STBS: chap 4

Matteo dragged me back to my dressing room after walking out and saving my crying face from those nasty women. I wiped my cheeks and sniveled, irritated and partly annoyed of myself. I'm sure they'll pick on me even more for what I did.

"Don't let those women get into your head, Astra. You know you're better and way above them. And they're perfectly aware of that fact as well," Matteo patted my head after I sunk down on my chair.

I nodded softly and sniveled on the tissue paper one last time before looking up at him. "Thank you, Mat. But can you leave me alone for a while?"

He nodded, flashing me a gentle smile. "Of course. I'll talk to the production team that you couldn't make it to the first round. But be sure you'll be back and ready for the second walk, Astra."

"I will. Thanks."

"No prob!" He playfully winked at me before finally exiting my dressing room.

I let out an exhausted sigh as I fumbled for my phone inside my shoulder bag.

After sitting for a while, staring blankly on t