal blue
sheer fabric as extra material. Do we have it
today?” Kizy asked.
“Yes Miss Kizy, just give me a sec.” The
designer said and rushed back to the tunk,
returning with the sheer material Kizy had
asked.
“Mother, how about adding this to the sleeves in
an irregular pattern?” Kizy asked.
“That’s a brilliant idea. Team, start with the
work.” Mary said and instantly all the designers
were busy, some cutting out uneven sleeve
material on both sides, some ready with the
stitching material, some searching for
accessories like diamonds and pearls to
decorate the sleeves.
The tailor was stitching the sleeves to the dress
when Mary suggested.
“Let’s cut the bottom of this gown unevenly.
And we can stitch this sheer fabric to it, keeping
the dress length between knee and ankle.” Mary
said.
“We can also add the fabric and diamonds near
its waist belt.” Kizy suggested in between.
“Yeah. Let’s do this.” Mary said.
“Kizy, I was thinking that if we change ‘Midnight
blues’ so much, it doesn’t match with ‘Morning
breeze’ a lot. What should we do about it?
Because all of these belong to a single
collection. So we need it to have some
similarities.” Mary said to Kizy, her voice
sounding troubled.
“Mother, I was thinking the same, and I just
came up with a suggestion. But I am not sure if
that would work.” Kizy said hesitatingly.
“Go on. If it is good we can try it.” Mary said.
“How about adding flower petals and a few
laces to ‘Morning breeze’? I mean we are
increasing the accessories of ‘Midnight blues’
therefore ‘Morning breeze’ looks paler in
comparison. But if we were to add more, it
would give a different vibe.” Kizy asked.
“Yes this can do.” Mary said, nodding her head.
“Also mother…” Kizy said but paused.
“What is it?” Mary asked.
“Can we now add ‘Midday blaze’ to the
masterpieces? Previously the other two were
having milder vibes than the fierceness of
‘Midday blaze’. But now all of them look great
on equal footing.” Kizy said.
“That truly won’t be a problem Kizy. But you see,
we lack models to wear highlight pieces.” Mary
said seriously.
“Oh I forgot. Let it be. We can go with the other
two.” Kizy said and went back to the two
masterpieces, observing its designing process.
But suddenly Mary had a fabulous idea.
“Kizy!!” She exclaimed.
“Yes mother.” Kizy said before coming back to
Mary.
“How about you try ‘Midday blaze’?” Mary said
excitedly.
Kizy was truly shocked at this suggestion.
“Mother, I am not a model. I don’t even know
how to walk properly. Not to mention this is an
International ramp where all people would be
watching. I am afraid that I’ll be an
embarrassment to our team.” Kizy said
sincerely, not minding to accept that she wasn’t
good at modelling.
“Kizy, you don’t have to care about how you
walk or stand. Just wear this dress as a gift
from me and go walk on the ramp like you
usually do. You don’t have to learn anything
new. Just walk on the ramp, flaunt this dress
and stand there in the limelight.” Mary said.
“No mother I can’t-” Kizy said but…
“Come on Kizy. Please help me out this one
time.” Mary said in an almost pleading voice
and Kizy could no longer bear that.
“Mother, I can wear it, but I seriously don’t want
us to lose because of me.” Kizy said honestly.
“I don’t care about winning the competition
anymore Kizy. A famous well established brand
plagiarizing our design was my biggest
achievement. I don’t need a title to prove that.”
Mary said confidently.
Kizy was still hesitant, but after being convinced
by Mary and her entire team, she agreed to wear
‘Midday blaze’.
*HALF HOUR LATER, RAMP, INTERNATIONAL
FASHION WEEK FINALE, COUNTRY A*
“Ladies and gentlemen!! Now we welcome the
queen of the fashion world, one who has the
record of being the only brand to have two
consecutive wins to its name, and would be the
highlight of today’s finale – PURPLE!!” The
anchor shouted, exciting all the big shots,
reporters and fans present at the venue.
All of them gave a round of applause,
screaming cheerfully for their favourite brand.
The music changed from that of rock to gentle
soothing one, welcoming Irene, the first to walk
from ‘Purple’, wearing ‘Morning breeze’.
The audience gasped at the flawless creation,
clapping all the way till Irene went back.
This way all of their works were presented one
by one, each of them receiving a positive
response from the audience.
After the seventh dress was presented, the
music turned from rock to mysterious tone, as if
welcoming something unexpected.
And there entered Alison, wearing ‘Midnight
blues’ taking all the audience with surprise.
Many of them were able to see that this dress
was a little similar to a piece from ‘Den and
Jane’ but this dress was a notch higher,
reaching the peak of perfection.
All of them clapped enthusiastically at the
outfit, some professionals understanding that
there was something wrong and ‘Den and Jane’
must have had some underhanded means.
Backstage, the team from ‘Den and Jane’ was
shocked, not understanding how their
masterpiece, which was supposed to be similar
to that of ‘Purple’ had faded in its comparison.
“How is this possible??!!” Denver roared at its
staff, not understanding how ‘Purple’ came up
with a new design last minute.
“But people will definitely notice that both of us
have the same fabrics. So there is bound to be a
controversy. I don’t think ‘Purple’ can secure its
spot with the two masterpieces.” Jane, standing
next to him, spoke.
“Yeah that’s right. ‘Purple’ can not win with this
controversy.” Denver said
“Boss, ‘Purple’ has another masterpiece!!”
Someone shouted from the staff and Denver
and Jane literally ran to the audience area, just
to watch what happened.
“What is happening?”
“Isn’t Alison the one who always ends the
show?”
“The music had turned to a fierce one.”
“What is ‘Purple’ trying this time?”
“Wait. Wasn’t the original supposed to consist
of nine dresses. But only eight of them were
presented. I think their masterpiece is yet to
arrive.”
“But who is going to wear their masterpiece?
Both Irene and Alison are done and are already
standing here on stage.”
Audience was now restless, unable to remain
calm after knowing that the masterpiece of
tonight was yet to arrive.
All of their attention was now on the ramp,
waiting to see what was about to appear.
And finally the most awaited moment arrived,
with all the lights turned off and only the
spotlight remaining, highlighting the person
entering.
But that one moment was enough to shut
everyone down and make the entire venue turn
silent.
People were shocked speechless at the outfit
presented, which would be remembered for the
coming years as ‘Masterpiece of the century’.