So why me

"Why have you been forcing yourself to smile all morning?"

Adam has had the feeling since this morning that as the years go by, he is more alone. Today, he is 18 years old and apart from Jessica who warmly celebrated his birthday, no one, except a stranger from Balmain contacted him. His mother, too angry with him, ignored him and apart from her, there is no one else who would bother to dial his number. When at 07h30am, with hope, he threw himself on his laptop, his heart warmed up a little, seeing all the messages from his fans, but soon finding his attitude pathetic, after a big thank you with a little word, he closed it. What does it matter if all these messages come from strangers, if his own mother ignores him and she is no longer there to wish him that. After a long exhalation, he bites into his raw vegetables sandwiches, ordered by the one who is really a severe and merciless Colonel.

"Say me. You really know me or you wanted me to go shopping with you because you didn't have enough panties?"

Eyes full of anger , at the sound of Adam's unpleasant words who does not look at her when he talks to her the mouth full, Scarlet throws her glass of water in his face. "Calmed down now? Well, then I'll answer you. I don't pretend to know you at all. I know the Adam well enough through the videos and paper interviews to deduce many things about his personality. I also took a good look at you when you were coming to the agency, which only confirms the impressions as a proud and stupid kid that I have of you. Now if you want me to kiss your cheek and wish you a happy birthday, I'll stop you right there. Adam Clifford, born on November 26, 1998 at 05:47pm, New York Presbyterian Queens. It's only 11:57am and right now you're only 17 years old. You will have my oral congratulations on your 18th birthday, don't worry. Now eat and stop sulking like a kid, that's not the attitude a nearly 18-year-old model should adopt in public."

With his hair and face soaked by the water, Adam doesn't know why he laughs at the tyrant's attitude, but he can't control himself. Placing his elbow on the table, his head in his hand, a charming smile on his lips, Adam now looks straight into Scarlet's eyes. "So when I came to the agency you looked at me? You shouldn't have hesitated to come to me, I would have invited you to dinner with pleasure. However, it's really amazing that I didn't notice eyes like yours on my body. Um, now look at me all you want, I give you permission to eat me with your eyes and I will do the same."

01h50pm

"Scarlet, I like this one. It is beautiful, modern, its entire design is the work of a renowned Italian designer and in addition, look, you can see yourself inside. You don't think that's great."

Household appliance store, hob department, Scarlet who accompanies Adam has already prevented him from buying an oven * for its chrome handles. Now, she can't take it anymore. Unlike the shirt store, here Adam is like a kid in a toy store. He runs around, his "Scarlet, look at, you can even program the timer of this oven for 48 hours in advance." "Hey Scarlet, listen to the sound of that microwave door when you open it. Did you hear that?" He runs around, opens everything, turns all the buttons and has already been scolded by 3 salesmen, to whom Scarlet had to apologize claiming that her little brother is mentally retarded, while Adam was doing new nonsense nearby. She is exhausted and wants to get out of Adam's Disneyland of thesoon as possible.

"Adam, you don't buy a cooktop because you can see yourself in it, but because it's practical, functional and works well."

"Okay, so this one, look, if I press this button, the hobs come out of the glass plate, like objects in futuristic houses in movies."

04h55pm

Sitting on the terrace of a café, Adam, whose shopping training was provided by the Queen of Buyers, Jessica Benson, is ready for a second round. In front of him, out of breath, exhausted from watching Adam, 5 years old, who touches everything, disturbs everything and puts nothing away, puts jam from his waffles on all the clothes he touches, who for the first time comes to the big city, Scarlet who is currently watching the young man happy to live, laughs. It was certainly an exhausting day but very fun in its own way. Getting her retarded little brother out, relaxed her and temporarily made her forget her financial problems. Not liking to be the center of everyone's attention, her attitude becomes stoic again.

Moved by the laughter of the woman he thought was an iron woman, Adam, who noticed certain things, become again seriousness a little bit to question her. "Scarlet, it's a little personal, but I think I know what you're going through. You always order only water and the cheapest dishes. You also avoid female rays and do your best to let me walk along the shops. Would you be in financial trouble? Don't be ashamed to talk about it in front of me, I lived in a place where I had no running water or electricity so I know."

This question and examples make Scarlet uncomfortable. She is still trying not to make her actions too blatant but obviously she has failed today. More seriously, she failed in the company of the one with whom she will now spend more than 2/3 of her days. Not wishing to answer, she gets up. "One or two more clothing stores and we'll be done for the day. Oh, I forgot. Tomorrow, I attend a play, followed by an evening to celebrate its last one, and you will be my date."

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Adam will not insist that she confide. He knows how you feel bad when you go through this kind of situation. On the other hand: "Whattt! Scarlet, wait for me. Do you think I look like I look like I'm attending this kind of intellectual thing? Hey, look at me and tell me, if you think I'm suitable for watching tutu guys wiggling their butts on a stage?"

What is this vision of the theatre? Indeed, taking him tomorrow will be complex but he will go and she will slowly make him open his outlooks. "Yes, I'd even go so far as to say that you're cut out to wear a tutu, so it's decided, tomorrow you come and not a word."

When their vision darkens when they leave the café, both of them look up to the sky. Above them, the clouds are always clear, a magnificent sun shines its rays on the street, but in front of them, 3 giants in black suits have made their appearance. One of them slowly puts his hand in the lapel of his jacket, while Scarlet shakes at what she thinks is a mobster looking for his weapon. When, bowing to Adam, the man in black presents a small letter sealed with a heart, Adam who suspected the origin of the 3 men thanks them and opens it without losing a moment. From the envelope, a simple key falls into his hand, followed by a note saying: "My Adam, your present awaits you at the airport."

05h46pm John F. Kennedy International Airport

Escorted by the 3 giants, Scarlet, curious to see what the unpleasant kid was going to offer Adam, followed him here and now that she sees the (present), she doesn't know how to react to Miss Benson's madness. On the airport runway, in front of what must be a black and white Boeing Business Jet 787-8, on which is marked in big character (Love Adam), a whole crew composed of several pilots, flight attendants and mechanics, has placed itself on 2 lines. In the centre, a red carpet waits for Adam to enter what turns out to be his new private plane. Adam who remembers his previous question and Scarlet's embarrassment, scratches his nose, very embarrassed.

"It's big, isn't it?"

For an undetermined reason, in front of this plane, Scarlet feels her jealousy reaching a dangerous peak. [And so if she's rich, I'm at least as pretty as she and I are here.] "Happy birthday Adam. Approach your cheek that I'll kiss you."

°°°

In a film studio, while the rest of the team waits for the Princess to return to work, on a laptop, watching Adam's reaction live as he discovers her present, Jessica's eyes are opening up widely, while the laptop crosses the studio and comes crashing at the feet of a trainee, who surprised, screaming in fear.