Georgia’s POVGeorgia paced around her hotel room as she dialed Syrus’s cell number over and over again. She needed to do something really fast, otherwise this juicy deal would slip through her fingers, and on the other hand, if she is dropped by the show, the whole world would know, and it would be disastrous for her.“Pick your damn phone, Syrus!” Georgia yelled in frustration, almost smashing her phone on the wall. She was growing increasingly frustrated, because she had little or no time. If she could not get Syrus to join her in the interview as her partner, just as she had labeled him to be, then she would be dropped like a piece of old meat.And if that happens, Georgia’s career, the same one she had built with blood and sweat would take a downward turn, and that would be the end of her, and her godforsaken mother would laugh her to ruin.Georgia would rather die than let that happen,She continued to dial Syrus’s number. “Please, Syrus, pick up the phone!” Georgia begged eve
Georgia’s POV“Excuse me, but my money only expired a few hours ago,” Georgia said, her heart pounding slightly.This was obviously not good at all, because she did not have a dime with her, and this could get dirty if it ever gets out.“According to the policy of our hotel, you are either to renew payment or face eviction thirty minutes after expiry, and Miss Georgia, you have way exceeded that limit,” one of them said.“Can you give me a couple of minutes? I promise to pay up,” Georgia pleaded, even though she did not have anyone in mind that would give her any money, but she just needed them to give her some space so that she could think and act fast.This was certainly not good for her career.If Georgia knew that they upheld such a strict policy, she would not have lodged here in the first place. When Georgia moved into the hotel some days back, and she had been given their policy booklet to read, she had only flipped through without actually reading it, because she had felt that
Georgia’s POV“Ma’am, you need to leave the premises,” one of the hotel managers said, bringing Georgia out of her thoughts.She really had to do something, and she was trying to think of what to do really fast, because these people were not bluffing, and they might throw her out at any moment. Should Georgia go out there like this, the bloggers would eat her up mercilessly.“Ugh, my head!” Georgia threw her hand to her head, feigning a migraine.“What is it?” One of the managers asked, concern masking his voice. “Is everything okay?”Instead of answering, Georgia acted as though she was suffering from dizziness as a result of the migraine and she staggered backwards, almost collapsing to the ground, but one of the security guards swung into action immediately. He grabbed Georgia gently before she could fall to the ground and led her to the couch at the reception.“Get her some painkillers and water!” One of the hotel managers barked.The others dispersed immediately, rushing to get
Vivian’s POVAfter what I overheard between Lori and Ken, I didn’t know how I felt about working there.But then again, I still have nowhere else to go, and my phone was still switched off, so I don’t even have an idea if Belinda was back in town or not.Reluctantly, I showered and went to the coffee shop. Fortunately, I saw Leo instead, which was a relief to me because I really was not in the mood to see her. From what I heard, not that Lori really had a hand in it, but the fact that she suspected something was going on, and maybe figured out Ken’s intentions and yet, urged me to keep going out with him just did not sit well with me.“Good morning, Leo,” I greeted, making him spun around. I guess he was so lost in thought that he did not even realize that I had entered the shop.“Vivian, you came,” Leo sounded extremely relieved. I noticed that there was also a weary look on his face. He seemed forlorn, and as a result, had aged way more than he was in the hours that I didn’t see hi
Georgia’s POVBonnie and Nancy fawned over Georgia as though she was a lost cat. They ensured that Georgia had more than enough to eat, then shower and take a rest.“We will come back when you have had enough rest,” Nancy had said before she and Bonnie exited the room, allowing Georgia to rest and get over the shock of what happened to her.As soon as they left, Georgia grabbed her phone and scrolled through social media; it was all clear.“Thank goodness!” Georgia said, deeply relieved as she placed her hand on her chest to steady her beating heart.The hotel hadn’t released any news about Georgia, and that was enough to make Georgia relieved and happy, but she wouldn’t let sleeping dogs lie now, would she? They humiliated her and treated her like a nobody simply because she owed them for a few hours.Just a few hours!Well, she had escaped that scandal in one piece, but she would ensure that they paid for the inconvenience they caused her. She still had Nancy and Bonnie to feed her
Vivian’s POVEver since I found that threat note in my room, my fear had increased to a hundred degrees.Without a doubt, I knew that it definitely had to be the picture they were referring to.“We are coming for you too…”The words just kept ringing in my head. What even scared me more was the fact that they entered into the room I locked up to drop the note. I was sure that the person that owned the key to the room beside me was Leo. Staying in the room just became too uncomfortable for me, and I wanted nothing more than to stay away, so I spent most of the day waiting tables, even though we had nothing more than five customers that day.“You need to rest, because of your condition,” Lori said to me, but I ignored her. Since I resumed work that morning, I haven’t looked at Lori; I have been avoiding her eyes, because I just couldn’t shake off the feeling of the conversation I overheard with Ken. The room wasn’t the only place that scared me; even the coffee shop, because of what Le
Vivian’s POVThere was a moment of silence, and in my frozen shock, I thought that perhaps they had deciphered that there was a third party in the shop listening to them. I couldn’t move.The shock of their conversation had me gripped and rooted to my spot, so much so that I could not move my legs. Even though I wanted to move, the fear of being heard had me glued to my position. The silence was deafening.Then Lori broke the ice by speaking first. “He threatened her?” She asked, sounding unbelievably shocked.It dawned on me that it was the shock of what Leo had told Lori that made keep quiet.“She refused to tell me the content of the note. She said she didn’t remember, but I knew she was lying; there is no way anyone would get a threat note and forget its content,” Leo said.I used my hands to cover my mouth to prevent me from shouting. What kind of employers were they? What kind of job did I land myself? There were a whole lot of things that were going on here that I didn’t know
Vivian’s POV“Damn! Damn! Damn!” I cursed in agony.I tried the lock again, but it didn’t budge.“Of course it wouldn’t be, you dumb head!” I said to myself. It was obvious that the door was locked; they had closed for the night. “How am I supposed to get out now?” I asked myself regrettably.If I had known, I would have left the shop before they finished their argument, but I was too invested in their conversation, and too scared to even move a foot that I just stayed there. Now, I was locked in. “This isn’t good, Vivian,” I scolded myself.This was the second time I was listening in on very vital and scary and suspicious conversations, and they always seemed to happen after work hours. I was scared to my bones, but I was also curious. I wanted to know what was going on, especially now that I had been plunged into murder threats. I turned and looked around; the coffee shop did not seem like a place I could lay my head. Even if I placed the tables together, it would still not be c
Georgia’s POVGeorgia was in the theater for hours, after trusting the doctor to give her a complete face transformation; one that was completely different from her true face, beautiful of course, and also matched her body at the same time, and also paid with most of the money that she had stolen. After that, Georgia spent about three weeks in the hospital, recuperating. She still had some money left, so she used it to take care of herself and her basic needs.The first day that Georgia looked at her new face in the mirror, she had been so awed by what she saw that she could only say, “Wow.”That expression carried all the emotions that she felt. Indeed, money was the ruler of life. If Georgia hadn’t taken the risk of stealing that money, she would never have looked this beautiful. Her face and skin were alluring. As Georgia touched her face in the mirror, she felt as though she was touching the face of a star.Georgia’s insides tingled with delight.“If I looked like this in college
Georgia’s POVGeorgia continued to work as a cleaner, but she did not forget the words that the male client said to her. Every morning, before she left for her cleaning job, she would stay in front of her cracked mirror and look at her face. Georgia had the body, but just like the male client had said, Georgia began to believe that she was ugly.“This is why they treated me badly. This is why they never wanted to be my friend. This is why they called me all sorts of ugly names,” Georgia would tell herself, sadly touching her face.She had never thought that her face was the problem before now, and she secretly wished that she could be half as beautiful as Vivian or Belinda, her college roommates, or any other beautiful girl out there.More than ever before, Georgia wanted to be a star.She wanted to excel where her mother failed. She wanted the world to know her. “I bet she’s going back to the dungeon she came from and no one is going to hear from her again.”Those were the mean word
Georgia’s POVGeorgia had thought that the hostile reception she got from Belinda and Georgia would stop at that first acquaintance, but it got worse as she lived with them.“Get up, you dolt!” Belinda had tapped Georgia rudely.Georgia had slept really late, because Belinda and Vivian had stayed up almost all night dancing, talking, and giggling, and Georgia wasn’t one to sleep under such disturbances. Meanwhile, she had lived with the two cruel girls for the entire time they stayed in college, and neither of them knew her name. Every time Georgia attempted to tell them her name, they always cut her off or waved her off. They disliked her so much that they wanted absolutely nothing to do with her.“What?” Georgia had woken up, feeling groggy and sleepy. It wasn’t even up to 8am, and she still had an hour and thirty minutes to rest before getting set for class.“Is she up now?” Vivian asked as she played with her phone on the bed.“Well, the ugly frog is still sleeping as though she
Georgia’s POVGeorgia was just a young girl when she was miraculously granted admission into their city’s college. She had been ecstatic and joyous, because she never thought she would get it, especially without any help.Her mother was struggling with the heartbreak of being abandoned by Georgia’s father whom Georgia never got to meet, her failures as a model simply because she had a child, Georgia, and so she had become embittered, and a complete shadow of herself.Georgia had applied into college all by herself with the hopes of getting a degree, but her hope had dwindled when she didn’t get it initially, and she overheard that if she had someone, maybe a responsible parent to stand in for her, she might have gotten in. Georgia had been devastated, because she was desperate to leave her mother; her mother kept unleashing her anger and bitterness on Georgia, and she kept blaming her for being jilted by her lover and getting kicked off the modeling world.Georgia had almost screamed
Georgia’s POV“What are you doing here?” Belinda, shocked to see Georgia, asked worriedly.This was her work hour, and when she was told that someone important wanted to see her, she hadn’t known what to expect at all, but certainly not Georgia.Georgia smiled coyly, glad that she could still get this reaction out of Belinda. She was always happy to know that she always had an edge over Vivian and Belinda…always.“That is not a polite way to speak to an old enemy,” Georgia said.Belinda looked around, worried that anyone would hear them, even though they were speaking at a private corner in her office.“You shouldn’t have come here, Georgia,” Belinda said angrily. “You have done enough damage, and the least you could do is simply leave me alone. Do you know what would happen if I lost my job?” Belinda asked, deeply worried and irritated.She had always hated Georgia, but Belinda never knew that she could hate Georgia the way she did right now, especially after the havoc that Georgia h
Syrus’s POVSyrus had paid Anderson’s family a visit after the heartbreaking news of his passing. He had been thoroughly devastated by the news, especially because he didn’t get enough time with Anderson to tell him what he needed to know.“You died without explaining to me the issue with my parents, and what exactly to do with Ken,” Syrus said, as though Anderson was right in front of him. Syrus didn’t tell his mum, because he knew that she never liked the man, but he had stayed in his room and wept. That was the closest thing to a father that Syrus ever had, and it pained him deeply that he didn’t even give Anderson enough of his time. After Anderson fell ill and couldn’t continue working at the company, Syrus had simply never paid him a visit. Yes, he had been completely financially responsible for Anderson, but that had been it, and now, Syrus regretted it deeply. He wished his only time of visiting Anderson was the only time. He wished he had actually taken out time to visit And
Georgia’s POV“…your contract with this TV show is over.”Georgia kept hearing those words in her head as she headed out of the venue. She could not believe her ears. It was as though she was hearing a weird sound in her ears.“Just like that, they have kicked me out,” Georgia asked as she booked a cab. “I seriously need to get Syrus to buy me a bloody car, and fast!” Georgia said in between.She felt used and tossed like a piece of trash. She never knew about this policy about TV shows and their stars. All along, Georgia had simply thought that a contract was all she needed, but it was obvious that that wasn’t the case. “I should have done everything possible to keep Brenda there,” Georgia said to herself angrily.More realization began to dawn on her; as a star, one of the things about her career is that once one TV show drops a star, the others who had already signed a contract might likely also drop the star. Being in the business for this long had made Georgia realize that most
Georgia’s POVAfter Georgia managed to get Nancy out of her apartment by lying, as usual, she pondered on a lot of things.Somehow, deep inside, Georgia knew that if she did not take hold of things, Syrus and his family would find a way to get out of her hook. Regardless of what Georgia now knew about Syrus, she also could not neglect the fact that Syrus held some power and influence in the country. If it had been easy, Ken would have come out with the truth already. Georgia wasn’t stupid; she had been in the streets and playing this game for as long as she could possibly remember, and she knew that if one wasn’t careful, even she and Ken would not be able to take down Syrus.Besides, Georgia had no motive to run Syrus down; if she did, how would she get the life she had envisioned? Georgia was too invested in the family of Vale to begin her strategy all over again with another wealthy and influential family. She knew how the system worked, and if Georgia wasn’t careful, if she wasn’
Georgia’s POVThis was the first time that Georgia was standing right in front of Nancy and she was not just speechless, but she was also feeling uncomfortable. “Can I come in?” Nancy asked in an icy cold voice.Georgia cleared her throat and said, “Yes, of course.”Then she moved out of the way for Nancy to come in. Georgia could not stop wondering how Nancy managed to know where she now lived. She remembered that the last time they spoke, she hadn’t made mention of any house, and the fact that Nancy was right here, uninvited by Georgia and her look of displeasure was a clear enough indication that this wasn’t a case of peaceful visitation. Georgia watched Nancy enter slowly into the living room and looked around, and because Nancy’s back was back facing Georgia, she could not exactly tell Nancy’s reaction or emotions. Was she upset? Was she enraged? Was she aggravated? Georgia could not tell.“This is quite a lot,” Nancy said, her voice sounding bland.Georgia was almost tempted t