“Mimi…Mimi…Marie?” her aunt called her brining her for her hypnosis like trance.
“Oh, I’m sorry Aunt Annie, I…I’m just tired.” She gave her aunt a sweet smile.
Her aunt gave her a worried look “Are you sure you’re going to be okay, Mimi I can get work off and go with you. You have to take your sleeping pills.” She gave her a stern look.
“I know and I will, the cruise is sold out and they said if you miss work one more time you’re fired. You’ve waited forever for that job, I’ll be fine and I’ll take my pills.” She said reassuring her aunt, but she was lying. She wasn’t going to take those damn sleeping pills, they were more like tranquilizers, they knocked her out for days on in sometimes.
The ship was huge the biggest one she’d ever seen as they pulled up to the docks. Thousands of people where there and of course without fail, there was the paparazzi. She plastered a fake smile on her face as she stepped out of the limo a smile that hide fear and pain, but you would never be able to tell. The paparazzi shot questions at her she answered a few and posed for a few pictures before a few of the Star Liner’s staff came to escort the model.
“Please be careful Marie.” Her aunt said hugging her.
“I will.” She said kissing her aunts cheek as she was escorted on to the ship a few of the staff caring her luggage behind her.
She took a breath trying to relax from all the stress. The woman smiled t her as she checked her in making small talk with her. “Suite 605 Miss Cooper, it was nice meeting you.” She said happily handing her, her key and other information.
“Thank you.” Marie smiled as she made her way to her room. She was able to board two hours early due to her celebrity status. She wouldn’t have minded boarding with everyone else, but her aunt insisted it would be better for her to get settled in, before others got on board. Her room was a nice size, not that size really mattered to her. She couldn’t understand why she needed a room this big for only herself. She sighed as she paid the bell boy who had brought her luggage up tipping him way more then most would.
“Thank you miss!” he said happily he was probably no older then 18, she thought to herself.
“N problem.” She smiled genuinely, his excitement making her smile.
She took a deep breath when he left. “Well, this time two weeks from now will be in Milan” she said reassuring herself out loud as she sat on the couch.