Vine absentmindedly hurried out of the E.T.E building just to be met by floods of paparazzi, she didn't want to look confused and shocked, just incase her face appears mistakenly in the papers she wouldn't want to look stupid, so she straightened her shoulders and raised her head high, as if she would fit in a good vogue magazine cover. She walked completely out of the entrance toward the packing space and halted when it seemed like their attention was on her, "oh my gosh, what I'm I gonna say, what are they gonna ask me" she shrink in her head.
The paparazzi cameras flashed continously and Vine stood awkwardly in front of them. She flashed her award winning smile as a female reporter in a tight red dress hurried towards her and... walked right passed her. It took a few seconds for reality to set in. All cameras were in fact focused on the captivating man standing just behind Vine. Nathaniel Ross Jnr, grandson of the multi billionaire and business tycoon Nathaniel Ross. Nathaniel Ross Jnr popularly known as Nate, apart from being the billionaire's spoilt grandson, was also a very successful movie director. He had directed many movies which always had a playboy as the main character. The media had written several articles on how much of a playboy he was and ofcourse he had his looks to prove it. Nate was every woman's dream with his black curly hair, a chiseled body and eccentric green eyes. These features were more than enough to command the paparazzi's attention to himself, not that he cared about it anyways.
Reporters from various entertainment stations rushed to him to get a juicy scoop of his many known escapades. In the rush, one reporter accidentally push Vine causing her to stumble backwards, almost bumping into Nate.
Nate rather than reaching out to stop her fall, took a step, allowing her fall shamelessly at his feet in front of the entire paparazzi. Vine looked up at him in rage only to find his mean smirk placed solidly on his face.
"This man is definitely the devil!" She thought sending daggers at him with her eyes which just seemed to please him even more. She gave up their staring game and looked around her, only then did she notice the many irritated stares from everyone around. She quickly got up and tried to smile to cover her embarrassment. Before she could straighten herself out, she was pushed aside by the already buzzing paparazzi who had gone back to flashing their cameras at Nate, ignoring her completely.
Vine couldn't help glaring at Nate who was still smirking. She hardly hated people except maybe Claribelle her boss and Ellie, her boss's mother but this man? He was definitely the devil!.
"Hey strimp! Staring at me won't help you get pretty." Nate said with a triumphant grin on his face. He was clearly enjoying her every reaction. He walked away taking the paparazzi herd with him.
"The nerve!" Vine screamed in her thoughts, resisting the urge to scream a comeback at him which would only result to further humiliation for her. If only she could smack that grin off his face. She limped away from the entrance of the E.T.E industry building and made her way to the parking lot where her maniac boss, Claribelle Timbers was waiting in her limo.
"What took you so long" Clare raised a brow in question
"I was looking for your script" Vine replied
"Whatever, give it to me. Find your way to the place for the second scene yourself," she took the papers from Vine roughly and turned to the driver in front "David get going"
"Isn't Vine going with us?" David turned and realized Vine was still standing outside close to the car window at the back seat.
"Don't make me repeat myself" she snared at the driver "as for you make sure you get there and put my makeup section in order before I arrive" she glared at Vine before whining up the dark windows.
Vine stood there, she couldn't believe the girl's attitude, she was shaking with rage. After a while she sighed and ran a hand through her hair in frustration, "how the hell do she want me to get there, fly?" She said
"I can help you with a lift" someone spoke from behind her
"Oh thank you!" Before she realized who it was she had already said the words, and it was the arrogant dude she had met earlier
"You'll stay on the top of my car though" Nate smirked "you're the one that suggested flying, I'll be faster" he shrugged and pressed his car key.
A red Bugatti Veyron lighted but, Vine turned and admired the car, it was really tempting, but she rather walk than to enter the car with the devil.
"Don't get too happy, remember you're not entering inside, you're staying on top" he gave her another of his signature smile, Vine felt like pressing his neck to death with the kind of frustration she was already feeling.
"Fuck off" she was finally able to say before she walked out, regardless of how hot and handsome the guy was, he was really annoying with that perfect smile on his soft lips. "Oh my gosh, I've not even kissed him yet" Vine Shaked the thought off her mind, she probably will never see the guy again.
She kept walking, before she finally saw a cab. Ones she arrived at the venue for Clare's next scene she practically ran inside to get the makeup in place before the ice princess arrive with her slow limo.
"Vine!" Clare called
"I'm right here.. your highness" Vine sassed at her with the built up anger from earlier
"Ohh you are already here" Clare realized and kept shut.
"This is the last scene, make me look like a goddess" Clare ordered the girls making her up.
They forced smile on there irritated faces, Clare gets on everyone's nerves, ones you're below her level she takes it as a chance to rub dirt on you.
After the buzz of the day, the scenes were completed and Vine couldn't wait to bounce on her bed, as she called a cab that took her straight home even though she knew Vine asked her to stop at the office, she ignored her and accepted the consequences tomorrow already.
She entered her house, took a shower, first if she thought of sleeping naked, but she quickly changed her mind when the December air slipped in through her windows.
Just before she closed her eyes the figure of the hot, handsome guy she met earlier crossed her mind. "He seems like he'll give me a good sleep" she slept off fantasying about a complete stranger that she might never meet again.
The next day, Vine had to smack down her alarm for disturbing her deep sleep, before she could get herself to stand up, it took the grace of god. When she succeeded in standing up, she slowly walked to her kitchen, made a quick coffee to wake herself up.
Sluggishly walked back to her room with her eyes still closed, not until she saw the time on her phone when it lighted up, "holy...mother...fucker". Vine loosed the night robe she wore and throw it on the bed, she immediately hopped naked into her bathroom, ones the cold water touched her face she shook out of her sleep completely.
Vine almost turned into flash with the way she speedily brushed her teeth, took her bath and dressed up in her pencil skirt and baby blue off shoulder top. She quickly brushed her hair and did a little make up to bring out her face instead of looking like a frustrated witch that doesn't sleep at night. She peeped to check up on her brother before leaving but he was still fast asleep. He always woke up late and ended up going late to school. She decided not to disturb him and closed his door.
She ran into her car and quickly checked the time before she drove off, "I made it in time after all"
As she got inside the ETE building, the first thing Clare could do after seeing her was glare at her "you look like a frustrated witch" Clare said
"And good morning to you too" Vine rolled her eyes
"You didn't meet me after the scene" Clare recalled
"Ohh sorry, I didn't remember when you said that" Vine lied
"You're lucky I had nothing to tell you, I just wanted to waste some of your previous time" Clare looked at her and smiled charmingly
"Ohh, I didn't know you loved my presence, you missed me?" Vine played along
"Don't make me throw up and mess up my expensive finger nails" Clare glared at Vine, "just get to your office and finish the paper work I left there for you" she dismissed her and Vine happily left her. Claribelle Timbers was physically exhausting.
Elizabeth stepped in just after Vine left, "good morning mum" Clare greeted
"How are you holding up darling" she turned and kissed her daughter and the forehead then went back to take a seat.
"You don't look so fine, who soured your mood this early morning mum?" Clare noticed the small squeeze on her mum's face and it was getting hard if the woman to hide it, Clare was more worried not because of what her mum was thinking of but scared that it might leave a mark in the woman's already ageing face.
"We have a lot on our hands, the movie took a lot from us, more than we planned, and now we are in dept, I mean huge dept." Ellie looked at her daughter and Clare could recognize that look, her mum has a plan but she's not so sure of the plan.
"What can we do about it" she asked
"We plan to join you and Nate together with marriage, ones that is done our publicity will increase, which will make investors attracted to us and he will definitely roll in money too, ones you're his wife" Ellie held her daughter's gaze as she waited for her reaction
"I agree" Clare said
"Huh?" Her mum asked in surprise, did she just hear her well?
"I said I agree" Clare repeated herself "there's no objection from me" she shrugged
"That went well, okay good." Ellie nodded
"Earlier you said we, who did you mean by we" Clare asked as she rested her back on her chair
"I and Mr. Ross" Ellie replied
"If Nate's grandfather is in support of this then it'll work out just fine" Clare smiled, she loved the idea of getting married to one of the most handsome male in town and plus it will boost her publicity so well.
"I have a meeting with Mr. Ross soon, let me get going" Ellie stood up and kissed her daughter again before leaving.
As the woman left, Clare jumped in her chair, rolling around with it in happiness. "This will be a hell lot of fun"
Ellie met up with Mr. Ross just as Nate was leaving the man's office "good morning Mrs Elizabeth" Nate greeted her politely.
"It's fine call me Ellie" she smiled at him, she wanted to start playing the in-law code and leave official greetings out.
"Hummm, okay ma'am. I'm kind of in a hurry" Nate tried excusing himself, the way the woman was looking at him was a bit weird today
"Oh yeah, of course you're a hardworking man. Good enough" she nodded, she even seemed more weird
Nate left shaking his head.
Elizabeth enter the office and greeted Mr. Ross. "Please take a seat" the old man gestured to Elizabeth.
"Thank you" she smiled politely and sat down "I saw Nate just before I came in" Ellie said, deciding to start the conversation with the main topic
"Oh yes, he needed me to sign something" Mr Ross said
"Seems like you've not told him yet about our plan" Ellie curiously asked
"No, I'll break the news to him today, but later at dinner" he replied "so how did the talk with your daughter go?"
"She accepted, wasn't easy convincing her, but she had to" Ellie lied
2. Nate was pretty late for the dinner date he had with his grandfather."Sorry gran, the last deal was hard to crush at the office" Nate apologized and sat down opposite to his grand dad"So long as you crushed it, right?" Mr Ross nodded"Of course" Nate replied"That's great, because I also have great news for you" Mr Ross broke out"What is it about?" Nate asked like he doesn't really care, his eyes seeming tired and stressed out, the calm blue lights in the floor made his appearance blur for his grandfather to see his expression"Clare had accepted the plan to marry you" Mr Ross let out, he didn't know the reaction to expect from his grandson but he said it anyway"Did I ever ask her hand in marriage?" Nate brows joined together in confusion "I did" Mr Ross confirmed the question bobbling up in his grandson's headNate let out a dry laugh "and I'm just supposed to go with it?" He raised an arrogant brow "Yes" Mr Ross replied straight forwardly with no excuses allowed in his tone
Vine prayed that no one, especially Clare to spoil her day, she just wants a smooth day as she makes plans for the wedding, she greeted the few people she saw as she kept walking to her office."Hello Vine" Cleo, the secretary in her office greeted"Good morning Cleo, you came early today, is there any occasion?" Vine took her seat behind her desk"Not really, wanted to stay away from my nagging husband as early as possible today" Cleo pressed down on her computer like what she just said was not a touching matter"Oh..." Vine didn't know what to say so instead of replying she concentrated on her own business."Now how do I comply a weeding budget" she asked herself as she typed on her system."You can start with the payment of the wedding hall, ask if there will be a kind of after party or something like that" Daisy, Vine's colleague and friend, who was Clare's financial assistant walked in."You're always an aid in my frustrated life" Vine smiled"Good morning Cleo" Daisy greeted the
The sound of birds chirping beautifully serenaded a sleepy Vine from her short nap. She had stayed up all night in a bid to rush through the wedding preparations so she could finally do away with her overbearing boss and her annoyingly rude fiance.How a couple had so much skill in getting under her skin, she couldn't comprehend. Wait a minute… birds are chirping?! What time is it?!"Holy fuck! It's 10 am!"She rushed downstairs and saw a note from Tony. He had fixed her a sandwich because she was sleeping in after a long night. I hope this helps to reduce your preparation time, sis. You really need to stop pulling up these all-nighters. You'll ruin your pretty skin.Anyway, I'm off to school now. Milk's in the fridge. I ran to the convenience store really early this morning since we ran out of some yesterday. MAKE SURE YOU EAT! Love you!xoxo.Tony was such a sweetheart sometimes. Most people had troubling dealing with their teenage brothers but not Vine. She had a little angel in
Vine highlights the commercial vehicle and in front of her is a high rise building. She feels a little uncomfortable as everyone around her not only look rich but smell rich also.She takes a look at her watch and notices she’s 5 minutes early. She looks around hoping to notice Nathan in the crowd even though she has never met him before.“Fucking narcissist! Where in the hotel am I supposed to meet you?”She calm’s herself quickly with a quick breathing exercise, managing to mask her frustration, she raises her head up high and walks into the hotel.She enters the hotel lobby as is left dumbstruck by how extravagant the interior of the hotel is. She looks all around her in awe as she approaches the receptionist’s desk.“Afternoon Ma’am, how may I help you?” the receptionist asks her with a warm smile.Vine feels relaxed as she sees a friendly face.“Morning, I have an appointment with Mr. Nathan Ross here.”The receptionist smiles at her and makes a call with the landline to her left
A cab stops in front of the E.T.E, the door opens and a long slender leg first comes out, followed by the body it belongs to. Lena, looks up at the E.T.E, she sweeps back her dark glistening hair that covered her face due to the wind. She hurries up into the building.She enters the building and goes straight to the receptionist desk.“How may I help you?” the receptionist asks.“Evening, I have an appointment with Madam Elizabeth”, Lena respondsThe receptionist places a call with the landline in her front and confirms the appointment.“Her office, top floor, last door on the right.”“Thank you.” She replies as she walks away unable to hide her nervousness. She gets into the elevator and presses 7 as it is the highest floor. The elevator door is about to close when a foot gets stuck between the door forcing it to open up once again.The owner of the foot steps in and it is Vine. She sees Lena and smiles at her. She also clicks the 7 button and the elevator closes. Lena stares at her
Lights comes in through the window from a slit formed between two curtains. The alarm clock rings, blaring loud in the room. Nate lay in bed, eyes wide open staring at the ceiling. His eyes moves towards the alarm clock. “Damned alarm clock!” he hisses as he leans towards the bedside drawer to turn it off. The light from the window flashes on his face.“Can’t even get a damn break!” he complains. His phone vibrates at that very moment and he shuts his eyes close. “Oh Come on! It’s my day off!”He picks the phone up and sees a text from Vine. Sir is it possible for us to meet today to discuss the details regarding your Engagement Party? Vine. He laughs in defeat. “I don’t even wanna get married”. He sits up in bed and rubs his face. He texts her a reply. Sure. Good Morning to you too. Nate Ross. He goes to the window and stares outside, watching a bird by the window sill sing its song. He smiles, another bird flies in, 3 small heads pop out the nests with wide open hungry mou
The wonderful spicy aroma of a casserole wafts through the air as a Charlie Chaplin film plays on the television in Black and White. Abuelita hums a beautiful tune as she cooks. There is a sound at the door which she doesn’t hear.Tony comes in and scouts the entire place from where he is standing, his right arm is crossed behind him by his waist, he signals the person behind him to come in with his right hand and in comes his ‘Band Mate’. She takes his hand as he leads her inside like a princess. He gives her a place to sit, he goes into the kitchen and is astounded when he sees Abuelita in there.“Lord why me?” he asks himself.“Tonio! Look at you looking so skinny!” she says as she gives him a big hug.He manages a smile to hide his nervousness. “Abuelita! I didn’t know you were coming. I’d have cooked for you myself.”“I’m glad you didn’t! with how skinny you look I’m sure it wouldn’t taste nice.” She says. Tony looks a little hurt but smiles through his pain.“I’ll have you know
We are faced with a large mansion on the coast line of Los Angeles, overlooking the ocean. A figure stands up on the roof drinking soda from a can but the sun is right behind him so it’s hard to tell who he is. Gold walks up the door bell and presses it, it buzzes. No reply. She does it again a couple of times but no reply.“RON! Answer me you asshole!”The figure on the roof peers over the edge and sees her standing there, he tips his soda can and lets a little drip on her, she screams in surprise.She looks up but there’s no one there. A few moments later the door is opened by Ron who stands there with a dazzling smile.“Gold honey, how have you been?”She stares daggers at him, she brushes past him violently as she enters the house.“Ouch!” he says with a mischievous smile.Gold drops unto the most comfortable looking sofa, she scans the room filled with so much artwork.“You know as a music idol, one would expect you to have a lot of records at your place but it’s artwork.” She a