They Cross Paths 2

Their vehicle pulled up at the cemetery. Tiffany went with an entourage of about 16 persons . The moment the car came to a halt, the bodyguards came out and opened the car doors for Tiffany and Amy to step out.

Tiffany was holding two bouquets of flowers. Amy was holding same too. There was this expression Tiffany had on her face, that of intense unhappiness.

Tiffany walked towards her parents graveside. Amy followed beside her. Tiffany bent down and placed the flowers one on each grave. Her parents were buried together. Amy did same too.

Earlier this morning, Tiffany felt so lonely all of a sudden like everyone she had ever loved in her life deserted her.

She felt a bit envious when Amy was speaking about her parents arrival with so much enthusiasm. She wished her parents were here. She missed them so much.

It's been months but it seems just like yesterday. A drop of tear trickled down her cheek as she recalled how the news of her parents death was broken to her.

FLASHBACK

Their parents had gone on a vacation. They had gone to the airport early that Monday morning, June 4, 2012.

The flight was to take an average of 3 hours 35 minutes before they arrived at their destination.

It was on the news that a California private air cargo flight 101 headed for New Orleans crashed and all on board lost their lives, though Kol didn't see it.

Kol was surprised as he got a call from the airport. He was asked to come to the airport immediately.

He got into the car and drove to the airport. As he got to the airport, he was given the news of his parents involvement in the crash.

Why did this have to happen? Why did it have to be his parents? They were going to just spend about a week and get back to business, but things didn't work out.

The plane's engine failed. The crew fought so hard to get the plane under control all to no avail. And so the plane crashed in the heart of New Orleans few moments after takeoff.

When Kol go to find out that his parents were in the plane that crashed he was devastated. He was lost, he just stared into the air without saying a thing.

He felt like strangling the airport officials. It was his parents they were talking about here, they meant so much to him.

Tiffany was at school, so she wasn't aware. Kol had to tell her, he didn't want her to get the news from elsewhere. It had to come from him.

Tiffany refused to believe until she got back. She kept hoping that Kol was only playing a prank. But it ended up being the truth.

She was grief stricken and resentful for weeks. She didn't even get to see them before the incident. She was hurt, badly hurt.

END OF FLASHBACK

Tiffany sobbed silently as she recalled what happened. Squatting there for a few more minutes, Amy thought about how the months had come and gone. Bringing her hand forward, she placed it on one of the graves and whispered,

' I'm so sorry it had to end this way.'

Amy was emotional too but didn't cry.

She pulled Tiffany in for a hug. They stayed that way for a few minutes. Tiffany missed her parents so much Amy did too because they were just like her parents as well.

Few moments later they walked back to the car and they we're driven towards McClain Entertainment

They arrived at McClain Entertainment and were escorted by the bodyguards into the building. When they got in, almost all the workers who were present got up on their feet to acknowledge Tiffany's presence, because she was the CEO of the company. Rebecca was just seated on her seat, though also acknowledged her presence by giving a bow.

Tiffany walked straight to her seat. Amy did same too. But in this case, she sat on the seat reserved for the second female lead of the movie.

She is a highly-placed actress that companies could pay any amount for. As she walked to her seat, the newbies that came for the audition couldn't help but wonder who she was as well because she was so elegantly dressed. They gossiped among themselves and threw glances. The wise ones knew better than to gossip. They just sat silently, making observations.

' please, let's continue ' Tiffany said to the director and manager, her tone exuding so much authority and almost immediately, the hall fell silent.

Tiffany doesn't always come around, so getting to see her was a privilege for some people who worked under her. Her assistant Maria carries out almost all processes and reports to her.

She was currently studying at the University of Michigan. She got she just got back on a short break.

' alright! so let's continue. Regina please I want to see your scene 5 again.' Rebecca continued, and the female lead stepped out. All the equipment needed for the scene were brought out to the stage immediately.

' oh! sorry but you're auditioning for the female lead, right?' Tiffany asked Regina. Regina Dior just joined a few days ago. She is an upcoming and a popular actress. Regina felt overly excited when she got the information that the female lead would not be able to continue for certain reasons. So she quickly indicated her interest in auditioning for the role.

FATED was a new drama invested by Mcclain Entertainment for two hundred million dollars. It was a hot, steamy co-production of the United States and Japan. Besides, the star line-up was extraordinarily popular. The lead actor is Kiyo Miura. He is one of the most popular male lead of all time who was awarded the best lead actor for some years now.This was just the chance she was waiting for to make herself extraordinarily famous.

'yes, I am' Regina replied, Tiffany only nodded

'well, Alexa had a business to settle in Spain and she won't be back anytime soon, so Miss Becca suggested we go for a replacement.' Director Donald replied almost immediately

' That is okay, nice one Miss Becca, ' Tiffany commended. Amy just rolled her eyes. She had never liked Rebecca from the first day she began working with McClain Entertainment. She thinks Rebecca always acted like she's the boss, her head always held high. She just wanted Rebecca to know her place

' I appreciate that Miss Tiffany' Rebecca replied then signalled to Regina to continue.

It was a scene where she woke up not knowing where she was. She was in a strange place which of course looked like a hospital, after the incident which happened the scene before. Regina walked out to the stage, she knew that wasn't a very easy scene nonetheless she had to try her best.

She lay on the bed, the makeup designer quickly put some touches to her face and arms.

She woke up, squinted her eyes and held her head with her left arm. She was feeling a splitting headache.

She looked around, terrified.

' where am I? ' she asked herself

she tried to move but felt a piercing pain in her abdomen. she shrieked fearfully. She tried to move her other arm and found out that she was cuffed to the bed. She sighed holding her forehead.

' what the fuck am I doing here?' she asked no one. She tried to pull her hands out of the cuff, but it didn't seem to work.

' and cut...'

the audition went well. Regina was selected, amongst others actors who had auditioned for the female lead, to play the role of the female lead as she had captivated everyone with her acting skills. She was new but the director couldn't stop praising her. They knew if she continued being that good, the movie would really be a hit

Amy was to play the role of the second female lead in the movie. She had intentionally chosen to go for that role for reasons best known to her.

* * *

Kol had arrived at McClain Hotels and Resorts, his assistant, David was with him. The meeting with the CEO of Platinum Inc. had begun already.

After exchanging pleasantries, Kol gave Darren Miller a nod, as a cue that he should begin his presentation.

' so we will be expecting a 10% fiscal increase in the first quarter, that will be good for McClain Inc.' Kol said thoughtfully

' thank you so much for seeing reasons with me. I promise you won't regret this' Darren Miller said to Kol

' Mr Miller, you got the deal' Kol announced to him, and almost immediately David came with the documents and they signed at appropriate places.

Rebecca also happened to have a meeting at the same VIP section of the restaurant area, but they didn't get to see each other.

Her meeting also went well and came to a close. She stood up and shook hands with her prospect and walked out of the room, with Courtney walking beside her. They got into the elevator and headed for the parking lot.

Kol happened to look towards the exit, and he caught sight of someone familiar leaving through the exit. She was putting on a beautiful red one-piece-dress that accentuated her figure. He squinted his eyes as he recalled immediately.

'Yes, she's the one' he thought to himself

' finalize the meeting,' he said to David

' it's nice doing business with you' he said shaking hands with Mr Miller then he walked towards the exit.

Just as he got to the parking lot, he saw her drive out of the lot. He sighed holding his forehead, he just missed her.

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