Chapter 14

RAINI LAVERNE

I got up from my couch and went to the door, opening it to reveal Zavier standing there with a smile on his face. I couldn't help but feel a bit giddy at the sight of him, and I tried to hide it with a nonchalant greeting.

"Hey, what's up?" I said, trying to sound cool and collected.

Zavier chuckled, clearly seeing through my act. "Not much, just wanted to check in and see how your day was going."

"Oh, you know, same old same old," I replied, waving my hand dismissively. "Just lounging around, trying not to die of boredom."

Zavier raised an eyebrow. "Is that so? Well, I might have something that could spice things up a bit."

I perked up at his words, curious as to what he could be talking about. "Oh really? What's that?"

He smiled at me, and I couldn't help but feel my heart skip a beat. "I was thinking we could do a TV interview together. You know, give the people a taste of the real Raini."

I couldn't believe it. A TV interview? With Zavier? It was like a dream come tr