Paparazzi

Chapter 1

Kennedy's Pov:

It was a hot sunny day and I decided to go for a walk. I put on some shoes, grabbed my headphones, phone and house keys, said goodbye to my mom before she left for work and headed out. I put on some music and headed towards the park. On the way to the park, I noticed someone with a camera taking pictures of me. I looked at them and smiled to be polite. It was a bit odd that they were taking pictures of me but I didn't question it. Maybe they were taking a picture of the scenery and I was in the way. I watched as they left and carried on walking to the park. Once I arrived at the park, I looked for a nice bit of grass to lie down. I lay there, soaking in the sun while children around me laughed and ran around. I looked up to see a girl playing basketball on her own. She looked as if she was struggling. I got up and walked over to her.

"Hey, do you need any help?" I asked politely. She turned around and looked at me. I smiled at her and she smiled back shyly.

"Yes please," she responded. "Could you show me how to shoot? I really want to join the basketball team at school but I'm not good enough. They say I'm too young" She looked down. I walked up to her and knelt beside her. She looked at me and passed me the ball.

"Who says you're too young?" I asked while holding the ball. She looked down again with tears in her eyes.

"The captain. She says I need to be 13 to join and I'm almost 13," she responded while playing with her fingers. "I suck at shooting but I really want to be shooting guard"

"You don't suck. You just need to practice. Let's get this ball pumped up and then I can help you." I stood up and walked to the corner shop. I asked the lady who worked there if she could pump up the ball. After the ball was pumped, I walked back over to the girl. I helped her hold the ball correctly, dribble and shoot. After a few attempts, she made the shot.

"Well done!" I smiled and gave her a high five. She beamed with excitement.

"I didn't know I could do that!" She exclaimed with excitement. She ran over and hugged me. "What's your name?"

"Kennedy" I replied. She smiled and hugged me again.

"Thank you, Kennedy! My name's Georgia"

"The pleasure is all mine" I smiled. I stood up and looked at Georgia. "I have to go home now. It was lovely seeing you."

"Will you be here tomorrow?" she asked. She looked at me with hopefulness in her eyes. I smiled at her.

"Of course." As we said goodbye, I noticed the same person with a camera looking at me. I started to walk up to them to say hello. Once again, they walked off. I wonder what that was all about. I walked home and made myself some food. I watched T.V until 10 pm. At that point, I was exhausted. I went up to my bedroom and fell asleep. The next day, I went to the park and helped Georgia with basketball. This happened for a few weeks. Georgia managed to make it into the team and she was so happy. I decided to buy her ice cream to celebrate.

After a few months, I had a call from IMG Models asking if I was busy that weekend. It was going to be my first shoot. I was really nervous but very excited. IMG Models found me on TikTok and offered me to be a model for their agency. They've recently added me to the VOGUE page! It was amazing. This just shows that anything is possible.