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ACE

"My mother?"

He gave me a sinister smile and smacked his lips. His face cap covered his forehead and his hoodie didn't help in making me get a vivid view of him.

"She just saved you."

I stumbled and clenched the lavatory to stabilize myself. My breath came out unevenly and I could feel my heart racing. I didn't know what shocked me more, the fact that she's alive and that she knew about it or the fact that she knows how I've been and didn't bother to contact me.

"She's so generous with money, wow." He touched his chest and chuckled. "I'm wishing to get in this situation again and get to meet her again and get a loaded cheque....again," He laughed out loud.

I suddenly got a hold of my myself and grabbed the collar of his jacket. My emotions could clearly be shown through my eyes and I could feel it burning through my veins.

I masked my hurt emotions with anger as I stared into his soul. "Speak....English.....at least explain what this is. Who? MY MOTHER! You Bastard you don't know anything. Who are you to just play this prank on me.....WHO DO YOU THINK YOU FUCKING ARE? Get out. Get out of this building and don't ever show your face to me," I growled and my voice cracked because of how I was fighting back my tears. "Are you serious? Are you fucking kidding me? Who are you? Huh?" I asked him breathlessly.

He held my hands while he still held my weary gaze and dragged my hands off his collar making me stumble back a bit.

"Hey! I'm just doing my job okay? I'm not like you who was born with a fucking silver spoon and had everything in his life on a golden platter. I have to use my energy and sweat to get something to eat for a day." He paused and chuckled a very sad laugh, "Hey Rich boy! You're right I don't know you, I don't know anything? But what do you know huh?" He poked my chest making me take a step back.

"How dare you just yell at me like I'm some butler you hired." He poked me again harder with his index finger, "Huh? Rich boy?"

"I can just kill you within seconds, do you know that?" He poked me again.

"But guess what?" He poked me again, "Your amazing mother paid me more to save your lovely..... precious life."

I lost it again and grabbed his finger earning a laugh from the stranger.

"Hey, rich boy." He took his finger and pushed my shoulders. "Wanna fight... with me," He laughed again. I folded my hands into a fist.

Unlike him, I wasn't dumb enough to fight in a place like this. This wasn't going to get me anywhere.

I relaxed my hands and let out a breath, "Born with a silver spoon? Gotten everything on a golden platter? Perfect life huh?" I said with and he gaped at me confused and both annoyed. "Never have I had one of those....Wait is that what you all think of me?"

I thought of Quinn and Lilly, Pablo, Alex. Is that what they all thought of me? Just spoilt and given all the good things in life? That's why they all were either cold or scared of me at first sight?

I ran my hands through my hair and let out a hollow laugh. "So be it, I don't care anymore." I was done with it all. I was about to walk out then stopped and turned to the stranger.

"And to the woman who sent you......tell her I said her time has passed too long ago."

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XENIA

"It's basketball, you've got to feel it with your mind....body.....and soul." My best friend Milo gave me a speech as he ran around the court shooting the ball in the hoop. "And shoot, and the crowd roars, whoah!"

I rolled my eyes and tapped my feet on the bleacher. We came to our school's indoor court to get our bodies back in the spirit. And lucky for us the Court was empty, what great students do we have in this school huh?

Most people who came, are outside watching two gymnasts having a dancing battle, yuck! I'd rather wear wet shoes than waste my time watching them.

Okay, I take that back, I hate wet shoes I'd rather walk barefoot.

My phone suddenly began ringing. It was from my boyfriend, Ryan. The butterflies awoke in my stomach.

"Hey, babe." His voice came in and a smile found its way to my lips.

I fondled with my hoodie. "Hey babe."

"Where are you? Let's go for a date tonight?"

My heart leaped in my rib cage, that's not something I always feel, but with Ryan, I felt it. I was always mesmerized by his laugh, even his voice made my body feel electrified. I truly loved him.

I giggled nervously earning a look from Milo, "Sure where do you wanna go?"

Milo threw the ball at me to get my attention, I immediately caught it before I could get a broken nose, making my phone slip from my grip.

Emilo Romano, my best friend since seventh grade. We went to the same middle school and secondary and now the same college. We've been close ever since. I remember me always protecting him from bullies since we were young but now he's my number one fan and bodyguard.

"Dude, what gives?" I cried as I got up. I removed my hood from my hair and threw the ball to him.

He chuckled and caught it, holding it under his arm he asked, "I asked you if you wanna have a match with me and then we'll go get Dunkin, but you were busy with lover boy." He paused. "Loser pays," He smirked and I gasped.

I held his gaze as I unzipped my hoodie and threw it on the bleacher revealing my black tank top which ended above my belly button. The sun reflected on his golden skin and thick hair.

I urged him to bring it on as I jumped down to the court. He gave me a cute smile which made him look like a child that had just been given a packet of a lollipop.

He ran his hands through his hair and walked towards me.

Milo is your normal typical college basketball player, I take that back my best friend is far from normal.

He flipped a coin and it landed on heads. I laughed and twirled with my hands wide open.

I'm always head, while Milo is always tail so whenever we wanted to play we just flip the coin.

"Here you go, Manchester," He said and threw the ball to me, I caught it swiftly.

We were about to begin when a large and very very......very loud crowd barged into the court uninvitedly.

We immediately took our hands to our ears trying to block out the noise. Why the hell did they bring their dance battle into the court?

A boy with a large build bumped into me, Milo instantly held me gently and turned me away from him.

"Oh, sorry," The guy said and walked away.

"Are you okay?" Milo asked me and I slapped his arm.

"Would I die just because someone bumped into me?" I asked him and he chuckled.

I went to get my hoodie, passing through the crowd with a lot of "excuse me", "coming through", "Can you move?"

I grabbed my hoodie and my phone, which now had a cracked screen thanks to my one and only Milo.

"Let's get out of here." He held my hands and dragged me out of the court.

"I hate when they do that," I scowled.

"Who cares they would get tired of being indoor and find somewhere else again," He laughed and I joined him.

"So..." Milo began and I faced him, Milo only hesitates so much when he felt guilty about something.

"Soooo?" I asked him while raising an eyebrow.

He pressed his lips into a thin line trying not to break under my gaze, I squinted my eyes at him and he let out a gasp exasperated.

I won.

"Do you really like Ryan?"

I smiled and we continued walking to Dunkin, which had opened a branch at our school.

"Yeah," I said blushing.

Milo knows that Ryan is the first guy I've dated since we came to this school and he also knows how much I like him.

Milo was silent throughout the walk, I opened the door and the smell of sweet drinks and donuts filled the air.

The place was almost empty, we ordered our drinks and sat at a corner.

I sipped my drink and loved the feeling of the cold sweet liquid going down my throat.

"What would hurt you most in a relationship?" Milo suddenly asked and I tilted my head at him.

"Well, that's easy.... Lies."

"Lies?"

"Yeah, you know there are lots of things boys lie about and one lie leads to another. A relationship should be built on trust and not lies."

Milo nodded, sipping his drink and I chuckled.

"Hey, why all these questions, huh?" I asked him and he shrugged his shoulders.

I kicked his leg from under the table and he groaned at the impact.

"Hey!" He cried and I laughed.

I held his face in my hands making his face look squashed. "Do you have a crush on someone?" I teased him.

He jerked his face out of my hands. "I do not have a crush on anyone." He defended himself and I wiggled my eyebrows.

"Who is it, huh? Anna? Gina? Rose?" I continue to tease him, he grabbed his drink and ran out of the shop earning a laugh from me.

I grabbed my drink as I chased after him.

"Come on, Wendy? China? Blue?"

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QUINN

"More expression, give me moreeee, you're sick," Our director advised  me and I nodded.

"You know the story of your character, bring Amelia to life let people feel her emotions, that's acting. You know making people cry while watching you, making them laugh, making them hate you in one movie, and making them love you in another." He continued.

I nodded again, "I'll try my best."

"Yes, your ultimate best. Let people feel Amelia," He said then turned back to the crew. "We are about to start the scene, everyone get ready."

Again I was in a hospital bed, this scene was just with me and Jason. Jason came to see me because he wanted to know more about my sister, Camilla.

Everyone got into position and we began the scene.

My hair was rough and scattered on the pillow, I was meant to make my eyes teary and look sick.

That's what I did, making myself cry was never a big deal for me because I just had to think of Angus and the tears would escape.

When the scene was over it was time for Jason and Camila's scene.

I was about to go back to my room and change when Jason grabbed my arm.

I turned to face him and he smiled, "Aren't we going to fulfill our promise?" He asked.

A smile glossed my lip as I was happy that he still remembered. "I dunno, I'm going to be really busy with new endorsements and I have to get a new assistant....but we can find time in our busy schedules," I laughed.

He grinned and glanced at the ground before turning back to me, "We can't let our-"

He was suddenly cut off as the director called for him and he excused himself. I watched him go back to the set and while grinning like a Cheshire Cat.

I had four scenes for today and I just finished them all.

I immediately called Ace when I changed back to my normal clothes, it rang but he didn't pick it. I checked the time on my watch.

Six o clock, he should be done with work by now. I sighed and called him again, still no response.

Sheila came to pick me and noticed how worried I looked.

"You know I was at Chanel for your endorsement, so don't tell me you're mad at me for not staying at the set...see this why we need to get you a new assistant. When your last assistant quit you said 'I can cope without an assistant blah blah blah' but you can't now that you've started shooting Romance on Board you need an assistant cause we are getting lots of emails from companies and you need someone to take note of everything on your schedule," Shiela blabbed on and I shut my eye.

"Tomorrow, let's hire a new assistant huh?" She asked me and I waved my hands in the air. "Whatever, but I have to approve the person first."

Shiela clasped her hands and tapped the driver's shoulder. "She said yes!" She yelled and I rolled my eyes chuckling.

They dropped me off at the building and I immediately when to Ace's door.

I rang the doorbell and waited for him to open the door but all I got back was a closed pitch-black door and silence.

My heart began to beat fast, and I pressed the doorbell again and got the same response. He hasn't answered any of my calls and now he wasn't answering the door.

I gulped and fumbled through my bag to get my phone and dialed his number again.

I called again when he didn't pick, I kicked the damn door exasperated.

I called Carl but his phone was switched off, damn are they playing a trick on me?

"Ace.....are you safe?"

I rested my back on the door and slide down to the floor. I sat there waiting for him to come.

I can't lose anyone again, I've lost two already.

After about two minutes, I heard a footstep coming closer. It echoed around the hallway, the sound bounced against the walls then I saw black shoes coming closer to my view.

I looked up, my eyes scanned his tall figure and stance that demanded attention. His coat was hanging from his arm and his other hand was placed in his pocket. His shirt showed his perfect body and his tie was lightly loosed.

"Quinn?" His deep voice echoed and my stomach flipped at the sound of his voice. He walked closer and bent down to my view and held my chin with his index finger to raise my head. His smell clouded all my senses and his touch was so gentle, felt like I was touched by some Greek God.

Finally, my brown eyes locked with his electric blue ones which were partly covered by the little tendrils of his hair that fell over his right eye.

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