Until Forever Ink Fades

      Lily laughed at Ana's excitement. "Yes, for real,I met him at one of my modeling gigs in china and I asked him to sign a book for you. I knew how much you admired him."

Ana's heart was racing with excitement. She couldn't wait to see the book and get her hands on Lee Dong Jun's autograph.

"Thank you so much, Lily! You're the best When can we meet up?" Ana asked, already planning her day around meeting up with Lily.

"I'm still at work right now," Lily said, "and I have a dinner banquet to attend tonight. But I was thinking, if you can come with me to the banquet, I can give you the book then."

   " You devil , are you trying to lure me out.

Lily laughed. "Maybe a little. But it'll be fun, I promise! It's a birthday banquet for Sophia Grant, the famous actress."@@novelbin@@

Ana raised an eyebrow, unimpressed. "Sophia Grant? Never heard of her."

Lily laughed. "You're kidding, right? She's only one of the most famous actresses in the world!"

Ana shrugged. "I don't really watch movies or TV shows. I'm too busy with statistics and work."

Lily chuckled. "That's our Ana ,always with her nose buried in a statistics book. But trust me, this will be fun. You can't miss this opportunity to meet Sophia Grant."

Ana sighed." It sounds boring already, I'm not coming."

Lily's voice turned persuasive. "Come on, Ana. It'll be good for you to get out and socialize. And like I said, I'll give you the book if you come."

Ana hesitated." Okay fine I'll come, send me the address."

     ****

       A black Limo pulled over before the luxurious hotel building, Ana stepped down on the red carpet, she wore a deep blue fitted long dress that clung to her body , the dress had a slight from the thigh exposing her fair tanned skin, her black silky full hair was neatly brushed to the side, and covered her left shoulders, the shoe she wore was only 3 inches heal because of her good height, she could wear only short healed shoes. 

       Ana could hear the sound of camera shutter, even though she wasn't an artist she was a popular figure, she was the brain and the CEO of many Popular softwares, she seldom appears before the press but she do accept interviews from the press if they was a need. 

    Ana entered the hotel lobby, it was just as she had expected , it was very crowded, they were somany big people, some she recognized and some she didn't, infact attending occasions like this was not a new thing , but this was the first time shoe was attending a party for her own personal gain , all the various occasions she had attended be it weddings, birthdays or funeral they were all for business and was always easy to get through with , cause she wasn't the type to stay behind after doing her business. 

        She spotted Lily across the room, resplendent in a red gown that hugged her body curve in all the right places, her hair blonde hair was neatly brushed and looked tangle free, she had on light makeup that exposed her youthful beauty making her look just like a young teenager.she was speaking with some other people and was smiling brightly, when she spotted Ana, she waved happily walking over with a smile,they hugged affectionately. 

        "Compared to the last time we met , I think you are just a step from vanishing into thin air." Ana commented sarcastically at Lily's thinness. 

         Lily chuckled."that's the goal,as a model ,you should be slim and perfect." Lily said grabbing a glass of Wine for Ana.

           "If starving your self really paid off ,you would be on the top three not top five most famous Models." Ana said as she took the wine and took a sip.

          "Well I'm surely going to get to the top and be the most beautiful model,and then you would worship me." Lily said giving Ana a dreamy look and they both laughed.

          "Just how popular is Stephany Grant."? Ana asked when she spotted one her business clients,he was a middle aged man and was one of the hardest clients she had met ,he was smart and knowledgeable and had even made it difficult for her to meet him, yet he had the leisure time to attend the birthday banquet of a mere Actress.

         Lily sighed."it's Sophia not Stephany,her father is the highest shareholder of Jamel Jewel Empire, she's spoiled and loved , so her father had went to extra miles as to invite important business men to her birthday." Lily explained. 

     Ana nodded not saying a word,she felt it was really easy for some people unlike some that has to work hard for everything, for example herself and Lily,even though Lily's father was a second generation rich man ,he had not supported her career as a model ,he wanted her to take over the family's Business,but Lily had been stubborn and promised not to ever ask for help from him or any of the families,it was a hard decision for the pampered girl who had grown up being served to Work for herself ,but she was motivated by Her best friend Ana who was all solely dependent on her own self and worked hard for everything she had ever gotten ,from the beginning it had always been Ana who supported her career and she was just very grateful.

         "I heard your company is working on a new project, any progress."? Lily asked.

      Ana sighed."I'm not the one handling the project this time,the board assigned Director Ben to oversee the project,I heard it's an accessory." Ana stated taking few sips form her wine.

        "An accessory?" Lily asked looking surprised,NEXA was known for creating softwares never has it been heard that an accessory was made from NEXA.

        "I'm not so clear about it,I heard the board say the accessory is connected to the new Software NEXA would launch soon." Ana sighed sadly." Enough with that I'm jealous and sad say something else."