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9. MOVING IN WITH OLIVER
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Played By Love 10. LIFE OF A CEO
A knock resonated on the door.This broke Zara out of her trance. She stood up without hesitation as she had been awake a while ago. She pulled the door open and was met with a beaming Maya.“Good morning, Mrs Russel. You look lovely," she began as she gestured at her clothes. She helped herself into the room and stopped in the center to face Zara again.Zara blushed as she subconsciously looked down at her outfit. She had chosen a blue sweatshirt which tightly fitted her body, a pair of harbor jeans that seemed as if they were made only for her and a pair of white sneakers. Her dark hair was tied in a ponytail. She looked beautiful without even trying so hard."Good morning and thank you, ma'am," Zara chirped and dipped her head in the process.Maya tilted her head at her before clearing her throat. "Maya, that's my name," she corrected.Zara raised her head at the head maid and smiled. "I have a better idea. If you call me Zara, then I'll address you as you wish," she laid out her
Played By Love 11. THE MAKEOVER
“Oh. . .I’m sorry I’m late,” Anne began as soon as she came in.She looked like she was going for a magazine cover photoshoot; on the category, '30 and made.'She had all shades of purple on. Her blazers fitted perfectly on her well tailored pants. Her stilettos and her clutch bag were the same shade of purple, a darker shade compared to her clothes. She finished with pearled jewelry and everything soothed her well.Zara had to stop herself from gawking like an idiot. It was even stranger that she was working with the exquisitely dressed woman standing before her."It's okay, I finished my breakfast a few minutes ago," Zara muttered a response.Anne nodded in response before continuing. “We have a number of events lined up and here is our schedule for today.”Anne handed over a tablet to her. Zara accepted it and stared at the scream cluelessly. She wondered if she would be able to play her part well.“I’m not sure if Mr. Russel has briefed you. We are going to shoot a video, if you s
Played By Love 12. IN ANNE'S HOUSE
Was she still dreaming?Anne led Zara to her car and drove her away from the fashion house. Inside the car, she decided to play soft music. She usually streamed all her songs on Spotify and she had her favorite playlist set. She moved her head slowly to the music as she drove and she noticed that even Zara moved her head to the rhythm.Zara stole a glance at Anne. She was unsure of their next destination. She guessed that it was where they would make the video but she also thought that there perhaps was another stop to make first. In the end, she decided to voice out her thoughts, only then would she get answers. "I'm guessing we're going to make the video," Zara pointed out while staring at the cars that drove past them. She had not yet gotten to the live uptown. It was almost as if everyone who lived here were always in a hurry to meet someone."We sure are, I hope you've memorized your lines?" Anne asked without looking at her. She made a turn to her left effortlessly and continue
Played By Love 13. THE VIDEOSHOOT
"I've parked the car safely."Oliver suddenly cleared his throat and looked away from Zara. Zara too broke out of her trance and stepped aside for the men to walk in.As she watched Oliver go up to Anne, she felt her face turn red with embarrassment. What had been the meaning of that? Why had she stared at him the way she did? He probably thought her to be a pervert. What normal woman in her right senses acted the way she did?She felt so ashamed of herself and considered running out of Anne's house and never coming back. She would have done it had it not been for Kelvin's illness. She was desperate."Zara? What are you waiting for? Come here so we can start!" Anne soon instructed."I'm coming!" She exclaimed before squeezing her eyes shot and telling herself to ignore everything.Then she slowly walked up to Anne who was standing before her phone's camera. “Do you want to go over the script one more time, or are we good to go ahead?” Anne inquired, as the perfectionist side of her s
Played By Love 14. FIRST TREATMENT
Kelvin entered Umbro Medical Center for the first time. If he hadn’t seen nurses and doctors in uniforms, patients in hospital gowns moving about, he would have mistaken the building for a hotel. He walked up to the reception and got directions to his doctor’s office. He went ahead to locate the office. He passed the Neurology department and saw a young man in a wheelchair, with a young woman around the same age as the man pushing the wheelchair. Kelvin suddenly felt sadness run through his entire being, he wished Zara was with him. All he had gotten was a text, he knew if she had her way, she would have shown up. He blamed his ailment for putting them in a situation where they would not be able to see each other regularly. He had no family or friends that could have been there for him. All he had was Zara and her family. Since he had refused to reveal the news of his condition to Zara’s parents, he was doomed to be in his own. Kelvin felt alone, in a busy place as a hospital. H
Played By Love 15. DISHEARTENING NEWS
Anne was surprised he was not matching the energy she was giving. “Was it, not a video that caused the trouble we were facing in the first place? We tackled that issue with a video!”"Hold on," Oliver checked the stocks. Indeed, they had risen. "The stocks are up!" He chuckled and looked at Anne. He was grateful the whole thing worked out and he didn't have to worry about losing the company.“Yeah, different broadcast stations are wanting to have interviews with you. The tabloids are buzzing with content concerning this video. Our phone lines have been buzzing since the video was posted," she showed Oliver the iPad screen. "I picked out some interviews to be done, the first one is by 8:45 am tomorrow,” Anne dropped the tab on his table. Oliver looked at the screen, he wasn't sure he was ready to appear for interviews on this matter. Anne was jolly about it, he wanted to refuse. He knew better than to say no to Anne.He tried to change the topic of discussion, “So now that we are bac
Played By Love 16. WORRIED SICK
She was restless.Zara wondered why she had not been able to reach Kelvin. She was dying to know how the doctor's visit went. But all of a sudden, Kelvin wasn't reachable again. She kept calling, but she could not reach him, nor did he return her text.The one time she wasn't with her phone was when she went to the bathroom. By the time she came back, there were three missed calls from Kelvin.Zara immediately dialed his number and it wasn't reachable again. She became very restless, wondering what went wrong.She kept trying his number, waiting for him to pick up. All she needed was to hear Kelvin's voice at the end of the receiver.Something in her was telling her to leave the house, but she knew for sure that was not going to end well.She wasn't sure what to do and Oliver was not back from work.“Oh Oliver,” a thought came across her. She searched for his number and then remembered that she hadn't saved it. At the time, she had felt there was no need to, she could now see every r
Played By Love 17. Alive And Awake
Kelvin's eyes flew open. The dull grey ceiling stared back at him, it remained like that for some seconds. There were a lot of questions in his head at that moment,He was alive. The smell of chemicals and medicine, that signature smell of hospitals filled his nose, with a faint smell of fruits. He could hear the sound of the heart rate monitor beside him, and he noticed for the first time that he had an oxygen mask on. Kelvin slowly removed it from his face, and he heaved out a deep sigh which was stopped halfway because of a dull pain in his chest.He was really alive after all. Kelvin felt warm relief flow across his body, he had never been so happy before in his life. He had watched his life flash before his own eyes, it was disappointing that he had become quite frail.His memory jogged, and he remembered why he had passed out. Kelvin slowly sat up on the bed, his body felt heavy and weak to his commands, but he still managed. He glanced at the table and he saw his phone star
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