Fate's Final Act

-CH 11- Unexpecteded turn of events

MILA: OUTSIDE THE TRAINING CENTER, 10PM

"Come on... come on, please pick up... please..." I whispered to myself, biting on my nails nervously, with my phone on my ear.

I pulled my jacket tighter around myself as a really cold breeze passed by, making the now dry tears on my face feel minty cold. I sniffed and wiped my nose. Only hearing the sound of ringing in a repeated rhythm.

"Please..." I muttered weakly.

'Your call has been declined. Please try again later.'

"Agh! Not again!" I exclaimed as I heard this line for the 6th time now. I gritted my teeth in frustration and furiously pressed the calling button once again.

'Your call has been declined. Please try again later.'

My grip on the phone tightened, tears starting to form in my eyes again, and blurring my vision.

I pressed again. "I am begging you... please answer me.." I pleaded with a sniffle, as my tears started to flow down freely.

It got declined again.

I was starting to lose hope, and I let my hand fall by my side in defeat.

Only for a notification to pop up, out of nowhere. That surprised me, and I immediately looked at my blue screen to see who it was.

****▶︎ •၊၊||၊|။||||။၊|• 1:05 ****

It was a voice note... from the person I've been trying to call for hours! I immediately clicked on it without histation.

[Hey Mila~, Long time no see, huh? I bet you missed me so much, right? I see you've called me so many times. How annoying. Well, don't worry, sweetheart, your pictures are in a safe hand. Just make sure not to make that mistake again, okay? And as a punishment for being a brat... next time, I want 500 dollars instead of 250. Behave next time, dear~ Love ya!]

My eyes were wide in both shock and horror. I couldn't believe that jerk was doing that though he knew damn well that was way too much.

I let myself slide down the wall I was leaning on and started sobbing uncontrollably, my body shaking with every gasp and sniffle.

Where the hell was I going to get 500 from? All I had was 150... And that was barely enough.

~~~~~

I opened our front door and stepped in, feeling really exhausted from everything. My body really hurt, though I didn't do much physical training today.

Grandma had dinner ready as usual, but I had no apatite at all after what happened. So I apologized and went straight to my room.

Once I was alone, I threw myself into the bed, not even bothering to change my clothes.

Almost immediately, a huge wave of loneliness and frustration washed over me, only to find my eyes staring to sting with tears again. I got into a fetal position while hugging a pillow tightly, and I buried my face into it.

The silence in the room was broken by my faint sobs and heavy breathing. I kept curling on myself more and more. Squeezing the pillow tightly as if I was trying to tear it apart.

I just wish for everything to end...

ADONIS: PHOTO SHOOTING, the next day.

I threw today's outfit on, making sure everything looked perfect. By now, I got used to the staff members' uncomfortable touches, so it was fine.

I got on that white part where a black chair was placed, and almost like 6 cameras surrounded it.

The manager raised an eyebrow the minute he saw me. "Hey Ad, did you dye your hair or something?"