His Purchased Wife

My eyes widened and my mouth hanging open hearing Katie telling me about the challenge for the next round.

"Design inspired by world art and culture!!"

I bit my lower lip from inside. I didn't even know the history of the USA, let alone the world. I mean obviously, I know about jewellery designing but I didn't study it.

Right now the only thought that was running in my mind was, I should have taken a professional jewellery designing course for two years instead of going on vacation in Sweden for about eight months two years ago.

But back then, that was my way of getting motivated and getting out of that depression that I felt after Rawls rejected my designs. And here I am standing with an open mouth and an idiotic expression over my face of just thinking about the next round.

Four hours that's all I have and In these four hours, I have to design a masterpiece on metal that is inspired by some art or culture. These people have gone mad even thinking that I would be able to do it.

"Aurora, do you remember how we used to skip Mrs Jhonson's history classes in high school?" Emily whispered, I just gave her a single nod.

"Well, karma just came to bite us in our asses now. Fuck! Are you sure she said world art and culture?"

I gulped. "Yes…" the voice came out like a grumble.

"Aurora!" A sharp voice came from Susan and my heart quickened its speed. I didn't dare to glance her way.

"Look at me, now!"

Blinking continuously like a child, I looked at her with a crying face but straightened my expression when I saw her strict face.

"Yes…"

"Art and Culture! You don't even know your culture!! What are we going to do now?" She snapped and I closed my eyes in fear.

"Let's meet you all after four hours!" Katie announced smiling and for the first time I wanted to claw her eyes out.

How could she give me this difficult task?

"Aurora Kings! Answer me!" Susan snapped again and I opened my eyes.

"Ah! Um! I mean...ah!..." I sat down on the chair with a thump not caring about anyone else around me and cried anxiously, without a single tear from my eyes. "I don't have any idea what I would be doing, Susan. History, I hated it to the core!!"

Susan rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Let's go to our cabins and see what we can do," she glanced at Emily and gestured towards the table for the designing equipment and raw material.

"Go and bring our equipment to our cabin till then I see what this girl could make for us to stay in this contest."

equipment while we left for our cabin where Susan started her third degree

could do! Anything, any design that could resemble any form of art and culture…" Susan explained and I didn't know what I should say

touched mom's pendant and suddenly a memory popped up in my mind. It was the day mom gave

here my love," Mom called me while I was playing in the garden

came running to her. My mom was wearing her favourite white dress and she looked like an angel in that dress. Her blonde hair complemented her dress perfectly while her smile

"Turn around love."

touched my skin making me wince but then I touched the world's most

so pretty!" I said

am giving it to you today. Preserve it with you my love and one day when you grow up into a beautiful woman, when you become

"Momo,what is so special about this

"Come and sit here." And I

tell you a story about it. Listen to me very carefully,

"Okay momo," I said as she

and she turned her into a flower. She called upon Aphrodite, goddess of love, and Dionysus, the god of wine. ... That is how the

your limit Aurora. Love gives you wings to fly in the sky. Your grandfather

and I screamed in excitement while

"OMG! OMG! OMG…"

I need to call a doctor? Please don't lose your mind…" She panicked seeing me behaving

her cheek while laughing like a maniac. "Susie, Susie, Susie.

I had lost my

Susie. I have the

minute. "What solution?" She asked me, her expression told me that she could not believe that I might

I always cheated from her sheet during exams in high school to get promoted in

solution do you

came to my face as I told her the story of my necklace. She was

this!" She almost screamed

in excitement when Emily entered the cabin.

would be having

she didn't react in any way. After a minute she pinched her lips in a thin line. "Fuck, you snatched my victory fuck

I rolled our eyes and stood up leaving her in her sadness.

let's start our work, girls. Aurora, you start designing while I draw the projector details and search

Susan started her work on the laptop and

the necklace I was wearing. I also added white diamond to the necklace with Emily's suggestions as my necklace was of ruby and she wanted me to give a

was ready. My eyes welled with tears seeing it. It's nowhere near my grandpa's design but that's all I could do. After all, who can beat my grandfather?