Calista turned on her heels without looking back and ran to her room.She cuddled herself at the comfort of the fluffy blankets and the pillow.She cried her eyes out.
She was hurt.
Her heart was shouting more than she was crying.Her body shivered and shook hysterically as she wept.
Her heart was aching.
She cried until she fell asleep. Liz came to check up on her after waiting for a while downstairs. She saw Jake out then went upstairs. She wanted to be sure that she did not get lost again.
She was much relieved when she found her asleep on the bed but also worried as to why she was sleeping at that time. She moved closer and peered at her face. Traces of tears were visible on her face. She could tell she had been crying.
She pitied her.She looked innocent but she should have known that it would be no crystal stair being married to her grandson.
Yes, Maverick was more of a grandson to her and than her boss.
"You will just be fine my dear.He might be harsh and heartless from outside but trust me,he is the sweetest thing inside,"she assured the sleeping beauty while lightly caressing her hair.
She then left the room and walked away.
****
Calista was standing at a cliff. Behind her was a huge mansion.It was a bright day,sunny and attractive day. She was in a white shifon dress and her hair was let down, flowing all the way to her bum and below.
She was beautiful.
She was enjoying the view below her as huge river was flowing.The water looked blue in color from her vintage position and she loved it.
Suddenly,a man came from the huge mansion but she could not his face.He hugged her from behind and she smiled. She did not seem afraid though she did not know who it was.
The man carried her off her feet and circled the place while holding her.
Calista was happy,she laughed along as they moved in a circle, suddenly,her face changed to that of her sister Izara and tears were covering her face. The man then threw her down the cliff to the flowing river.
Calista was shocked in the dream. Her sister was falling down to the enormous river she had seen and she was afraid for her.
"Calista!... Calista!... Calista!"Izara's voice echoed as she fell off the cliff.
"Izara..."Calista called to her sister,her eyes wide open and her hand in the air as though she was trying to reach her.
Calista checked her environment.She was in the same room she slept in before.
The difference was she was soaking wet and so was the place she was lying on.Her heart beat was very high.Her heart was pounding against her chest and fear had gripped her.
That dream again but the ending of it...
She was not sure what that dream meant but she had a bad feeling about something.Tears fell off her eyes as she prayed that nothing would happen to her beloved sister.
She wished she could talk to her,hear her sweet voice and promise her that everything was fine.
She was worried to death but she could do nothing.Her heart was filled with fear of loosing the only sibling she had. She wished she could atleast talk to her mother,her grandmother or even any of her uncles,that would help her feel better but she did not have a phone to and none of them had bothered to reach her through any means.
She was hurt.
Her heart arched as she thought that maybe they had all forgotten about her already and were moving on with their lives.Fresh tears formed in her eyes and began flowing down her cheeks.
She ran out of tears.She cried but no tears came out.She slowly got off the bed and went to freshen up. She got dressed into a pair of white fluffy pajamas she found at the closet and went out.This time,she found her way downstairs without a problem.
"How did I even not notice this way earlier?"she spoke to nobody in particular then let out a chuckle. Atleast she was trying to get rid of the somber mood she was in and maybe easen a little her aching heart.
She got downstairs and found Liz setting the table.
"You are here?"Liz asked as she made the table.
"Yeah.I figured that dinner was ready and had to find my way downstairs.Thanks to me I did not loose my way again,"she answered jokingly and Liz laughed abit at her response.
"It's fine dear and you should be really hungry.Have a sit and I will serve you,"she offered.
Calista sat at the middle chair at the right side.Liz dished her meal on the plate and placed it close to her.
Calista thought it would be boring eating alone so she asked Liz to sit close to her.
"Sit with me,"she said as she patted the chair close to her.Her hand hit something, a newspaper but she ignored it.
"No dear,I still have got something to clear up at the kitchen but you go ahead,"she spoke as he walked to the kitchen.Calista was left with no choice but attend to her tummy that was already grumbling. She dived into the chicken steak and veggies.She had had a good fill when she slowed down her pace.
She could now eat like a lady!
She took a bite and chewed slowly.She remembered the newspaper and took it.
Her eyes went to the headline. What she read made her swallow the steak without a proper chew making her choke in the process.She took the glass and gulped the juice down.
Her heart was now racing again.More than it had when she woke up after that dream.
She read again the headline and she felt her heart twist in her chest. The pain was unbearable!
This is so unbelievable!
'The so said to be a great and upcoming music superstar,Angel C.S ran away when she thought she would not get to the first position!"the headline read.
"What!?...run away?I did not run away!? ...why would these people write this about me!?...this is all a lie!"she corrected what was written angrily and loud enough that Liz heard at the kitchen and came running to the dinning room.
"What's wrong dear?"she asked concernedly but Calista did not even know what to say.
She just stared at the magazine as she read through the article.
Her heart almost stopped pumping when she read a certain sentence in a paragraph.
The sentence read: The secret Voices has now declared that Angel C.S is no longer part of them and she has officially been declared a no group member of the Secret Voices!
"No no no...no way.This is not possible! They do not even know why I disappeared.They should have atleast waited until I went back and explained ever to them!"she was now crying. Her already red and hot eyes began firing again.
"This is not fair..."she complained but then continued reading until she got to the last sentence:Her manager, Lisa Xing, confirmed to the press that Angel C.S had a second thought about participating in the competition and she did not know why she ran away despite assuring her that everything would be fine. Now the big question is,how did she even make it to the first position!?
Is it through the eligible superstar, Jameson Aldo Atlas who was spotted together before the competition began?
Calista felt like she was going mad.She teared the newspaper in anger as she cried.
Liz who was know aware of what was going on was confused. She did not know that her madam was the goddess,Angel C.S! and she could not understand why on earth the press would speak so much without an evidence.
She did not even kniw how to console her.She could just imagine her hardwork going to the drain just like that.
She moved closer and hugged her tightly.
"Calm down dear!... everything will be fine,"she assured her but Calista clinged on her and cried hysterically.
"No Lizzy...this is not fair!"she spoke between her loud sobs.
Her already aching heart was now about to burst with pain and agony.
All that while, Maverick who was coming to have his dinner, witnessed what was going on while standing at the door.
He had given up the idea of punishing her when he saw the newspaper that morning.He did not know why he left that newspaper there.He did not want her to find out about it in such a way.
His heart twisted when he saw her cry.He was hurt as though it was him that had been betrayed by his musical group and his manager.
His fist clenched in anger.
"I will make sure that that news house does not get to write any other news after tomorrow,"he promised her in his own mind.
Without having supper,he turned on his heels and went upstairs.He took his phone and dialed a number.
"Take care of Daily Update News Desk!"he spoke calmly but he was definitely very mad.
He hanged up the phone and kept it on the bed.