Film of Love

Dix-Sept

I walked down to the lobby with a hopeful and grateful heart and mind. As soon as I saw them on the coach it made my heart beat faster. I don’t know what to tell them because I don’t know what just happened, but the thing I know is there will be a chance and that chance is my hope. I don’t want them to be disappointed in me especially Tristan and my parents. Tristan helps me a lot and if I fail all of his efforts are wasted and about my parents especially my mom I might be see them in no time.

“Hey!”

“Hey- Dem?” My face lit up as I saw my best friend in the lobby.

“Goodness, Aryn! You look different!” she exclaimed.

“What? Well, it is required for us to dress up like this,” I replied. “Wait! How did you enter the building?”

“Oh, dear! Mr. Etienne talked to us while you’re on the other floor,”

“Really?”

“Yes, he did. He doesn’t have other extra passes so he just told the guard,”

“The system is different if you have a powerful friend,”

“Shh!” I reprimand because no one knows except them that I am friends with the actor. “Somebody might hear you!”

“Sorry!”

“by the way, how did you get here?” I asked Dem as I sat beside her.

“By a car!”

“Hahaha! Funny!” I said humorlessly as I judge her being.

“I asked your aunt,”

“How did you get her number,”

“Your mom gave me,” she replied.

“Oh!~”

“How’s the interview?” my aunt finally asked.

“Don’t you remember what happened? I mean I can’t process but the only thing I remembered is that they said that they will keep in touch with me,” I answered. “So… I don’t want to hope that much because as what I saw and observed is that other applicants are too serious, intimidating and they seem to have more experience than me.”

“Aww, babe! You’re feeling are valid and you’re right that you should not hope too much because it will only break your heart. Don’t worry I know you did great as always!!” she assured and smiled at me.

We all went in a moment of silence because the news is neither good nor bad but there is an unquenchable feeling to it. They made my results a bit suspenseful and made me curious about them.

I snapped at my thoughts and uttered unconsciously, “So…?” We are all just chilling in the Levitate’s visitor area. We all look like complete idiots as we sat at these comfy chairs, Dem staring at nowhere having those deep thinking time, while on the other sofa which is just across to ours is my Aunt that was sighing thinking about what we will eat and Cosette just playing on her phone. I am actually done for today’s interview but with that, I can still feel myself while entering the cold room and reminiscent the face that I exited the room as nothing happened.

I do have mixed feelings about my interview as I exited the room. The smile that I gave as I thanked them and Ms. Gem was all façade of mine but my heart is pounding harder, my eyes seems lost, my mind was thinking if I should be hoping, and wishing or not while my body just making all of that like it was nothing from the outside.

I will and should be not crying because there is no rejection happened. There are no words of negativity in that room. I stared at the high ceiling of the company and assured and telling myself that I am acting childish about it but I cannot control my feelings nor should I attempt to do so, but these feelings should not be ignored either. Feelings are there for a reason and I should just recognize them. So I conclude that I should just wait and start learning so I can make the process and I’ll be ready if they will contact me that I am hired but if not there is nothing to lose from that.

Someone fake coughed gaining my attention and asked, “Are we good to go now?”

“Yes, I’m good to go. How about the others?”

“What?” Dem asked as she just snapped out in her daydreams.

“We are leaving!”

“Oh, I forgot we are still in the company!”

“Do you want us to drop you off to who knows where you will be going?” I asked. Dem looks tired, she always looks like that but I am guessing she is thinking and doing a hard time on herself, the fact that the competition is not that far and it’s her first time going big. I’m worried that she might be overworking herself.

Her mind is still floating so I asked my aunt to drive us home. I felt that she may go fall asleep while practicing or worse lose her consciousness in the middle of the rink.

“Dem?” I nudged her arms as if waking her up back in her reality.

“Let’s go!”

“Where?”

“To my aunt’s apartment!” I said. “She wants you to take a bite of her delicious homemade delicacies.”

“Do we have that at home?” Cosette asked confusedly. She doesn’t get what I am trying to do here and luckily Dem is not listening, her mom just pinched her sides, and Cosette whimper at the pain.

“Dem wake up! We will be going down to the parking lot now!” I informed her. I am getting worried here she looks like she will be shutting down. We walked faster so that if ever she will knock herself out she is in the car not on the floor.

“Hang in there, Dem!” We thankfully reached the car without any problems and my aunt starts the car and went away from the company. I am glad she noticed her condition because that’s what you called a mom instinct there.

After some time, we safely arrived at the apartment. The whole journey to the apartment was tough, we were like handling an unconscious body.

“Where we should lay here?”

“In my bed!” I respond quickly. “Cosette please open the door, quickly!”

“Okay!” She said and cooperate. I’m thankful that she put her phone down immediately or else.

We groaned after we lay her down. Dem is heavy because of her damn muscles from working out but she doesn’t look like someone bodybuilding building. She is fine with a bit of muscle mostly on her legs and thighs. Figure skating works for nearly every muscle group in our body. I do have those but because I’m not that active it's starting to lose and I don’t want it to be gone. After today, I’ll be planning my workout routine.

“You can leave us here now, auntie!”

“You sure?” she asked while she is out of breath, I nodded at her assuring her that we are fine now.

“I’ll take care of her,”

“Okay! I’ll get some water for the both of you then,”

“Thank you!” she left my room and Dem and I are the only ones left here. Dem is now peacefully sleeping with a little snoring. I stand up and start to remove her shoes and her cardigan. I looked at her tired sleeping face not until her phone rings.

The name displayed was my former coach’s name so I answered her.

“Dem, where are you?”

“Hello, it's Aryn!”

“Oh…Hi Aryn where is Dem?”

“She falls asleep in my bedroom. She is not in her good state since she went in the company.” I explained.

“Could you give her a rest day? Only for today, please!” I begged at my couch as I know that she also wants to give her a rest but the schedule is so tight.

“Oh…I can but I need to postpone the dinner with the sponsor tonight!” she said.

“Really? Omg! Thank you, coach!”

“Welcome, tell Dem to sleep more if ever she woke up immediately,”

“I will! Thank you again!”

“You’re always welcome, Aryn!” she said and ended the call.

“Sleep tight, Aurora!” I said as I mentioned the little nickname she gave when we are little. She gave me that nickname coming from a book of sleeping beauty because I sleep longer than a being should do and she also told me that I am beautiful like Aurora. I chuckled at that little thing because I am far from how Aurora lived.

Little did she know that they are both just the same with few differences. Filled with jealousy that results in capturing the little girl and boy and making her fall into a deep sleep, but the thing is she woke up on her own without knowing her prince nor the reality, she didn’t even know if it’s the evil witch who are behind all of that or it’s just some man, a being like her.

A knock from the door made her turn back and open it. It’s her auntie with a glass of water in her hand. she thanked the lady and drink the water. She sat beside the sleeping lady and text her mom and Tristan updating them regarding the interview. Her mom was delighted about the news while Tristan saw the message. She doesn’t know why but she just erased it and he might be accidentally seen it while doing something, but the thing is Tristan is on the meeting with his minions and that he knows what happened even if she doesn’t tell him but Aryn didn’t know that.

Back to Dem, she felt sorry for her best friend because of the burden she set on her. She feels that because she declined the offer it was passed on Dem who is not familiar with the Olympics and the system. Dem is not familiar as in she doesn’t know anything, she does but she doesn’t have any experience personally the tension and the feeling inside of the stadium.

She also thinks that her best friend is overworking because she wants to prove that she can get the gold this year because she failed to get the gold only go for the silver from the last one. There are many circumstances and reasons to the question “why?”.

She sat there for a good minute before she realized that she must be reflecting on her day and what happened earlier, but she is more worried because the health of her bestie is on the line. Nevertheless, she got up and get the notebook out of her bag, and starts to re-read the reviewer and find the mistakes she might do in the interview. She also watched some videos on how to be good once again if ever she is needed to apply to another company and starts taking down notes about the work she will get if ever she is hired.

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The outside is being in its special time because it's I’heure Bleue (Blue hour) time wherein it’s the period of twilight phase when there is neither full daylight nor complete darkness, the beautiful quality of the light surrounds the city.

Jace has his off day in his work as an actor but he is still on call whenever his dad called him to substitute in their wine company. Jace just staring at his window in his house, deeply thinking about the plan on his mind. He met up with his hired investigator who tries to investigate the scene 9 years ago.

His family thought that Jace forgets but he is the person who never forgets anything especially when you harmed someone he loves. He finally forced his parents to make him live on his own but they didn’t know that they let him free and he will use that to know who is behind all of it. He just holds a little piece of the puzzle he wants to finish and he has long way to go.

While he is searching for the other pieces as he also searching for his other half, his soulmate, and his lover. He doesn’t want to rely on his father’s words that…little A died when they rescued him because his heart still hoping that he will see her again and make the person behind pay all of what he has done to them.