Two hours before...Noah’s POVNoah watched Lola finally sleep peacefully and heaved a sigh of relief. She had been dunked in cold water several times to get rid of the drug in her system before she finally calmed down. It was either that or he gave in to her. The hour before Ryan arrived had been so tempting that he almost gave in. He glanced at the wall clock in the room to find the time to be exactly 4:00 a.m. Noah could not sleep yet, not while his men were still at work, not while the person who was behind Lola’s setup was still sleeping peacefully when he wanted their lives to be as unbearable as possible before 5:00 a.m. He walked over to the bed to cover Lola up properly with the blanket before walking towards the floor-to-ceiling window wall with his phone in hand. Noah had one hour to set things straight.Tyler picked up on the first ring. He had stayed behind with Guy and the rest of his men to clean up the mess and trace the real culprit behind the schemes.“Who was it
The answer to Lola’s question was not far from being discovered.The order of their schedule for the day did not go as planned as Corey had sent out a message to the private group chat for all five dancers to have the day off.Lola and Aria were excited as it was the first time they would be given a day off since the day they arrived on set. Both girls decided to go downstairs to the lounge, to have breakfast with the rest of the crew, while they discussed what they should do with their free day. The lounge was unusually crowded and Lola and Aria were lucky to find a table on time, unlike the rest of the people who got to the breakfast room after them. The breakfast room was not only crowded but was noisy as well. Different groups of people at different tables were enthusiastically discussing a particular topic. The girls had their orders served and Aria started to eat. Lola who was still shaken about the situation from last night had no appetite. She was angry with Noah for his ru
The room was huge and dark. The only source of light came from a large television on the wall which displayed an old video of a woman dancing vigorously to the synth bass sound from the background. The light from the television illuminated the face of the man who sat in front of it. Richard Kings watched her every move with deep concentration, his eyes not missing a single beat. Her performance finally ended and just when it reached the usual point where she smiled to the audience while bowing to the audience, he quickly grabbed the remote control from the settee and turned the TV off.It was like an addiction, a video he had watched over and over again, too many times till he lost count. Till every step she took was engraved in his heart. Each time, he stopped at the same point, not daring to get tortured by her smile. His phone rang out and he picked it up after a quick sniff for composure.When he spoke his voice was clear and bossy as usual. “Have you found out who that girl was
The new actors who were picked to join the Dream High crew were far more experienced than the former actors selected. Therefore, filming was faster and within two months all scenes were wrapped up.To celebrate the end of filming, Director Matt organized a private party for all the crew members to celebrate. Lola stood at the far end of the large dining room with a glass of wine in hand. For the party, she had chosen to dress up in black suit pants and a white long-sleeved shirt. Her short black wig was laid back with gel. From a distance, she looked like a petite man, and Richard King who had decided to join the last crew party, since he had been too busy to visit again after the last time..did not recognize Lola at first. Like the first time they had spoken, her attention was elsewhere and she did not notice Richard King walk towards her or stand beside her. “Observing the party from the sidelines?” Richard asked as he turned to Lola in time to see her look at him in surprise.L
Fame Hall Entertainment Hip Hop practice room.The group was once again complete as the five dancers who had been selected for King Entertainment’s film project were back. They were now quite famous in the agency as everyone wanted to be friends with them.At this moment, there was a commotion in the building as the celebrity girl group in the agency ‘GetLit’ had just posted a recruitment notice on the information board that morning. They were one member short and would be having an audition next week to pick out a new member to join their group!The girls in the room were more excited than the guys of course! After all, GetLit was a girl group and only the females had the chance to audition. Amidst the excited chatters in the room, Chloe was smiling from ear to ear as she was surrounded by a small group of fans she had gathered from the agency after her return from the set.“This is a great opportunity. I heard that the member who had left quit because she got married.” One of the g
Rehearsals were over for the day but Aria was nowhere to be found. She wasn't present during practice time either. Lola checked out the practice rooms, the dressing rooms, and even the restrooms. Her line wasn't available and Lola was heading to the last place she knew that Aria might be when a group of girls with brightly dyed hair stood in her way."Not now Chloe," Lola muttered but the girls wouldn't budge. "Not so fast left legs," Chloe said as she smirked. "What do you want this time?", Lola asked. She had been relieved at how quiet Chloe had been since they got back from the set and had thought that the girl had finally decided to let her off the hook. Well, she thought wrong. "Don't worry, we won't waste your time, just want to know if you've gotten the form for the GetLit audition. You know everyone's been talking about how you would surely get picked since you wormed your way into Dream High's center dance position." Chloe said sarcastically.“Which was Chloe's position t
Claire Havens offered to give Lola and Noah a tour around the gallery, which they accepted. After appreciating the first row of photo exhibitions, Lola suddenly recalled that she had left home in a hurry, without even touching her food. “Oh no!, Aria must be worried,” she muttered. She did not get the chance to inform her that she was going out with Noah, Lola had also dropped off her cell phone on the table as she thought that all she had to do was meet Noah downstairs for a while, then go back upstairs to her food and Aria. She looked up at Noah who stood beside her and frowned. He was observing a painting. Who knew the jerk would string her along on a date with no warnings ahead of time? Lola thought of using his phone to call Aria but decided that it would be better to ask him what time they would be leaving the gallery instead.The gallery was filled with lots of people in the high society who knew Noah Sanchez. Naturally, seeing him with a woman drew the attention of everyone pr
Lola found her way to the backstage of the hall. Her walk was slow and reluctant as she left the main auditorium. Though the number plate she held was very light to hold, it suddenly felt heavier than it was. The quietness at the backstage where the rest of the twenty-nine girls sat was a sharp contrast to the noisy hall she had just vacated. No one looked up to stare when she entered. Each girl was lost in her little world, probably revising their audition dance routine in their mind.Lola found the last seat at the far end of the hall empty and sat down on it.As she looked straight ahead, just a row away from hers, a familiar mass of pink hair turned back to wink at her and Lola’s distorted expression darkened even more.* * *Five days before the audition.Lola’s bedroom.“Calm down left legs. Alright...I will go straight to the point. So here’s the deal.. I know you’ve made it obvious that you are not interested in auditioning, probably cause you are scared of losing face and n