Chapter Five

Today was going to be very bad for Adonia, and she could feel it. Firstly, Maxine woke up with life-threatening cramps, and mom was dead worried over her. Meaning she had to do all her things myself, and she had to remember every single thing and the time it had to be done. Life without Maxine was proving to be hell. She made a doctor’s reservation for Maxine at Beverly Hills, and she proceeded to go to the shooting venue alone since it was the first day of shooting. She had it in mind to make sure she avoided Quincy White; the last thing she wanted was getting her name stained for him. She wasn’t going to let his management use her to trend his name so he would be able to secure more endorsement deals. 

She wrapped her towel around her before proceeding to go the bathroom, her phone pinged, indicating a notification, and she reached for it. It was a post notification from one of her numerous fake accounts. Quincy just made a new post, curiosity got the best of her, and she clicked it open. She needed to see what he posted and if it had anything to with her. Since he already made a pact to win her over and probably ruin her life again. Stupid human!

He posted a beautiful flower on his I*******m page and it brought back memories. He would get her the same exact flowers and bring them for her on set. Many would aww on her behalf and she would be as red as a tomato because somehow she felt uncomfortable with the stares. PDA was never her thing but being Quincy’s girlfriend made her accept it whether she liked it or not. His fans were very toxic, almost as toxic as their idol. They would pester her until she posted at least a picture of them together. She was glad she was out of that ghetto and going back there would mean she was stupid enough to be craving pain or worse to be begging for Quincy’s affection.

She dropped her phone and she made her way to the bathroom, she was running late already and she still needed to grab breakfast because she didn’t eat anything the previous day and she doubted if she would have enough energy to shoot any scene today. She hummed NF’s leave me alone as she went about her business, in no time she was done and she headed out to dress. Donning up a simple gown and flats, she haded out not before kissing her mom goodbye and telling Maxine to take care of herself. She promised them that she would make sure she was okay and no one got on her nerves today. 

She was shocked to find Quincy White approaching her and she made a few turns. When she was sure he wasn’t following her anymore, she ran as her life depended on it. It was a new day and she definitely doesn’t have plans to let Quincy ruin it for her. She was breathing heavily by the time she got to the breakfast corner in such a way that they gave her weird stares. She ordered a cup of latte and donuts, she would probably go out with Maxine later in the evening for a full course meal. 

She settled into one of the customer’s chairs and she scrolled through her phone while she ate. Quincy’s comment section was filled with eager fans who wanted to know who the lucky girl was, the one who would make Quincy White giddy enough to get flowers early morning. Some even managed to pull Adonia into the whole issue and they hoped she developed chest pain while scrolling through this page. She rolled her eyes and she hissed. She had better things to do than to sit here with his jobless fans who had nothing to do but be toxic all day. 

Speak of the devil and he appears. Quincy pulled out the chair right in front of Adonia and she almost choked on her coffee. She thought she avoided him already successfully but the stupid thing keeps finding a way to come back to her, this obsession was starting to get unhealthy. She would rather die than get involved in Quincy’s dirty game. Adonia was aware of everyone staring at them and he knew this was the best time to get Quincy off her back forever. For someone who enjoyed the public attention, she was going to give him a taste of his own medicine. 

“Good morning princess, I got you this. Since it’s your first day on set, may the rest of the shooting journey be as beautiful as you.” He said before pulling out a bunch of flowers she didn’t notice earlier. It was the same as the one on his page and she knew he was playing her with his fans card again. Does he not ever get tired of this kind of thing? It was starting to look stupid anyway.

“Thank you Quincy for your kind gestures but I am not interested in accepting your flowers. Maybe one of your women would appreciate it and I do not appreciate you hounding me around on set. So please make sure to keep your distance henceforth. Oh and thank you for ruining my breakfast.” She ended her short speech by dropping a few bucks on the table and walking away in direction of the shooting scene. She could feel his eyes and everyone’s eyes on him. She could only hope it wasn’t twisted in a way she didn’t mean. Quincy needed to grow up and stop using his fans as a means of bullying people who no longer want to get involved with him. 

She knew that humiliating Quincy meant she should be prepared for anything that might be coming her way very soon. His fans are ruthless and they won’t spare her from their toxic draggings. Even though she knew filming the stars on set was prohibited but she had a feeling that someone would make the video and still post it on i*******m. She was ready for them this time. She would fight them teeth and claws till they realized she wasn’t someone they could bully on behalf of their fave.

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“So Adonia, I believe you understand me better now. Remember you’re shocked and the person you plan on marrying in a month’s time is dumping you via a letter. He doesn’t have enough balls to come to tell you to your face. So let me feel the betrayal in your voice and of course disbelief.” The director, Jordan Wilder told her and she nodded. Her supposed boyfriend in the movie reminds her of Quincy, he didn’t have enough balls to tell her he was tired of the relationship. He took to social media to twist the narrative because he was a coward. She opened the script before clearing her throat to read. This was the first stage, they would read till they could get a feel of the script before proceeding to put it into action, the reason is that they don’t want the body and the voice to convey separate messages. Adonia rarely enjoyed the reading part because it was like an audition but the kind you already know the role is yours. She started reading and she doubted if the voice belonged to her, she was feeling too nervous and she couldn’t excuse herself now with the whole attention on her. So she continued and hoped it didn’t turn out to be a massive failure. 

“Dearest Claudia, 

I hope by the time you open this letter, the sun is up and it gives your face the kind of reflection I want. You are happy and your hair is all over the place, and your smile is intact. I don’t care what your feelings might be at the end of this letter but I’m glad I got to experience what being in love with you meant. I loved you, Claudia, I always did. I was so sure you were the one I was going to marry. I couldn’t wait for our children to take your beautiful features and I always thought a mixture of our genes would be perfect. That was until Desire happened. 

I fell out of love with you Claudia. My heart is now dominated by a much younger wildcard who doesn’t care about anything or anyone..” 

Jordan Wilder held up his hand and Adonia stopped reading. Judging by the look on his face, he was far from impressed. Adonia hoped he doesn’t get too pissed and shout at her, she would just end up crying. Or worse, run back to her trailer and find where to stop crying. He took deep breaths before he turned to face her, his thick accent making her lose focus for s split second. 

“Adonia, I expect more emotions than what you just showed me. I feel like you have the potential, maybe you are nervous or something. I want you to give me a perfect job and that’s why we would start again. Wherever he talks about how he wants Claudia to look, you smile and sound happy while reading that because you have memories of him complementing your morning face, when he said he fell out of love. I want you to sound shocked or maybe in disbelief because you can’t imagine your fiancee falling out of love with you. Now we are going again, and I hope you wow me. So let’s start again.” He said and Adonia nodded her head at his corrections before she cleared her throat to start reading again. 

“Dearest Claudia, 

I hope by the time you open this letter, the sun is up and it gives your face the kind of reflection I want. You are happy and your hair is all over the place, and your smile is intact. I don’t care what your feelings might be at the end of this letter but I’m glad I got to experience what being in love with you meant. I loved you, Claudia, I always did. I was so sure you were the one I was going to marry. I couldn’t wait for our children to take your beautiful features and I always thought a mixture of our genes would be perfect. That was until Desire happened. 

I fell out of love with you Claudia. My heart is now dominated by a much younger wildcard who doesn’t care about anything or anyone. The sight of her racing through the fields in excitement is a feeling I would never come to understand. That woman is my life now and I hope you stay safe. I’m sorry for leading you on dearest Claudia, I feel very bad already. One can’t choose who to fall in love with and I’m sorry our love story ended in this manner.”

Adonia stopped reading and she looked at Jordan hoping he was impressed at least or she doesn’t have to read it again. She knew she was just deceiving herself because she would read again considering the deep scowl etched onto the director’s face. She only hoped he pass his discomfort in a very nice manner. 

“Maybe a career in acting isn’t good for you. This place is a chance to prove yourself and not act like daddy’s princess. Maybe you need to go back into the business and read agreements without emotions. Why would you keep reading the same lines back to me as if I’m not holding a copy of the script too? When I ask for action, give it to me. I don’t even want to get pissed, just get down and let’s have the next person. Read the script in the comfort of your trailer, I’m expecting a better performance tomorrow.” He ended dismissively before Adonia climbed down and she ran in direction of her trailer. The words shattered her entire being. She always worked her ass off on set so no one would think her father's money was the one working for her. She hated the fact that people saw a daddy’s girl before the main person that she was.