Chapter Three: The Actor and The Writer.
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At the same time.
Venice is still walking towards her destination, but she suddenly stopped when her cellphone rang. He immediately answered the call when she saw her Boss' name on the caller screen.
"Where the hell are you? I've been waiting for ages here!"
It was her Boss, Audrey Smith, one of the famous novelist in the whole country. She's now working under her as an Assistant.
"I'm almost there, Boss." she answered nervously, as she starts to panic.
"Did you bring the script? You can forget anything, but not those papers." Audrey warns her.
"Don't worry, Boss. I have the manuscript with me."
"Then, what the hell are you waiting for?! Get here faster!"
Before Venice could speak, her Boss abruptly cuts off the call.
She lets out a deep sigh, but this is not a suitable time for her to waste any time. She has to reach the MBN building as soon as possible or else... She might lose her job.
"Okay, I'm almost there..." she encouraged herself, while looking at the map.
She was about to walk again when someone suddenly grabbed her hand!
"What the---?!" before she could finally react, a certain man pulled her to a dark place.
He saw a man looking at him, with a serious look on his face.
"Did Adam tell you to follow me, Andrea?" he heard the man's voice.
Venice frowned, when the man called her "Andrea."
."I-I'm not Andrea..." she finally spoke.
Meanwhile, Dane's eyes widened in surprise when he saw the woman in front of him. This woman has a long, curly and messy hair, which was totally different from Andrea.
The woman just stared back at him with a surprised expression on her face. Dane realized that she has a pair of expressive eyes. She also had a button-like nose and she has thin and kissable lips----
"Wait, what the hell am I thinking?" Dane reprimanded himself.
"Ah!"
Dane's train of thoughts stopped in a halt when she heard the woman's voice again.
"You're Dane Levi, right?" she suddenly asked him.
"Who else do you think I am?" he snapped back.
"I almost didn't recognize you because I thought you're a delivery man..." Venice replied.
"Alright, enough of this nonsense. You badly want to have my autograph, right? Just give me a piece of paper and a pen and let's get this over with." Dane asked, while looking irritated.
Much to his surprise, the woman started laughing hysterically. Dane just watched him, while feeling confused at the same time.
After a few seconds, Venice managed to regain his composure.
"That's one of the million reasons why I hate celebrities... Just like you." she sarcatically spat at him.
Dane felt a stinging sensation on the right side of his face. The woman just slapped him!
"You're the most conceited person I've met in my whole life! Let me do something for you yo feed your big ego...'' Venice leered at him.
Dane was so shocked by this woman's behavior, and it made him speechless...
"Hey, everyone! Dane Levi is here! In the flesh!" Venice announced at the middle of the street.
"Oh my god, it's really Dane Levi!" one woman suddenly shouted.
"Dane, please look this way!" some women shouted as well.
"Let's take a photo together!" the others joined the commotion as well.
Dane finally came back to his senses when he realized that his fans are now swarming around him, while taking pictures, and it's starting to suffocate him.
Amidst of the frenzy crowd, his eyes searched for the woman who started this disturbance.
But she's already out of sight...
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Venice finally arrived at the MBN Building where the meeting will take place.
She straightened her curly and messy hair before she walks inside. She needs to be presentable today...
She walked straight to the elevator, and she pressed the 14th floor button. Her anxiety levels is rising again because she's sure she's going to receive a backlash from her Boss.
Her Boss is very hard to please, but she decided to endure her Boss' tantrums so that she's up with her boss' tantrums to reach for her own dreams of becoming a successful writer.
She took a deep, calming breath once she finally reached the 14th floor
"Well, here I go..." she murmured, as she starts walking towards the conference room.
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Few hours have passed.
Venice and Boss Audrey are nervously waiting for the Director's feedback about the manuscript.
“Can't you think of another story with a unique plot? Your new manuscript is almost identical to the last movie project we produced last year." the Director commented, while looking so serious.
"Uh oh... This looks bad." Venice said to herself, while feeling apprehensive.
"Are you suggesting that I should make revisions on my manuscript?" Audrey clarifies.
“We just don't want you to make revisions, Audrey. We cannot accept this kind of script You need to write a new one." the Producer responded.
“Do you think it's easy to make a new manuscript?! It took me 2 months to finish this script!" Audrey angrily replied.
"Then we'll just find another scripwriter." the Director quickly answered.
“O-Okay. I’ll do it. ” she helplessy said.
“Well, that settles everything, then. We're expecting you to finish the script in four weeks." the Producer gave them an ultimatum.
Once the Director and the Producer left the Conference Room, Audrey finally lashed out her anger towards Venice.
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“Yes, Dane is with us, Boss. We're now on our way to your office." Adam is currently talking to the CEO of Stat Power Agency over the phone.
Once the call was over, Adam seriously looked at Jun.
"Afterall what happened, I'm still relieved that you'll able to attend the meeting on time. But what you did is really stupid. Good thing we were able to pick you up at that crowded area without any problems." he lectures Dane.
"At least I was able to experience freedom." Dane mumbled.
"Are you saying something, Dane?" Adam inquired.
"Oh, nothing. I just said I'm ready to meet the CEO and go on with the contract signing." Dane answered, while shrugging his shoulders.
After few minutes, Dane, Adam and Andrea are now making their way to the Conference Room where their meeting with the President will take place.
Without a warning, Dane stopped walking when she suddenly heard one familiar voice from the distance...
"I'm so sorry, Boss."
Jun's eyes widened when he finally realized that it was the woman that she met on the streets awhile ago!
"It's her!" he breathed out.
Dane's heart started beating fast. She saw her familiar curly hair... He saw her talking to someone who was looking at her furiously.
"What the hell are you doing, Jun! We need to move on!" Adam called out for him.
Before Dane could protest, he was already being dragged away by Adam towards the conference room...
- Writer
