Chasing Stardom: My Sister's Betrayal

ucks our father had given her. She browsed through racks of dresses and accessorie

her expression froze. Quickly, sh

doing here?" she aske

sn't some small-town village. Food, rent-everything costs money. If you blow all your c

laced by open disdain. "You're so short-sighted, alw

e new clothes and my natural beauty, I'll be making waves in the cit

nk dress onto the cashier's counter, threw down 1,

eath, clearly annoyed, and gave me a withering loo

icking up items only to sneer and toss them aside. After making a complet

store. Not a single decent piece of clo

e, the shop assistant's frustration boiled over. She

the store manager appeared,

proper explanation today, your shop won't

mmediately paled. Realizing she was someone not to be t

"You think I'm just going to let this go? Tomorrow, I'll stand outside your store with a megaphone and

, when I stepped forward, parting the two quarrelers i

fe under professional grooming, I had a k

utfit and enhance your look with a custo

s, scrawny and unremarkable, I was the last person she'd expect to hear such conf

is face pale with worry. His voice

cousin of Mayor Harrison. We've already offended her ba

costs were anything but cheap. The manager feared Diane's connections would ruin h

etermination. "Sir, let me try. I'm

000 as payment. If I fail, I'll co

"Ms. Harrison, I only ask for the op

avily, deciding she had little to lose. "Fine. But if you fail, yo

ll. Her shoulders tensed, and she looked ready to protest. I continued without pause, methodically shaping her hair. When the final

twenty years younger," she exclaime

, I said, "A suitable makeover is just the beginning. To truly transform, we

d balanced her proportions. Paired with a high-waisted, loose skirt, it gracef

her smile widened. "You've got a real gift

handed me the promised $3, 000 and, impressed by my abilities, offered me a job.

hanges to the store, including a dedic

e once-quiet boutique was bustling with customers. Over the next two months,

cket for my journey to university,