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Adure's POV

She eventually became my therapist ,cus hey why wouldn't she ,she understands me,she knows me,she's patient with me and tolerates all my essences.gosh she's almost perfect,I stopped her from working in my house as an help and gave her a job at my firm as a therapist.so that's it ,you can imagine this big madam of her own ,calling me ma'am .

I couldn't maintain eye contact with anyone as I walked into the building as expected its beautiful also classy, with the words ARISE NATION boldly inscripted at the top of it.my hands are so sweaty now and I somehow feel so hot even with the ac on

"Hmmm Adure the calmness of this place looks fishy to me" Folake said

"Yea ,same thing was on my mind. because I was expecting the paparazzi outside earlier but no one showed up ,I haven't even seen an important personnel yet, something is really off" I agreed with her,what could be going on ,I thought as we made our way to the studio.my hands were becoming more sweaty and my heart was racing so fast "I can do this" I mumbled.the moment we stepped in ,the bright light of the camera made my view blurry,I couldn't see the people around me clearly,but the shuttering sound of the camera filled my ears

"Oh my gosh! " I heard Folake exclaim .it took a little while before my vision became clear ,I opened my eyes to see a very large audience " surprise" they all chorused beaming with smiles"OMG" I mouthed,this is really a surprise,it's WOW

"Please another round of applause for our beautiful star" Nancy's voice brought me out of my thought

"Com'on give it up for Adure Badmus as she walks to the stage" she continued while the crowd cheered me on."

" You've got this" Folake whispered to me.my focus now was on the gorgeous lady on red standing on the stage all smiles ,with hands wide open waiting to embrace me.shes just perfect, every step I made towards her gives me goosebumps.gosh what's wrong with me

"And here she is " Nancy said when I got to the stage, giving me a warm embrace

" How are you" she asked,but I didn't reply.i guess I am still lost in her beauty

"Hmmm seems like our beautiful star here is still in shock" she teased

"Well what can I say,this is,I mean I never expected it,it's just wow" I finally said trying to sound confident

"Well that's Arise Nation for you darling, always full of surprises "

"Oh please ,take your seat" she gestured at the chair next to me

"So guys look who came to visit,the beautiful , bold , brilliant Adure Badmus " she said now facing the audience

"So Adure how are you , how's the business and the therapy sessions , the write ups,hope y'all good" she asked 

"Yes,yes I'm good" I responded , though not immediately.

"Nice,one could tell by your appearance .look at you ,you are looking so dashing,so beautiful .hmmmn Adure show me road now" she said in pidgin, which made me laugh out loud

" So what outfit brand is it"she questioned futher

" Well as usual creative inside , it's a cloth brand owned by my friend in france , the hair,of course Rabboni hairs my constant hair plug,and the shoes...."

"Wait wait,don't tell me it's what I'm thinking" she suddenly cut in

"Well I don't know what you are thinking , but if it's DL's newest then you are correct" I said with a hint of pride,who wouldn't.DL's is the biggest shoe brand in China ,recently they made a new shoe,which is made of pure gold and crystal.its so classy ,My goodness I'm feeling like Cinderella right now , cus the elegant royal blue gown I wore matched into it perfectly

"Oshey , later they go say money nor dey the country,I mean just take a look at her now,isn't she gorgeous" she asked loud to the already cheering audience

"She's the real queen and more" a lady screamed from the audience

"Thank you" Nancy agreed grinning wildly ,"that's the perfect name a queen and more"

"Hmmmmmmn , so Adure I've been wanting to ask,are you still a share holder at Get Fit Nigeria,cus these days you don't post much about in your social media page"she asked looking straight at me.well she's not wrong,I don't post much about them these days but "of course I'm still a share holder" I answered

"Yeah yeah , that's nice.i don't need to ask about your other businesses cus I know they are good,we see you soaring higher and higher everyday."

"Here in Arise Nation we like to discuss a little something,or should I say a little topic , Every legend has a past and you my beautiful star, you've come a long way in your career that,why wouldn't you be adressed as a living legend , you are almost everybody's hero.you fill our hearts with joy just with the words you say,I have to be honest ,I also look up to you sometimes ,you really deserve every good thing life has to offer and more" she said smiling so warmly

"Awwwwn , thanks Nancy , that was so touching , thank you so much .I also look up to you sometimes,I'm so honoured thank you" I beamed with smiles

"Okay okay, please I'm already so emotional" she chuckled

"Well Adure tell us,what inspires you, and what inspired you the?, there are two questions here , what inspired you then before you became known, and what inspires you now" she asked staring straight into my eyes. The whole place somehow became calm ,the audience's chattering stopped, the laughs as well . All focus was on me now ,hmmmn I was still rethinking the question . but wait what inspires me now??

"Ummm Adure, so what inspires you now " Nancy's voice seized my thoughts immediately

" Music " I blurted out

" Wow music,that's umm what I didn't expect but ,so is it now or then? " she asked 

" Yea both then and now " I answered 

"Okay ,guess that's it for that question" now facing the crowd " so guys you heard it your self ,our star's inspiration is music ,now let's move to the next question"

"Okay" I mouthed

 "hmmmm from my research you haven't been in a relationship in two years now,we all want to know,after your relationship with your co-star Van Vicker , is it that you decided not to date again or you don't just show them off on social media " oh God this type of questions are what I'm avoiding,why does she have to ask, arrgghhhhhhh 

"Well it's not a permanent decision but yea,I did decide not to be in a relationship because I really want to find myself, besides you all know how it ended with Van Vicker " I replied trying to maintain a straight face

"Oh ok, I understand , infact we all understand" she said with a knowing smile.i can't help but melt when she looks directly into my eyes,how did I develop this much love for her

"Okay okay, we've given you enough time to relax your mind , now to the next question"

" Dowen High School" at the mention of that my heart beat suddenly increased rapidly,oh please let it not be what I'm thinking 

"Dowen High" she said again