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Chapter 3 - CHAPTER 3

AVA

" How are you doing Ava, I hope your eating well" my mum said on the other side of the phone " am good mum,they are really taking care of me" I said " where is Emem" I asked " am here,I thought you won't ask about me " she said " why won't I ask about you,I miss you" I said " I miss you too" she said,we talked about a lot of things but we were interrupted " Ava, it's time to go,we don't wanna be late" Lily said " one more minute" i pleaded and she nodded " mum,am shooting a music video today" I said " ooo,I wish you success my dear" she said " thank you mummy" I said " don't forget to tell me when it's released oo,I want to be the first to view it" Emem said " olodo, you will find out just like everyone else" I said

" I have to go,we will talk later" .

I arrived on set,a transformed warehouse in downtown Los Angeles,the crew bustled around me, setting up lights, camera and equipment, " Hi Ava am Prakash,the director" he said ( Mr Prakash is one of the best director in the Starlight Music and the one appointed to direct my music video) " Ava Henshaw" I said and he just nodded " this is Jenna,your stylist" he said " Hi " she waved at me " am at your service" she said .

I sat in front of the mirror as Jenna styled my hair ,her assistant choosed the clothes I was to wear " this will go very well with your skin color" her assistant said " it's really beautiful" I said " are you ready Ava" Prakash said walking into the room I stayed " yeah" .

I felt myself getting lost in the music,as I moved my body to the rhythm,the camera captured my every step " cut" the director said " that's really good Ava, your a natural" he praised.

As the filming wrapped,I felt exhausted yet satisfied, " thank you Jenna,thank you Mr Prakash" I thanked all of them , " I didn't see Mr Jae-Hwan today" I asked Lily " ooh,he has a fan meeting today and a concert tomorrow" she said , a concert? " Can I attend it " I asked Lily " of course, your done with everything and you don't have anything in your schedule for now" she said " do we have to buy tickets" I asked as we walked to the dressing room for me to change " no, it's free for us who are working in the company" she said ,my excitement knew no bounds ,I changed my clothes into a comfortable boyfriend jeans, a crop top and a white sneakers " I love how you look in everything you wear" Lily commented as I walked out of the dressing room and I blushed " thank you" I said.

I laid on my bed exhausted " gosh , you only feel tired when you're home.

The Hollywood bowl buzzed with anticipation as fans flooded in excited for Jae-Hwan concert " wow,the crowd is amazing" I said to Lily as I stood backstage watching the fans take their respective places,I turned back and looked at Jae-Hwan as he prepared for the concert .

" Break a leg Jae-Hwan" I said to him and he gave me a thumbs up, the crowd cheered as Jae-Hwan walked up stage " annyeonseyo California" he greeted in Korean and the crowd roared, Jae-Hwan settled in and started singing,his voice was like that of an angel and some fans sang along,I prayed my concert will be as amazing as this.

" You're amazing Jae-Hwan" I said to him when he came back stage " thank you" he said " Jae-Hwan " Mr Marcos called signalling for Jae-Hwan to come over " it'll be your turn soon Ava" Lily said and I smiled .

AFTER PARTY

The Hollywood bowls VIP lounge transformed an intimate gathering spot for Jae-Hwan and his inner circle.

I walked into the building withwearinh a silky long silver gown with my hair styled and Jae-Hwan greeted me with a warm smile " welcome Ava" Jae-Hwan said,Mr Marco followed exchanging congratulations with Jae-Hwan,the director, music producer including Martin and Jae-Hwan close friends and family.

JAE-HWAN

Mr Marco walked towards me accompanied by Mr Prakash " Jae-Hwan, congratulations once again" he said " Jae-Hwan, we're interested in exploring further projects, let's discuss more later " he said " yeah sure" I said " Jae-Hwan you did great as always " Mr Prakash said " thank you " I said and they walked away .

AVA

I walked into the company,the editing team finished editing my music video and it was almost time for it to be released,I was super nervous,Mr Marcos, Jae-Hwan, Lily and Martin were present,it was time " SEND" ,my first official music video was released to the world,as if everyone was waiting for it,views, likes and comments flooded in like waterfall to a river " this is amazing" Mr Marcos said " welcome to the music world Ava" Jae-Hwan said ,I had five hundred thousand views in less than one hour, seeing my dreams becoming a reality,tears streamed down my face " this was indeed a miracle" I thought.

Days passed after the release of my music video,and it was very well accepted by the audience,the marketing team and everyone including myself were busy ,I had proposals from different brands to advertise their products, everything felt so unreal.

" You have an appointment with beauty plus by 2pm today" Lily said, apparently Lily was appointed my manager. We walked out and a girl ran towards me " Ava can I have your autograph" she said " sure " I collected a photo of me from her, signed on it and gave it back to her " thank you so much" she said excitedly and ran away," let's go" Lily said and we moved towards where Fernando stood " you look beautiful miss Ava" Fernando said " thank you" I said smiling ear to ear " are you seriously flirting with her two face?" Lily joked and we all laughed as we entered the car.