Dimmed Star: The Queen of Actica

Chapter 9: who are we to judge

Melvil stare at his reflection in the mirror inside his bathroom, his grey eyes glimmering with green tint as the light hit his face bringing out the silver colour more with the hidden green colour, he stare quietly at himself in thought recalling the state he found Serene when he came to wake them up after finishing lunch preparation.

She was trembling on the bed clutching on to her chest tight and drenched in sweat as she hyperventilate searching for a air to breath with tears streaming down her cheeks like waterfall.

"Rosy, John" those were the names she called out in her dream well more like a nightmare. Only someone who doesn't know her will not recognise those names which in itself is hard to find anyone in the whole New York city who doesn't know Serene Louis, the star in every mega hit, the icon in every famous and rich brand, it's just hard to find anyone who doesn't know her even if he don't watch movies. Her pictures everywhere, on the advertisement boards, posters, products of wealthy brands ,in news, charity events and so on, so were Rosy and John.

Her agent and lover with her bestfriend, they were like her right and left, they're almost everywhere she is.

He wonder what more have they done to her after what they said about her on media after that video that made his heart ache for no reason. He had no idea why he felt that way when he didn't even know her apart from seeing her on screen.

He didn't believe what he heard from them or the media, and he felt it was even ridiculous believing she was innocent, but still it was just a feeling and a strong instinct to trust, true to appearance, looks and actions, Serene is naive and innocent.

He shook off his head clearing his thoughts back to reality and he quickly took a small towel wetting it with the tap cold water and went out of the bathroom to where Serene was still lying on the bed, her knees pulled close to her and her hand wrapped around her with her head still on the pillow as she half lied on the bed staring into nothingness.

He sat close to her on the bed his weight dipping on it but she didn't acknowledge his presence as she look lost in thought. He gently wiped her face that was painted with the after stickiness of tears and sweat, he stare at her observing every features of the dimmed star up close as she flinch seemingly now aware of his presence but couldn't bother to move further.

He wiped her pale white forehead that was crease with folds from frowning in her thought, swiping further her almost hollow cheeks and her prominent sharp nose, he stopped, staring at her pale lips, it was dry and chapped, in need of hydration but he still found it tempting as he found himself gulping down a thick saliva.

Serene who was focused on her thought notice the slight shift in the air and she glance sideways facing the young man who recently stepped into adulthood, his eyes that were on her lips shifted slowly trailing her face to her eyes, the bottle green color of her eyes look dull, soulless with no joy of life and he felt his heart ache just thinking of what she went through.

He quickly look away when he realise her attention was on him and he muttered a small apology under his breath which was almost undetected by her ears.

"Lunch is ready" he muttered walking to the couch at the side of the room and shake the young boy lounging on it sleeping peacefully without knowing what had been going on in the room or with his favourite star and idol, he really look up to the lady, so seeing her taking her own life will be traumatizing when her words were what made him pull through his own difficulties.

"Huwnm!, Brother?"

"Wake up, it's time for lunch" the younger one yawn with his hand covering his mouth and stretched up on the couch before getting up to follow his brother out of the room.