Reveal (1)

"Welcome to the show, 'Reveeeeaaaaal!'" a young woman with a model-like figure screamed enthusiastically into a small microphone hooked around her head. The studio she was in instantly erupted with screams and shouts from a hyped audience as if they were waiting for that one line from her.

The thunderous excitement could be heard all around the corners of the studio, and she smiled with smug satisfaction. The corner of her eyes creased a little as she continued,

"I am Isa- Isa - Isabellllaaaaa, your host for today, and we have major exclusive news coming your way in a bit! Stay tuned and get the news and gossip firsthand …."

Isabella was the host of the Reveal program. On this day, she was dressed in a sponsored limited-edition mid-thigh red dress and matching red heels and lips.

She loved her job, and her wide smile was evidence of that. The audience she had in her studio that day had not calmed down yet, prompting Isabella to add her signature wink that further hyped them.

She felt a sense of satisfaction just watching how her audience always responded to her in the studio. Isabella had a hunch that they were going to even love her more on this after she aired the content of the program.

The 'Reveal' show was the most popular Friday night, gossip program in Milas, the capital city in Hiddenburg, a city which was always bursting with one activity or celebrity scoop after another. In fact, the city Milas also had another name, 'the city without sleep'.

It earned this name because one could browse through the nooks and crannies of the city all day, night, and all days of the week and always find exciting places to visit or equally beautiful activities to partake in, notwithstanding the time of day.

Isabella was popularly known for being the long-term host of this program since it had commenced a few months back, and she was great at her job. Reveal was one program almost all netizens looked out for because it covered Milas's most famous celebrities and public figures. I mean who doesn't like a good celebrity scoop?

Isabella took a seat finally after the audience had somewhat calmed down and the room regained some of its initial quietness. Upon her signal, the main camera zoomed into the first guest for the day. She had two guests on her in the studio with her.

Her first guest was a surprising one at that, since no one knew her. This was because celebrities clamoured to get onto the Reveal show, but it was never unheard of for a 'nobody' to get a slot on the show. This made people wonder. 'Why had Isabella promised a bigger 'scoop' when the guest was unknown? That was so not like Reveal!

The people in the studio started whispering about what was going on, but Isabella kept her signature smile and focused on the guest. The guest had a wild, intimidating, 'bad girl' looks around her. She looked barely in her twenties and wore jean shorts with her butt cheeks peeking out as she made her way to the seat opposite the host. An interesting choice of attire for national TV, I must say.

The tip of the white pockets looked to be peeking out in the front of her thighs. The young woman also had on a spaghetti top and a matching crop black leather jacket.

She had completed her outfit with flat sandals that were laced up to her thighs, but one could see the tattoos inked on the parts not touched by the lace, as well as on her arm as the jacket was ripped. The young woman only had heavy smoky eye makeup and black lipstick on.

There were also a lot of rings and bangles on her hands and fingers. Her hooped earring looked so big that; it would fit her own neck as a necklace. She sat with a bored look on her face as her eyes casually swept through the audience but not exactly looking at anyone specifically.

"Our first guest today is Miss Thalia Mirabel Thebes …" The woman in question sat with her legs crossed at the knee, and she leaned slightly back on the one-seat sofa with her eyes downcast to avoid looking into the bright lights that had been directed at her for the purpose of the live filming.

In as much as the audience seemed to not want her there, the same could be said for her. The last thing Thalia Mirabel wanted was to be in this room and on the 'Reveal' program, but she knew it was a necessary evil. 'Can they just get this over with so that I can leave?' she intoned to herself as Isabella continued with the introduction.

However, her face remained devoid of any expression even as the room went deadly silent after Isabella was done.

Thalia Mirabel was slightly to the left of Isabella. She was lost in thought Isabella introduced her to the audience, but she could care less and did not pay any attention to the statements bouncing off around her.

Unlike the lively atmosphere before, it felt as if no one was even breathing in there because she was a nobody to them. Isabella quickly signalled and the cameras focused on the second person to avoid the awkwardness.

That person was on Thalia Mirabel's left. Thalia briefly glanced at the other 'guest' that Isabella had started introducing after her. Judging from the heightened screams of the crowd, the other lady looked to be a celebrity of a sort.

"As you all know, this is -"

"Ashley! I love you!!!!" someone shouted from the audience, interrupting Isabella, who shook her head in laughter.

"Yes, this is the most talked about rising celebrity Influencer, Ashley."

Then turning to her, Isabella added,

"You seem to have garnered much love from the audience, Ashley,"

Ashley turned to face the camera and blew an air kiss to it.

Like Thalia, the other guest, Ashley looked to be in her twenties. Her voluminous cherry chocolate hair was piled up high on her head, with deliberate tendrils slightly wisping around her face. Her amber eyes looked lively as her eyes creased slightly from the introduction following her pleasant-looking smile.

She wore a similar form-fitting black dress and matching stiletto open-toe heels like Isabella. Even her toenails had been painted to match her glittering outfit. 'This Ashley person is really pretty to look at', Thalia Mirabel bemused to herself and scanned the woman from head to toe.

Upon Ashley's gesture, Isabella continued, "As we all know, Ashley rose to fame in recent times from her wonderful pictures as a model and a social media influencer. I think we can all agree that she has taken our screens by storm!"

The small crowd let out another deafening scream at this. Thalia Mirabel nodded slightly at that introduction.

If anyone were privy to her thoughts, then they would have asked Thalia under which rock she had creeped out because that was the first time she saw or even heard of this Ashley person. Thalia turned her attention to Isabella as the program ran through.

Because of Ashley's popularity, she was addressed first by Isabella so that the awkwardness from a few moments earlier was not repeated. Or so Thalia Mirabel thought because it would be later in the program that Thalia Mirabel would come to know otherwise. Delving right into the subject, Isabella asked,

"So, Ashley, can you tell us about your exclusive news?!"

"Oh yes, thank you for having me on this program, Isabella. You and my followers know how I have looked forward to this program and how I have longed for my 'turn' with Mr Trimshaw.

I am glad to let you and my fans through this program know that I have finally succeeded, I am officially 'number sixty-seven' on the list, and I received my notice to have 'dinner' with Mr Trimshaw this weekend!" Ashley's cheeks tinged red as she blushed in excitement rather than embarrassment.

She continued before Isabella could stop her following statement. Because Ashley was so focused on her statement and wrapped up in her own world, she failed to see the befuddled look on Thalia Mirabel's face or the mischievous one on Isabella's face.

"- You know how 'endowed' Mr Trimshaw is known to be. I – I m-e-an in his riches… -" Ashley cleared her throat, this time one could feel her rising embarrassment, but she had said those words herself. She had nearly lost control of her words!

Isabella finally interrupted her and asked, "There are currently two of the 'Mr. Trimshaws around. May I ask which one you are referring to?"

Ashley further gushed and replied, "Isabella – you must be joking! If I mentioned that I am number sixty-seven, that means it is the one and only young Trimshaw and not the older one!"

"Aaaaahhh!!!!," Isabella echoed exaggeratedly while the audience screamed, for they all knew of whom Ashley spoke.

It was no news that Ashley had always wanted to go on a date with the man in question, but the excitement from the room became a little awkward following the words spoken by the guest, who had been quiet since the program started. Without waiting for any question to be directed at her, she chipped in.

"Are you by any chance talking about my husband, Mr Jorge Trimshaw?" her quiet voice echoed.

"Huh?"

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