The Fall
She quickly took a napkin and cleaned some of her eye shadow and looked at herself in the mirror again, she was feeling much better now. She turned to Pandora who entered the make-up room and smiled. "How do I look?" Dorcas asked, Pandora replied by rolling her eyes. “You changed your makeup again.” said. Dorcas just giggled.
“It's show time.” When her assistant reminded her, she put all his worries aside, checked herself for the last time and calmly left the room. This is what she was created for. The podium was the only place where she could quiet the chaos in his mind, where she felt completely like herself. She was showing that she was good at her job, she was smiling at people, and when she was done, she was quickly gotting off the podium. She was working her ass out every day just for a feeling of relief that lasted only a few minutes.
When her turn came, she quickly got on stage and started walking. People were smiling at her and appreciating her. Everyone was constantly talking about how beautiful she was and taking pictures of her. It couldn't be said that she was disturbed by this. When she leaned towards the camera to pose for the last time, she felt something wrong with her shoe, but she tried to walk without paying attention to it. When Dorcas tried to walk, the shoe seemed to give up on her. All her efforts to avoid falling were ruined by a momentary slip of her foot.
Dorcas Meadowes had fallen to the ground in front of everyone.
This couldn't be happening. It was as if time had stopped for Dorcas. Dorcas was back up from the ground within seconds, but she felt as if she had been on the ground for hours. Her foot hurt and she was too afraid to look at people's reactions. As soon as she fell to the ground, people screamed and everyone started talking with each other. Dorcas quickly walked backstage and finished her show.
When ahe saw his friends waiting for him there, he ignored the tears that fell from his eyes. "What have I done?" She could barely speak. Even during the walks he took at the very beginning of her career, she never fell. She would never fall.
Sirius quickly wrapped his arms around her. “It’s okay.” She said and hugged her tightly. “It's okay, Dorcas.”
Dorcas didn't feel it. She felt like everything was wrong.
There seemed to be nothing wrong with her foot, Dorcas was a little relieved, but the feeling of shame never went away. Only rookie models could make this mistake, she couldn't. She had no right to do such a thing. She was in his 5th year of her career and there was no excuse for suddenly falling down on stage.
The old man entered and looked at Dorcas. “You should stop crying.” He said sternly. Dorcas was trying not to look at his face, but she did as he said and wiped her tears. "I am sorry." The man laughed quietly. “I think you should apologize to yourself for looking like a rookie.” said. Dorcas wanted to cry again, but she just shook her head. “I… I didn't even understand what happened.” said.
“The heel of your shoe broke, that's what happened.” The man sat away from Dorcas. “If you had taken two more steps you would have finished the show without incident. Just two steps.” He sounded very dissatisfied. “Know that we will not ignore such mistakes because you are the rising star of the industry. Until you are notified again, you can consider yourself fired.” he said and quickly left the room before Dorcas could react.
Sirius lay down next to Remus and sighed in exasperation. Remus began playing with his lover's hair and kissed him gently a few times. "What's the problem?" asked.
“The problem is Dorcas.” Sirius replied. “That bastard basically kicked her out! She fired the most expensive model in the industry just because she made a mistake.” Remus nodded in understanding. “Dorcas will definitely find a job Sirius, she was just fired by a designer.” Sirius shook his head negatively. “If only things worked like this in the industry, someone fired by Mr. Dumbledore would never find a job again, no matter how good he was at his job. Dorcas knows this so she hides in her house.”
Remus was trying to understand his lover's concerns. He wanted to help her and solve this problem. He also liked Dorcas, and she had been very helpful when Remus was trying to start the band. “Maybe I can arrange something.” he said and quickly called someone.
“Are you sure this is a good idea?” Sirius asked. Remus nodded his head affirmatively. “She was an old friend of James's and he said she was a great designer.”
Sirius glanced around at the building they had arrived at. “Does a great designer live in a place like this?” asked. Remus held her hand tighter and knocked on the door. “The important thing is that Dorcas steps onto the podium again.”
A red-haired woman opened the door and examined them. "Ah! "I'm sorry, you must be Remus and Sirius, please come in." She said and opened the door.
Sirius was looking around with slightly judgmental eyes. Everywhere was full of drawings, unfinished clothing designs, fabrics... Everything was messy.
The redhead turned to them and smiled friendly. “I'm Lily, James said you were coming.” She said and made room for them to sit. “Please sit down, coffee?” asked. While Remus wanted one, Sirius refused.
Lily came in with the coffee and sat across from them. “On the phone, James wasn't very specific, he asked can I design clothes for someone and gave no further details.” said. Sirius's attention was entirely focused on the dress drawings on the floor. Remus patted him on the leg. "Oh yes." replied Sirius.
“This fashion show is actually for a friend of ours… She hasn't been on the podium for a while, something bad happened to her.” She said with some concern. Lily was looking at Sirius with curious eyes. “However, the person you will be working with should never know that we have arranged this fashion show for them. They shouldn't know that we found you. It should be like you found them and want to work with them.” He said.
Remus smiled. “So we would appreciate it if you could do that. We can also agree on the fee, even if it is a 5-piece fashion show, it is enough for us. "Just write down how much you want, and we'll handle it." said.
Lily was stunned by their audacity. “Wait a minute.. How so?” asked. “Why am I lying to the person I will work with?” ' he asked, and Remus and Sirius looked at each other.
“Because you will be working with Dorcas Meadowes.”