Flora was confused but she managed to put it at the back of her mind. She was 24 years old. She was going for a job interview. They didn't have money to pay for flight but her dad made sure she was going to be comfortable. He toiled day in day out for his little girl's confort. "Dad, I'm going to be rich someday" little Flora said
"I know you would make me proud" Dad said. His name was Ferdinand Mac Len. Her mom was late . But her step mom wasn't bad after all. Flora remembered the time she spent with her family. She sure was gonna miss them .
Few minutes later, she checked in. It wasn't much of a problem. She got in to the plane for second class. She was sitted close to the window. A girl was at her left. The girl looked petite and she was a beautiful. "Excuse me please" flora said
Sonia gave her a smile " how can I help you?"
" I just wanted to say ...." Of course, flora was looking for a way to talk to her ." You have a chocolate stain on your dress" Flora finally found something to use " Huh?" Sonia looked down. She was going for her audition and this was much of a stain. "Th- thank you" she was fidgeting . It was not like she didn't have another cloth but this was more appropriate to where " Oh shit!" She didn't really bargain for this .
Flora saw the look on her face. She wasn't nosy but she felt something was off. " Would you like to share? " She said
"Share what exactly?" Sonia replied
" Something seems to be bothering you "
" Is it that obvious?"
" Yeah, it is"
Sonia later narrated everything to her . It turned out that they were both going for the audition.
Few hours later , they alighted the plane. They came to the conclusion that Sonia could use Flora's cloth.
Things turned out to be going smoothly. They became friends, stayed in the same house . You could say they were more like sisters but people could change colors like a chameleon.
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Today was a cloudy day. Flora was supposed to be auditioned today. She applied some lip gloss. " Be quick with that " Sonia called out from the kitchen. When Flora came out , Sonia's face seem to have a look of disdain or was she hallucinating? She shrugged off that feeling.
" Okay, let's go miss perfect time " flora teased
Sonia gave her a smie
Flora was wearing a skirt and a white top. She didn't look too formal and too casual. She noticed Sonia's gaze at her or was she being too doubtful of her friend ? Sure enough, she didn't trust every one but they have been very good friends for some time now .
It was the only thought running through her mind until the reached the film industry.
Lu Quing Film Corporation was the number one best in the nation. It was owed by a Chinese . Of course they were in china and she was a Chinese but Flora's mom was an American. Ferdinand Mac Len was actually Chinese but he fell in love with the American lifestyle. He attended church and was converted. He changed his name from Feng Cha to Ferdinand Mac Len. Sonia was a full breed American with blonde hair.
The film industry really lived up to its standards.
Flora walked towards the elevator. She was going for the audition but Sonia decided to walk alone. Flora didn't know what came over Sonia ,"it could be mood swing " flora thought. All eyes were on her . She was used to it anyway. Workers were whispering as she was about to go in . " What is so special about entering an elevator " she said almost audible.
As she was about stepping in someone grabed her hand . She turned around only to see it was the movie goddess Wu Lin. She was lost of words. She was face to face with the famous goddess of beauty and drama.
"Know your place" Wu Lin said. Wu Lin was a proud lady of about the same age as Flora . Flora quick enough to see the bitterness in Wu Lin's words . Flora was a cheerful person. Though, she respect Wu Lin but she was never going to let her take advantage of that. If she was going to walk here she would not want to cause trouble for herself by fighting with the renowned goddess.
" Okay " flora said. She looked up to see the sign above. "VIP" she whispered to herself.
She didn't want Wu Lin to have a wrong idea of her .
" Wu Lin ?" " I'm really sorry. I didn't know it was for VIP's " flora said aloud
But then she thought " what was wrong in going through there" . The security guards that were supposed to be in their positions returned . When they saw Wu Lin , they were agitated. Wu Lin didn't spare them a look . She walked into the elevator.
Wu Lin smiled inside the elevator. Her subordinate didn't know why she smiled. They really could not predict her . She was always aloof.
Flora turned back " that was embarrassing" she said . She turned to another elevator. Because of what transpired she took a good look at the sign before entering.
Sure enough, this one led to the audition room. Sonia was already sitted
"What to you long " Sonia said
Flora didn't know her to break the news " I met Wu Lin " she said in a low voice
Sonia raised her eyebrows. Yeah she was shocked. She had tried so many times to meet Wu Lin. She really wanted keep in touch with her for the elevation of her career. Flora had been in the city for just two months. And she coincidentally met Wu Lin?
"Ohh, that's good to hear" Sonia replied
The audition was about to start. Each of them were given the same role to play. They were going to play the heroine. That was the main part of the audition. If perhaps they found someone, the remaining characters would be played by the next 15 persons. They were much there. Flora just stood there watching the crowd. She prayed silently to win. She didn't forget praying her friend also.
The back door unexpectedly. She saw the crowd giving space for someone to pass. The security was much." Who the hell was coming in ?" She said