The Evil CEO Wants Me Back

Sitting down among the set of young ladies that came to apply as new actresses in Lonald Entertainment House, Amara Davis, a 22-year-old fair-skinned lady, stretches her long legs while sitting on the grand floor, waiting to be auditioned. Her dream is to become one of the best Nollywood actresses in her country, Nigeria. And she has heard that the majority of the CEOs in the Actors Guild Association in her country normally sleep with new, young, and upcoming actresses for a movie role. But that isn't her problem, as she wants to become an actress. Most of the auditioning centers she has gone to are mostly biased and didn't even give her any feedback after wasting her precious time with them. Amara remembers the last CEO of Alfred Entertainment House she went to apply with. The CEO, an elderly man, had requested that she must spend a night with him first before she could be allowed to audition at his filming institute. Most likely, she didn't even need to waste her precious time auditioning with them again, as he would just fix her into acting one of the movie roles that are available, giving her one or two roles. Amara had agreed to spend the night with this CEO just to get the position, and when she got there, she met several other ladies lined up for the same reason as her. Amara was irritated at the thought of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, as she thought the CEO probably asked only her out to spend the night with him. She went back home to the house she shared with her best friend turned sister, Emily Jackson. Amara and Emily had both refused to go back to the village after graduating, because they were both from poor homes. "Amara, what happened?" Emily asked when Amara returned home angrily and slumped onto the only white couch in the room they both shared. Emily was also light-skinned in complexion like Amara, and Amara sighed and relaxed back on the couch, breathing heavily. "Emily, you wouldn't believe what I saw there at the hotel location sent to me," she said, shaking her head sadly. Emily asked her, "What did you see there?" not wanting to think that she saw evil people like ritualists or kidnappers, as they were both from poor homes; which was the more reason they became the best of friends and were determined to succeed in life. Amara shook her head and exclaimed, "My goodness!" Emily gasped in shock, still standing in front of her and waiting for Amara to speak. Amara then fanned herself with her fingers, feeling too hot even at that cold hour of the night. "Emily, can you believe that I saw about fifteen ladies there, and when I asked them why they were there, they said 'personal business' with the CEO? What other personal business if not sleeping with the CEO!" Amara inquired, and Emily swallowed. "Wait, you agreed to sleep with the CEO just because of a movie role with them?" Emily questioned. Amara shook her head and replied, "What do you expect of me, Emily? I want the job; I want to start acting films." "Calm down, girl. Not because you want a job will you now get into nonsense with him. What if the CEO recorded you and uses it to blackmail you and refuses to pay you, or your nudes get out to the public?" "What do you mean by blackmail me?" Amara asked with wide eyes open. Emily laughed, "Oh! So you don't know how cunning most of those bosses or CEOs are? They know you're naive and enthusiastic about getting a job, so they can also record it and use it against you." "What! If that's the case, I can sue him to court," Amara responded. "Sue him? Where will you get the money to sue him from?" Emily inquired, but Amara kept mute. "You better wait until you find a genuine job that will pay you real cash without any strings attached than jump into something that will give you sleepless nights," Emily advised, and Amara nodded sadly. "Well, I've already returned home, so automatically, I'm not going back there again, because he said unless I sleep with him first before I can get a movie role with them," Amara explained. "Wait, is the CEO even a young man like us?" Emily asked, as she was not into anything entertainment. After their graduation from college, Emily went into tailoring rather than searching for a job, as most of the graduates hardly get a job in their country, while Amara went into acting. "He's not a young man, Emily. He is someone's father and husband, per se," Amara replied, shaking her head in disgust while remembering the CEO, and Emily yelled at her, surprising her, "And you agreed to sleep with a married man all because of money or a movie role with them?" "Leave me alone, Emily! I've already told you I'm no longer going there, and I will look for other auditioning centers to try again!" Amara shouted. Emily sighed and let her be, while Amara stood up and walked into the bedroom to rest. *** Fast forward to the present: "Ma'am, it's your turn now to audition. Go in and see the auditors," a female receptionist says to Amara. Amara smiles and replies, "Thank you." She stands up and adjusts her dress, watching the previous contestant step out and heave a sigh of relief. Amara pushed the auditioning room door open and walked in, heading to the front of the auditorium, where she stared at the three judges sitting before her. "Good afternoon, young lady. You're Amara Davis, right?" the male judge asks her first. Amara recognizes him as one of the best veteran actors in the country, William Jack. "Yes, sir!" she replies, feeling her palms sweating, and she rubs them together to calm her nervousness. "Okay, feel free to show us what you've got. What will you be acting as again?" the second judge, an actress, asks, and Amara recognizes her as Stephanie Roland. Amara's face lights up with joy as she stares at the three top judges sitting across from her. She's unsure if she can express herself well while they examine her acting skills. "Are you ready now?" the last judge, a veteran actress, Fiona Wilfred, asks, and Amara finally breathes out. "Yes, ma'am." "Wait, you're acting as what again?" William asks her, and Amara responds, "A poor kind girl." "Oh, that's what is written here already, and I can see that's probably your kind of person. Why not act as something you're not? Acting your daily life doesn't show us your real acting skills. You act like a pro, and that's by being someone you're not. So, what would you like to act as? To up your points and see if you can get enrolled in Lonald Entertainment House?" William questions. Amara swallows, staring at him confusedly. "I don't really know. What suggestions can you give to me? Anything you ask me to act, I will act it perfectly," Amara asks. "Okay. How about you act as a princess with class, or a female gangster, or a police officer arresting a suspect?" Stephanie Roland suggests, and Amara swallows. "Pick one and be quick, as we have other people waiting outside to be auditioned," Fiona Wilfred chips in, yelling at her, with her non-smiling face. "Okay, I will act as a police officer stopping a suspect," Amara responds. "Good, and at the count of three, when you hear the buzzer sound, you start acting. Are you ready now?" William inquired, and Amara responds, "Yes, sir." "One, two, and go!" Amara starts acting as a police officer stopping a suspect. "Heh, you stop there!" she commands, talking to an invisible suspect and holding a lot of seriousness in her face. "If you move, I shoot. Now you're under arrest for the crimes you have committed, and you have the legal right to remain silent, as anything you say shall be used against you in the court. Now move!" Amara commands and acts like she's dragging an invisible suspect away. With a lot of seriousness, she handcuffs the suspect and drags the suspect away.