KINGDOM: Love, Money, Power.

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*In the club owned by King. Its packed with men. Its loud with loads of flashing lights and holographic posters of Nomi from floor to ceiling*

ESTELLE POV  pushing through the crowd of men

I hate coming to these places. If Dria hadn't texted me to come get her drunk reckless self I wouldn't be here and that's just that. I hate the loud music and drunk people are so messy. My Uncle was a drunk too but I don't like going into all that he did enough to Dria for her NOT to end up in places like this. Dria and I go way back so I'd do it for her though she's great but she stays getting me in situations like this. Theres large LED boards reaching up to the ceiling, Nomi is on every single one. She's the world's biggest star so it makes sense.

LOUDSPEAKER: "Congratulations to Label X's star NOMI ON HER THIRD WORLDWIDE NUMBER ONE ALBUM!! TONIGHT WE PARTY FOREVER TO CELEBRATE HER SUCCESS! BOYS NIGHT FOR ONE NIGHT ONLYYYYY"

Dria hates Nomi's music and this is supposed to be guys night. I have no idea why would Dria ever be here. That being said I've seen some girls around here that definitely don't work here. I can feel them burning holes in me.

* a loud BANG as a confetti canon goes off, crazy ton load of confetti falls everywhere*

I could barely see already I need to find a way out of this sea of sweaty shoulders bustling me about I'm starting to feel dizzy and I don't see Dria anywhere. I hope she's okay but I'm getting this awful feeling in the pit of my stomach, almost everybody's on the dancefloor I see an empty booth so I crash out of the crowd into it cause I've gotta take a break I'm feeling sick. It's a little quieter here in the booth are two other pretty females. Im not trying to start a conversation theyre already staring me down too but I can't be bothered to think about it too much I need to regain my senses and find out how im gonna find Dria. She never puts down that phone but now shes not replying any of my calls or messages. I've got a really bad feeling about it.

Theyre both wearing Gold, i must have missed the memo. I'm in sweats. I dont know how they let me in here, but i've come through a couple of times to see dria before so they kinda know me by now. I dont know much about the place though. I just know its full every night and people say its owner ha-

London: "Girl, that is NOT King's money that's old money not new money King's just living off the money his parents left him, I meannnn money's money to me but old money's easy money and easy money goes fast. King's the type a guy to spend whatever he wants whenever and I bet he does just that."

Their conversation breaks my train of thought

Paris: "Nah LoLo he's a real business man type! He's got this whole real estate side thing going on or he's got some stocks in something or other I don't even know but I heard that from my girl Nicole he's serious about his money and he's real stingy with it-"

L: "-Uh yeah meanwhile he just bought Nomi her third benz, right... real stingy. That's why I'm here tonight. I'm tryna get some of that stinginess thrown MY way" London Laughs and paris rolls her eyes

P: "that's because she's his artist and his girl, it's a Label thing everybody knows King loves that Label more than anything it's the only thing he has left of his parents and they are both dead"

L: "Exactly what I'm saying rich mummy and daddy drop a label in his hands and everything in his bank account If he had started out like the rest of us on the pavement he would never have nothing you know it"

P: "We all went to the same college! Girl, you need to cut off your sources because you don't know what  you're saying."

L: "Fine since you think you know it all-"

P: "I DO know it all. King always knew that Kingdom Records was his legacy but he wanted to do it the right way, no hand outs, he worked his way through school like anybody else... Word on the streets says on the eve of King's coming of age the night before his 18th birthday years old, God appeared to King in a dream and asked him to choose between money, fame and wisdom and he chose wisdom. The next day, his parents took him and Jermaine into a room separately and gave them a choice: 10k, A record deal with Kingdom or a trainee job. King chose the traineeship so he could work his way up because he said he wanted to learn on the way up. His parents were so happy with his decision they let him work his way up then when he was trained they gave him 100k and passed on ownership of the company. He's been coming up ever since"

L:"What did Jermaine choose?"

P:"The 10k, nobody knows what he did with it though. King took him under his wing anyway and I heard he's rich too now but he owns no official businesses so I don't know how, I think he works for King but people say its dirty money."

L:"Dirty money or not He's still fine AND single that's clean enough fa me. Not as fine as King but-"

P:" -but King isn't single everybody knows Nomi has him and I don't mess with that, I have morals."

L: "Good for you. I don't! (they laugh) Do you see Nomi here?! Give me 10 minutes with him and I'll show you rich or broke all these guys are all the same. I mean how do you think I got us in here on GUYS only night? Do I look like a man to you? *Both Laugh* and its not even about the money he is fine enough without it but knowing he's rich and can handle his business too? I don't know why I'm still over here talking to you!"

P: "you know that's not right, he treats Nomi like a Queen-"

L: "and he can treat me like the princess on the side! I didn't say I'm tryna be his number one who knows how many women he has about the place I'm just tryna be his number something or other. Who knows, maybe his businessmindedness will rub off on me and I'll work MY way up to number one. How do I look? I heard Gold is his favourite colour"

P: "Girl you are TOO silly, but okay I'm coming with you. He shouldn't be hard to find, only one room here says VIP on it" *Paris and London gets up to leave laughing*

They push past me as they leave. I feel better after sitting for a while but im still giddy. I check my phone- nothing. I try looking around but i dont see any sign of her.

*LOUD BANG AND SCREAMS*

there's screaming from the back of the venue I can hear it under the noise. I panic, I rush towards it pushing and weaving through people trying to figure out where its coming from I might be paranoid but I swear it sounds just like Dria. I keep heading in the direction the bang came from. The sound came from the restrooms. I'm scared as I push the door open with both hands, the door is so heavy and i'm so worried by the time i get it all the way open I'm struggling for breath. I look up and I can't believe what I'm seeing.

Dria-

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