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Chapter 003: Diamond Boy's Identity
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2022-09-07 19:47:50After a strenuous day at work, Riele got home feeling so tired. It was surprising she didn't receive any calls from the hospital yet.
It's been five years since her mom was hospitalized. She had refused to response to external stimuli.
I doubt she's ever going to wake up. Riele thought as went to her room.
Riele's mother had a car accident five years ago that led to a brain tumor. She went out to buy things for her children. Unknown to her that a moving vehicle was coming and before she could try to escape, the car hit one side of her body pushing her straight to the pavement where she hit her head.
Good thing she was rushed to the hospital. Riele was just sixteen and her brother was five. It was a sad news.
She was having her school party when she got a call from the hospital. It was the worst day of her life.
Riele lay on her bed trying to get some sleep when her phone rang. She knew there was only one person who dared to call her.
She picked up the call without looking at the caller. "Seriously, Charlotte?" she asked as a giggle was heard on the other side of the phone. "What do you want?" Riele whined.
"Don't worry. You will be happy and grateful to me when I tell you why I called," her friend said as Riele waited patiently for Charlotte to say whatever she wanted to say so she could go to bed, but Charlotte was silent.
"Charlotte, I'm going to hang up now,"
"Hold on! Do you have your laptop with you?"
Charlotte asked as Riele grabbed her laptop by the side of her bed and placed it on the bed switching it on.
"Is there a good reason why I need this?" Riele asked signing in her information.
"Just trust me," Charlotte told her.
"It's not like I have any other choice. So what am I looking at?" Riele asked.
"Go to g****e chrome or Firefox whichever you use and search for Diamond Boys," Charlotte instructed.
Riele paused as she spent a few seconds trying to process what Charlotte just told her.
"Have you done that?" Charlotte asked.
"Um... yeah."
Riele quickly opened g****e chrome as she typed in the word Diamond Boys in the search box.
"What did you see?"
"It's loading," Riele paused. "Oh, I can see five handsome guys and they look like they are from New York. Is there a reason why I'm looking at this?" Riele asked.
"Just go to Diamond Boys Wikipedia and tell me when you see it. I'll call you back."
"See w...". Charlotte hung up before Riele could ask her questions. "What did she say I should check again?" She asked herself as she pondered.
Then it hits her. "Wikipedia," she said as she quickly strolled to Wikipedia. "Diamond Boys is a five-member boy band under Sparkles Entertainment. It is composed of Kim, Jake, Devon, Jay, and Mavin," she read.
She was getting bored with the story. She strolled down to see if she could find anything interesting, but nothing. "I can't believe Charlotte just made me waste my precious time reading this, I'm going to chop her ear off when I see her tomorrow."
The mention of tomorrow made Riele realize that tomorrow would be a different day for her. "I have to find clothes to wear."
she shut down her laptop as she breezes through her wardrobe.
She searched and searched but she couldn't find the clothes she needed. "Wait a sec! Why am I bothering myself with what to wear?" She asked herself as she picked out a blue jumpsuit. "This is perfect."
She scanned the shoe rank for her shoes. She decided to go with white canvas. "Who knows, you might need it to run just in case something unexpected happens."
She puts her jumpsuit on the sofa and her canvas near the sofa. Riele has had enough drama for one day. She stretched her tired muscles as she jump on her bed.
She picked up her phone placed it on her stomach and slept off. She didn't know if Charlotte was going to call back because she has been waiting for her call for a while now.
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Charlotte sat on her bed with her laptop in front of her as she glanced through the pictures of Diamond Boys.
She couldn't believe her eyes. She called Riele so many times, but she wasn't picking up. "Dang it! She's asleep," she said as she kept the pizza she was eating in its box. She grabbed some tissues and cleaned her hand, tossing the tissue straight inside the waste bin. She texted Riele.
Charlotte
Have you seen it?
Call me when you do.
Call me when you don't.
Just call me when you're awake, sleepy head!!!
She pressed sent as she continued to transfer the pictures she downloaded on the computer to her phone. "It might come in handy."
She stared at the hotties that appeared on her screen.
"If only Riele knew how lucky she is," she said to the image in front of her. "But I guess she will never know," she paused. "I wish you will be the guy to sweep her off her feet and make her fall in love for once in her life," she continued to talk to the image. "If not you then maybe one out of the five. Let someone just make her happy. She's been through a lot.
"Her dad died on his way to see his son. Her mom took care of them and now she's hospitalized. She also has a younger brother to cater to. I feel for her. Please help her fall in love. I know it only happens in movies, but I believe it can happen in reality too." She closed her eyes as if she was saying a prayer.
After the files had entered her phone, she shut down the laptop as she decided to call it a night. "Let's see what tomorrow holds." She closed her eyes and allowed nature to take over.
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Kim Huxley arrived at John F Kennedy International airport where he awaits his PA to come to pick him up. He wore a white shirt that was nicely tucked inside his black trouser. He wore shiny black shoes and he had his suitcase with him. Everyone that saw him knew him, especially his fans that had been waiting for him since yesterday. "Kim! I love you," some girls screamed. "I love you!" Kim waved at them with a cute smile on his face. He was glad there were officers there to keep them in place. He checked his time it was 8 am and whoever was going to pick him wasn't there yet. He dialed Mr. Owen's number, but unfortunately, it was switched off. He was already losing his patient. If he had known such would happen, he would have come with some of his brothers. **++** Riele woke up late only for her to check her phone and see twenty missed calls. She quickly showered, brushed her teeth, and put on her jumpsuit and canvas. She packed her curly hair in a Ponytail. She took a white
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Riele tried her best to convince Kim Huxley that Kim Utter was a bad figure for the company, but he didn't pay attention to her. "Do as you are told, young lady!" He glanced through the files in his hand. Riele had been battling with Mr. Handsome, trying to get him to change his mind, but every word she said went into one ear and came out of the other. "There are other models out there, why not choose among them? why does it have to be Utter?" "The same reason why it has to be you." Kim walked up to her. Riele stared into his eyes. There was no way she was going to back down so easily. "Was he voted in or is this just an irrational decision made by you?" "Do you think I make decisions without thinking it through?" "Obviously," Riele muttered. Kim sighed as he went back to his desk. "Get me the model I want Riele and we are not debating on this issue." "But..." He lifted his hand to shun her. "Also, I need a beautiful female model. You should find the right one," he told her wi
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The phone ringing loudly woke Riele. She checked the caller and it was Charlotte. She glance at the clock, it was 9 am. She didn't need to be told what to do. She took her bath and came out in less than ten minutes. She searched for a gown to wear and she picked a flowery sleeveless gown. She wore her heels to go with it. She had to board a taxi to get to work because she knew the bus had left and she had to find her way to work. "I guess I was exhausted after last night," she told herself when Charlotte called again. She picked up the call and the voice that welcomed her was Charlotte screaming her name and asking her where she is. "I will be right there, it will just take a second," Riele explained. "A second uh? Well, just for your information, Mr. Handsome is angry. So I will advise you to start preparing the speech you are going to give to him," Charlotte warned. "Thanks, girlfriend." She hung up as she thought of the speech to give Kim. ****++**** "So you are saying it's
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Jay entered the office with Charlotte in front of her. "Jay!" Kim greeted him with a hug. "Bro!" Jay hugged him back. "Madison, you can leave with Charlotte." Kim ordered as the girls left the office. "I'm so glad you're here," he said. Jay sat on the seat in front of him while Kim stood beside him. "Did anything happen?" Jay asked. "Nothing really. I just need you to do something for me." Jay knew him too well to know he was about to ask him to do something crazy. "Which is?" "I need you to be my male model." He looked at Kim before bursting into laughter. Jay was twenty-three years old. He was born and brought up in Texas and before he came to New York to join the boyband, he was a model and that was why Kim chose him. "Are you crazy?" Jay asked. "Please, Jay." Kim pleaded, but Jay didn't listen to him. "Please?" He pouted. "I don't want to." Jay folded his arms and glared at Kim. "Really?" He asked staring at Jay in disbelief. "Yes," Jay answered bluntly. "I promise
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Riele and Charlotte had finished what they needed to do and were heading to Kim's office when Jay approached Riele. He grabbed her hand and Riele had to stop. She turned to look at who dared to touch her without her permission and to her greatest surprise, she saw it was Jay.Charlotte was shocked. "Um... I'll be in the office while you join me later". Riele nodded. Charlotte went to the office leaving Riele with Jay. Immediately after she left, Jay left Riele's hand."Isn't there anything I can help you with?". Riele asked politely.Jay stared at her for a while before replying. "Yes... actually, I need your help".Riele didn't want to seem rude because he was cute and he's the model her boss volunteered. She folded her arms staring at him to state what he needs her to do for him."I am new to this whole modeling thing so I was wondering if you could tutor me". He lied.Riele couldn't believe her eyes neither could she believe her ears. She knows she is in charge of the models but tu
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Jay led Riele into one of the coffee shops. He was so protective of her to the point that Riele started to think maybe they were on a date. "This isn't a date". Jay said before waving his hands to the waitress. Riele scoffed. "I never thought it was". She lied. "Really?" Jay asked staring at her in doubt. "'Cos it's written all over your face if you ask me". "Hello. It's nice to have you both here today. What would you like to have?". The waitress asked with a broad smile on her face. "I need something cold". Jay looked at the book menu. "What do you suggest?" "We'll like two ice americano please". Riele smiled at the waitress who nodded with a smile before leaving. "Why americano?" Jay asked. "You asked for something cold, well that has ice in it, that's why it's called ice americano, just the drink you need." Riele explained. The waitress brought their orders and set them on the table in front of them. "Is that all?" "We'll let you know if we need anything else". Jay answer
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The wheels of the plane screeched against the runway as it landed, jostling the passengers slightly in their seats. Riele sat silently by the window, her hands folded in her lap, her gaze fixed on the landscape blurring past. The city felt colder now, duller, as if it knew that she was returning not to celebration, but to grief.Beside her, Jay reached over and gently rested his hand over hers. She didn't look at him, but she didn’t pull away either. Kim, sitting on the other side of the aisle, glanced at them briefly, his jaw clenched. He hadn’t spoken much during the entire flight. There were too many things left unsaid—too much heaviness in the air to be broken by small talk.Jane sat a few rows ahead, her head resting against the seatback, sunglasses covering her eyes. As the plane rolled to a stop, the crew stood and began preparing for disembarkation. Kim reached up to grab their luggage from the overhead bin, passing Riele’s to Jay, who held it for her without a word.The four
