Honk! honk!!  Jeanelle kept pressing the horn for Anna to hurry up.  Of course they where going to end up in this scenario.

Earlier  today

"Anna I'm coming to pick you in the next 3 hours I hope you getting ready and no you are not driving,  I don't trust you" Jeanne said immediately Anna picked up the phone.

Anna rubbed her temples. She was tired of hearing this words over and over again. This made her wonder why she kept on answering her calls when she knows she just going to remind her again.

"okay bye" she hung up before she could utter another word. 

Anna still had 10 hours before Jeanelle came so she could sleep before she got ready.
She was woken up by Mr Andrew. she was having a problem in her branch overseas and she was needed to give orders.

She found out time had gone so she quickly showered and went to the beauty salon because she couldn't do make up.
When she was done she was struggling with her shoe when Jeanelle began honking her car on her.

"Why did I agree to follow her again?"  Anna muttered as she began having second thoughts about going for the gala.
Jeanelle blared the horn again and this made Anna bang her door angrily and walked over to her.

"took you long enough" Jeanelle smiled innocently at her.  Anna ignored her and walked over to the passenger sit and sat down.
On reaching the venue Anna looked around in awe.
Jeanelle had always being the one organizing this. Though she always sent pictures and videos about everything and how it took place to her, being here in person and seeing all this work Jeanelle had done,  she was really impressed.

The hall theme was ash, black, white and blue complimenting each other. At the other side, There was roses on the tables with little chops on each of the them.  there was a big make shift for the podium and also where people could dance or just walk around and mingle.
"Wow you really out done yourself nelle,  for someone who couldn't choose a piece of clothing" Anna said as she spin around.

"thank you and I would ignore the last  part" nelle said smiling from her heart. 

"well gotta disappear now to make sure everything work out smoothly while you" Jeanelle said as she grabbed Anna's hand and pulled her and they both started walking. "you should go mingle and make small talks with everyone."  Jeanelle finished then she walked Anna to a man and introduced them. She didn't trust Anna to do that on her own.

"Good evening Mr Harry"  jeanelle said smiling innocently at Anna while Anna gave her dirt glares and then turned and smiled to the intruder.

"good evening and how can I help the two most beautiful women I just set my eyes on" Mr Harry smiled back politely.
Anna made a choking noise which made Jeanelle grip her hands tightly.
"this is Anna, the person you all have being wanting to see" Jeanelle said gesturing at Anna which made Anna take an awkward bow.

" it's nice to finally see you and what a lovely dress you have on" Mr Harry took Anna's hand and lightly place a peck on her hand. "I'm very impressed you built this organization not a lot of people do this."

That statement alone got Anna and they went into deep conversation as jeanelle excused herself.
Mr Harry's wife came in later and Mr Harry introduced them. They where getting along but fifteen minutes later Anna excused herself to use the toilet.
 

She looked at her self in the mirror as she took deep breaths congratulating herself on actually keeping a conversation going. She then adjusted her powder then went back to the gathering.
Anna went to the food table and began eating, she was a sucker for samosa.

"is there an airport nearby or is that just my heart taking off? " Anna heard someone said.
She choked on her food not expecting anyone here because it was a blind corner. Anna slowly turned around but didn't see anyone so she walked a little more as she had giggles.

Lo and behold  she saw Mr Ishmael, looking ravishing in suit, with two women who where beautifully dressed laughing as he kept talking to them more like wooing them with some cheesy line she didn't know existed.

"is your father a thief?" he asked them with his signature smirk displaying on his face again.
She wondered what type of question was that.

"why are you asking" one of the lady questioned. Anna couldn't tell her facial expression because she was backing her but she is sure she was smiling.

"because someone stole the stars in the sky and put them on your eyes" he replied blowing air kiss to them.

The ladies where probably blushing while Anna tried not to laugh at how corny he was.  She placed her hand on her mouth and tried to listen to more.

She saw Mr Ishmael looking strangely at his phone then shakes it. The ladies asked if everything was alright.

"I think there is something wrong with my phone" he said then stretched the phone towards them "it doesn't have your number on it"

Okay this was the last straw for her as she busted out laughing. Her cover was blown as she saw him glaring daggers at her but she could care less as she kept on laughing. 
He excused himself from the ladies as they walked away while he walked over to her.

"nice going, you just ruined my chance at getting a girl friend for the week"  he said as he kept glaring at her on the floor. 

"for the week? And anyway what was going to be your next line Mr Ishmael?, Do you have a plaster? I hurt my knee when I fell for you" she replied and laughed more.
"well I would have tried that one,  sounded good" he thought for a minute but then Anna laughing at him was becoming irritating.

"what are you doing here anyway,  isn't your nose supposed to be stuck in a file or whatever" he asked her changing the topic.  He wondered why he wanted to have a conversation with her.

"what are you doing here Mr Ishmael,  aren't you supposed to be pissing someone off. Oh wait you already started with me" Anna looked at him as her features switch quickly from laughing her heart out to one of irritation.

"what? I didn't even.., wait,  you started it I should be the one with that look not you" he imitated her resting backward with one hands on his waist like she was standing.

A minute passed and both busted out laughing, she couldn't believe he did that. He smiled as he looked at her.  He didn't know she could laugh this much he liked this side of her.

"By the way call me Tristan" he said smiling. She nodded and smiled at him "by the way I need to go now Jeanelle is going to be looking for me, now or soon"

"why?  Are u trying to run away from me?" he asked wondering why she was leaving.
After the first meeting where they met  he became smitten with her and he wanted to get to know her but it looks like she was irritated of him.

He at least wanted to be friends with her,  he liked the way she is fierce. Well that was the only taught he had of her.

"no it's just" she was cut shut as her name rang loudly through the hall.

"see you" she said as she hurriedly walked over to the podium leaving him behind.  She
She had a speech in which she introduced herself and talked about how and why she started the funding.  She also explained why she hadn't being attending the Gala's and she explained that they wouldn't see much of her either in the future and that was why she had Jeanelle as her representative.

Around of applause filled the event as they where all impressed by her and also captivated. But at the back, behind the shadows, there was someone she captivated most of all.

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