HELENA'S POV:

"No Mel, not this one. It's too short." this is the seventh dress that she's showing me and it's the seventh time I'm rejecting the dress. All of them were too short which would not even cover my ass properly. How can I choose them to wear on my workplace?

"Ughh Helena. You're such an oldie for sure. This is the longest skirt that I've ever worn on my workplace. And you still find it short?" Mel said irritated looking at me.

"Uh. This is very short. How will I wear it at my workplace?" I said trying my best not to irritate her more but seriously I can't wear these dresses.

"Then I don't know what you want to wear on your workplace." she said pushing all the dresses away from her hands. I didn't say anything further cause she would have exploded on me for sure and I didn't want to create any scene on shop.

"Umm can you please show me some knee length pencil skirts and formal shirts please?" I said looking at the staff.

"Yes ma'am." she gave an awkward smile looking at me and then Mel and then started showing me some dresses as I wanted. I chose some pencil skirts in dark shades of colour such as black, maroon and blue and some shirts in white, light yellow and pink. I chose some formal coats and pants as well.

"Please pack these for me and bill please." I said forwarding all the dresses I chose and Mel was making ugly faces all the time. Well I know she didn't like my choices but I'll be thankful if she doesn't speak anything bitter here on shop.

I paid money and collected shopping bags from the counter and we both walked towards a cafe.

"You're so naive Helena. I don't know how will you progress ahead if you keep on being naive like this." said Mel as soon as we sat on a corner table in the cafe.

"Who wears these long dresses? You'll look like an old woman and what impression will you make on your bosses? Don't you want to keep your job secured?" she didn't even let me speak anything and these words blew my mind away. How is my dressing even related to my progress?

"Mel, how is my dressing related to my progress? I'll make progress through hard work." I replied and I could see Mel was quite surprised. Well I can understand, I rarely answer her back instead of sitting quietly on whatever she speaks.

She stared at me for sometimes and then started laughing looking at me and her laughter was loud enough to drag attention of people around us. Everyone was staring at us and I was feeling embarrassed. I looked straight on my cup on the table and started drinking coffee without looking around.

"Sorry ladies and gentlemen. My friend is quite funny you know." Mel said moving her hands looking around at the people who were still staring at us and her words pinched really hard on my heart. I don't think I said anything so funny. And I noticed it again, that she called me a "friend".

I've always noticed, she never accepts me as her best friend in front of people. She tells me that I'm her best friend when we're alone but she hangs me as "a friend" in front of every one and that really makes me feel uncomfortable. Am I that bad that she can't accept me as her best friend in front of people?

I always shoo these thoughts off thinking that she's my best friend but no matter what but I can't deny the fact that I feel hurt. Anyways, I'll go away from here after very few days so let it be. I brushed all my thoughts and she was taking sips of coffee.

"Only hard work doesn't pay off Helena. You know what Helena, I've tried my best to make you understand about the rules to stay in race in this world but you never paid attention to it. It's not too late yet Heli, pay attention to my words or else you'll be too late to realise it." she said once we reached in front of my door.

Her words were too poisonous today. I don't know what is her point of view regarding way to live life. I don't know what race she's talking about but the only race I want to participate in is the race of myself. I just want to be better than the me I was yesterday. That's all I want to be and I know my hard work will surely pay off.

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