She stepped as everyone looked at her. From a far, she like an angel descending from heaven. Patiently she walks on the red carpet although she's so nervous.
International President - "Welcome, Monica. How are you?"
Monica (annoyed) - "I am doing just fine. How about you?"
International President (surprised) - "I am doing great lately. Shall we sign the contract?"
Monica - "Yes,of course. As you wish, President."
After a couple of minutes, they finally finished signing the contract and the end, they shook hands.
The crowds of people clapping their hands can heard around the hall. Slowly, the president takes a microphone and smiles.
International President - "The ceremony isn't end yet. So everyone, thank you for coming to this small yet simple ceremony and I hope you guys enjoy your time here. Lastly, thank you again for all of you.
The crowds clapping again.
International President - "Monica, can we talk for a few minutes?"
Monica - "Huh? Hmm.. Sure. But well first I have to say I am sorry if I am a bad talker and maybe my topic of conversation is boring. You know, I didn't like socializing with a new people I know.
He laughed.
International President - "It is fine. After all, even some people who good at talking, they are always being used by the rich."
Monica - "Likewise?"
International President - "Likewise with the rich, they pursues status and wealth."
Monica - "I thought all the rich are happy with their wealth and influence but is it still not enough?"
International President - " Hmm, yeah.. But, they are sometimes manipulated by the people they are chasing after.."
Monica - " How can they be manipulated?"
International President - "Maybe because the person they chases can be a rich or beautiful one, may also be an influential person."
Monica (shocked) - "Wow, now you are talking like a grandpa."
International President - "Do you feel boring?"
Monica - "Nope, I am not."
International President - "Youngsters always get boring listening to their grandparent's stories. Why don't you?"
Monica - "I never get tired of hearing their stories because sometimes they told me about their life experiences. It's just whether they go through it or not."
International President - "Oh.."
Monica - "However, it maybe because I never had a opportunity to meet my grandpa."
International President - "What a such sad story."
Monica - "I learned that the world is too cruel. But then, I still wish that everyone could live happily and never get sad. But the end, it was completely doesn't makes sense. Maybe because God wants us to have that bitter experience that can be a lesson that we will never forget in our lifetime."
International President - "So why are you looking at the star?"
Monica - "When I was a kid, I wonder that do my grandparents was watching me above there? So that in my lifetime, I am been doing my best to get my parents happy."
International President - "Is that why you never take a holiday even you are sick?"
Monica - "Yeah maybe. I remembered that I were almost sent to the hospital because I continuously passed out. In fact, that time I was just a child that cried and begged for my parent's affection."
International President - "Then, why you didn't rest and just tell them that you are sick."
Monica - "I don't want my parents to be worried about me so, I asked my teacher to not tell them."
International President - " Ohh.. What a good child. Such a young girl but can think like an adult. As I thought, you're an interesting one. Now you're the International President, you will have a lot of people approaching you. However remember this, everyone has a different intentions and motives. So, be careful."
He patted Monica on the shoulder gently. Then he goes on his way to the crowds and Monica still standing there alone watching the stars at the balcony. Suddenly, she felt that there's someone at her back. She turned back and well, what a discovery.
Monica's thought - 'Oh! Who? Huh,Alex? Why do he keeps staring at me? I will figure it out.'
The radiant from moon seems to like her a lot. She looks so beautiful and suddenly she walks in. There, she smiles to everyone that seemed has seduced the men in her ceremony.
Monica's thought - 'Who would not be tempted to see me. Well, here I was the youngest and the most beautiful woman they had ever seen. This is because all the women they met was materialistic.
Anonymous 1 - "Wow! She is indeed an angel."
Anonymous 2 -" However, she is from a normal family and her personality is so well known because she is smart, beautiful and influential. Now she achieves the wealth that we and others cannot afford. Damn, what a perfect creation of God."
She looks around and found the figure she's looking for. She walks the way in the crowds and said hello.
Monica - "Hello, Alex.. "
She smiles and Alex thought she wanted to confess to him because she suddenly brought him to the balcony where she was standing alone there a while ago.
Monica - "Hey.. When I was here a while ago,why are you staring at me? Huh, did my face looks weird to you?"
Alex looks confused and finally grasps what happened right now.
Alex - "You brought me here to only discuss about that?"
Monica - "Yes, of course. What, do you think that I wanted to confess my love to you? It will never happen not even after this lifetime."
Alex shocked and looks sad like an abandoned puppy. He was quite for a while and suddenly burst into laughs.
Alex - "Hahaha.. No, I will never thought about that. Maybe I stared at you because you walked in cool style and it looks amazing."
Monica - "Ohhh.. Then, it is okay."
She smiles.
-Continued