Great Town of San Andres - the Private Chamber
San Andres is a place filled with all sorts of sceneries that anyone would want to get lost into. A beach that fills the laughter of each and every families, a playground that lights up the entire plaza with the children's presence, a lake that brightens up every sunset as being filled with couples, and lastly, a twin clock tower building that makes a sound every 9 PM that is known to awaken the sleeping soul of all the people of San Andres.
Maddie is now entertaining the media as a special privilege to endorse the movie by having Heidi as the interviewee. "Hello, everyone! I am the manager and personal assistant of 'The Enchantress/ Princess', Heidi Quinn. In one hour, the interview shall start.", said Maddie.
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*constantly rings*
Everyone's phone started making noises one after another. All faculties and even the media started murmuring, filling the studio with outlandish aura. Being thrown off, Maddie checked with her phone.
Unfortunately, she saw a message linking to a social platform, FameBook , releasing a dating rumor of Heidi Quinn. Seeing the post, sweats flowed from her face, her hands are quivering in distress and her body won't move.
"Is the rumor true?" asked the media.
"Who's dating the Enchantress?"
"It is Heidi Quinn's first ever dating rumor since the beginning of her career. What does the agency have to say about that?" asked by another interviewer.
Terrified of the rumor herself, Maddie wasn't able to handle herself well in the crowd. She never knew this day would come and is yet to speak a word. She stood there, having all the cameras facing her, surrounded by flashes from every corner of the room.
Then a woman with a stunning neck-length hair came. The loud and echoing sound of her red heels distracted everyone's attention. She's wearing a white knee-long skirt, a black surplice top, and walked with full confidence.
"No, I assure you it is not.", said the woman who came in as she slowly walked beside Maddie and tapped her shoulders.
The room was filled with enormous silence. "Seeing everyone's reaction, I am assuming that the media still haven't forgotten my existence as the former manager of Heidi Quinn." She said with a smiling, innocent face.
"What makes you so sure, Miss Miranda Scotch?" One of the interviewers said in a sarcastic tone.
"Well, how about giving her a surprise? Instead of waiting for one hour before the interview, why not do it now and visit her in her dressing room? Then we can clarify things an hour early. Isn't that right, little miss manager?" She said while turning her head into Maddie.
"Uhhm, I- I don't th- think that's a good idea. You see, she's resting now and is yet to be in a great condition. We shoul-". Maddie replied while stuttering.
"All we want to do is have the interview a little early so as to not make this a big deal. Room 7484, is it?" Said Miranda as she started walking towards Heidi's dressing room.
Maddie saw the director of the show and he nodded, as a gesture of informing her to let them visit Quinn's chamber.
Maddie nodded back and walked with Miranda heading to the dressing room. On the way, she can see people murmuring and looking at them intensely. As they get closer to the room, she's feeling a bit of guilt as she doesn't want to disturb her.
By the hallway of Heidi Quinn's room, she saw the assistant director, Lucy, heading towards them. "What's going on? I thought the interview will be an hour from now?" The assistant director said.
"They will have a surprise visit and do it by this minute instead." Miranda responded and looked at Maddie. "Tell Heidi we're here.", she added.
Maddie walked towards the door and knocked on the door. "Heidi, mylady, the press are here a little bit early to ask for some surprise interview . Will you b-be…" Maddie said in shocked as she saw Marco with Heidi upon opening the door. His hand was placed beside Heidi's waist to keep himself from falling down on Heidi while the other one was on the sofa arm. Meanwhile, Heidi's both hands are latched into his chest, preventing him from falling onto her face.
The media saw them and did not let the chance slide to create the first but grandest rumor of all time with the Enchantress. Cameras clicking are heard at every corner, flashes lightened the entire room and questions were dropped one after one, after one.
"Is he your rumored boyfriend?"
"Are the two of you dating?"
"How long have you been together?"
"Will you admit your relationship?" the media asked in constant momentum.
This has been the most chaotic yet classic behind the show experience for everyone, especially in San Andres.
Everyone was in utter confusion and the control was out of their hands. It lasted for 74 minutes and her agency came to settle things.
Everyone was then brought into the agency's safety chamber to protect them from the media as they settle things down and to prevent any more misleading reports.
"I'm r-really sor-ry, my lady." Maddie said with her tears flowing constantly and her hands covering her face, head down.
"We just need to clarify some situations. It'll be gone in a couple of days… or months? Who cares?" Heidi responded.
"Actually, your former manage-" Maddie added but was cut off as someone knocked.
The assistant director knocked on the door and slowly came in. "Hi Quinn, I was sent here for some errands because the Director collapsed so he can't be here. Have you watched the news?" She said blatantly as if they knew each other but Heidi didn't pay much attention to it as they are worried so Maddie hurriedly turned the tv on.
"The studio filled with directors, staffs, and faculties along with the finest, elite actors and actresses are supposed to be proudly reenacting the real life story of the best couple in town, Lea and his deceased fiancée. However, will the reenactment happen with another love story? Will they live up and even surpass the life story movie reenactment with an original version and ends it with a happy ending? This is Ana Gomez, delivering news from miles away."
Heidi clenched her teeth, suppressing her anger upon seeing the news. She is now the talk of the town but not for the reason she predicted.
Turning her head, she sees Marco with his hands between his legs, repeatedly tapping his feet on the floor with his head down. 'Is this really the rookie that talked to me earlier?', she thought.
Maddie, on the other hand, has been fidgeting, tapping her feet to the ground with her head turning around the room, as if looking for someone. Upon contemplating, she realized that Miranda disappeared after all the confusion earlier.
She then stood up and went to the assistant director's direction. "Have you seen the former manager of Heidi, Miranda?" Maddie whispered.
Lucy paused for a while trying to remember things, but she doesn't recall seeing Miranda, so she shakes her head to say no.
Maddie then rushed outside the Secret Chamber, leaving everyone baffled by her sudden behavior.
"Where are you going?" Lucy shouted.