When The Rain Falls - Book 1 - N, Y. (best books to read for success TXT) 📗

up towards me.

 

Had he been waiting all along?

 

"So. Are you gonna dance with me?" he asked, gesturing his hand.

 

"No.'' i said sternly, pushing it away.

 

 

"Come on, please. I'm sorry." he said.

 

Suddenly he moved his feet to the beat.

 

"For the last time, no." I said.

 

 

Jacob grabbed my hand and twirled me to his side.

 

"I bet now you do." he said.

 

 

I jerked away, but he held me back in his arms.

 

"I'm not letting you go, even if you're mad." he said.

 

That's good to know.

 

 

As music played and everyone around started dancing, I reluctantly danced alonside him.

 

"Might as well go with the flow." I whispered under my breath.

 

 

"Look, i'm sorry for pressuring you into doing something you clearly didn't want." Jacob said in my ear.

 

"And I won't do it again. Not like that, I promise." he said.

 

A smile perked up on my face.

 

"That's all I wanted, a sincere apology." I said, finally facing him.

 

 

Those were the exact words I wamted him to say.

 

"And I forgive you, but we need to make up for the lost time during this wedding."

 

"I know how." Jacob said smiling.

 

 

He leans in to kiss me, as we slow dance.

 

We both smiled at each other, while the reception was still bustling with music and people.

 

 

 

Just two days from that night, me and Jacob left back to New York as planned.

 

So much had happened in the past year when I left for London.

 

And more the following year.

 

 

I found out, my step father wasn't in fact my real dad. My mom had been lying amd hiding to me all these years, until I was old enough to know.

 

And knowing that these past 18 years, have been wasted with my step father. But I won't forget, who I still remember and will love forever. 

 

Chapter Nineteen: Don't Stop, Just Keep On Going

 

"I love being back in New York. Manhattan has changed in the time that i’ve been in Paris and Mumbai. I came back to New York with a slight change in my personality and I don’t mind. The August heat had gotten to me, I’m burning up everywhere I go, but luckily it’s almost September and the cold months are a far long head away, I still have time. I can’t wait to spend Christmas this year in New York, I spent my first christmas away from home in Paris with Jacob Things have changed and I love how it progresses. Fall will soon be upon us this season, I want to see it's gonna be like nearing half year I've been at FARELLE, I miss Rikki and my co-workers. l miss you all my ElleWooders, LUV, and see ya next time!"- @SummerElleW_86

 

 

FARELLE had gotten bigger since my return.

 

I loved being back, workingn myself to the bone for a good story and to see it published.

 

But mostly, Id love being back knowing Marcus had left and I mean left.

 

The position he filled is now vancant. And boy am I glad. That means I won’t be seeing him anymore.

 

 

I think of this is as dream, but really it’s not.

 

I can’t think of a better life than mine, which has changed so much since I left home.

 

 

And to think, that if I hadn’t left home or thought of it, my life wouldn’t have changed.

 

I probably wouldn't have met Jacob.

 

Or Theodore and Carla.

 

Duboni, Rikki, Lauren, Marybella, and Eddy the other new friends i’ve made and had seen in the past year.

 

 

But today was simple and boring, I head back to work while I still have time.

 

 

"I just need this to be done by this afternoon." 

 

I heard Lauren, as I entered through the glass doors.

 

"Elle, how was your vacation?" she asked towards me.

 

 

"Good, and i'm ready to get back to work." I replied.

 

"Great, I need you to interview these important people today. Here's the things you can find, in the photography room. Good luck."

 

 

Lauren handed me some papers and I got on it.

 

 

"Alright, so since you've been working at FARELLE for so long, how do you feel about being here for as long as you live?" i asked.

 

"Well, I love working here. Espcially with my good friend Lauren." said Vanessa.

 

"And there's a rumor going around that in the past, you and Lauren were rivals? Is that true." I asked.

 

 

"Well no, we're not rivals from the past, we're still rivals. Were just not talking to each other." Vanessa said, without any facial expression.

 

"Thank god. I interviewed you first." I whispered under my breath.

 

 

"I'm sorry, what?" Vanessa asked in a tone.

 

"Thank god for insight fashion, you are always looking trendy." I said

 

I put on the best fake smile I can muster.

 

 

Exactly how did they become rivals? I wonder.

 

 

"How are you today Rikki?" I ask.

 

"I'm good, just upset their not selling jell-o in the cafe anymore." she replied.

 

"Okay." i said writing down her comment.

 

 

"So what's it like to work for FARELLE?" I asked.

 

"Not really something fun, but good enough." Jeff said.

 

"Okay, no more interviews from Jeff." I whispered under my breath.

 

 

"I mean why should they do that, it's not fair." Rikki replied.

 

"Mmhhmm, I know how you feel." I said writing down her comments.

 

"Is the interview over?" she asked.

 

"Yes! I mean yes. You can go back to work." I said, rushing her to the camera and lightings.

 

 

"It's important to catch the right angle, and get the best shot. After all, I am being paid for that."

 

"Mmmhmm, I see." I said back.

 

"So is that all the questions you have?"

 

"Yep, you're free to go." I said back.

 

"Really?"

 

"Really." I said.

 

"Like right now?" he replied.

 

I sighed, turning my head to leave.

 

 

How was I suppose to do this under control?

  

 

"I do plan on running FARELLE one day, so don't think about quiting." Vanessa said seriously.

 

"Wasn't gonna plan on it." I replied, scared.

 

"Good, because Lauren and I can't stand to be in the same room."

 

 

"Okay thanks for your time, I will be sure to put this in." I said.

 

Vanessa left and a breath of relief overcame me.

 

"So can I go?" he asked.

 

"Yes, i've been saying that for the past two minutes." I say.

 

"Okay, so should you call me in case I make the job." he asked.

 

"This is an inteview for your job experience here." I almost yelled back.

 

"Oh, then what were you asking me?"

 

"I quit." I said under my breath.

 

 

"Hey Elle, did you get the interviews?" Lauren asked coming to my desk.

 

"Yep and it was a mistake. Everyone annoyed me." I said, handing her the papers.

 

"Good job, I expect to see you back in work again soon right?"

 

"You can count on it." I said tiredly.

 

 

Lauren walked to her office, as I chugged down my coffee.

 

God I need this energy.

 

"It's gonna be a long week." I said to myself.

 

 

 

After a long day at work, I hurriedly went back home.

 

Jacob was already there, watching tv as I entered through the door.

 

"Hey, how was work?" he asked.

 

"I wanna go to sleep." I said, walking past him into the hallway, then to our room.

 

 

I flopped my body onto the bed and looked up at the ceiling.

 

"Welcome back to life, Elle." I whispered, before I fell asleep.

 

 

Chapter Twenty: PlayBack

 

 

It’s a while since I spoke to my dad.

 

Bali’s been doing good, taking care of my mom in Mumbai.

 

She decided she wants to live in Mumbai for the time being and she's having fun.

 

 

But hopefully she'll return to Paris, it's still something she can't shake off.

 

She had missed living there, and claimed to me on the phone that it was her destiny to come back.

 

 

It’s been nice, getting to know him through our calls. To know him more, even after all these years  I never knew about his existence.

 

He wanted to make up for our severed relationship.

 

 

Jacob met Bali back in Paris, when Carla got married.

 

Which reminds me, Joe and Carla had the baby.

 

A boy and he is precious. I've seen the pictures.

 

 

Their baby is cute and adorable.

 

I be one day I might get to hold him.

 

He’s only 4 months now and Carla had decided to lleave london and raise her baby in Venezuela, where her parents lives and it’s far from New York.

 

 

I mean, Venezuela is in South America.

 

And every year from now, I get the chance to go to Brazil for a big annual magazine competition for the big hot magazines around thw world.

 

 

And if I cant get the chance to see Carla, it would be a dream.

 

When i’m there, i've got to see Venezuela and see how Carla and her baby Max are doing.

 

He’s gotten big, since the last time I saw him before I came back to New York for fall.

 

--

 

Celebrating Christmas here in New York for the very first time again, was a pleasure.

 

By tomorrow, it’ll already be New Years.

 

And I just know that this coming year, will be great. Especially since I haven’t seen Jacob in 2 months.

 

I had to admit, I had missed him so much.

 

 

We basically take care ourselves and I guess our 'taking it up a notch' makes it an exciting new thing to try.

 

And speaking of kicking it up a notch, Rikki got engaged to her boyfriend of 2 years, recently got married about 3 weeks ago.

 

 

I was happy, for them even though Jacob wasn’t there.

 

And I really wanted him to be there.

 

 

"I always new that the day I sayyes will be the day I commit to a relationship forever. Theodore found himself a quite lady friend and I get to meet her in January. Thank god. I’m so proud of my friends this year, for coming along with me as I explore life and being there during the good and the bad times. I also want to mention that Marybella has a certain somebody in her life I haven’t heard of and i'm yet to know. I’m really happy for the things that have changed in and the people who encouraged me to move on from my past. I love you all, and i’m never gonna stop changing. Gotta go and see ya next time!” - @SummerElleW_86 

 

 

 

The official countdown for New Years, was is 15 minutes away.

 

I just spotted Jacob in the crowd of manhattan.

 

 

I could tell he was looking straight at me, as he laid eyes on me.

 

I truly did miss him, after all this time and getting to celebrate New Years with him again, is a blessing in whole.

 

 

He quickly runs through people to get to me and I do the same. We rush through the crowd and found each other under a street lamp.

 

This is the first time i’ve seen his face since christmas.

 

 

"Hi." he says, then smiles.

 

"Hey, I missed you." I said.

 

 

He picks me up for a comforting hug, which seems like it lasted forever, but it was only 2 minutes.

 

We caught up on what happened while he was