1000 Season of Dream Chasing

part 21's

As soon as his father left. Niko lay in her bedroom. His eyes looked at the star ring that was on his palm. Suddenly the rain came pouring down her bedroom window. Granules of water flow alternately in the window of his room. Niko got out of bed. An idea began to appear in his head.

He immediately took his sketchbook and began drawing a necklace with one horizontal line, and the horizontal line hung dozens of vertical lines that were irregular in length and the ends were water droplets. Niko smiled faintly. Two hours later, the necklace was in perfect shape. Niko named it *The Waterdrops*.

Niko takes an umbrella and rushes out of her apartment to the GIA lab. He's working on his new work until the lab closes. The next morning, when the lab opened, Niko continued her work until the afternoon.

He managed to register his work for the Tiffany contest at the last minute. He is now waiting for another three-day announcement.

Niko returned to her apartment in relief. He yawned exhausted and that night fell asleep for ten hours.

 

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Three days later, Niko awaits the announcement of the contest winner on her computer screen. The organizers will announce the winners online on the internet. The clock is 09:59. One more minute. Niko felt that the next sixty seconds were the longest in her life.

At exactly ten, Niko typed in the address of Tiffany & Co. He chose the contest winner announcement menu. A blue page opened quickly. Niko did not see her name in the first place. He saw George Finley's name there. Niko's name came in second. Niko felt a little disappointed, but she was still happy that her work got second.

An hour later, her apartment doorbell rang. Niko opened the door of her apartment and saw George Finley standing in front of her

"I won" George told Niko.

"I know, congratulations on your victory." Niko was about to close the door to her apartment, but was arrested by George.

"Is that all you want to say?" George asked in wonder.

"Yes. Now go." Banish Niko, insisting on ignoring George's presence.

George went into Niko's apartment. "I don't understand you're not angry?"

Niko sat on the back of the chair and folded her hands in front of her chest. "Why should I be angry?"

"I'm winning. You're losing. Defeated you. Finally after a long time I managed to defeat you," said George quickly.

Niko laughed short. "Congratulations. You've already defeated me." Insinuations.

George was upset. "I stole your work." He tries to stir up Niko's anger.

"I know." Niko looked at George casually. "That's why I'm not angry. My work still wins."

"Why?" George stepped back. "Why can't I beat you?" Niko asked back. "Why do you always want to beat me?"

Goerge looked at Niko sadly. "You don't understand. When my father was appointed to the faculty board to give you your first scholarship at GIA, he asked me why I couldn't be like you. Why don't I take the scholarship out of his hands. The more he praises you, the more I hate you. That's why I want to beat you. I want to make my father praise me just once."

Niko understood now why George hated her. "You're wrong."

"George frowned. "What do you mean?"

"I understand everything." Niko smiled at George. "I understand that your father wanted you to be like him, a famous jeweler. My father also wanted me to follow in his footsteps to become a doctor, but I chose to achieve my own dreams. You don't like jewelry, do you? How long can you pretend to survive? Sooner or later you'll be exhausted. I don't think you can steal someone else's work for the rest of your life to get a confession from your father. Stop chasing your father's dream. Go after your own dreams."

"My father won't forgive me if I pursue my dream of becoming a theater performer." George swallowed.

Niko shook her head while laughing slowly. "My father has not forgiven me until now. But I can't pretend to like something I don't like forever. For eighteen years my father prepared me to become a doctor. I have had trouble breathing over time. I was afraid to open my eyes in the morning because I had to do things I didn't like over and over again. Don't let that happen to you, Finley."

George was stunned to hear Niko's words. He did not expect Niko to have the same problem as him. "But how can I stop? Isn't it too late to pursue my dream?"

"All you need is courage. Believe in yourself, then you can do it. If I could be honest, since the first time I said, you are not talented in the field of jewelry. How can someone who does not like jewelry design beautiful jewelry?" Niko walked up to George and looked at him. "Don't waste your life. It's never too late to pursue your dreams."

George smiled and extended his hand to Niko. "sorry. I've hated you all this time. I didn't think it was you who made me realize my dream. Hey, Fareli, can we be friends?"

Niko shook George's hand. "certain Finley. And. All my friends call me Niko."

George smiled. "You can call me George."

"Me too, Niko." George shook Niko's hand tightly and then let go.

"I'm going to pursue my dreams from now on" George said.

Niko smiled. "Hopefully it works, George. I'll wait for your show invitation ticket later."

George laughing. "definitely. Good bye, Niko. I'll go first."

When Niko was about to close the door of her apartment after George's departure, suddenly someone said to her from outside the door.

"Does living with papa really make you breathless?" tanyakanya.

Niko concluded papa heard all of his words with George. "Come in, pa."

Papa enters Niko's apartment room for the second time. "Papa never thought papa would make you suffer."

Niko took two cans of beer from her refrigerator and gave one to papa. "Not all the days with papa made me unable to breathe. I remember when we both went fishing when I went to High School. I was really happy then."

Papa smiled for a moment. "I'm sorry you forced your desire on you."

Finally the apology came out of my mouth. Niko drank her beer a few sips.

"I've been thinking a lot about my past for two years. There is nothing wrong with the medical school. I never hated him. I just prefer jewelry. Maybe if I never liked jewelry, I'd go to medical school. I'm sorry, too, pa. I'm sorry I couldn't make papa's dream come true."

"We're both too stubborn to apologize, aren't we?" Papa smiles.

"Don't blame me" joked Niko. "I got that trait from papa."

Papa took a slow breath. "Papa's proud of you."

Niko's heart was filled with joy. "Thank you, pa."

A few moments later, while they were talking, Niko's HP rang. The pageant organizers said George Finley had resigned from the contest and handed Niko his first place.

"Congratulations, Niko," said the father after hearing the news. Niko hugged papa while smiling with excitement. Finally he can share his happiness with Papa.

 

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Niko hugged Mike tightly. This was his last day working at Mike's store. Tomorrow he will begin his apprenticeship in Tiffany.

"Hopefully, Niko." Mike let go of his embrace and looked at Niko sadly.

"Thanks, Mike. I'll always stop by your shop whenever I'm in New York."

"I will always wait for you to come." Tears began to fill Mike's eyes. For the past two years Niko has been like her own son.

Niko took out a box from her bag. "I have something for you. Here, open it."

Mike opened the black velvet box that Niko gave him. Inside, a silver hatim necklace behind the heart was engraved with the names of Mike and his wife.

"You can give it to Carrie. For your twenty-fifth wedding anniversary next month."

Mike's tears wet his cheeks. "Thank you, Niko. This necklace is so beautiful. Carrie must have liked it."

Afterwards Niko says goodbye with her co-workers at Mike's tavern. While riding in a taxi that will take her to the airport, Niko knows her memories at Mike's tavern will be part of her life.

During the following months, Niko was really busy with her jewelry designs for Tiffany. At the end of his internship, Tiffany offered Niko a permanent job, but with a heavy heart Niko refused. He had promised Julien to work for him for two years.