CHAPTER 3: FAMOUS AGAIN
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“Kya! You need to see this!” Maddie, Kya’s colleague at work, rushed to where she was, excitedly.
“What’s it?” Kya asked dully. She wasn’t interested in another one of Maddie’s gossips. Ever since she had miraculously gotten a job at a gym, as one of the cleaners there, she had had to tolerate a hyperactive Maddie.
“Zayn Parker liked your video!” She squealed “Oh… my… gosh! He is even following you. “
Immediately Kya heard that, she checked her phone to see if it was true. Her eyes widened in utter shock. Zayn Parker indeed liked her videos and followed her on all of her social media. And by the minute, her followers were increasing. Even other celebrities started commenting on her dance videos. It was too good to be true.
Kya logged out and logged in again to see if everything would disappear. Instead, she noticed that about four hundred thousand people had started following her.
How? When?....
Kya was speechless. She didn’t know how to react. She didn’t know she should laugh or cry tears of joy. She was undoubtedly happy.
When she had started making dance videos in the gym she she worked at, she had not expected anything tangible to come out of it. .
Now, she was famous in one night!
“Kya! I’m so happy for you! We need to celebrate after work.” Maddie said before rushing to clean up the remaining parts of the gym that needed cleaning.
Yes, they would celebrate. Kya decided. It had been so long since anything good had happened in her life.
Suddenly, Kya heard one of Zayn Parker’s songs playing in the gym. Maddie had put it on , dancing to it as she cleaned up. Maddie was an hyperactive soul. She was always ready and excited to do things.
Kya decided to make a video right then and there. She danced to Zayn Parker’s songs, making new dance moves for the song. She repeated it over and over again before making the final video. She was going to post it to say thank you to everyone who had followed her. Especially, Zayn Parker.
Zayn Parker was a very popular music artiste. He owned a record label and his fan club was spread across the continents. Now, she thought about it, why had he done what he did. Liking her videos publicly was one thing. But, following her was something that would make the paparazzi go crazy. They would probably start digging up her past or something. She hoped they wouldn’t.
The following day, when she came to work in the gym, her boss confronted her.
“So, you have been making videos here when you should be cleaning.” He said sternly as if he was scolding her.
“Sir, it’s not what—” she was about to explain, but he cut her off.
“Keep it up, dear!” Her boss was surprisingly happy. She noticed the gym was more crowded than usual. And many stared at her as she walked around.
Was it because of Zayn Parker that they came? It must be because of him!
“Excuse me. Are you Kya?” A girl Kya had never seen before popped out of nowhere.
“Yes, I am. Is there any problem?” Kya asked the stranger.
“I am from a media house, I would love to —” Kya did let her finish, she called the security on her. It was people like her that ruined her career.
People started looking her way, wondering what had happened. But, she ignored the stares and went to a quiet place. Something about this sudden fame brought back bad memories.
Just as she was lost in thought, Maddie came to where she was. “Kya, there is this hottie, outside. He’s asking of you.”
“Do I know him?” Kya asked .
“You might recognize him once you see him. “ Kya was in no mood to entertain reporters. But, she stood up anyway to see who it was. Besides, she wouldn’t do a lot of work until evening.
She went out to meet the person. But, when she got out, the person she saw outside, waiting for her was someone she hated. It was someone she never wanted to see again.
It was Rowan Levon.
Why was he here?
When she saw it was him, she hissed and went back into the gym. He was probably here to destroy her completely. That was what his family was good at.
What Kya didn’t expect was Rowan’s resilience. Later in the day, when she was done with work and was about to leave, he was still outside.
She tried to ignore his presence and walk away. But, he called after her. “Kya! Kya, wait!”
“What is it?” She turned to confront him. She was still angry with him. You’d think that over the year, her hatred for the Levons would reduce. It didn’t.
“I just wanted to talk to you?”
“Talk about what exactly? About how you ruined my career three years ago? Or how you made sure I was screwed, royally screwed.” She tried to calm herself. But , this was the opportunity to deal with him verbally. Aside from that, she knew she could not do anything to hurt him or his family. She didn’t have the power yet.
What she had was a growing social media presence. Nothing more, nothing less.
“I have a deal for you.” Kya laughed. The audacity of this boy keeps increasing with time.
“I’m not interested!” She yelled. But the stubborn guy didn’t listen.
“This deal is a once in a lifetime opportunity. It –“ she caught him off.
“I don’t care! No,let me go.” He had managed to hold her hand I’m a firm grip.
“You lying piece of s**t! Let me go this instant. “ She forcefully removed her hand from his.
The moment she had already walked a few meters away from him.
“What if this deal paid for your grandma’s hospital bills? Would you still leave?” To that question, Kya paused in her step.
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