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
The elevator stopped and Chloe stepped off. She walked straight into the hallway as she reapplied her bright red lipstick. On her body was a long fully buttoned-up coat paired with high stilettos. Her pink hair was curled and left to flow freely down her shoulders. She returned the lipstick to her purse as two dance trainees walked past her and greeted her cheerfully, “Good day Senior Chloe.”“Good day.” She greeted back with a smile on her face. She was in a slightly good mood. Chloe reached the reception area of Director Miller’s office and his secretary’s face lit up on seeing her. “Good day, Miss Chloe.”“Good day, Lydia. Is Director Miller in yet?”“No, not yet. Your uncle would be here any minute from now. You can wait for him in the office.” Lydia responded with a smile. The uncle and niece pair were quite close to each other, so she let Chloe into the office to wait for him while she served coffee.* * *Brett Miller grinned as he heard that Chloe had been waiting for him in
“Are you good ?” Josh asked concerned.Lola smiled, “I’m good.” But even her smile bore a hint of sadness in it. It appeared to be forced.“No, you aren’t.” Josh retorted as he observed her.He had been watching Lola for days since he joined Fame Hall’s hip-hop team. Each time Lola danced, he watched. After the first two times, he had noticed something was wrong somewhere, especially when Lola danced so beautifully at the beginning of a routine and then woefully the next minute.He thought he had imagined, that a dancer would mess up her routine deliberately. He wasn’t so sure then but he was now. The girl in front of him was hiding something. It was almost like she didn’t want to be seen or she wanted to or she was stuck in between. Hell. He was also confused. “When was the last time you danced?” Josh asked. Lola was confused. Danced? “During the audition today?.”“Knock off the pretense Lola. When was the last time that you danced to your full potential, when was the last time yo
Lola pushed the door to the boardroom open and stepped in. Some seats were still unoccupied as the members of the disciplinary team were not yet complete, but the members present in the room looked up at her with displeasure written on their faces. Corey’s eyes met hers and he signaled for Lola to come sit next to him which she did. The wall clock struck 12:00 pm and three more members walked in to occupy the remaining seats leaving only one empty seat at the end of the table.All together in the room, apart from Lola and Corey, there were ten Disciplinary team members present.“Miss Lola Coker?.” Mr. Darwin, the head of the disciplinary team called out.“Here I am.” Lola’s calm voice said.“Good. As I have been briefed, yesterday morning during an audition, a drug fell out from your bag and you were found guilty of having marijuana in your possession. The police were invited and you were given a warning since it was your first offense. Is this true?.” Mr. Darwin asked.All eyes fell
The bar was dimly lit and only a handful of customers remained.A slow song played as the girl sitting at a table by a corner of the room stared at the empty glasses in front of her and pouted.The bartender walked over with another shot of martini. He placed it gently on the surface of the table with a shake of his head. He had to attend to a lot of customers in a condition such as hers every week. The lot of them were ladies and they all had the same thing in common, they were all trying to get drunk to get over something or someone and he wondered what it was with her. Lola picked up the drink and downed it all in one gulp while muttering words that made no sense at all.No, she was not tipsy, she was way past her drinking limit but still did not give a single care in the world. Director Miller’s annoying face popped up in her mind and Lola let out a chain of swears. “Yas.. he’s such a pervert. A bad bad man. I should report him.” She decided before picking up her phone and dialin
Aria pulled Lola by her hand and together, they moved closer to a group of girls who were conversing excitedly. Most of them were searching for something on their phones while two of the girls still had a video playing. “Found it!.” One of the girls exclaimed and two more girls rushed to her with their phones in hand.“Really? How did you find it?.”“Use #yourdancemuse. It’s all over the Internet.”“Gosh! Who is this girl? Felt goosebumps all over just from watching her dance.” “What agency is she with?.” another girl asked.Aria and Lola exchanged a look with each other, didn’t seem to be anything much.“Let’s go,” Lola said with a smile on her face only to freeze at the next words she heard from a girl in braces. “Why is she putting on a face mask? She should at least show off her face right?” the girl said.“What’s wrong?” Aria asked only to see Lola suddenly stop walking with a curious look on her face. “Can you help me check that out? The dance video?” Lola pleaded.. she had a
You could hear the gossip get louder in the practice rooms of F.H Entertainment.All activities had halted after the shocking news they heard that morning. Slowly, even the more coordinated workers lost their composures as the agency’s workers were seen discussing in many groups with no atom of fear for their superior left in them. Director Miller Brett had always posed as a righteous man who was faithful to his wife. This news had hit them hard.“Is that all they can do? Tell them to try harder if they do not wish to lose their jobs!.” Director Miller shouted frustratedly at Lydia. Already, the agency’s reputation had been tarnished as the PR team had been unable to bring down the news no matter the amount of money they offered to the media houses. It was almost like someone was playing Godfather behind the scenes.“They have tried all they could sir, our media sources are also unreachable at the moment,” Lydia complained making Director Miller even more furious. “Listen, I don’t
“Please leave..” Chloe Gayle prayed as she peeped once again through the keyhole of the ladies’ restroom cubicle. The three women who stood in front of the mirror were gossiping as they touched up their makeup. “I’m not surprised really. I’ve always known that she’s such a whore.” One of the girls said as she ran the powder foam over her cheeks. The other girls laughed.“A kinky whore at that!. Fucking her uncle.” Another added with a chuckle.“Uncle? I heard they aren’t even related to each other in any way. Yet she goes around the agency, parading like she’s the queen of Fame Hall. It’s always hard breathing properly when she’s close by. Such a bully!.”“Right!?.. Let’s see how she dares to do that from now on. Fucking a married man. Tsk tsk.” the girl hissed as she replaced a lipstick in her bag. She smacked her lips and smiled at her reflection in the mirror before turning to follow after the others.Chloe gritted her teeth at their insulting words, partially relieved to see the
Grandfather Sanchez let out a hearty laughter as he watched the good old Boyd’s family mansion come into view. It was just yesterday when his granddaughter-in-law had put to bed and the joy that came with carrying his great-grandchild in his arms escorted him on this short trip.He had not only gained a great-grandchild but also his father’s prized possession would be returned to him very soon. His prized golf club.The security guards at the mansion’s gate saluted him as the car was allowed to cruise up to the entrance of the mansion where a beautiful old lady waited.“Good day, Old Master Sanchez.” Samantha, Old Boyd’s wife greeted politely.“Samantha.” The old man acknowledged with a slight frown on his face. “Where is your husband?.” He asked with a raised eyebrow.Samantha let out an awkwardly tight smile as she spoke out. “I apologize, Old Boyd is unable to receive any visitor at the moment as he is currently indisposed. But I assure you, I am an excellent host.”“Would you like
It was late into the night when Noah’s eyes gradually opened.His eyelids continued to flutter until they finally adjusted to the lighting in the room. When he tried to turn on his side, his back hurt, and his entire body felt numb so he lay there for a while, unmoving.~Her bed was warm and Lola felt more comfortable as she snuggled against her huge pillow. She remained there until she heard her phone vibrate and her tired eyes reluctantly opened up.“Ah..h!.” Lola jumped off the bed with a scream as she realized that the pillow she had been hugging was a real person. Who would dare?...Noah, who had been pushed off to the edge of the bed groaned at the slight pain her roughness had brought to his still-recovering body.Now widely awake, Lola was in for a double shock as she stared at the person in hospital clothes who she had pushed away. “Noah!!!.” Lola screamed with joy and a rush of excitement overtook her as she jumped back on the bed to return to her husband’s embrace, comple
SEVEN WEEKS LATER,Lola clutched the test results in her hands tightly as she rushed into the hospital’s restroom. Finally, alone, she let the hot tears that she had been holding back stream down freely on her face. She was pregnant, and yet there was no way to tell him that he was going to be a father. Her phone started to ring in her purse and Lola inhaled sharply to clear her voice before she picked up the call. It was Maria. “Mom.” She managed to say in a clear voice. “Honey, you should come home today. Let me take care of you while you get some rest...”“I will be fine, Mom. Trust me. You know I’m a lot stronger than you think.” Lola said, even though her supposed strength was a lie, she refused to be swayed from her responsibility. “Besides I have to be there for when...” she insisted. Maria let out a long sigh at the other end of the line, her daughter was stubborn as always and she wondered who it was that the girl had taken after. Richard.“If you say so.” Maria finally sa
“Step away from her this moment, Nathaniel!.”Andy ordered as he stared at his wife who looked too shaken to utter a word. He could understand what she was going through, after all, he had been present all along to know just how much Nathanial had affected her in the past.“Stay out of this, Father!.” Ash snapped as he ran his hand through his hair frustratedly. “I am not your father, neither is she your mother. We are not related to you in any way whatsoever. Come to your senses, young man!.” Andy clarified angrily.Ash let out a bitter laugh and he withdrew his hands from Ava’s to stand up to his feet. “In the end, it's those two you want right?.” He questioned, referring to Noah and Xena.Their present denial of him was a huge blow to Ash’s ego. He had been prepared to do anything for them. He had been ready to get rid of the children who had replaced him in their life, he had been ready to kill Noah and Xena Sanchez to have his parents back. He had done a lot of bad deeds to come
Infinity Apartments,The Penthouse.“Boss!.” John bowed as he reached Noah amidst the anxious gazes of Grandfather Sanchez, Lola, and Mr. Henry. The men had indeed discovered something, but it would be safer if only Noah learned of it so he leaned in to whisper to Noah, but he was stopped by Noah who shook his head and ordered. “Speak up!.”John glanced in Lola’s direction with a slight hesitation in his gaze. “Boss, I don't think..”An icy glare from Noah shut him up.“Whatever it is, we need to hear it boy!.” Grandfather Sanchez added and Lola and Mr.Henry nodded in agreement. The old man did not like the way the bodyguard was cautious of Lola’s presence either. She was one of them now and the Sanchez family’s women would not be thought of as weaklings! It was a family matter and they all had to think of a solution, together. John swallowed and decided to speak up regardless of how sensitive the matter might be to the young miss.He looked at Noah directly and reported. “The men m
“They’ve been gone for over six hours. The flight takes three. So how is it possible that they are not yet there?.”An eerie silence settled over the room as everyone suddenly turned serious. Even Lola, who had just walked out of the bedroom after hearing the old man’s voice in the living area was forced to keep the formalities aside and listen in on the conversation, quietly.“I had called the resort before all else sir, they are indeed yet to arrive.” Mr. Henry explained. He had only noticed that something was off when the guards that had been arranged to convey the elder Sanchez couple from the airport to the resort where they were to stay had called to inform him that thetwo people they were expecting, were nowhere to be seen. The bodyguards had been waiting at the airport for a long time before they finally reached out.Mr. Henry was also the one to confirm the booking of their stay instead of Grandfather Sanchez, so it had also been easy for him to get the information that he ne
“Lola…” Noah groaned as his wife’s soft hands tortured his member which did not hesitate to betray him by hardening excitedly in the welcome softness of her warm hands. He had not expected that she would touch it…again.“It’s so big,” Lola mumbled and adjusted her hands gently around his throbbing rod which suddenly jerked again in her hands. Even in the dimly lighted room, it was easy to see the veins around his thick manhood, and its cap which glistened with pre-cum only fascinated Lola the more as she rubbed gently on it and went further to move her hands up and down his dick.Noah ran his tongue over his lower lip as he stared down at his little wife completely helpless. Whether drunk and drugged or sober, how is it that she did the same thing? no matter how sloppy her inexperienced hands on his shaft were, did she not know that her simple action could torture him to madness?Noah wrapped his hand around Lola’s and his lips parted slightly as he guided her at the pace that he want
The lights from down the marina’s pathway cast the most beautiful shadow on Noah’s features, making them look sharper and dangerously more charming. His deep eyes trailed appreciatively down Lola’s body and Lola blushed from his hot gaze that suddenly made her feel so self-conscious... It was almost as if the man in front of her could see the whole of her soul with the whole of his eyes. “Why are you looking at me that way?.” Lola finally asked.It was a little windy and the breeze made a lock of her hair blow toward her face. She made to put the strands back in place but Noah was one step ahead of her, as always.He tucked the red lock of hair behind Lola’s ear and let out a helpless sigh as he draped a coat that Lola did not notice he had been holding around her shoulders to prevent her from catching a cold. “It's even more gorgeous than I imagined it would be on you. But of course, your beauty surpasses it…” He responded in a serious tone and Lola could almost swear that she had
The elevator dinged and the Sanchez couple walked to the entrance of the suite where Noah opened the door with their keycard. A porter, who was helping them convey the packages they had returned with from their afternoon outing walked inside first and Lola followed after him. She suddenly stopped, surprised to see that Noah still standing outside, and even after the porter had dropped off their bags and left, he made no moves to come in after her.“Aren’t you coming in?.” she asked. Noah shook his head in the negative as he signaled for Lola to go ahead. “I had something delivered for you. It’s in the living room.”“Read the note first.” He added with a teasing smile.Lola raised her brows and let out a nervous chuckle. “Okay? That's it?.”Noah nodded. He could read from the curious look in her eyes that she wished to know more, but divulging his plans by words was not his way of doing things.~“What are you up to, Noah?.” Lola muttered as she made her way into the living room Just