“ You are one lucky girl! Welcome to the family, definitely looking forward to seeing your abilities up close.”One of the top Actresses under Evolve Management said through the mic. Deloise smiled on her seat. It was her reveal day at the Evolve Management company. In honour of their latest addition, the company deemed it fit to throw a luncheon.Diverse calibers of people were invited to the event. Part of which included but weren’t restricted to A-lister celebrities, influencers and artists. Nothing screamed the word – intimate, but she wasn’t complaining. Deloise felt bothered by the calibers of people attending the luncheon because of the publicity she knew it would garner. Despite the fact that she needed it, especially to kick-start her career, she felt a sense of fear. She was a newbie in the sphere and knew how fast and vast news could fly. Just one click and her mother could be looking at her, watching her, and seeing just how much of a coward and liar she’s been these fe
“Are we still going to act like everything’s alright?” Daniel struggled to swallow. “You know we need to talk about it at some point, right?” “There’s nothing to talk about. Why can’t you get that into your head?” Esther hissed, “We are adults with separate individual lives, let’s keep what’s past in the past.” The desperation in her tone burned Daniel’s heart, “What? Scared you’d return to being obsessed with me?” His tone held an unfamiliar arrogance, he was baiting her.“Ob- Are you kidding me?” She dropped her spoon, “What on earth is there to be obsessed with? Give yourself a break, if I want to get hurt, I’ll be fine slicing my fingers. Just to set facts straight, I wasn’t obsessed about you, I was-“In love with me.” Daniel sufficed and she rolled her eyes.“Infatuated. I was a stupid little girl who didn’t know shit even if it stared her in the face. And for that, I paid dearly.” His eyes turned furious, “Don’t insult what we shared, I will take everything else but please-
“You can’t convince me otherwise. There’s something going on between you both, the whole school’s talking about it.” Layla pushed, “ Tell me, when did it start?”Deloise was exhausted, “There is nothing between us! I don’t know where you are getting all this information but they are all wrong.” She iterated yet again but Layla wasn’t having it.“Really? Tell me then, what were you doing at the terrace with him?” She plopped to her bed. “There are very suggestive pictures of you guys running rampant.” “We were just talking, Layla. You are going to give me a headache at this point.” Deloise hissed, and finally dropped her script.There was no way she could get any work done with the incessant questions from her roommate.“Talking about what?”“The script? The weather? Think up something.” She said dismissively. “You’re no fun.” Layla headed to her side with a pout, “What good is it if we are roommates if I don’t get the inside scoop?” she pondered aloud and Deloise almost lost it.“Th
"I'll make this brief. We need you both to pull a couple stunts for the promotion of the movie." Mr. Austin addressed them, " I was made to believe this isn't the first time you're hearing this, but I need a definite answer from you both. The contract has been drawn up." "Where do we sign?" Came the bored response of Aaron. Deloise couldn't form words, things were happening too fast."We are on the same page. When do we officially start, how do we go around it?" She asked worriedly, but signed nonetheless."I'll leave that to Aaron to fill you in. Trust me, he knows all there is about the entire exercise. I look forward to hearing and seeing more from your end." Mr. Austin said and took hold of the documents. "How would you like to become the earliest graduates in the history of Royal Arts?" "No shit." Aaron reacted first, "Are you for real?!"Deloise bit her lip, wondering what the hell they were talking about. "Yes. It's been approved. Seeing how much you've grown," he looked bet
" I love you so much, mom! You're the best!" Deloise listened to her roommate's conversation and felt shame well up her system. It was mother's day and she was yet to put a call across to her mother. Matter of fact, she dreaded the pending inevitable conversation with her mother. Since her little adventure, the fact she hasn't been the closest to her mother wasn't news. For some reason, her mother hadn't picked offense at their waning relationship since her move to Royal Arts. Sometimes, she felt her mother was having the time of her life with her away from home.A thought that brought a bittersweet taste to her mouth. Deciding to get things over with, Deloise pulled her phone from underneath her bed, laid on her back and dialed her mother's line."Baby! What a pleasant surprise!" The warmth in her mother's voice brought a fresh wave of shame on her conscience. "Hey mom, how are you doing?" She squeaked, "Happy mother's day!""Thank you so much darling! I feel like it's been age
Layla stood by the opened door, shocked to see Aaron behind it. "Erm, sorry about this but can I see Deloise?" Aaron shuffled his clothes, uncomfortable with her stare."D-deloise?" She let out, still star struck at his presence.Aaron was stung by regret. Of course she lives with someone! Who the fuck shows up with dinner without putting a call across to the said person? Now he looked stupid."I'll just be on my way…" he managed to say and her eyes went wide."No! I mean- Deloise! She's in, come on in." Layla opened the door and he entered the living area."Dee! You have a visitor!" She yelled and he almost cringed at her loudness.Yeah, he was never doing this again. "Who is that?" Her voice told him she wasn't in her best mood. What was it with him today? "You?" Deloise was surprised at the sight of Aaron. Her countenance grew poor at the remembrance of their last interaction. "What do you want?"Aaron wore a cringed smile as he raised his takeouts. "I brought dinner." He sta
“We are sorry but you weren’t selected for the position, however, we are pleased to-”Stella didn’t let them finish their sentence before she threw hers.“Who got it? Tell me, who got the role?” she hissed,“I’m sorry but we are not at-”“Tell me who got the fucking role! Who was it? Huh?!”It took a moment before she realized they’d gone off the phone. Whoever was the receiving end of her tantrum probably realized they didn’t have to be.“Shit!” Stella screamed and threw her phone to the wall. A crack planted itself on her screen.Why couldn’t that wench let her be? Of course the process was rigged! There was no way she didn’t get the role except that wench and the stupid company backing her cheated!Rage coursed through her system and she made a complete mess of her room. It wasn’t the first time she’s done it and most certainly wouldn’t be the last. She couldn’t stomach the idea of failing, not when it had to do with that wench.After a while, Stella made her way towards her phone
“You got the job! You got it! I knew you had it in you.” Doris called in excitement and Deloise couldn’t help the smile that blossomed on her face.“Really?! That’s awesome news!” She replied with as much enthusiasm. “Wait- since I’ve been selected, when does the filming start? I’m still quite occupied with the shooting. Do you think I’d make it in time to prepare?”The overthinking Deloise managed to make an appearance and Doris rolled her eyes.“Calm your tits down, the shooting is not until the movie premier. You have all the time in the world.” She assured her. “For now, get prepared. I’ll be with you shortly. We have to take some shots for the media.” “Alright.” Deloise dropped the phone and made her way towards the closet, searching for something decent. In no time, she was on her way with Doris, headed for a photo-shoot. The shoot went by without problems and soon, they were headed out, satisfied with how the pictures came out. They entered the car and Doris spoke first.“I