The day Xav signed to one of the biggest modeling agencies in New York was the day he finaly had to come to terms with the fact his life had gone a full circle, leaving him exactly where he had started - smack down in the middle of Manhattan. The same old streets he used to roam down in high school, the same old cafés he used to lounge in with his hoodie pulled up, blasting alternative music with his friends, thinking they were the tortured rebels among the rich. The hoodies were designers, of course, nothing but the latest fashion. Over the years he’s watched some of those very same friends embrace the comfort of their upbringing, shamelessly indulging in the luxuries of manhattan’s socialite lifestyle, while others vowed to distance themselves from the success of their predecessors, determined to make a name for themselves independent of the pre-existing wealth. Funny, he thought, how even the latter usually ended up just a couple of blocks away from “home”.
Sat in one of the cafés near the Masters building, Xav scrolled through his phone as he waited for an old childhood friend to join him, trying to stop himself from making snap judgments before the two even meet. It’s been years since they've last spoken, at least three or four, he was sure - maybe five? Either way, he’d be lying to say he wasn’t interested in what she’s been up, especially after finding out she’s made quite a name for herself at Masters.
After another minute of waiting, the presence of another person made him snap out of his thoughts, prompting him to look up, just to be met with Delilah’s face looking down at him, “Hey, Delilah,” he grinned, getting off the chair to pull her into a quick hug, “How are you? Long time no see, huh?”