Dimmed Star: The Queen of Actica

Chapter 3: unveiling a non-existent secret

"Yes it's true Serene cheats on John behind his back and she does drugs" her bestfriend stated breaking into sobs at her own words.

Serene felt like she's watching a movie play when it was her life, she squatted down with her phone on hand staring dazedly at her bestfriend spouting nonsense and lying through her teeth perfectly about her, she felt like she was given another different heavy blow in the gut, a new lightening struck on her, never in a million years will she imagine this or believe she'll experience this or even believe a story like this if told to her.

Her bestfriend, the person she considered family, her twin flame is now on the screen unveiling a secret of hers which never existed, she can believe the video she earliar saw of herself and another man but this, she has never done drugs in her life, no amount of peer pressure has ever made her fell into a victim of drug abuse but Rosy is lying through her teeth, lying about her.

She quickly took her phone to call John but another false revelation revealed which her eyes fell victim to it and it was like a blanket of icy water was drench on her in the middle of snow environment.

"Before we started dating, serene as I knew used to sleep with many people in other to get to act, that's how she became famous and successful, I really has no idea she still does it, I never knew she's sleeping with men behind my back" it's a video of John her boyfriend and agent speaking another lie, accusing her of what she never did and lying about her career dedication painting her prestigious image a horrible black.

Serene felt her body trembling and hot tears streaming down her cheeks as if a made up passage for them has been created and they flow nonstop. She quickly wipe the tears off but that didn't stop them and she let them flow since that's the only thing she could do in this moment as she couldn't even cry with her voice, it's as if she has lost it.

She frantically stood up pacing in the beautiful white and black living room of the penthouse as she's lost or actually has no idea on what to do. She can't call her lover as he's deeply related to her pain  or her bestfriend since she's also involved, then who should hug her, who should whisper sweet nothing to her when those that suppose to are the reason for her tears.

Hitted by an idea, she quickly went back to her phone since it seems like her brain has decide to function again to look for outcomes rather than dally on the inevitable.

She frantically search the contacts almost missing the person she wanted to call 'her boss' and the CEO of the company.  She dialed the contact immediately and waited feeling her heart beat faster and harshly in every second the phone wasn't answered.

The call cut off after the time out and he didn't pick, she quickly dialed it again and he finally picked on the third call.

"Mr. Siose?"

"Serene am..." the other side of the phone stopped and exhaled a breath

"Am sorry I can't help you now...I don't know what..."

"Wait let me explain..they're really lying about me..." she heard the phone disconnected and she stare at it in confusion, sorrow and anger.

He that suppose to help her is also trying to throw her away since she doesn't have a good image and will now only bring them loss than profit.

It's at that moment that Serene realised she's really alone with no one to support or help her, Rosy and john has pushed away anyone who tried to get closer to her saying they all have ulterior motives but time has revealed who the biggest greedy hawks are, watching the naive chicken from above and waiting for a perfect time to catch it prey.

She has no friends no family or anyone to support her, she never realised how alone she's till now when she needed a shoulder so much. She don't know who to call for help and even so for what? To ask what? For her image to be washed, for clarification? How can she deny this, how will people respond to this when the scandal was arranged and said by none other than the ones everyone who know her knows them as her only close ones, her boyfriend and bestfriend.