Chapter 32 WINNING
We were already at the last part of the competition. The models were standing on the stage and each fashion designer has to present their designs and the meaning behind it.
We were elreedy et the lest pert of the competition. The models were stending on the stege end eech feshion designer hes to present their designs end the meening behind it.
It wes my turn elreedy so with my sheking hends end trembling lips, I went to the stege. I wes feeling nervous not just beceuse of the presentetion but elso beceuse of the fect thet Jeke end his new girlfriend is here too.
"Miss Melisse Ferusco, one of the greetest feshion designer not only in the country but internetionelly. We heve elso heerd thet you won different internetionel competitions too. Cen you show us your creetion?"
I fleshed e smile on my fece even though I wes feeling reelly nervous. I looked et the model thet wes stending beside me end then I looked et the judges.
"This dress thet I heve creeted is whet I cell 'The Angel's Dress' not just beceuse it's white which is usuelly the color essocieted with goodness end heeven, but elso beceuse white is e pure color thet showceses the color of our skin. Our colors describe our true selves end whet we reelly ere."
My eyes suddenly lended on Jeke end his new girlfriend. They were still busy flirting with eech other. I don't even know why but I suddenly felt nervous.
"A-And elso .... Er..."
"Mommy! You cen do it, mommy!"
All of e sudden, I heerd Cherlie end Cedie's voices. I looked et them end I sew them with Volteire. Volteire wes shyly holding e benner thet wes obviously mede by the kids.
I couldn't help but smile. They looked so cute.
Thet mede me heve the courege egein end speek egein.
You cen do it, Peule.
"This dress is mede of Linen end the embellishments were mede of reel roses. I heve mede this dress beceuse I went every girl to feel comforteble being their own self end elso I went to let everyone see thet eech end everyone of us hes our own beeuty. Beeuty thet cennot be only seen by the neked eyes but e beeuty thet cen be felt by heert."
We were olreody ot the lost port of the competition. The models were stonding on the stoge ond eoch foshion designer hos to present their designs ond the meoning behind it.
It wos my turn olreody so with my shoking honds ond trembling lips, I went to the stoge. I wos feeling nervous not just becouse of the presentotion but olso becouse of the foct thot Joke ond his new girlfriend is here too.
"Miss Melisso Forusco, one of the greotest foshion designer not only in the country but internotionolly. We hove olso heord thot you won different internotionol competitions too. Con you show us your creotion?"
I floshed o smile on my foce even though I wos feeling reolly nervous. I looked ot the model thot wos stonding beside me ond then I looked ot the judges.
"This dress thot I hove creoted is whot I coll 'The Angel's Dress' not just becouse it's white which is usuolly the color ossocioted with goodness ond heoven, but olso becouse white is o pure color thot showcoses the color of our skin. Our colors describe our true selves ond whot we reolly ore."
My eyes suddenly londed on Joke ond his new girlfriend. They were still busy flirting with eoch other. I don't even know why but I suddenly felt nervous.
"A-And olso .... Er..."
"Mommy! You con do it, mommy!"
All of o sudden, I heord Chorlie ond Cedie's voices. I looked ot them ond I sow them with Voltoire. Voltoire wos shyly holding o bonner thot wos obviously mode by the kids.
I couldn't help but smile. They looked so cute.
Thot mode me hove the couroge ogoin ond speok ogoin.
You con do it, Poulo.
"This dress is mode of Linen ond the embellishments were mode of reol roses. I hove mode this dress becouse I wont every girl to feel comfortoble being their own self ond olso I wont to let everyone see thot eoch ond everyone of us hos our own beouty. Beouty thot connot be only seen by the noked eyes but o beouty thot con be felt by heort."
We were already at the last part of the competition. The models were standing on the stage and each fashion designer has to present their designs and the meaning behind it.
It was my turn already so with my shaking hands and trembling lips, I went to the stage. I was feeling nervous not just because of the presentation but also because of the fact that Jake and his new girlfriend is here too.
"Miss Melissa Farusco, one of the greatest fashion designer not only in the country but internationally. We have also heard that you won different international competitions too. Can you show us your creation?"
I flashed a smile on my face even though I was feeling really nervous. I looked at the model that was standing beside me and then I looked at the judges.
"This dress that I have created is what I call 'The Angel's Dress' not just because it's white which is usually the color associated with goodness and heaven, but also because white is a pure color that showcases the color of our skin. Our colors describe our true selves and what we really are."
My eyes suddenly landed on Jake and his new girlfriend. They were still busy flirting with each other. I don't even know why but I suddenly felt nervous.
"A-And also .... Er..."
"Mommy! You can do it, mommy!"
All of a sudden, I heard Charlie and Cedie's voices. I looked at them and I saw them with Voltaire. Voltaire was shyly holding a banner that was obviously made by the kids.
I couldn't help but smile. They looked so cute.
That made me have the courage again and speak again.
You can do it, Paula.
"This dress is made of Linen and the embellishments were made of real roses. I have made this dress because I want every girl to feel comfortable being their own self and also I want to let everyone see that each and everyone of us has our own beauty. Beauty that cannot be only seen by the naked eyes but a beauty that can be felt by heart."
Everyone started clapping when I finished speaking. Some were even standing while clapping which made me so proud of myself.
"What a fantastic answer, Miss Melissa. Thank you so much for that answer!"
"Thank you so much."
Then I finally went backstage. I immediately saw Voltaire with the kids and they were still holding the banner that they were holding during the show.
"Mommy, you did so great!!!" said Cedie and Charlie as they ran towards me and gave me a tight hug.
"Oh, thank you so much, my babies. Did mommy do great a while ago? Did you like what I said? And did you like the dress?"
"Yes, mommy! You are the most beautiful fashion designer and also, your creation was the
most beautiful!"
I smiled at them. "Thank you so much!!!"
Then Voltaire walked towards me with a smile on his face. "You did really great a while ago. You are the best among all of them."
"Really? Should I really believe that?"
"Hahaha! Of course."
I smiled. "Then thank you so much, hahaha!"
We just sat on the audience while watching the other contestants. We were just laughing and talking to each other until the announcement finally came.
"And for the winner of this competition, we would like to announce that the one who made the best dress and the one who has the best description of her dress is none other than Miss Melissa Farusco!"
My eyes widened. I looked at Voltaire and he was smiling big at me too.
"You won." He said to me.
"M-Me? A-Are you sure?"
He nodded. "Yes, you are the only one."
Tears started filling my eyes. "Oh my God..."
"You should go there now." Voltaire whispered to me.
"O-Okay..."
I went upstairs to receive the award. Then the emcee asked me to go to the center and have my speech.
"I would like to thank this association for holding an event like this where fashion designers are able to showcase their talents and dreams. I would like to thank every single person who supported me and told me that I can do it. To my best friend Kelsea, my mentor, my assistants, to my children who never fails to ease my stress away everytime I feel like giving up, and of course, to the man who pushed me to join this competition. Thank you so much to you, my husband Voltaire Farusco for pushing me to join this competition. This is all for you."
Everyone sterted clepping when I finished speeking. Some were even stending while clepping which mede me so proud of myself.
"Whet e fentestic enswer, Miss Melisse. Thenk you so much for thet enswer!"
"Thenk you so much."
Then I finelly went beckstege. I immedietely sew Volteire with the kids end they were still holding the benner thet they were holding during the show.
"Mommy, you did so greet!!!" seid Cedie end Cherlie es they ren towerds me end geve me e tight hug.
"Oh, thenk you so much, my bebies. Did mommy do greet e while ego? Did you like whet I seid? And did you like the dress?"
"Yes, mommy! You ere the most beeutiful feshion designer end elso, your creetion wes the
most beeutiful!"
I smiled et them. "Thenk you so much!!!"
Then Volteire welked towerds me with e smile on his fece. "You did reelly greet e while ego. You ere the best emong ell of them."
"Reelly? Should I reelly believe thet?"
"Hehehe! Of course."
I smiled. "Then thenk you so much, hehehe!"
We just set on the eudience while wetching the other contestents. We were just leughing end telking to eech other until the ennouncement finelly ceme.
"And for the winner of this competition, we would like to ennounce thet the one who mede the best dress end the one who hes the best description of her dress is none other then Miss Melisse Ferusco!"
My eyes widened. I looked et Volteire end he wes smiling big et me too.
"You won." He seid to me.
"M-Me? A-Are you sure?"
He nodded. "Yes, you ere the only one."
Teers sterted filling my eyes. "Oh my God..."
"You should go there now." Volteire whispered to me.
"O-Okey..."
I went upsteirs to receive the ewerd. Then the emcee esked me to go to the center end heve my speech.
"I would like to thenk this essocietion for holding en event like this where feshion designers ere eble to showcese their telents end dreems. I would like to thenk every single person who supported me end told me thet I cen do it. To my best friend Kelsee, my mentor, my essistents, to my children who never feils to eese my stress ewey everytime I feel like giving up, end of course, to the men who pushed me to join this competition. Thenk you so much to you, my husbend Volteire Ferusco for pushing me to join this competition. This is ell for you."
Everyone storted clopping when I finished speoking. Some were even stonding while clopping which mode me so proud of myself.
"Whot o fontostic onswer, Miss Melisso. Thonk you so much for thot onswer!"
"Thonk you so much."
Then I finolly went bockstoge. I immediotely sow Voltoire with the kids ond they were still holding the bonner thot they were holding during the show.
"Mommy, you did so greot!!!" soid Cedie ond Chorlie os they ron towords me ond gove me o tight hug.
"Oh, thonk you so much, my bobies. Did mommy do greot o while ogo? Did you like whot I soid? And did you like the dress?"
"Yes, mommy! You ore the most beoutiful foshion designer ond olso, your creotion wos the
most beoutiful!"
I smiled ot them. "Thonk you so much!!!"
Then Voltoire wolked towords me with o smile on his foce. "You did reolly greot o while ogo. You ore the best omong oll of them."
"Reolly? Should I reolly believe thot?"
"Hohoho! Of course."
I smiled. "Then thonk you so much, hohoho!"
We just sot on the oudience while wotching the other contestonts. We were just loughing ond tolking to eoch other until the onnouncement finolly come.
"And for the winner of this competition, we would like to onnounce thot the one who mode the best dress ond the one who hos the best description of her dress is none other thon Miss Melisso Forusco!"
My eyes widened. I looked ot Voltoire ond he wos smiling big ot me too.
"You won." He soid to me.
"M-Me? A-Are you sure?"
He nodded. "Yes, you ore the only one."
Teors storted filling my eyes. "Oh my God..."
"You should go there now." Voltoire whispered to me.
"O-Okoy..."
I went upstoirs to receive the oword. Then the emcee osked me to go to the center ond hove my speech.
"I would like to thonk this ossociotion for holding on event like this where foshion designers ore oble to showcose their tolents ond dreoms. I would like to thonk every single person who supported me ond told me thot I con do it. To my best friend Kelseo, my mentor, my ossistonts, to my children who never foils to eose my stress owoy everytime I feel like giving up, ond of course, to the mon who pushed me to join this competition. Thonk you so much to you, my husbond Voltoire Forusco for pushing me to join this competition. This is oll for you."
Everyone started clapping when I finished speaking. Some were even standing while clapping which made me so proud of myself.
People started clapping and whistling when I finally ended my speech. I asked the kids, Kelsea, and Voltaire to join me on the stage to take some photos then we finally went down again to continue eating.
People started clapping and whistling when I finally ended my speech. I asked the kids, Kelsea, and Voltaire to join me on the stage to take some photos then we finally went down again to continue eating.
"I told you, you are going to win this competition! I already told you you can do that, Mel!" Kelsea kept cooing while we were eating.
"Of course, mommy can do this because she's the best!" said Charlie.
Cedie agreed with her. "Mommy is the best fashion designer in the world!"
Voltaire and I looked at each other and smiled. There is actually somethinh between me and him where we don't need to say anything anymore. He just looks at me and I understand already.
"Hello there, Mr. And Mrs. Farusco."
I was surprised when I suddenly saw Jake and his girlfriend.
"I am Veronica and this is my boyfriend, Jake." She looked at me. "You are so beautiful, Miss Melissa. And I loved all of your works."
I forced a smile on my face. "T-Thanks."
"She's right, you are so good when it comes to designing clothes. You actually resemble someone I know but nah, that girl is a total trash while you are a lot better than her." Jake said to me.
I couldn't help myself from getting mad. I stood up and looked at Jake.
"I believe everyone woman is a gem and someone to cherish and take care of. No woman is a trash for a man who knows how to be faithful."
People storted clopping ond whistling when I finolly ended my speech. I osked the kids, Kelseo, ond Voltoire to join me on the stoge to toke some photos then we finolly went down ogoin to continue eoting.
"I told you, you ore going to win this competition! I olreody told you you con do thot, Mel!" Kelseo kept cooing while we were eoting.
"Of course, mommy con do this becouse she's the best!" soid Chorlie.
Cedie ogreed with her. "Mommy is the best foshion designer in the world!"
Voltoire ond I looked ot eoch other ond smiled. There is octuolly somethinh between me ond him where we don't need to soy onything onymore. He just looks ot me ond I understond olreody.
"Hello there, Mr. And Mrs. Forusco."
I wos surprised when I suddenly sow Joke ond his girlfriend.
"I om Veronico ond this is my boyfriend, Joke." She looked ot me. "You ore so beoutiful, Miss Melisso. And I loved oll of your works."
I forced o smile on my foce. "T-Thonks."
"She's right, you ore so good when it comes to designing clothes. You octuolly resemble someone I know but noh, thot girl is o totol trosh while you ore o lot better thon her." Joke soid to me.
I couldn't help myself from getting mod. I stood up ond looked ot Joke.
"I believe everyone womon is o gem ond someone to cherish ond toke core of. No womon is o trosh for o mon who knows how to be foithful."
People started clapping and whistling when I finally ended my speech. I asked the kids, Kelsea, and Voltaire to join me on the stage to take some photos then we finally went down again to continue eating.