Episode 2: A Break in Lunch

As she walked in the corridors, her Jimmy Choo's Nova made clacking sounds with the shiny floor. Her hair moved to and fro. A steady smile on her smile was visible. In her head, a thought arrived came so amusing that she could not help but to smile. Such changes would be made if she was to be the new Editor. Vivid looked old to her. She wanted a new zing to appear in the magazine and that could only be done by a talented fashionable person like herself.

She moved passed the cafeteria. She noticed the rush in there. Even though, the notice asked the staff to work on Saturday, July 31 but it did not seem as there was much work going on. Not clearly visible though but there was more slacking than working going on.

"Oh! How wonderful these Jimmy Choo sound!" a thought just erupted in her head. "Surely, these are the footsteps for success."

As she passed the cafeteria to another corridor, her heart started beating in a pace. Every step was like a journey in itself. Every step had a new thought. Just before lunch, she heard that they kicked out Ian Buff, the International Events Editor.

"Ian must have done something wrong, or else you cannot just fire a person of his importance." Another thought appeared. "I guess Issi never gelled with him well."

Suddenly, something struck her out of the blue.

"OMG! They are kicking me out too." A thought so loud that she wondered as she said it out loud. "OMG! OMG! I have been throwing a bundle of tantrums to Issi. That cow!"

She took one more step and her confidence returned. She denied her last thought as a hormonal rush. One more step, and it happened. Her heel broke, and her heart almost skipped a heartbeat.

Episode 1: Introducing Judita

Well it was not a surprise to anyone when they saw it raining. London was like this for centuries and would be like this forever, like a leaky diaper. Everyone prayed that the sun should be out by lunch. The sun was a seldom guest to city and whenever it came out, everything looked festive.

Rain or shine, it didn’t matter to Ms. Judita Shah. She was a crisp as one Features Editor can be. In the circles of work, she was a horror. In the circles of nightclub, she was an absolute darling and in parties, she was the one stealing the spotlight. Only ten years in the fashion business, the twenty-six-year-old “Fashionista” was going places. July 31st was the day when she first entered the business of fashion. She was only 16, innocent and cute, perfect for a photo shoot. She got bored of being on the screen after an year of work. She started as an Assistant Photo Director for the company where she had her representation. The camera loved her as she continued doing modeling till she was 20 when she was asked to be a reality show contestant for “Stranded”. It made her an instant TV sweetheart.

On her 21st birthday, she was engaged to her hot boyfriend Esteban Romero. The very same day, her new show “Model: Tres Chic” was aired. Everyone adored her as the host and admired as the judge. On her 22nd birthday, Esteban dumped cake on her and left. The next day she was offered to write a column for Gloss Monthly, the newest addition to the fashion magazines in UK. The following day, Playpen publishes a 12-page saucy photo shoot, once done by her ex-boyfriend Esteban as a token of remembrance and eternal love. Hours later, Gloss Monthly asked her to not to write. The next morning, she got an offer to do porn and she refused.

Later that year, she was offered a position at Glimmer as Lifestyle & Decor Columnist. When she turned 23rd, she again got engaged to Esteban. The next day, Esteban was featured in a shoot for The Gaze, the IT magazine for homosexual men. Revenge is sweet and that was one good birthday present. When she was 23 years and a half, Esteban took her to court. The controversy bubbled and like they say, “There is nothing such as bad publicity”, it worked wonders for Judita. She was offered to work as Junior Editor, Lifestyle, Food & Wine for Vivid. Today, it would be almost 3 years since she joined Vivid.